Ford SUVs lose high rating from magazine | Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyer

The Charles E. Boyk would like to inform that the Ford Motor Co. midsized SUVs Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX have lost a "recommended" rating from Consumer Reports, in part because of a complex audio and interior controls system, the influential magazine said Tuesday.

 

Consumer Reports said reviewers found the MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch systems, which allow drivers to operate audio, climate control, and navigation systems using a touchscreen or voice commands, to be "a complicated distraction while driving."

 

Ford has touted its MyFord Touch system as a key selling point for some newer models, such as the 2011 Ford Edge SEL and 2011 Lincoln MKX tested by Consumer Reports.

 

Derrick Kuzak, Ford product development chief, said more than 80 percent of customers who have MyFord Touch or MyLincoln Touch like it and would recommend it. The feature is helping make Edge and MKX among the best sellers on dealer showroom floors, he added.

 

General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Tahoe also did not score well enough for a "recommended" rating. Consumer Reports said the Tahoe's handling was "ungainly" and its stopping distances too long.

 

GM's head of global quality, Dan Nicholson, said the Chevrolet Tahoe's performance in third-party tests such as those at Consumer Reports has been strong.


Three other SUVs tested were too new in their life cycle to be recommended, Consumer Reports said. Those were Chrysler Group LLC's Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Porsche Cayenne, and Infiniti QX56 from Nissan Motor Co.

 

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