I tried to send a goodwill to Ford. They replied back with this:
"Please bear in mind, Ford Credit, together with most other U.S. creditors, has agreed with the major credit bureaus to report credit history on every customers account by actual credit experience. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act requires that all information so reported must be factually correct. If the reported information accurately reflects Ford Credit's experiences with a customer, we will not request the credit bureaus to remove it from a customer's credit report. We regret we cannot accommodate your request for removal."
It was worth a try...