Ask Smithy Xtra Difficult diff bush

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Ask Smithy Xtra Difficult diff bush

Ford Ford Advice Ford Territory Ford Territory Advice Ford Territory 2004

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In the 90,000 km it has done my 2004 Ford Territory Ghia has had two sets of ball joints and a quite expensive problem with the Interior Control Centre. The Ford Customer Centre has been quite helpful, but I have had to return it to the dealer more than 15 times, not including its scheduled services, and I have now been informed the diff housing bushes are badly worn and need replacing. Is this also a common problem with Territory, and should Ford come to the party on maintaining a consistently problematic model?

Answered by CarsGuide

30 March 2010

Graham Smith

The diff bushes are a problem with the Territory, but at six years old and 90,000 km you might be hard pressed to ask Ford to cover the cost of replacing them. But to have to take a car back to a dealer 15 times in 90,000 km is way too much and, yes, I think Ford should be more forthcoming with compensation for problem cars. While the Territory was a great concept its execution wasn’t and it does have a number of problems that regularly crop up.

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