[meford4u]

not to defend Ford here, but No one except Mitsu, warranty's the whole car bumper to bumper, for more than 5 years.
Honda, as you say, is a powertrain warranty. Good luck making a claim on that.
The part you stated would not be covered by 90% of the car manufacturers out there.
Complain all you want about ford, and were here to listen, but parts break, especially when a car sits for long periods of time.
Best of luck with that Matrix. now that's funny