2020 Ford Explorer

noise

It makes noises over an hour after I shut it off and get out of it. Crazy!!

Then it started making a metal rubbing noise apon acceleration,  and now it's giving me trouble in reverse.

There are a few sqeaks and the fit and finish of a $62K vehicle could be better.

Lots of cabin wind noise at 45mph and above.

Sounds so awful and feels like I’m driving a ticking time bomb!

This noise only happens when moving and increases in volume to a point as you gain speed.

Car makes strange noises after you shut it off for up to half hour later when you close any of the doors.

The engine is extremely noisy, I don't understand why Ford couldn't come up with something to silence the disgusting noise it makes.

Grinding noise also at 5,000 miles, Replaced oil cooler.

The passenger door has developed a loud rattle that I can't seem to figure out.

failure

It has dumped the trans fluid 2 times and has had multiple transmission failures and irratic hard shifting.

Our latest issue was an engine light for cold start malfunction that occurred when the vehicle was started in our heated garage.

By 2,000 miles, the backup camera has failed multiple times, the screen glitches a lot, and when the A&#47;C is on, heat will come out on the passenger side sometimes.

Unfortunately my transmission and computer system both failed at less than 6 months of ownership.

.must have been malfunction with lane assist when I didn’t even have it on.

transmission

But there is a huge problem with this transmission and Ford knows it !!!!!!!

The transmission doesn’t slip every day.

but after only 8 months the 10 speed transmission  went out and after 6 weeks they still have not fixed it, it is still sitting at dealership waiting for parts.

4x4 has gone out twice, All sorts of warning lights go off, windows go up and down by themselves, transmission cooler went out, starting to stall, going back in to Ford for fixes

but are experiencing a transmission issue.

The engine transmission is not smooth, actually is very rough, the automatic transmission makes the car jerk while shifting .

but shifting has been a real issue jerking from 1st to 2nd gear.

Yesterday i experienced a major issue with the transmission.

windshield

Like dimming rear view mirror, dimming driver mirror, forward sensing, de-icer wipers, real leather seats (it’s now uncomfortable synthetic).

I was driving down the highway and a piece of the trim on my windshield flew off both sides are cracked they said my car is never been in an accident and I’ve never had the windshield replaced.

Even the Explorer's brother the "Aviator" was difficult to see out the windshield and A pillars.

gear

I can definitely feel the car shifting gears as I accelerate and I can feel a strong enough downshifting as I slow down that I wouldn't expect from a car at this price range.

It’s starting to have issues when you first went from a stop to start where the car with jerk around and then as you came to a stop the car with jerk down feeling each gear to you came to a stop.

If you have the drive mode set to "sport" be prepared to know that the engine will hang onto a lower gear longer than you think it needs to.

speed

Recently traded over of the 2017s for a 2020, what a difference, comfort, fuel economy, power/acceleration, 10 speed transmission, REAR WHEEL DRIVE now.

The speed limit indicator works okay when there is a posted highway sign it will display the posted speed.

I enjoy the comfort, the speed, the control and all the extra options it offers.

Has good pick up speed, the color is fantastic, comfortable and roomy!

Love the advanced features especially adaptive speed control.works well for my golf clubs.

I have driven my car over 500 miles in both slow speed and highway speed, and I can say the transmission runs smoothly and without hesitation.

This new version of the explorer is incredible 
I am completely satisfied with everything so far
 from the performance to the ride and luxury and ease of dashboard functions 
The 10 speed transmission with 400 horsepower is absolutely exhilarating

I find myself well over the speed limit often which tells me things are dialed in. -Appearance.

Ride is smooth and it responds to speed adjustments well.

navigation

Has all the safety equipment you could ask for, the navigation system is great, love the remote start.

I guess that means that I rely more on the cameras on the car, and the anti-collision / lane navigation / integrated safety technology on the vehicle.

Navigation system is a awesome and apple car play is spot on, great famy car or a actice vehklxe for the on the go needs

Camera and iPad for navigation have remarkable clarity and functionality.

It makes it so much easier to view my navigation safely.

comfortable

Love the colors and interior is very nice and very comfortable

It is stylish and comfortable and gets great gas mileage.

It’s comfortable, drives smooth and looks AMAZING. I’m extremely happy with my purchase :)

Most comfortable with everything at my fingertips.

Our Explorer is comfortable, drives very well, gets great mileage and handles winter driving conditions with ease.

This car is super comfortable and love all the features it has to offer!

It is powerful,  comfortable ,safe and reliable.

Still getting comfortable with all of the technology though.

Like the comfort of the seats,  size and gas mileage for a SUV.

feature

Great car very spacious,drives  exceptionally well.. love on the options in it!

Tow package, 4wheel drive, fuel economy, power seats, heated seats ,steering wheel and much more.

Still learning to use all the features it has .

Great features, love the Platinum edition.

It is a loaded up vehicle with about all the options you can get on an Explorer.

Was a great price And towing package was a plus too.

