Fool analysts Brendan and Austin discuss some potential red flags from auto manufacturer Ford. A recent study dropped Ford's quality from fifth all the way to 23rd, although that mostly stemmed from a very correctable miss on its new entertainment systems. Brendan worries much more about how perception might change following a recall of some of Ford's Escape line.

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