ismo Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Hi All. I'm just curious if anyone else has seen the same wait time or has an understanding as to why it's taking this long. TIMELINE: 02/01/14 - Ordered Fusion at dealership (X-Plan Order) 02/11/14 - Order placed by the dealership (was told by Ford Customer Service that order was priority) 03/22/14 - VIN assigned 04/28/14 - Scheduled to Date 06/13/14 - End Date I was given a "Scheduled to Date" and an "End Date" by both Ford Customer Service and my dealer. My dealer is convinced that my car will be built sooner than the 28th and that there is no way I'd have to wait until the middle of June for it as I already have a VIN. Dealer says he's been in contact with his Ford rep trying to see what's going on and push the order date sooner, but everything is still staying the same as above. Anyone have any idea why it would take this long from VIN assignment? Anyone else have a Fusion order that took this long? I'm not being impatient, I'm just very curious! Thanks for any input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 "Scheduled to Date" is the date your car will be built. "End Date" is the last date they are producing 2014 models, and not really relevant to your order since your car is getting built this month. You should see your car by mid-May if it is built on schedule. As to why it took a month an a half from ordering until scheduling (VIN assignment), that's anyone's guess. It could be dealership allocation or supply restrictions on a feature you ordered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 As timf said. Unless your build date of the 28th gets pushed back you should see the car by early/ mid May along with everything else he mentioned about suppliers, etc.. If you were priority, I don't know why it took your dealer 10 days to place the order? I placed my order and received an email with my VIN the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismo Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 Thanks very much for the input. Funny how both the dealer AND the Ford Customer service rep couldn't explain to me what "End Date" meant. They both told me that June 13th was when I should expect to receive my car. And Hydro, the priority thing is another part of the problem. What I later found out was that they submitted the order incorrectly. Since it's an X-Plan order they were supposed to attach my surname to the order and they didn't. So it popped up in the system as "incompatibility component" and I don't think the dealership fixed that for about a week or 2. But that's a whole other problem that I plan on dealing with. Thanks to you both for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy314 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 My Fusion last year was 149 days 'order' to delivery. Mid Jan to Early June. If it weren't for Cyberdman, I'd never know where I was in the process. As per my promise to mention this everytime: My $750 coupon was never added to my order so it was expired upon delivery. MAKE SURE if you get one to force them to show it is a part of your order... Love the car, HATE the process. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismo Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Thanks for the advice shaggy314. I just double checked my order sheet (a PDF they emailed to me) and all coupons/incentives are added in there! Now to just patiently wait for the end of April so I can get another update from Cyberdman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_h Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Thanks for the advice shaggy314. I just double checked my order sheet (a PDF they emailed to me) and all coupons/incentives are added in there! Now to just patiently wait for the end of April so I can get another update from Cyberdman! ...and when you ask the dealer for any info updates (if yours is proactive the sales rep will be calling you with updates but from what I read of other experiences that's a pipe dream), ask the sales rep if he/she will be asking YOU to grade your dealer survey with the highest ratings after the car is delivered, and if so how about keeping the paying (and grading) customer posted on changes to status? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinedaddy Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I just ordered my 2014 Fusion Titanium on 7Apr. How long "should" it take to get the VIN# assigned? On my order confirmation it has: Order Number 4579 and Priority 10. What does priority 10 mean? Any clue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_h Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I just ordered my 2014 Fusion Titanium on 7Apr. How long "should" it take to get the VIN# assigned? On my order confirmation it has: Order Number 4579 and Priority 10. What does priority 10 mean? Any clue? http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f61/ford-dealer-discusses-orders-allocation-19747/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 As a note and I don't know if this applies here, but Fusion Hybrid's are taking an extra 2-4 weeks to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinedaddy Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thanks Jeff. I finally got my VIN tonight. It says "schedule to week (week of May26)". Is that the estimated time of delivery? Or estimated time for the build to start? I've been told both... kinda nervous... Dealer told me average is 5-6 weeks from order date to delivery. Thanks again James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 That's the build week, not delivery week. Allow an extra 1-3 weeks for delivery depending on how close to Mexico you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_h Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 That's the build week, not delivery week. Allow an extra 1-3 weeks for delivery depending on how close to Mexico you are. Yep, assuming it gets onto a rail car within a day or two of being built (one of mine took 7 days), so if your build week is May 26 (should be assigned to a day as that date gets closer so check again with dealer around May 20) if things go as expected it would arrive at the dealer around June 10-20 or (but keep in mind there are lots of variables)... keep us posted on status, always nice to see someoine's new order arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinedaddy Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thanks Tim & Jeff. I will post updates as I get them. This will be a true test of patience! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismo Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Mine is due to be built on April 26th. I'll update you with how long it takes to get to me from then. I'm in NJ, so pretty far from Mexico! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinedaddy Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Awesome ismo. Not much longer for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermans Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Mine is due to be built on April 26th. I'll update you with how long it takes to get to me from then. I'm in NJ, so pretty far from Mexico! I live in Southeastern, PA mine took12 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinedaddy Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Gives me hope of a speedy delivery on mine once it's finally built. I'm in Colorado so fingers crossed it will only take a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrider Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) The shipping time seems to depend on many different variables, such as possibly having to wait for a train car or truck to fill up with autos before the next transport step even starts. My FFH took 13 days (basically 2 weeks) to be shipped to my AZ dealer from Mexico, and it is only a 5 hour drive by car between those two spots. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any tracking details during that 2 weeks, so I have no clue where the hold-up occurred. Edited April 17, 2014 by Hybrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismo Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Well who knows why, but Ford confirmed that the car delivery estimate to the dealership is June 8th-14th. No one can give me a reason why I've had the VIN for over a month now, no window sticker, and now no confirmed build date. So who knows?! I'm not sure if this has something to do with the recall regarding the seats or not. They told me there is a similar build Fusion coming in if I was interested, but I have my heart set on the one I ordered on Feb. 1st. Oh well, time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinedaddy Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Wow, Now I'm nervous about mine. I have my dealer checking on getting mine moved up in priority code. With my build date being a month after yours I wondering if I'll even see the car by end of June now. Keep us updated on any dates you get. My dealer is also saying they have some cars coming in that are "close" to what I wanted. Just wrong colors and options. lol Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismo Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Small update...I have a window sticker! I don't see a build date though. I can see the order was locked in yesterday. One step closer. http://fordlabels.webview.biz/webviewhybrid/WindowSticker.aspx?vin=3FA6P0D90ER333536 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinedaddy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 woohoo! progress! Hope it continues... My dealer just emailed me that he has an AWD version of what I want. Just minus the cooled seats and 19" H spoke rims(seeing if he can replace the rims). Debating if I should be patient for exactly what I want verse instant gratification and a couple unwanted features. hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismo Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 I thought the same thing for a while. I was offered basically want I wanted but in white without cooled seats and heated steering wheel. I was tempted, but if I'm paying that much, I'm getting what I want! And the cooled seats will come in handy with black leather interior in the summer just as the heated steering wheel will in the winter. Though another 1-2 months of waiting I might be kicking myself later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guszern Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I ordered my on 3/15 from the dealer and was given an ETA of May 19. My guess is that it will be long after that if yours isn't scheduled until end of April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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