Ford: Here's How Long We Torture Test Our Trucks Before We Hand You the Keys

[HeyBales]

Ahhhh - I don't see that in the test!

No wonder it appears my alignment is off again after catching the rear tire on a shallow curb at slow speed in parking lot after someone raced around a corner.
Bending rear components where there are no adjustments isn't part of the test.

Or is it to confirm nothing just falls off?

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[stevj]

by Ford (Sharyn Ghacham, communications manager for quality and safety at Ford Motor Company)

Is a "communications manager" the same as a PR person?
That whole thing reads like a PR piece.

Steve

 

[Chops]

….my Mav is the tightest vehicle I've ever had (all Fords since 1996). Every door seam perfectly spaced and nary a squeak or a rattle.

High praise - but would be higher if this was your first Ford after owning Toyota since 1996. Kind of like only owning Tesla and praising the fit & finish of your latest Tesla.

My passenger side front fender will squeak when pressed on and my hood’s alignment is kind of funky.

This does not bother me at all, however, since fit & finish was not high on my priority list when I bought my Maverick. It exceeds my expectations on the important stuff for me

 

[Pointyears]

High praise - but would be higher if this was your first Ford after owning Toyota since 1996. Kind of like only owning Tesla and praising the fit & finish of your latest Tesla.

My passenger side front fender will squeak when pressed on and my hood’s alignment is kind of funky.

This does not bother me at all, however, since fit & finish was not high on my priority list when I bought my Maverick. It exceeds my expectations on the important stuff for me

Girlfriend has a Toyota now and Honda before that. It's not like I'm living under a Ford rock....

 

[Blue_Max]

Is a "communications manager" the same as a PR person?
That whole thing reads like a PR piece.

Steve

Yes, and it's obviously a PR piece.

 

[Chops]

Girlfriend has a Toyota now and Honda before that. It's not like I'm living under a Ford rock....

I’m living under a rock when it comes to girlfriends. Not complaining really - kind of quiet & peaceful

This is an amusing “Top Gear” torture test of a Toyota with cruddy “fit & finish” :

 

[Mudduck]

I’m living under a rock when it comes to girlfriends. Not complaining really - kind of quiet & peaceful

This is an amusing “Top Gear” torture test of a Toyota with cruddy “fit & finish” :

Some rocks are worthwhile shelter, especially in case of girlfriends.....

I love Top Gear. I like to watch it on mute and deploy my own story line and narration.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

That being said, my Mav is the tightest vehicle I've ever had (all Fords since 1996). Every door seam perfectly spaced and nary a squeak or a rattle.

Do you know what a bell-shaped-curve is?

Basically, for every accidental "lemon" out there comes a really good one.

For example, mine rattles like hell, but I get 54 mpg every day of the week.

 

[samspritzer]

This defines tough...

 

[Chops]

Do you know what a bell-shaped-curve is?

Basically, for every accidental "lemon" out there comes a really good one.

For example, mine rattles like hell, but I get 54 mpg every day of the week.

Do you know what 6 Sigma Quality means? For every “lemon” there should be a million or more “peaches”.

Quality is Job 1.

 

[Pointyears]

This defines tough...

I was thinking this:

 

[samspritzer]

I was thinking this:

Ford's first attempt at FCW......

 

[HeyBales]

This defines tough...

There's the plates of the Fords that didn't make it.

Is that more plates on the side?

Gotta get my son to watch that movie before he goes driving alone in some areas - he already did back roads of TX and OK. Hope he drove right.

 

[Mudduck]

Do you know what 6 Sigma Quality means? For every “lemon” there should be a million or more “peaches”.

Quality is Job 1.

Hands down the most boring classes I ever sat through....

 

[ChargerRon]

2026 Maverick Hybrid AWD Improvements (Slip Test)
This is the start of the thread about the software update for the AWD improvements.

Thank You !!

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