Trial for Ford SUV Rollovers To Begin in June
West News • May 25, 2007
A class action lawsuit claiming that Ford concealed a dangerous design flaw that increases the tendency among these Explorers to roll over, causing consumers to buy or lease Explorers, and to pay ...
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Subject: RE: RE: RE: Shocked! I am shocked too!
Posted On: May 29, 2007, 8:32 am CDT
Posted By: El Squid
Comment:
For the past 30 years (Yikes!) I have dealt almost exclusively with motor vehicle service contracts which are often referred to as "extended warranties". At all 6 of the companies I have worked for and consulted for, the Ford Explorer has one of the best track records for mechanical reliability. In fact among the domestic brands Ford passenger cars and SUV's approach Honda-like results. Personally, I don't like Ford products except for my 1962 Mercury Comet, but that's another matter altogether.
In the 1960's a jerk named Ralph Nader launched his political career by attacking the Chevrolet Corvair by claiming that it was "Unsafe at Any Speed".I owned a Corvair and I actually read the owner's manual and I maintained the correct tire pressure in all 4 tires. Because of the rear weight bias in the Corvair the rear tires had to have 10 psi more than the front tires. If all 4 tires were inflated to the same pressure the car was very squirrely and would spin out with little provocation. My Corvair never spun out even on slick surfaces.
Most American consumers don't bother to read their owner's manuals and most don't bother to check tire pressure at all. Plus, as I have pointed out many times, most consumers never learn to drive. An educated driver knows that an SUV that has a center of gravity like the leaning tower of Pisa will fall over if it is cornered too hard or if a tire fails.
I'm saddened that people were hurt and died in Ford Explorers but it's very hard to build an idiot proof passenger car mush less an idiot proof SUV. Some of the blame rests with careless consumers and not so much with Ford Motor Company.
West News 
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Shocked! I am shocked too!
In the 1960's a jerk named Ralph Nader launched his political career by attacking the Chevrolet Corvair by claiming that it was "Unsafe at Any Speed".I owned a Corvair and I actually read the owner's manual and I maintained the correct tire pressure in all 4 tires. Because of the rear weight bias in the Corvair the rear tires had to have 10 psi more than the front tires. If all 4 tires were inflated to the same pressure the car was very squirrely and would spin out with little provocation. My Corvair never spun out even on slick surfaces.
Most American consumers don't bother to read their owner's manuals and most don't bother to check tire pressure at all. Plus, as I have pointed out many times, most consumers never learn to drive. An educated driver knows that an SUV that has a center of gravity like the leaning tower of Pisa will fall over if it is cornered too hard or if a tire fails.
I'm saddened that people were hurt and died in Ford Explorers but it's very hard to build an idiot proof passenger car mush less an idiot proof SUV. Some of the blame rests with careless consumers and not so much with Ford Motor Company.