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  1. we have had a 19 3.5 lariat since 2018, and in 21 added a 22 lariat...a couple years between the two, thought maybe some real world feedback might be usesful- if anyone from ford actually reads in here anymore... biggest beef between the two trucks: they deleted the fake engine noise and muted the ANC in the 22. had I known they took the V8 sound out, DEFINITELY would not have ordered the 3.5 - coulda got a 5.0 (or a dodge) for less... why in the world woul that NOT be a owners chioce type of thing? adding insult to injury, son bought a 22 bronco 2.7- and bronco has the fake engine noise... yeah, some on the forums complained about the fake engine noise, but again-why not make it selectable? some of us boomers hate the sound of a V6, and petty as it may be, I drive the 19 and love driving it... the 22 reminds me of our windstar :( next biggest beef between the two: the 19 shifter layout is perfect. +/- buttons easy to use, pull back for manual, tap thumb button 5x for sport mode (that should be remembered like seat settings!!!!!) 2/4wheel stays put till you decide to change it. drive the 22- 1) rest arm flat on console, try to fully grasp the shifter- cant be done without lifting elbow as shifter is too short. 2) without looking, pull it into manual real quick- oops gotta look away and find a flush button on console...WTF? 2-b) try using the +/- buttons- oh, now they are above/below and to reach them awkwardly you gotta raise hand up off shifter a little...bad layout. 3) without looking, pop it into sport mode- oops, now its a freaking knob on the dash- look away/twist knob 5 clicks left... 3-b) after sport mode- delay to shift 4 wd, look away again and push the 2wd button...delay for shift this shifter is THE WORST ERGONOMIC DISASTER OF A SHIFTER I HAVE EVER SEEN... the 19 was near perfect 4) was a fluke i guess as its auto-parked twice since(I avoid if possible after first time) but first time at the ATM, i cracked my door open, shifter auto-parked...thought 'thats cool'. grab card, close door, go to put in gear-shit. shifters got a inch of backlash, feels totally busted... dick around with it and finally catch drive- drive home pissed off, but glad it didnt need towed as had read about busted shifters causing no way to drive, some no way to park, and park brake not working becauseits not in gear, crap like that... anyways at home, have son jump out and block the tires in case it wont go into park, he does, i try to shift to park- klunky as heck, but goes into park. get phone out and take video- from park-reverse-neutral-drive...loose as hell, but it shifted... go to put back in park from drive-neutral-neutral-neutral-reverse-park...ok its broke... I remember these things have folding shifter- no 'work surface' so complelely 100% useless feature - try the 'fold' for first time, flops/klunks/clicks then kinda stiffens up and folds forward... hit unfold button, comes back up and sounds like breaking plastic, and 'jumps' like a inch backwards- son of a guy- its tight/shifts normal again...it fixed itself, so fold feature was not useless...its handy after shifter breaks itself :( if I could put the 19s fake engine sound and the 19s shifter in the 22, it would be about perfect...the lane assist works great, the screen is nice... only gripes about the 19: 1) didnt have button for heated wheel 'off'... as workaround, used forscan to add the touchscreen buttons, just tap radio button twice and ots on screen without looking for it... 1-b) used forscan to set wheel heat to medium- still plenty warm, but not so hot you HAVE to be distracted to find button on screen 2) the 2/4 wheel selector knob is not lit...2/4a/4h/4 are illuminated, but cant see position of knob at all... petty, but it does still bug me. all that said, they are both great vehicles for comfort/convenience flipside: phasers at 57k, valve body at 59k, whole transmission at 60k in the 19... knew it was likely to have phaser/tranny/sunroof/IWE issues from reading, and thus it became first vehicle I ever bought extended warranty for... as it needed a $8000.00 transmission at 60,400 miles just months after 4000.00 warranty claim for phasers, it was a good move- but NEVER shoulda been necessary... tell everyone- I love the 19, more than the 22 even- but gotta admit it has been in the shop more than every other car combined ive had the last 40 years... love that truck/hate that truck... plan on keeping it forever, but any faith in it? nope. the 22 at 33k miles has been fine so far, coming up on decision time- buy extended warranty before 36k, or trade it in on something else? jurys still out on that one :( we have had (4) 19 3.5s and the (1)22 3.5 in the immediate family... m 19 needed phasers and transmission, my sons got a brand new engine at 55k...out of 5 trucks- all properly dealer maintained, one grenaded motor(phaser came apart), another needed phasers and a transmission... all under 60k miles??? never ever had a engine issue before, take care of them, they run forever...only tranny issue ever had was a 85 camaro i bought new, 700r4 that year was junk...I replaced 3 busted springs, a governor gear on 4 different occasions in 20 years, finally forward sprag busted, had to pull it clear out for that one- two evenings and 85 bucks, it was good to go again, gave it to a friends daughter 2 yrs later, was still fine. just saying, similar care/use/etc, my opinion on durability is its not good...always been a ford guy- currently have: 65 galaxie(since 2002), 69 mustang(since 1984) ,2002 mercury(since 2015),06 mustang-new, 07 mustang-new, 09 mustang-new- twin to the 06 (undriven-5.5 miles on it), 19 f150 lariat 3.5 new, 22 f150 lariat sport 3.5 new...thats a lot of