I'm also retired. Ordered my '19 Lariat in November of '18, and picked it up the first of April. Paid Invoice less $1000. It now has just shy of 60K miles. Only one issue ... truck when in to limp mode while towing 4K up Parley's Canyon east out of SLC. Erased codes and the problem has...
My battery blanket was much worse. One day it was fine, the next I'm thinking the mice must have had a pot-luck dinner and invited all their friends. Covered it with Gorilia tape, the black stuff, a couple of years ago, and it hasn't been bothered again - so far.
In the past, non-Ford extended warranties had the highest consumer complaints on record. Pay up front and when work was needed claim was denied.
Has anyone had experience with after market warranties WRT payouts? Good or bad.
Lived in Incline Village for a number of years. Had good experience with West Ford in Reno and while living there many recommended the dealer in Yermo (Yerington?). Had a terrible experience with the dealer in Carson City. Folks said Carson was a good place to purchase, but not for service...
Don't forget to cover the two pressure relief openings behind the rear seat. I used wire door screen (suggest not using the plastic screen) and secured them with Aluminum tape.
I then purchased concentrated Peppermint in the spice area of my local grocery story and mixed it with a little...
Batteries: My father sold batteries so I thought I was smart about them. Like many things I've found as I age, I'm not nearly as smart as I thought I was. My small knowledge about batteries was revealed when I purchased a one of those street legal, battery golf cart-like vehicles. Doing...
My data is a few years old, but your Ford dealer's parts guy should have the spring rate for each factory spring ... at least they used to. Assuming they do, that will give you the comparison your are looking for.
Here is a primer likely many of you have seen, but for those that have not ...
And this guy's recommendation has saved my bacon on my RS, which needed a new battery, mostly because it sits so much.
My very early production '19 still has the original battery (60K miles) and other than mice...
Friday and others have noted dealer tire rotation. To those that have someone other than themselves rotate their tires, suggest taking your truck's lug wrench to seen if it will fit over the lug nuts. Showing a significant lack of common sense, Ford has chosen to cover their wheel lug nuts...
Based on feedback from this forum my suggestion - if you purchase one of these two vehicles - have the dealer reset the transmission so it "learns" and adapts to your driving style. What you may have experienced was the previous owner's style. You may also want to have the fluid changed as...
Are you sure the rear diff is locking? When turning with 4-wheel drive engaged (as you indicated) there is. a speed difference between the front and rear due to the radius of the circle you are turning. If the turn is sharp, because of this difference, there is a noticeable "binding" between...
Your comments need expansion. Many suppliers are not directly affected by the strike, but instead are affected by a lack of requirement for their products. The aftermarket requirement is minimum compared to the manufacturing requirement and many of those plants will shut down. Obviously the...
Due to the UAW strike, suppliers are being affected as well as the manufactures. Has anyone been unable to have their truck repaired due to your dealer's inability to get parts?
I lived in San Diego for 35 years, still own a home there. Take a half day and head down the 805 turning east prior to the border. There are a numerous junk yards to the west of Brown Field with thousands of vehicles. With any luck you should be able to find your switch. Good luck.
Please allow a personal experience when dealing with a service dept. Before our Ranger I owned an Explorer. There was a difference in the auto heat between the PAX and Driver's side of 15-20 degrees. I feared I would get the standard "unable to duplicate" response when at the service...
@pbethel. Yes, but this sort of thing is an easy running change regardless of year.
@mtbikernate . I have Forest Service Topos loaded on my iPhone, so yes, you are correct, those maps are available for our phones, but having them on the large factory nav screen would be a real plus. I'm no...
I'm going to assume Ford watches this forum, so I'm posting a couple of items for consideration:
- A large number of people off-road. I would like to see an optional thumb drive that, depending on the geographical area, would bring up topographic maps on the nav screen similar to a standard...
Unfortunately a little loss in refrigerant will result in a huge loss of cooling capability. Personally, I'd take it to an A/C shop (unless it's a warranty claim). There will be plenty in Huston. I'd also have them evacuate the system and probably replace the misting valve (that's probably...