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Old 21-07-2014, 12:34 PM   #1
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Default My first week with the GT

Well my BF GT arrived from Queensland on Tuesday last week. Couldnt have been a happier man. On saturday 4 days after getting the green beauty i was parked in a friends drive way and about to take off and BAM BAM the driveshaft snapped in half along with some part of my gear box. After 2 days of being absolutely devastated, i took it to ford this morning and there is an outstanding driveshaft recall on it and have agreed to replace and fix all problems and parts free of charge! A short but interesting story i thought i might share with everybody.

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Old 21-07-2014, 12:48 PM   #2
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Old 21-07-2014, 01:06 PM   #3
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It's not an uncommon problem, the same thing happened to my Fathers early FG XR6.
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Old 21-07-2014, 01:08 PM   #4
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What year and month is the car - auto or manual.

There was an issue with the tailshafts rusting from the inside out. Good to see it sorted and they looked after you.
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Old 21-07-2014, 01:11 PM   #5
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Good to see it got sorted for you.
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Old 21-07-2014, 01:31 PM   #6
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Well my BF GT arrived from Queensland on Tuesday last week. Couldnt have been a happier man. On saturday 4 days after getting the green beauty i was parked in a friends drive way and about to take off and BAM BAM the driveshaft snapped in half along with some part of my gear box. After 2 days of being absolutely devastated, i took it to ford this morning and there is an outstanding driveshaft recall on it and have agreed to replace and fix all problems and parts free of charge! A short but interesting story i thought i might share with everybody.
Lucky you!
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Old 21-07-2014, 01:48 PM   #7
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Its a 2007 November model. Automatic. Yeh the fellas at Mcinerney ford were very helpful thumbs up to them!
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Old 21-07-2014, 07:52 PM   #8
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You're very (extremely) lucky it broke when you were parked in the driveway when it happened....and not cruising down a highway.
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Old 23-07-2014, 07:33 PM   #9
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This is a shocking testament to poor quality control.

I would be seriously pizzed off.
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Old 24-07-2014, 10:41 AM   #10
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This is a shocking testament to poor quality control.

I would be seriously pizzed off.
Why? It was a known issue that was found out after the build and a recall issued. The fact that it wasn't done before he bought it wasn't his fault or Fords. Problem recognised and sorted free of charge by the dealers. If anything it should be a good example of quality control that Ford recognised issue and put out the recall. The second is how the dealer handled the situation.

Ford is not the only company who has recalls. Every manufacturer has them.
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