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Page A7 THE SACRAMENTO BEE Saturday November 11 1978 Costly ine Defects FTC Says Many Ford TV Ads Featuring Bill Cosby Are False 44 4 7t i manufactured up to 18 million defective cars from 1974 to 1978 then failed to tell consumers even after learning of it The staff charged that the defect is improper lubrication of the camshaft and rocker arm assembly causing them to wear out early The average cost of repairs is $226 the FTC lawyers said The staff said the premature wear occurs in many of the 18 million Ford Motor Co vehicles with four-cylinder 23-liter engines manufactured in the five model years This is one of Ford's most popular engines used in such cars as the Pinto Mustang Capri and Bobcat "Vehicles have been failing as early as the first 163 miles of service" 'because of the camshaft-rocker arm problem said the document filed by lawyers for the FTC's consumer protection bureau in an existing case against Ford George Trainor spokesman for WASHINGTON (AP) Many of those television commercials featuring Bill Cosby telling how tough Ford Motor Co builds its cars are 'Tatently untrue" the staff of the Federal Trade Commission says "Cars are being bought and sold daily" that were built with a costly engine defect the staff said in a document filed this week without public announcement The staff of the FTC's consumer protection arm charged that Ford Ford's parts and service division said in a telephone interview "Our position is that the whole subject of what we refer to as the company's 'goodwill program' is now a matter of litigation with the FTC and it would be inappropriate for us to discuss any facet at the moment" The staff attacked Ford's advertising campaign featuring comedian Bill Cosby saying "Ford wants to be your car company" including one that praises camshaft screening ''114 Cosby tell viewers a Ford engine has to be "tough" or "it don't get to go into a Ford car" In one ad Cosby says "the camshaft makes the valves open and close exactly when they're supposed to" The staff said "the theme of 'tough cars' and 'tough engines' is the prominent theme in Ford advprtising to the present day As to a substantial number of Ford cars representations such as those are patently untrue" Cosby could not be reached for comment BILL COSBY 'tough cars' SNIFITM101 tb-jj Thim page effective thru Noveniber 13 unlimm4 otherviime flea Sears 1 Table Tennis Table 7 Regular 87999 6999 Meany Attack Brings White House Apathy Ci i 1 1 1111 34-inch thick resin-filled particle 25189 board top Cradle frame lets table fold for playback and easy storage i 4 co 26383 111- 114 144a'1VS 040k lid 11V11 lAr tti 1 04 11g4 441'4 I 51()' 'ilYA -4r--- ftimm1111 Car VA LUE! 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