Faults:

Need air conditioner re-charged.

Just put new tires nON vehicle.

Arm rest are now WEATHERED on leather interior.

General Comments:

Love this car! fast and very red with moonroof. turbo-charged and takes off right at start. smooth riding not aware of speed glides. now ready to sell just sitting. mileage is great especially with cost of gas today.

Faults:

Brakes were bad. Had to replace rotors

Rear brakes had a rattle. Rebuilt them

Had a coolant leak on top of engine. Turned out that coolant temp sensor was not tight.

General Comments:

This is an amazingly comfortable car and handles extremely well in corners.

I love the look of this car. The lines are very nice and pleasing to look at.

Faults:

1. There was an electrical problem in the ignition that caused all my interior electrical equipment to go and and it shorted out my power brakes.

2. I had to rewire the entire stereo system because one speaker shorted out.

3. To change the SC oil I had to remove the SC, which took 4 hours, and all the gaskets and the oil were special orders.

4. Drivers side window is off the track.

5. AC compressor will not turn on. Even after I charged it.

6. Auto headlights don't work.

7. Blower motor is weak.

8. Drivers door hinges need to be replaced.

9. Key will not turn all the way back so I cannot put the car all the way in park.

General Comments:

The SC has more power than the 5.0 but is a very high maintenance car and is vary hard to work on. A normally simple thing like changing the plugs and wires requires you to remove all the air intake tubes. And took me a total of about 4 hours to do.

I love the power. I topped it out around 140 in less than half a mile. it does a 10 second 1/8 mile. 110mph in a 1/4.

Very comfortable car. 10-way dual power seats.

Faults:

My engine blew up at 123000 miles.

I broke the rear axle at 132000 miles.

The front passenger ball joint was replaced at 134000 miles.

Currently I am needing to fix the oil pan at 143000 miles.

General Comments:

I love this car even though it seems like lots of things have gone wrong with it. This is mainly because of the abuse that it takes from my driving.

Faults:

Not much really, I replaced the engine in mid-2000, which was the result of the oil pump going out and locking a bearing.

New transmission, caused by getting stuck in the snow and burning it out.

A water pump, because it sat on the dealer lot for 6 months and was not started regularly.

General Comments:

This car is awesome. This is the first Ford I have ever owned and I love this car. It is so reliable, fast, fun, and economical.

I normally get 30+ miles to the gallon in this car. I have beat Mustangs, Camaros and numerous pick-ups.

I have done maybe $800 in repairs on this car over two years and I think that is great.

I don't see why everyone else has so many complaints about these cars, things are naturally going to go wrong with any car you get (yes, they do eat front brake pads), but if you are looking for a car that is very low maintenance, a bird is for you.