Well the Ford Focus set a modern day recall record just because Ford decided to sell the car well before it's engineering was completed. The new Focus is fine but I would't recommend the early models to anyone.
As for hiding defects:
DETROIT, Jan 22, 2004; Michael Ellis writing for Reuters reported that the city of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Ford Motor Co. demanding that the automaker fix its Crown Victoria police cars, which have been involved in the deaths of at least 16 U.S. police officers.
On the other hand Ford's F150 is very well thought of. I think it's been Canadas best selling truck for decades. Just trying to point out that assuming all of Brand A's products are the best is rarely correct.
Buying a car is no different than buying speakers.
You want to get what's right for YOU, a good price and most importantly good customer service. That won't happen automatically, you have to do your homework.
