Faults:

The rear wiper motor has been replaced twice and still hangs up quite often.

The seat belt adjustment for shoulder location broke.

The brakes have felt spongy from day one.

The steering is not tight as the vehicle floats all over the road.

The third seat is a pain taking in and out.

General Comments:

I feel very safe driving this vehicle and overall it seems like a great truck, it also has ample space.

Faults:

Second day off the lot, the soft plug o-ring went out. Got the truck back 2 weeks later.

Then took it in for lug nut tightening (recall), after I had asked to have this done when it was in the first time.

I can't recall every incident, but I'll list the rest that I can remember.

* Wipers come on by themselves

* Squeak in dashboard (still there after several returns for repair)

* Head gasket leaking oil

* Antifreeze leak (dealership admitted to the leak, but could not find it)

* Rear center seat-belt would not retract

* Wind noise around doors - apparently not fixable

* Recall on the towing hitch

* Power steering pump had to be replaced

* Driver's side lumbar support went out

* Voluntary tire replacement (Firestone Wilderness AT)

* Now there's a slapping sound coming from under the hood, I'm guessing piston slap?

* There is also a growling noise in the drive train upon heavy acceleration?

By the way, anytime parts were necessary, it's either wait for parts without your vehicle to drive, or bring it back at a later date if it's driveable.

General Comments:

My wife and I really like the size and handling of this vehicle. However, I'm am extremely disappointed in the quality and depreciation. I've had this vehicle just over two years and it's depreciated 13,000-14,000 dollars.

Faults:

The windshield wipers would randomly go on or off when I was just driving down the road... sometimes when I stepped on the brakes, but I never knew when they would start going. Had this repaired at the same time as the tow hitch recall.

The tow hitch recall.

The front seatbelt height adjuster broke off as I was attempting to adjust it.

The car is going in to the dealer tomorrow to see if the head gasket is blown. The service guy told me that this has become a real nuisance on the 5.4l and Ford is aware of the problem, they will cover the costs... but my car is less than two years old and with regular maintenance, I should not be experiencing these problems... especially for a car that costs as much as these do.

The car is also pinging and has become very loud, per my salesman, I do not have to have a tune-up until 100,000 miles... if so, why would I be experiencing the pinging well before any scheduled or expected maintenance?

The car drives like a Mac truck. It used to drive smoothly and ran much quieter than it does now. The problem is not the tires... the suspension leaves a great deal to be desired and cornering is really bad!

Value dropped 12,000 in less than two years... that is totally unacceptable!

General Comments:

For the price you pay for the car... this was a real disappointment. I will never again buy a Ford, recommend that anyone else does or for that matter even consider another American car. I am going to buy a new Toyota Sequoia as soon as I can. The trade-in value dropped significantly and these cars do not seem to be worth the money you spend. I am a very dissatisfied consumer.