I'm convinced that all you hear from are people that have had problems with their cars, never from those who have had good luck with their cars. 

To date I have owned 42 cars (some hobby cars, some just for fun, several at the same time some for not for too long and some for special uses at the time).  They include 19 foreign cars of which 8 were considered lemons (Toyota, Datsun, Mazda Rotary, Fiat, Nissan) and 23 were American made of which 2 were considered lemons (International Scout and AMC Hornet). 

During the 70's and early 80's I bought a lot of foreign cars that had problems from brakes to valves, carburetors' to suspension and rust.  I started buying American cars in the late 80's and except for a Dodge Dakota, Chevy Tahoe, Porsche 944, Jaguar XJ6 and Volvo Cross Country (the last two Ford products) I have bought Ford vehicles exclusively.

Each Ford has given miles and years of great service (all exceeding 180,000 miles) and Ford service during the warrantee period was good for the most part; even the recalls on my Taurus' and present Mercury Mariner Hybrid. 

This recall is bad timing for Ford, but it has to be done.  If TI is part of the problem, then they too should shoulder part of the expense.  But believe me; American cars are no worse that the foreign makes. 

My latest investment is a pristine (almost) 1971 Mustang Convertible.  Drum Brakes, manual steering, 3 speed manual and 351-C 2V.  What a retro ride this is!  Would I drive it every day?  Naa...my favorite was my 1984 Porsche 944 or the 1981 Fiat 2000 Spider.

My present daily driver is a 2002 Volvo V70XC that is driven almost weekly from Ogden, Utah to Prescott, Arizona where I have a 3 day a week contract job.  That's 30,000 miles since last November!  Averages 75+ mph each way via Las Vegas and 28-30 mpg!  This car is the basis for the new Ford Taurus and if Ford would build a Taurus Wagon again, I'd be first in line.

View from Texas.....there's a lot of Tundras made IN TEXAS BY TEXANS.  So, technically, even though the major money is going to Japan, some of it still stays to stimulate our economy.

 

This story is just another example of how American Manufacturers are more concerned about a bottom line figure than a quality product.  Yes, quality has improved drastically over time, but it's still not where it needs to be.  American manufacturers are constantly making deals with foreign car manufacturers in order to try and improve their "quality" image.  GM does it with Toyota (Vibe and Matrix, Geo Prizm and Corolla), Honda (traded rights to Onstar for some Honda Engines put in Saturn Vue) not to mention Isuzu and their diesel input), Ford did it with Mazda (Probe and MX-6, Ranger and B2000?), Chrysler with Mitsubishi (Conquest/Starion, 3000GT/Stealth) first, then Mercedes (300 is half Mercedes, half Chrysler).  I know these "mini mergers" happen all the time, but the point of American manufacturers was to increase public perception of quality.  I've worked across from an assembly line in Detroit, I know how little work actually gets done on a daily basis, mostly because of union rules.  It's a shame the greed of some has to have such a large affect on the entire country.

if you could read moron. Consumer Reports constantly rates Ford products as the best American nmade vehicles.  Remember the pos Vegas, Corvairs,etc..........  Ford vehicles always show cutting edge design and quality.  How many Gm vehicles have you seen with the body trim falling off because the Elmer's glue failed.  Ford uses clips for trim parts.  What an idea....  And how about those catchy GM product names.. Citation, Colorado,Chevette. Chevelle, Celebrity and on and on and on..  GM has always and will always be a joke.  Ford was the first car and will be here long after GM is relegated to building Mail delivery vehicles for this sorry Democratic administration.

I aways wonder why no on ever to seems to post something on topic. The switch has nothing to do with power steering or why all Fords are bad.

 

Most cruise switches are electric contact and are under the dash that work off the brake pedal movement. why in the world did they put a switch on the master cylinder?

 

The problem with the recall ( I had it done)  They don't fix or replace the switch they add a fuse link to the cruise wiring harness. If the switch leaks  the link blows and no cruise.

Better than a fire, but a poor way to fix a faulty switch

Ranger91- I've always heard you're not suppose to use cruise in the rain.