fords, looks like a dealership :) this year added a 23 challenger widebody, one sons got a 90 mark Vii, and theres a fiero, other son traded in his f150 for the 22 bronco, then due to valve worries in the 2.7, he traded it in on a 23 challenger 1320(before i got mine- he talked me into it), and he just got a 23 colorado trailboss too... sadly hes done with fords...other son still has his f150, with the new engine, but hes wanting to trade it off before engine warranty is up, even though he loves it as much as i do my 19... long term ford family, but man- the engineering failures on these newer trucks, and the ergonomic failings of the 22, and the corporate decision to pull favorite features from f150s(fake engine noise), while adding it to bronco 2.7s was a real letdown- petty as it is, i do not 'enjoy' driving the 22 just because it sounds the way it does...LOVE driving the 19- same truck basically(22 actually has a little more power), but the 19 is luxurious AND sounds great, the 22 is just luxury transportation, meh. kept hoping a over the air update might put sound back, but nope. another thing on the 22- PDI they wrote up driversbeam-bending headlight because frame LEDs flickering- dealer ordered a headlight, took back a week later, no time, as they found it has to be aimed/calibrated...never got around to getting it back, and got a recall for same condition, but no fix/parts available, so cant change the light...also have a old recall for wiper motor failures- took 1.5 years to get parts??? ive had a bottle of rain-x and rags just in case in there forever... whats up with the slow recalls? the new max tow bolts popping off have been going on a year and a half- and testerday finally a recall- but no 'fix', just check/replace till fix is found...another engineering failure? sorry guys, but what the hell is going on in engineering? someones approved the phasers/10r80 valve body spool dimensions-tolerances/axle designs... these are huge black eyes for fords financial flagship... this stuff is gonna sell a lot of other brands if ford dont crack down on durability engineering :( yeah I bitch a lot, but not to bitch- just hoping to get a point across that mistakes being made are not leaving a mark, as far as brand loyalty... the competitions now about just as good... Ford needs to get back to one thing- ITS ALL ABOUT THE PRODUCT. when stuffs not reliable and going for record prices, its unacceptable, period. want to keep customers- up warranty on phasers/10r80s to at least 100k miles- if you guys arent confident your product will make it- fix THAT! if ford dont have the confidence in, OR the willingness to step up, the writings on the wall... i'm old, probably that challenger will be my last new car... but if given the option of any truck produced today, for the first time I can honestly say it wouldnt be a ford, and I hate that...been a ford fan since like junior high school...used to be just rust issues, but they were reliable if taken care of...now? look at that 19: if i dint have the extended warranty that was 12,000.00 of fixes by 60k miles... sorry, but that sucks. sons engine was 13.000 bucks at 55k miles... drive past any dealership and see how many f150s are waiting outside service for 10r80 fixes or phasers... this is minor engineering failures that cost a fortune to fix, and in my opinion is the fastest way to lose loyal customers. please take these problems seriously from your customers standpoints, not from some bean counters actuary table cost projections of hiding behind tsbs till out od warranty vs upping coverage to at least 100k...if ford cant be confident in their products, well, the result should be obvious... bean counters would say 'look- we cant afford to cover these to 100k because were having x% of failures' its up to Ford execs as to if they want to save short term cash, or save the company. its ALL about the product...public peception of that product is priceless. I honestly think 1/4 of the 10r80s wont make it ten years, no matter how maintained or driven... the valves stick. low hot idle oil pressure is killing phasers... bump up the idle rpm on copcars, they'll last long as they used to... whoever blessed off the 22 shifter needs reassigned- did they ever drive the old design??? it was superior in every way plus it didnt have the added failure mode created by the useless gimmick...look how many 1500-3500.00 tail lamp/headlamp assemblies are failing from water intrusion- 'fordtechmakuloco' on youtube did a 4800.00 fix - heater controls quit- why? corrosion in taillamps caused connection issues in canbus, preventing heater controls from working... $4800.00 due to piss poor sealing of two taillight capsules??? THIS stuff will END Ford it it dont stop. its either planned obsolescence or piss poor engineering- and cant be blamed on subcontractors, Ford has to have requirements/receiving inspections, or other insurances in place. Sorry to be so negative, but theres NO positive to these failures... they are way too frequent, way too expensive, and way too easy to avoid by proper engineering... planned obsolescence will sell as many new dodges as new f150s , maybe more :( Seriously, wish ford and all American manufacturers nothing but the best- got 4 sons, they'll need jobs to raise their families, and if every factory was pushing expensive design failures on to customers, they'll all be gone... is gotta be all about the product. good luck- America's future depends on American companies trying harder
