SemperParatus 1 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 A letter from Ford's legal council? Link to post Share on other sites
packsaddle 753 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 juris, I think there's a chance you may not hear this from anyone else, so welcome to the forums. Please keep in mind that here, we're probably all jerks...at least in someone's view. Anyone know who that person is? Link to post Share on other sites
Prairie_Scouter 10 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Oh, see, when I saw "jerk", I automatically assumed that juris was addressing me, which got me confused, because I don't have a truck Juris, as pack said, welcome to the forums. Enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites
Prairie_Scouter 10 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Well, wait, tho. Don't Fords have a long and hallowed tradition of exploding? It's, like, their tradmark or something, like the drummer in "Spinal Tap". My wife can attest to the traditions in Caravans, which seem to be failing brakes, throttles that stick open, and steering rack pins that sheer off. My Much Better Half will have nothing to do with American cars now. And here I sit with my 15 year old Acura, 185,000 miles and still running like a top. Some guy at my dealership got a free new engine when he hit 500,000 miles. Somebody mentioned Toyota trucks? I've read about guys racking up huge miles on them as well. Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I forgot about the Ford Pinto! Those went Boom a lot! Link to post Share on other sites
cajuncody 10 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Yes, I think the Pintos did go boom alot. But mostly I think that was on purpose. Kristi Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 A quick update (for those who may be interested). The fire inspector came out and did his CSI magic, determining fire temperature and point of origin, wind speed and direction, etc., etc. It was quite fascinating. He said, "Well, it was clearly the Ford cruise control device. It's a good thing the truck wasn't garaged at the time, or the whole structure would have gone up." So if anyone reading this has a Ford vehicle model year between 1992 and 2002, please take my advice and REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL NOW! It's a $21 part and can ignite spontaneously. It can save you a lot of grief and can possibly save your life. Link to post Share on other sites
GernBlansten 10 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Trevorum, I am curious if Ford could be off the hook on this one. If you were aware of the recall and problem with the unit and failed to replace it, do you bear any responsibility for the loss? Obviously, your insurance will cover you, but playing devil's advocate, if I was the Ford lawyer, thats the tact I would take. Good news though on the fire inspector finding the source. Better that than having him find a pan of kerosene under the fuel tank! Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 Gern, I am not a lawyer (tho I play one on TV ) but I can tell you that OUR lawyer is pursuing this with gusto - he seems to smell an easy lay-up shot. Link to post Share on other sites
GernBlansten 10 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I assume you were fully insured for the loss. What damages are your lawyer going after? Pain and suffering? Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 Gern, we have excellent insurance, but still had a negative equity in the vehicle. I'll have to make double payments for a while I guess. Ouch. There is a lot of inconvenience here. We're not litigious folks and have walked away from other situations which had injury lawyers salivating. I'm not sure yet what his recommendations will be, but I'd like the party at fault to make things right as if the whole thing had never happened. Link to post Share on other sites
packsaddle 753 Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 "...to be made whole" is the terminology I think. Here is the site for anyone who's interested: http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/16/ford.vehicles/ Looks like Ford is trying to slip responsibility in some of these cases, at least. Noticed my vehicle is one of the ones listed but there is no recall for it yet. Think I'll park it outside tonight. Wait a minute....there's that squealing noise again comin' from the holler... Link to post Share on other sites
GopherJudy 10 Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Trev, Sorry to hear about your truck. I tried posting when you originally posted but for some reason I was unable to. I hope that Ford is found responsible & you get a new vehicle. What a horrible thing to have happen. My brothers used to say that Ford stood for - Found On Road Dead Fix Or Repair Daily I remember the Pinto, let me get my cane again! Wasn't there some kind of skit on tv that the Pinto was in the middle of nowhere & a car came along & very, very gently tapped the rear bumper & the Pinto blew up? Good luck with the insurance company & Ford. I hope that you find another vehicle soon! Judy Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 726 Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 I agree, American cars suck. Now which "foreign" car should I buy...the Jaguar or Volvo built by Ford, the Ford built by Mazda, the Nissan built in Tennessee, the Honda built in Kentucky, the Chevrolet built in Canada, or the BMW built in SC? How about the VW built in Mexico...that would be pretty safe. Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Judy, thanks for the thoughts. I think we'll eventually be rolled into class action and get pennies years downstream. I'm glad no one was hurt and that it was not in a garage at the time. I'm also hoping that the Live Oak it was parked under survives. Link to post Share on other sites
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