A random local Ford dealer called and asked me if they could come by my house and update the software. I said yes and they took care of it in about 12 minutes one day.
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The EU required the USB-C and curbed Apple's usage of the Lightning connector in the US
They're now threatening to require buttons for some actions. I wouldn't hate this regulatory scheme if it trickled down to the US by sheer homolgomation concerns.
There are 1,000,000+ 2.3L and 2.7L engines out there. Yes, there are lots of failures because just 1% of 1,000,000 would still be 10,000+ engines that grenade.
Lots of Ford haters early on hated the 2.3L Bronco because of all the Mustang/Focus issues. Now, the internet says the 2.7L is...
I ordered opening week and have an early build 2021. I switched to soft top and got a prep kit.
I don’t feel “entitled” to anything but I do like that they’re more or less trying to have some semblance of priority by age.
I can't imagine there are many people who want to special order a 2.3L Ranger, apparently it's approximately 5,000 people.
It seems to me that Ford should still be able to sell 100,000-120,000 Rangers just with normal inventory levels.
After 25 month of ownership, I have 3 open recalls on my Bronco.
1. Passenger rear child lock inspection
2. Passenger seat seat belt buckle inspection.
3. Windshield wiper software reprogram.
The reprogram may be the straw that breaks the camel's back to use a service lane instead of the...
If you'll be nice to someone at a dealership, they will generally print you service history with no great fuss. Oasis is the internal system from Ford that tracks warranty, service, recalls, etc.
I use a couple dealers that don't do appointments. They do first-come, first-served. Get there at 7:55 and they have me out by 8:30. The ones that take appointments are also out like 3 weeks.
I use it all the time and it will kick it at 80mph. I try to not go more than 65mph in 4h
The Ford people at Bronco off rodeo suggest that 4L was safe up to 45mph on the Bronco so I don't worry too much about 65mph in 4H.
It strikes me that 1,000 engine failures out of 708,000 engines would be perhaps even below the normal failure rate for a mass market twin-turbo V6.
I have 33,000 miles on a 2.7 with a 150k Ford ESP. I'll hopefully have a long time to test Ford's resolve to fix any issues.
What were the line items on the Repair Order. There is apparently something on there that Ford is not crediting as a Ford part or Ford service.
Just because a Ford dealership sells it, does not mean it is a "Ford Approved" part or service.
Every automaker is required to have a dispute resolution program for warranty issues. If a third party has not rendered a decision in that process, you are not finished with a warranty fight.
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Toyota does not intend to sell many of these here. They'll infinitely constrain supply and only allocate a small percentage of production for the US.
Back of the envelope prediction: 2025 4runner is close to the same size, made in Mexico, and more American-centric like the...
Simply put. They’ve already spent the money on the development and tooling. The cost to introduce is the marginal cost of federalizing it. It will thread a narrow void between the GX overland/Sequoia TRD PRO and 4Runner TRD PRO.
They’ll sell 20,000-30,000 of them and that’s a success. The Land...
I do find it interesting that Toyota can make the business case for 3 midsize body on frame SUV’s. Ford could probably sell as many Everests as they sell Bronco. .
Nissan, GM, Kia, and Mitsubishi sell some globally and won’t federalize a single one.
Also, a $58k GX is less capable than any...
Bronco sales flat lined in 2022. It is not a product that will ever be a huge seller. Ford will finish 2023 roughly where they were in 2022.
Ranger+Bronco is capacity limited and they're not building any more ICE capacity anytime soon.
I have the Bilstein 6100 to install on a non-sasquatch Badlands. I went to order the Sasquatch springs and used a Wildtrak VIN to pull the part numbers. Ford Parts has the part number for revision N as being for both the Badlands non-sasquatch and Wildtrak. I figured it was close enough...