I don't believe anything Ford says! I had a 1995 Avalon that I bought new and drove it for 10 years and 200,000 miles. When Ford came out with the Mercury Montego in 2005 I thought it looked good and drove good so I bought one with every option. It was a complete peice of junk. The dealership I bought it at tried and tried to get it right but as soon as one thing was fixed something else came up. I tried talking to Ford's customer's (dis) service and they are completely useless. Instead of listening to my complaints the non english speaking person kept reading a prewritten statement over and over until I told him I would change the Montego into a Toyota. The next day, I took a beating,

but traded it on a 2007 Camry XLE.
As I promised Ford Motor company I will NEVER own another Ford product as long as I live.