The day a zone rep from Dodge told me that the paint falling off my two year old vehicle in patches the size of my hand was my fault beacuse "you don't wash it enough" was the last day I even considered an American made vehicle.
Before that I "Bought American" - and suffered the consequences with products from ALL THREE major manufactuers.
Since then, I've bought Japanese (assembled in the US when possible) have had almost no problems.
I still ocasionally rent US designed vehicles.
They are still an inferior product.
Sorry to say it, but the US run auto industry as it exists today deserves to die.
I hear you. I've been driving Toyotas since '84.
76 Mustang II
80 Ford Courier
79 Chevy Silverado
94 Explorer Sport
04 Escape - I guess this was supposed to be the replacement for the Explorer Sport, but it really isn't that good. I would go back to Chevy, but since they hired John Mellencamp to air those ignorant commericals, I'm done with them as well.
I think I'm turning Japanese. I really think so.
You can thank the EPA for your paint falling off.
It took the the paint companies and the automakers years to get the 'enviro friendly' formulas right.