[ZTWsquared]

One of my many failings as a human being is that I relish opportunities to say “I told you so” … and since Ford doesn’t listen or care, I’m posting it here.

As some of you may remember I had a dispute with Ford last year concerning the absence of the standard rear seat heat ducts in my wife’s ’04 ZTW (and all ’04 Foci BTW) – resolved to my satisfaction months later and only after taking them to CAMVAP arbitration.

Well … recently the CDX6 deck in that car stopped working and was replaced under warranty. I specifically asked my friend the dealer to try and find out what happened.

The results came back, and although not definitive, the radio technician concluded that the failure was probably due to overheating … and guess where all the hot air goes when you don’t have rear seat heat ducts and the plenum opening is left unblocked ---- that’s right, behind the dash and into the centre console - a.k.a. where the deck is.

So there Ford … I f***ken told you so and I hope it becomes an epidemic. :ph34r:


Thanks for listening. [/rant off]