I bought a new 04 GT in Sept of 04 with less than 17,000 miles on it. I had driven about 25 miles when the oil pump went bad.
the only mods to the car were just the basic bolt ons.I installed them myself ann have been on the car since 04 just after I purchased the car.Also own a 86 5.0 ragtop 78,000 orig. miles.
Unfortunately you are probably SOL as Ford doesn't like to take care or warranty issues even when the cars are actually under warranty still (see the thread about the issues with the TR-3650 trans in the tech forum).
Quality hasn't been job 1 at Ford in about 40 years as far as I can tell. I used to have a 2000 V6 stang and the exhaust flange broke off the manifold one day. When I pulled the manifold off I was amazed at how terrible the quality of the welds and the design in general was. I ended up rebuilding both manifolds rather than replace them with more stock crapola.
Sorry to hear about your problems.
Good Luck
ooooh boy here we go. Yes i too would like to hear the rest of the story, maybe your car is a lemon. I'm sure if you had gotten a camaro you would have gotten a much more quality built car
Not to say im not biased a little, but i couldn't be happier with the quality of my 99 mustang gt. I got 109k miles on it now with 15k of that being supercharged and I don't have one complaint, it still runs like brand new. My 03 f150, ill go out on a limb and say its the best vehicle i have ever owned. I could Not be more pleased with it. IMO ford makes well built vehicles and the quality is top notch, unfortunately when you dog on them and treat them like **** stuff breaks...
You know, instead of rebuilding them you could have replaced them with a nice aftermarket shorty header for under 150$. But, then again, i guess you can't please everyone.
And any manufacturer who claims that quality is their highest priority but has manufacturing plants in China is a joke.
Ford China Plant: Automaker Will Build $490 Million Facility
Ford having a plant in China also has absolutely zero bearing on this issue, especially since none of the vehicles built overseas are imported to the US market. What exactly is the issue with them being a global corporation and making money in foreign markets, anyway? Apparently it's only acceptable for foreign automakers to build plants here, but not for the US automakers to build them in foreign countries...
I know quite a few guys on Modular Fords how have had their Modular Mustang Racing street/racing oil pumps internally fail on them and leaving
Tell us the rest of the story? What mods and who installed them? I find it very hard to believe that the oil pump would fail on that car without someone screwing with it.
bhuff30 I see where you're coming from to a certain degree,but lets be realistic.I've never considered buying a 25,000 dollar TV but if I did then yes I would expect it to last lifetime.I dont have a problem with anyone making money but if your going to sell to the world at least stand behind your product.
Damn that was a little hash wmburns has been really posting some amazing tech I am sure he was just trying to help.Your last post was removed for a reason. Keep classifieds in the classifieds, or send them a PM.
-Matt
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