AWD for off road driving..many safety features 360° blind spot sensors.

interior

It checks a lot of boxes IMO, its nice to drive, been very reliable, very stylish on the outside, and very roomy inside.

Seat massage, leather interiors, heat/cool seats, plenty plugs for my grandkids electronics, heated steering wheel (would love to see the same feature with a cool setting for the steering wheel, that would be awsome), there are more features that I like,

It’s leather trim covers most of the interior and is complimented by beautiful gray wood trim.

I love the look inside and out and all the “bells & whistles” that came with this model.

My only issues with the Explorer relate to the Sync system, and interior trim pieces.

Smooth ride and large interior very nice truck for the money.

2020 Acura RDX

I had a popping noise with the lift gate as soon as I brought it home.

Took it back to the dealer and they couldn't recreate the noise.

Front brakes make noise and you can feel the abrasive rubbing.

Shortly after purchasing, I was driving in mildly damp conditions and I heard a grinding noise in the front end as I came to a stop.

White noise coming out of the speakers after the car has been stop for over half an hour.

More importantly, we also developed an issue with a loud popping noise from the panoramic sun roof that sometimes occurs when entering or leaving an elevated driveway or surface.

It feels cheap and unsubstantial; noisy impacts with road imperfections, uncomfortable seats all around and it  handles like crap with the steering going from completely numb to overloaded in turns with poor progression.

but remain disappointed that the brakes squeak every time that you start the vehicle until it warm up.

brake

Brakes also making noise like your rotors are bad from the start.

The brakes squeaked all the time at low speeds since the day we drove it off the lot.

Acura has known about problems with the brakes and electronics for two years and has no fix.

The dealer knows it is a problem so they changed out my rear brake pads.

First off the brakes started squeeking after 3500 miles which for me is unexceptable.

Purchased my new RDX less than a month ago and have had consistent issues with the brakes squeaking.

audio-system

Emergency braking system failure chimed twice and flashed warning lights on the dash.

This RDX has had major electrical and audio issues.

(While others may have complained about the touch pad system to operate multiple systems, once you get the hand of it, it's no big deal.)

The infotainment system is just fine- took just a day to get used to it.

Only minor drawback is the infotainment system (still new for me), some features not as intuitive as my 2015 CRV Honda (also miss the passenger camera with use of right turn signal).

however, the computer system is a huge disappointment.

After three months, I’m very pleased with all aspects of my RDX (except the speedometer) and the occasional system failure that prevents the steering wheel toggle switch from working properly.

Also had a battery failure after 14 months.

Delearship told me that the battery needs to be fully charge in order to work and many other factors may cause this technology to fail.

tire

Unfortunately, Acura’s answer is cheap and shoddily upholstered leather seats where the leather is wavy and pulling and puckered along the stitches, has poor interior lighting, and delivers excessive road noise and tire roar.

Road noise, tire roar, and suspension noise are louder than my pick-up truck.

I personally do not like the run flat tires that come on the German cars

Average speed on that stretch of road is 50-55 mph, so you can imagine the shock and adrenaline I felt.

The car looks pretty handsome, well-equipped and its ride is very smooth with 10 speed auto transmission.

Great handling, good speed and comfortable.

Panoramic sunroof, 10 speed turbo, all safety features standard on basic model--can't go wrong on this vehicle in any trim.

The screen for the maps and radio is located in a great location.

I am 65 and do a lot of highway driving so seat comfort, audio options, navigation, adaptive cruise control, road noise and pricing all played roles in my selection.

The navigation system in the 2020 works better than the 2017.

I love this SUV and all of the safety features and interactive navigation screen.

GPS
AM/FM
SiriusXM
Music on USB
Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
Connected Phone

The infotainment is a complete mess with daily glitches and freezes.

but consistent basis for no reason while driving, and usually in the midst of navigating yourself on a tricky patch of road while using either Apple Maps or Waze.

Which i now use for about 90% of all my nav and infotainment system control.

I have great pickup, comfy seats, seat heaters, apple CarPlay, Acura care, the the best safety features yet, &#38; most importantly great gas mileage.

It is just so comfortable and fun to drive.

It is so easy to drive, very comfortable, uses regular gas and looks nice too.

the interior and seats are very well designed and comfortable.

This car provides everything I was looking for— comfort, responsive driving, and lots of technology.

The ability to change handling settings from Comfort to Sport to Sport+ is a real positive feature.

I get 19- 19.5 around town in COMFORT mode, and 25 on the highway when I baby the thing!

Great value for the money, great warranty, extremely comfortable to drive.

The interior is very comfortable and the ride amazing.

The seats are very comfortable, the skylight is wonderful.

There are a lot better options out there for that money or even less.

This is my 3rd Acura vehicle a  2010 TSX, a 2017 TLX and now a 2020 RDX I have the Advanced package Best value for the money, best quality, best driving experience and Frank Leta Acura has the best service!! !

It is full of features and several thousand dollars less than competitors.

It is beautiful, absolutely wonderful to drive, and has lots of safety features.

