Killer squeak in ragtop
11/4/07, 10:28 PM
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Sorry, guys. I was in South America over the past three and a half weeks (Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brasil), so I had to cancel my appointment for another try by my dealer to find, and correct, that f*&^%$g awful squeak from the right-rear seating position when the top is down.
I told them to reschedule me for the spring, but I said to note my disssatisfaction with their attempt at "repair". I have decided not to focus on the squeak during the time I have left to enjoy my ragtop before I have to put it away for the winter in a few weeks' time.
BUT, the dealer (and the factory) will have to deal with it in the spring. And I will fix the factory's failure, before my warranty is up in June 2008 and I will report back to you all.
I love this car! Except for the squeaks. I ordered it exactly as I wanted it. But, if I could, I would send a cuff to the back of the head of whoever approved this latest Mustang (especially the convertible) as shake-free and squeak-free and ready for the public in early '05.
You guys at the factory had so much time to get it right ..... Hau Thai-Tang: you should have argued more strongly for quality at the expense of a few hundred dollars in MSRP. I'd have paid it for sure not to have to deal with these after-delivery problems.
Sincerely,
Craig M. Lee
Mustang owner going back to a new 1969 Mustang coupe (red with black) when I was a teenager.
Other Fords bought new: Pinto 2-litre, '71 Mercury Meteor 4-door, Mercury Monterey 2-door, three F-series pickups (71, 98, 2000 super-cabs), '89 Taurus wagon, 2001 Focus XTW wagon (still have it, because Ford won't sell me another Focus wagon in 2008). I influenced family to buy Sable wagons, Crown Victorias, Lincoln Town Cars and Mercury Marquis Broughams.
I told them to reschedule me for the spring, but I said to note my disssatisfaction with their attempt at "repair". I have decided not to focus on the squeak during the time I have left to enjoy my ragtop before I have to put it away for the winter in a few weeks' time.
BUT, the dealer (and the factory) will have to deal with it in the spring. And I will fix the factory's failure, before my warranty is up in June 2008 and I will report back to you all.
I love this car! Except for the squeaks. I ordered it exactly as I wanted it. But, if I could, I would send a cuff to the back of the head of whoever approved this latest Mustang (especially the convertible) as shake-free and squeak-free and ready for the public in early '05.
You guys at the factory had so much time to get it right ..... Hau Thai-Tang: you should have argued more strongly for quality at the expense of a few hundred dollars in MSRP. I'd have paid it for sure not to have to deal with these after-delivery problems.
Sincerely,
Craig M. Lee
Mustang owner going back to a new 1969 Mustang coupe (red with black) when I was a teenager.
Other Fords bought new: Pinto 2-litre, '71 Mercury Meteor 4-door, Mercury Monterey 2-door, three F-series pickups (71, 98, 2000 super-cabs), '89 Taurus wagon, 2001 Focus XTW wagon (still have it, because Ford won't sell me another Focus wagon in 2008). I influenced family to buy Sable wagons, Crown Victorias, Lincoln Town Cars and Mercury Marquis Broughams.
11/10/07, 06:55 PM
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Since I've got back a week now from S. America, I must say I've been loving driving this Stang again.
Of course, that's after being in clapped-out third-world taxis in Cusco, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and Rio. And the roof's been up most of the time, though the windows have been down a lot. And I'm thinking with regret about putting it into storage for the winter soon, so I'm cutting it some slack.
Anybody else have any success dealing with these infuriating squeaks?
Of course, that's after being in clapped-out third-world taxis in Cusco, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and Rio. And the roof's been up most of the time, though the windows have been down a lot. And I'm thinking with regret about putting it into storage for the winter soon, so I'm cutting it some slack.
Anybody else have any success dealing with these infuriating squeaks?
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