I wouldnt say nit picky - many of these can be safety issues, all are certainly quality, longevity issues.
Overall its terrible to buy a brand new car and have a handful of important systems or parts that are displaying wear equaling 5, 10 or more years.
I will only compare this list to my 97 CRV which I bought at 48k miles, traded at 127k miles for a new Ex.
CRV had none of these issues-only typical maintenance, and after 4 years
the entire exhaust/cat system pipes rusted thru and fell off multiple times.
When I traded it this was going to happen again for sure, and rear differential whine indicated some kind of metal on metal rubbing.
And water pump would screech like a bat out of hell if temps went below 40.
But 127k miles hey ok traded it.
But issues here are all common to many, many owners and only seen from 2011 thru 2014/2015 model years.
I myslef have 3rd row leak, bad window regulators, A trim pillar applique that is sqeaking like it wants to fall off but hasnt.
For all 5th gen model years, these are not wear and tear, not coincidences, but are instances of low quality design/parts/implementation in a car,
in effect these things
must fail or break
unless all are reviewed in the design to remove design/ production defects over time.
Its obvious that since 2011, these defects have not been taken care of but were being reported and seen in many areas of the country.
They are defects-not random failures or wear of parts or bad owner care.
Just from memory;
APIM fail-warranty extended by Ford to 5 years regardless of miles.
leaking of fluid from front half shafts, loose or worn front axles.
3rd row leaking from seams or roof rack;
Window regulators are worn/bad/ dont work right off the assembly line.
Windows are greasy if lowering into door 1 time-the first time, right off the assembly line.
Steering rack is worn/bad/dont work right off the assembly line.
Brakes are worn/bad/dont work right/lock up off the assembly line.
Cowl flaps in the breeze.
AC doesnt seem to drain correctly and mold smell permeates vehicle again and again.
Hard acceleration results in exhaust/strong burning smell in cabin.
A pillar trim falls off the car on the right side.
Front control arms/struts are worn/bad/ dont work right off the assembly line.
Tramsmission is worn/bad/ doesnt work right off the assembly line.
On this forum alone, 3(?) blown engines with low miles in cars totaling no more than 3(?) years old.
AC fans are worn/bad/ dont work right off the assembly line.
Internal temp fan worn/bad/ dont work right off the assembly line.
Nit picky - i think not.
Although many here claim these problems on "my $50k vehicle shouldnt happen, etc etc",
I hope that they didnt actually pay $50k, but less.
