I have no idea what the problem was with Ecosport, but Ford does just fine here. Subaru, on the other hand was among the ten most problematic cars in the latest J.D. Power survey. Audi and Infiniti made the bottom ten as well.
Paul via phone > On Jul 16, 2017, at 11:35 AM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > You'd think they would have learned their lesson from the Pinto fiasco. > >> On 7/16/2017 09:40, Mark C wrote: >> I should have worded my post more clearly - they picked up 50% of the >> cost when I had the repair done over a year ago as a goodwill gesture. >> With the new warranty they will pick up the other 50%. I can't complain >> about that. >> >> I never heard of the Ecosport but I looks like it will be introduced to >> the US market in 2018. Hopefully they have the burst-into-flames problem >> worked out by then! >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> Alan C wrote: >>> Mark, that is indeed good news. Pity they didn't refund in full. I see >>> many manufacturers are extending their warranties (in SA, 7 years; 200 >>> 000 km has now become the norm). They are all desperate to keep their >>> market share. Ford had (still has?) their challenges with the Fiery >>> Ecosport engines. We have even had deaths in SA & Ford was very slow >>> to respond, simply telling people to claim on their insurance. The >>> original "diagnosis" was coolant circulation inefficiencies but, after >>> corrective repairs, the fires continued. They now say the fires may be >>> caused by a burst hose on the power steering which causes flammable >>> fluid to spray onto the exhaust manifold. Ford has taken a huge knock >>> in SA. You pay your money & hope for the best. >>> >>> Alan C >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Mark C >>> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 5:45 AM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru >>> >>> Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT >>> transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here. >>> >>> Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively >>> extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter >>> included a claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair >>> costs for those of us who had their CVT fail. Subaru picked up 50% of >>> the cost to replace my transmission but I was still out of pocket about >>> $4000 - good on Subaru to step and cover this problem. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>> http://www.avg.com >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
