Ford shipped my Bronco to Canada

[Jax Beach]

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.

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[Jax Beach]

My Florida based dealer just confirmed my Bronco was shipped to British Colombia, on the other side of the continent. There is a long nightmarish back story to all this, but I am at the end of my rope now. Despite the car sitting in a Michigan winter for 4 months and being shipped across North America, twice, the dealer has no plan to give me a break on price. Nor do they have anything resembling a coherent plan to get my Bronco back to Florida.

I think I am done with Ford and the idea of owning a Brono. This has been a complete nightmare.

Should I throw in the towel and go get something else?

 

[Lilj4425]

It’s the beavers fault. @604Bronco Just another reason why the Bronco should be banned in Canada.

 

[Ecobeast]

The problem with these situations is Ford apparently not caring enough to step in with any kind of resolution and just point you towards your dealer. Such a lame position they put customers in.

 

[1970AMCAMX]

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.

 

[WarthogJr]

After driving my Bronco every day and off roading several times during the last six+ months... my advice is to be patient. This is an absolute blast! The hassles, waiting, and frustration that most of us went through will fade pretty quickly. If you bail now, you'll never know how great this is.

 

[PWillette]

Can't top that story but I wouldn't bail out now...chalk it up to part of the adventure and enjoy the truck.

 

[Jrod0486]

Your dealer doesn't have any control over this. You're in same boat as tons of us. Like the above post said, this kind of transport craziness happens, it's just not so public and out there because it's not Bronco the other times. It's just shitty across the board for everybody. Believe me when I tell you, your dealer would LOVE to have a lot full of cars to sell, but they don't. Ford would love to be getting the money from the dealers. They'd love to get ALL Broncos out there sold at 30-60k each. But, they can't. It ALL sucks.

 

[negativezero]

I think this is definitely an illustration of why Ford may not want to be forthcoming with all of the gory details that our rabid excited buyer fanbase would want to see about how the sausage is made.

There is such a thing as knowing too much, and having too much information.
It sucks for you, and I 100% sympathize, and I'm sure this is going to be a fevered vision of future self in July.
It'll be OK though.

Ignorance is bliss, like when you check into a hotel room and it's new, fresh, and unspoiled to you (completely blind to the debauchery that may have happened the day before).

 

[PWillette]

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.

 

[BigHoof]

My Florida based dealer just confirmed my Bronco was shipped to British Colombia, on the other side of the continent. There is a long nightmarish back story to all this, but I am at the end of my rope now. Despite the car sitting in a Michigan winter for 4 months and being shipped across North America, twice, the dealer has no plan to give me a break on price. Nor do they have anything resembling a coherent plan to get my Bronco back to Florida.

I think I am done with Ford and the idea of owning a Brono. This has been a complete nightmare.

Should I throw in the towel and go get something else?

If you are tracking by railcar, isn't it possible your Bronco was offloaded and what you are seeing is the car itself moving afterwards?

 

[Rednek]

It's destiny,move to Canada

 

[Tricky Dick]

If they can get the poutine smell out I'd still go through with it.

 

[lakesinai]

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.

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!

 

[Min_Ahn]

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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