2 annoying things i noticed after 1st week with new Ranger

[Bob902]

It's few lines above..

Standard - "Mirrors - Manual-folding sideview with power glass"

mine are not manual folding, see below under power mirror package

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[Tom_C]

To all on this site, Do a search before stating repetitive subjects, many of us have included helpful info on many subjects. Do the search

It's a futile request. I try to search, but I ALWAYS find something after the fact. Just let it go.

It's a forum, people will post what they want.

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

For me it was:
1 No overheard compartment for sunglasses
2 No mirrors on the sun visors

I have an stx but c'mon man!

The visors are the overhead sunglasses compartment

No lens contact, and less wear on the arm hinges.

 

[JeffWoodall]

i heard from a friend, that whenever that wire is pulled, a puppy dies somewhere.

I heard that the wire is also related to the tailgate damper's capabilities, and pulling it will reduce the life of it, thereby causing one to manually lower the tailgate, which could lead to muscle failure in the bicep and tricep area as well as long term physical therapy. You're playing with fire pulling that wire, just sayin.

 

[AdamHarris]

I'm not a big ole computer guy but I have more success going over to google and searching for a ranger5g.com subject than using the site's own search engine!

 

[HBird]

I'm not a big ole computer guy but I have more success going over to google and searching for a ranger5g.com subject than using the site's own search engine!

Yeah, all forums I've been on (VWVortex, Rennlist, Bimmerpost, etc.) all have garbage search features.

 

[CHS]

I'm not a big ole computer guy but I have more success going over to google and searching for a ranger5g.com subject than using the site's own search engine!

Agree totally. I rarely find what I am looking for on any forums search engine, and if I do it's years old, thus too old to respond. Usually the links or photos are no longer working either.

That said. Why does it bother some when people ask a question that has been asked before. Geez, just look at the heading and move on. If you don't want to see the topic again, then don't look.

 

[AdamHarris]

In many cases you will find that the same ones fussing at folks for "not searching" are the same ones who endlessly talk about these massive suspension mods, in like 12 different threads simultaneously.

 

[Motorpsychology]

Thanks for chiming in. And I did research it. The Ranger brochure from Ford shows the XLT with heated mirrors as a package option with the power folding mirrors. And since mine has that, I figured heat was included

The 2021 Ford Ranger Order Guide shows only powerfold non-heated mirrors. Lariat is the only trim level with heated mirrors available, and they are standard. This has always been the case with the 5G Rangers. IMO, heated mirors should be standard across all models. The brochure must be incorrect.
There's thread or two on the Forum by people that have DIY heated mirrors on their XL & XLT's.

 

[Motorpsychology]

I am taking my 2021 into the dealer fro a couple of adjustments:

• Dealer sticker: When I was ordering my truck, I has specifically asked my salesperson to not put a dealer sticker on it when it arrived, but it had one on there. I was disappointed, and had decided to live with it rather than risk damage to the paint overheating it during removal. I gigged them for it on their Satisfaction Survey and got a call from the General Manager a few days later. I had already made an appointment for the other two issues below, and she said have the Service Writer call her when I bring it in, and she would see to it that it is made right. Good followup!
• Sync 3: The manual "Bright-Dim" function is greyed out in settings, Always Day, Night & Auto are OK.
• Debris in paint; Carbonized Grey: I didn't notice when I picked it up, but there is a small area of a black, grainy material of some sort on the lower right front of the box. The particles arevery tiny and in an area non subject to a lot of road spray. I came across it when I hand washed the truck and still didn't see it until I hand polished it and felt the applicator drag across the area. The GM said they will start a warranty claim for it with no prompting from me. This leads me to believe that at least my dealer, if not Ford, is having multiple claims for this,
• Word to the wise: run your hand over the entire surface of your truck.

 

[AdamHarris]

2 things I noticed after 1st week:

1) It's not paid for.
2) I'm not married to Jennifer Anniston (The 1998 Jennifer Anniston not 2021 Jennifer Anniston...Even though they are pretty much the same..)

 

[Tom_C]

I am taking my 2021 into the dealer fro a couple of adjustments:

• Dealer sticker: When I was ordering my truck, I has specifically asked my salesperson to not put a dealer sticker on it when it arrived, but it had one on there. I was disappointed, and had decided to live with it rather than risk damage to the paint overheating it during removal. I gigged them for it on their Satisfaction Survey and got a call from the General Manager a few days later. I had already made an appointment for the other two issues below, and she said have the Service Writer call her when I bring it in, and she would see to it that it is made right. Good followup!
• Sync 3: The manual "Bright-Dim" function is greyed out in settings, Always Day, Night & Auto are OK.
• Debris in paint; Carbonized Grey: I didn't notice when I picked it up, but there is a small area of a black, grainy material of some sort on the lower right front of the box. The particles arevery tiny and in an area non subject to a lot of road spray. I came across it when I hand washed the truck and still didn't see it until I hand polished it and felt the applicator drag across the area. The GM said they will start a warranty claim for it with no prompting from me. This leads me to believe that at least my dealer, if not Ford, is having multiple claims for this,
• Word to the wise: run your hand over the entire surface of your truck.

I guess it depends on the actual sticker, but mine was just a thin metal film with some gummy backin. I just let it soak in the sun for 15 minutes, lifted one edge with a finger nail and it pulled right off. YMMV.

For the paint, unless it's something that will buff out, I'm not sure I'd want it repainted, especially if it's not very noticeable.

 

[Motorpsychology]

I guess it depends on the actual sticker, but mine was just a thin metal film with some gummy backin. I just let it soak in the sun for 15 minutes, lifted one edge with a finger nail and it pulled right off. YMMV.

For the paint, unless it's something that will buff out, I'm not sure I'd want it repainted, especially if it's not very noticeable.

Good point. I just went out to the garage to take a photo of it and could not get a picture of it, although I could feel it. Probably in the clearcoat. The original dark color of the particles may have been an affectation of the angle of direct sunlight when I first notcied it. I might just leave it alone, as I really can't see it at arm's length; call it a "birth mark?"

 

[Tom_C]

Right. Probably one of those things that in 4 months you won't even care. There is a little dimple in my drivers door right in the corner of the window. I know full well it's part of manufacturing, but when the sun catches it just right it bugs me. I'll get over it.

 

[Motorpsychology]

UPDATE:
I took my Ranger in for the issues I wrote about in post #124.

• They peeled the dealer decal off for me. It was one of this types with individual letters and icons. I am "paint-a-cidal;" I damage whatever is painted or needs paint. If it is on paint, I will damage whatever it is along with the paint; tape stripes, stickers, either in the application or removal or both.
• Shout out to Hudson Ford, Hudson, WI. They must have one of the most state of the art service write-up bays in the country, if not the world. Maybe they have some kind of AI wifi that recognizes software bugs as soon as you drive in and corrects them in the background. I checked my bright-dim feature on the Sync3 screen before I left home- it was still greyed out & nonfunctional. I drove into the write-up bay, and when I tried to show the service writer what it wasn't doing, it magically started working properly, and has been ever since, even after the Sync3 update I did over home wifi (~28hrs uninterrupted) later.
• Debris in paint: Turned out to be overspray from the factory installed spray-in bedliner. Ford MAP sends it out after assembly to an upfitter for the bedliners. Buffed out easily; "We've seen this before."
• Found the menu to turn off the "Check cabin for children (or Hyundai rodents)" warning, and Mislock.

I'm very happy with the truck so far; 2100 miles since May 5th. and we're about to leave on another trip, this time up to the Minnesota Arrowhead for Memorial Day.

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