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there's no way to know unless it grenades itself down the road

I originally ordered my truck with the retractable cover, but I switched to the folder when I saw how big the canister was. If I wanted a bed that small I'd just get a maverick!

Pretty much. That's why for 6 years they've been jerking us around with arbitrary "test drive" analysis leading to random fixes (I've had new software loaded and the valve body rebuilt, some people get rebuilds, some people get told it's normal, it's been all over). Now the TSB has a test...

yeah, people who got early models and didn't get an extended warranty (or bought used) got screwed. Ford doesn't seem interested in repeat customers.

Ford won't even admit there's a problem with the sensor, so good luck trying to get them to pay for it.

for a 2019 ranger it doesn't matter because the manual was so error ridden anyway...

The oldest broncos are 4 years old, and they didn't deliver very many in 2021. Volume production wasn't until 2q22, which means they're mostly just starting to hit 3 years. I'd say the jury is still out. I don't think there's really been a correlation between people reporting problems here and...

The 80 or 60 stand for 800N/m or 600N/m. That's 590lb-ft and 443lb-ft, respectively. The 60 is more than sufficient for the Explorer ST at 415lb-ft and the 80 is grossly overpowered for the 310ft-lb on our rangers. I agree with the commentary that the 10R60 just wasn't ready in 2019, so ford put...

It's weird how we go directly from "no maintenance" to "voodoo maintenance", without a nice stopover at "manufacturer specified maintenance".

"If" is doing most of the work in this claim. Let's say a 500 mile oil change extends the life of the truck by 3000%. Over the course of ten million miles, you save the cost of quite a few new trucks, so obviously 500 miles is the most you should ever go on a new fill of oil because it will pay...

Why would you do this? The transmission failures are caused by a bad part, and hopefully fixed by the redesigned part. The transmission pan doesn't matter.

You aren't going convince people that their lucky charm change intervals don't work, don't bother trying. Humans suck at separating correlation from causality, and if they change their oil every 500 miles and their engine works, they'll be convinced it only works because of the oil changes. ?‍♂️

so with the latest tsb it seems pretty clear that ford has identified a problem with the cdf clutch cylinder--prophylactic transmission fluid changes aren't going to fix that, they're just going to waste money.

IMO, that's generally far from reality. The moment you mention lawyers you're no longer going to be talking to some dealership service advisor, you're referred to legal and the conversation is done.

This.

yes, even the best trim available in the 2019 was a bit sparse compared to options available in other vehicles. that's one of the ones I missed the most (but not enough to want to be in an F150).

with the backup camera on the back and no camera on the front (and the less-ridiculous-than-the-new-model but still-too-high hood) the visibility low and close to the truck is just better backing up.

There are two ways to cut warranty costs: 1) make a product that sucks less 2) pretend the problems don't exist. I'd guess ford went #2 on this one.

I love the part where the dealership just tried to pretend that everything was ok.

Because they see that everyone else can get away with it. :-D The obnoxious thing about all of this is that it's not like Ford custom designed the filter. It's a generic part, also used in some Lexus/Toyota models. When the ranger first came out the third party suppliers hadn't started putting...