I chose this model for the price, the look, the easy to use technology features, and my previous positive experience with Acuras.

This car has about every bell and whistle that you can imagine, including all of the safety features available these days.

Tons of great features, stylish, sporty, fun.

Pros: Interior fit and finish matched and even exceeded my Mercedes (no rattles).

Fit and finish on both the exterior and interior is outstanding.

I like that it is smaller than the MDX, yet it still feels very roomy inside.

My favorite part about the interior is the screen and the push

The interior room has been increased over the previous RDX's I have owned,

The interior and exterior design, drivetrain, and electronics are well executed.

The interior is beautiful with the big moon roof, and great sound system

2020 Subaru Outback

To our disbelief 10 month after driving I heard a strange noise when shifting from low to higher gear.

Also there is some road noise around the front side windows.

Living in New England I've found moonroofs a waste of money (too noisy and hot to open up in the summer and totally useless the rest of the year).

The new platform feels more comfortable and cabin noise is less than before.

Huge difference in quietness on the highway 2020 much less noise.

lights

Vehicle has alot of bells and whistles, only thing I'm not fond of, is the engines cylinders cutting off at stop light, it's useless.

I like everything about this car except the lack of storage space inside the car and the rough engine stop and start at traffic lights.

And the engine on/off at stop lights feature has become annoying,

even though i don't have my high beams on -- very dangerous!

The engine start/stop feature at stop lights is nuts and will drive you crazy.

One annoying difference from prior years is the Auto Engine shut-off when stopped at a traffic light.

My other car is an 2018 Audi S5 Sportback and there are many things such as auto high beams and LED headlights that are similar to the Audi at $15 to $20 thousand less.

Purchased this 2020 Outback vehicle two weeks ago and am very impressed with everything so far with the exception of the auto engine stop - restart when I stop at a traffic light.

battery

I only have 4 thousand miles an already the airbag module failed, the battery had to be replaced, the automatic climate control.

The only negative is that the battery failed after just 3200 miles.

Battery is inadequate to meet the electrical demands.

In a hybrid car, the battery keeps the A&#47;C running when the engine shuts down.

Immediately suspecting transmission we took the car to dealer and sure enough it was indeed transmission failure.

Where it falters (why 4 rather than 5) is in its electronics, sensors assistance that I find faulty, even annoying.

Now see from Torque magazine there are problems w/battery failure.

Calling Customer Service at MySubaru failed to produce any result.

The windshield wipers seem a little proprietary in replacement.

Lots of power, great mileage even at high speeds, very comfortable and quiet inside.

The engine is small so I don't get all the acceleration I want getting up to highway speed

The heads up display was a huge waste of time given the lack of speed display.

Love the Navigation and dashboard display is amazing.

Love the car, great cargo space, comfortable, economical, good sound system, large screen in center of dash, navigation is cumbersome though and four cylinder is a little underpowered

Big 11.6" Center Information Display with Navigation is very nice.

System treats navigation voice instructions as an incoming phone call--preempts entire screen display and all audio.

It rides beautifully, had lots of features and a great navigation system, too.

everything is awesome about this vehicle except

1) the colors for the navigation screen are incredibly stupid.

It is very comfortable and I recommend. 9.5&#47;10!

The driving seats I found nice support and comfortable plenty of room in the rear seats too.

but love for my suby love the comfort and performance this outback exceeds my expectations!

By far the quietest, most comfortable vehicle I’ve ever owned.

By far tis 2020 model rides the best, handles the best, is the most comfortable and looks the best.

The ride is refined, composed, comfortable and still very capable.

(I did buy the maintenance package so had no issues with service, always thorough and timely.)

Imagine durning a snow storm and you want to go into xmode (extra bad weather traction), you need to navigate from the home screen to the second level screen and then find the xmode option.

Driver assist and safety features are well designed, work well and are appreciated.

Unknown in how tech features will hold up over time

I like the SUV version and it has all the features that I value.

Entertainment and connectivity options are great.

This computer controls all the safety features of the car, which is why i bought it in the first place.

safety

although looks pretty slick, is a serious safety concern.

I have always purchased Subaru vehicles for their safety, gas efficiency, and classy look.

But out of all the Subaru has been the best in performance, comfort, safety, handling, etc.

Eyesight Safety and Driver assistance system is excellent.

2020 Lincoln Aviator

From exhaust noises, trim issues, brake failures, sunroof leaks and driveline issues my confidence in Lincoln has reduced significantly.

1st the suspension squeaking loudly and having to be totally replaced.

My biggest complaint is the load engine noise under acceleration.. if I had wanted to have a vehicle sound like a truck under acceleration, I would have bought a truck or a sports car.

Most annoying is all the rattles that continue to develop.

So back to the dealer it is.. As well as a rattle in passenger seat, that they cannot seem to get fixed right.

In addition, the engine noise inside the cabin is ROARING loud, and suspension is so hard the side-to-side buffeting inside is extreme.

The final straw was when a loud noise started around 50mph and wouldn't go away.