Ford shipped my Bronco to Canada

[mspaz789]

have you tried adding your vin to Fordpass to see if you can get a location ping?

I tried but couldn’t get the ping

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[Silver-Bolt]

I can confirm that the rail system is completely FUBAR'd. My company move a lot of freight/cargo via rail and it is a complete mess. Anything passing through or near Chicago is in for a treat. Not covering for Ford but this could and likely is 100% on the rail company. We sent a few rail cars from Long Beach heading to Michigan. Normally a 4 day trip. They sat in Chicago for 2+ weeks and ended up in Texas.

 

[gwp]

Received notice my Bronco shipped n 4/13. I’m a 1/10 build week. ETD was 4/21.

i live in Jacksonville Florida And my dealer is in St. Augustine. Through talking to my dealership and Ford, I learned my Bronco was supposedly sitting in Jacksomville railyard for the past 6 weeks. 2 weeks ago I went through the effort of tracking down the rail car and the automated CSX service told me the car was in British Colombia. I thought to myself “no way that’s right”, but brought it to my sales guys attention. Today he confirmed my Bronco is, in fact, in British Colombia Canada

I am completely beside myself at this point. Completely over this process. Do I really want a to pay for a new truck that spent 4 months in a Michigan winter and was then shipped across the North American Continent ….. twice? Dealer has no plan to give me a break on price.

Should I throw in the towel or stick it out? Ford has sucked all the fun out of this process and I have no faith in the quality of this automobile given the gross incompetence thus far.

I personally don’t think it’s in Canada. It’s probably sitting in a rail yard awaiting convoy. “Everyone” (loosely speaking) know that the Ford delivery tracking system is broken. Vehicles often show up before they are “shipped” - as mine did. Others get lost forever. My guess and hope for you is that it will show up on a truck soon as a surprise. I hope you get a positive outcome soon.

 

[1970AMCAMX]

 

[We_Love_Tacos]

All of these issues should be a Netflix doc. Unreal.

 

[phoenix00]

This is truly a reservation holder's nightmare. So Sorry about that. Just when you think you made it.SMH.
When I got my sticker I saw NE (Canada) instead of NA (United States) the sticker does show TX(for Texas) which is correct state. I asked for help interpreting the apparent discrepancy on the forum but did not get anything yet. Seeing your story makes me think I need to call the 1-800 number or I'm in for a rude awakening. My blend date is 02/23 and ETA is 06/25-07/01.

Yeah, my window sticker had NE as well, I assumed I was misreading it, but ummm, now I feel like I might need to make a call and verify...

 

[Zero_chance]

I don't see how this is any different than buying a car from dealer stock a few years ago, you would have had no idea that any of this had happened, how long the car sat outside on the lot in the weather, who test drove it, or how it was driven.

Now if the Bronco was a 2021 being delivered this late, I would have second thoughts and would expect some type of discount for being essentially a leftover 2021.

Nailed it. There is literally zero issues with sitting outside not being driven in Michigan and being railed to Canada, save for the inconvenience, which is understandable but those aren’t Coyote powered Ford trains shipping these trucks around. As much as everyone likes to whine, once Ford delivers the vehicle to the rail yard, they’re 100% hands off and have no control over train routing. The vehicles are a tiny portion of the entire cargo that’s being hauled on the trains. I get the feeling that some people think the trains only take Ford vehicles and then head right to the magic rail yard behind every dealer for delivery.

 

[grenjith7]

Hard to pin this on your dealer...this all on Ford. One would think this would be one of those times @Ford would chime in and offer some guidance.

I wonder what guidance you want Ford to give. These are complex operations and occassionally things go wrong.

 

[KPLOBX]

As one Jax (well, I have Jags tickets, but live in Charleston) person to another, its worth waiting for. I was just on Amelia Island State Park a few weeks ago (photo). I can't imagine any harm done except the emotional frustration! My car survived 3 months on Dirt Mountain! Maybe Ford will give you some extra rewards points, but its not the dealers fault!

Will they let you drive on the beach there? I thought they changed to residents only.

 

[okbob]

Canadian dealer is probably trying to figure out what to do with a window sticker in US dollars and a mph speedometer lol.

 

[Toccoa]

Somewhere north of Jacksonville….

 

[66GT]

I agree with the comments above. It'd be wiser to just keep the car or sell it for a different one. Fucking Ford never fails to disappoint.

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[Kayci77]

Received notice my Bronco shipped n 4/13. I’m a 1/10 build week. ETD was 4/21.

i live in Jacksonville Florida And my dealer is in St. Augustine. Through talking to my dealership and Ford, I learned my Bronco was supposedly sitting in Jacksomville railyard for the past 6 weeks. 2 weeks ago I went through the effort of tracking down the rail car and the automated CSX service told me the car was in British Colombia. I thought to myself “no way that’s right”, but brought it to my sales guys attention. Today he confirmed my Bronco is, in fact, in British Colombia Canada

I am completely beside myself at this point. Completely over this process. Do I really want a to pay for a new truck that spent 4 months in a Michigan winter and was then shipped across the North American Continent ….. twice? Dealer has no plan to give me a break on price.

Should I throw in the towel or stick it out? Ford has sucked all the fun out of this process and I have no faith in the quality of this automobile given the gross incompetence thus far.

I live in BC and would be happy to take care of it for you . Still waiting for mine and I hope it doesn't end up in Florida once it finally gets chips!

 

[lakesinai]

Will they let you drive on the beach there? I thought they changed to residents only.

Its complicated! At the Amelia Island State Park at the Southern tip just before the bridge south, anyone can drive on the beach for $2/person. There was plenty of room midweek, mid May. I hear that weekends during Summer it reaches capacity. A few miles North at American Beach, its County Residents only (see photo). Then, more miles North in Fernandina Beach, just before Fort Clinch State Park, there's a very crowded beachside parking area on the sand, but I wouldn't call it off-roading!

I driven beaches from Cape Cod to Florida, they are becoming more and more crowded and restricted as more people own 4wd vehicles, most much more capable than previous generations. My rule is generally to avoid Summer, and weekends, except in the shoulder seasons. Below, my wife and I found another couple with a Bronco on Amelia Island State Park. My Non-Sas OBX on left, their Base Sasquatch on the right.

 

[zerk4321]

Hang in there. My shipping was very, very long and I was getting frustrated and lost the excitement. i finally received it and I absolutely love it - soon forgot about the frustration as I drove around with the top down, wind in my hair, great handling, and off road fun.

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