  2. this (many years ago) used to be a great thread...does anyone at ford even reply in here anymore? the covid bs/intentional shipping logjams at ports/intentional labor shortages by rewarding the lazy-shutting down businesses during covid over things known now to have been useless will spin into a devolving political mess unneeded- but whatever: Fords customer service is SAD. my buddies Bronco showed up yesterday- 1.5 years hes waited. it was built 3/28, confirmed completed, just awaiting a hauler...it showed up, but the online tracker still says 'awaiting shipment. come on- the system absolutely knows where this stuff is at and why. get some first year IT kid to fix access to it. fedex can track a envelope, ford makes status of 70k+ trucks top secret or simply 'noone knows'... I really cant picture a taco bell employee out there with a notepad and pencil paper looking thru the sea of trucks to find one, know what I mean? its in the computer system, its not lost. as for build quality, its backpedalling a bit. when the 15 f150s came out at the auto show, i nit picked the hell out of them, sent a 'book' of photos to ford- even got a reply from Mark Fields himself and a call from his secretary LOL- and the next year the auto show trucks were perfect though, after seeing a couple years of good things, got a 19 lariat, and its the finest vehicle ive ever had- still is, even though ive got a 2 week old 22 lariat too the 22, the roof seams are showing ecoat(thin to non existent paint) the drivers rear cab corner sticks out 1/2" past the bed- bed or cab aint centered on the mounts...drivers rear door requires slamming to get it to fully close- just little fitting issues...bodywise, the inner side edges of the tailgate though- uggh...jagged/cracked/look like the auto show trucks from 15 again...yeah its not a visible surface, but if you snag a rag or cut yourself trying to clean it, it wont be a 'good job ford' moment... i dunno where the answer lies, but without quality at the forefront, and without actual customer service, fords committing suicide. ive always been a ford guy, but honestly dont love this 22 lariat any more than our 98 windstar new... the 19 was a perfect truck, paint/fit/finish/materials... the 22 has iffy things that will need addressed- and the thought of dealer paint repairs scares the hell out of me- the 22 leather wheel has whats gotta be the cheapest leather on the planet- it might be cardboard from the feel of it, just goofy little gripes that were not there till the newest model...it might cost the most by a lot, but isnt the best...sorry. it will be my last new F150 though, might even dump it and look for another 19 lariat- that 19 is just about a impossible truck not to love- the team that packaged that one all earned a well deserved pat on the back... 2 years into the all new model though, still seeing paint/finishing/assembly issues- combined with poor material on the steering wheel (that may actually be a covid thing- but i still suspect a beancounter thing was behind it, as the quality of the leather seats IS perfect). trying to love this 22, but its just lacking. yeah, more power in the 3.5- but they dicked with the perfection that was the noise csancellation/engine sound enhancement the 19 had, now the 22 sounds like a sewing machine unless you really step on it- the 19 had a soft v8 sound and exceptional muting of the quite noisy 3.5 clatter... shame they went backwards
  3. just got a 22 lariat 3.5 a couple weeks ago, have a 19 lariat 3.5 also... I drove the 19 yesterday for first time since getting the 22, and gotta say a couple things... the most touched parts when driving are the steering wheel and shifter. the leather in the 19 is 'grippy', like most leather wheels, kinda shiny, almost squeaks when your hands grip it...the 22 leather feels like cardboard. the shifter in the 19 isnt the best i've ever had, but its a great ergonomic layout - drive modes/manual mode/shift buttons- everything feels 'right'... the 22, they moved the 'mode' button to the dash, gotta let go/look away...they moved the 'manual' button from a detent, to a flat button- again, gotta move hand/look away...the +/- buttons are above/below, requiring you to lift your hand kinda awkwardly to hit the + button... worse yet the motorized thing feels flimsy compared to the 19. those are big 'feel' things to a driver- yes it iS a great driving truck, and has a lot of improved features - but theres a lot of great driving vehicles out there...the 19 is a better feeling truck in comparison though if just driving down the road looking out the windshield...the doo-dads are nice, but the steering wheel/shifter you actually drive with, deserved quality materials at least equal to the late models... those are actual 'feel' items to a driver- but along with the incredible torque curve of the 3.5 in lariat-up trim, the '19 had a extremely effective active noise cancellation/fake engine noise feature that really completed the 'feel' - driving, it feels and sounds like a old bigblock, ... the 22? the thing sounds like a XLT 3.5 at light throttle...piston slap, near 'knock' racket that is a necessary evil companion that comes from a loose fitted high boost aluminum motor...the 22 lariat is not a pleasant sounding vehicle from the drivers seat at light throttle...the 19 was incredible- still a little engine rattle, but nothing compared to the 22- which seems odd as the 22 has extra door seals/less highway wind noise, but sounds as if there is no insulation under the carpeting- hit a puddle in the 22 it sounds like a pressure washer, in the 19 its quiet. tried turning off the fake engine noise in both, they are comparable, both sound like my kids 19 XLT did- after he drove my 19 for a week on vacation, he hated his XLT so bad he turned in his lease and bought a loaded 19 lariat, mostly because of the sound making it 'feel stronger' in everyday driving. "for a extra hundred a month, I can drive the truck I always wanted" was his logic, and due to the market, he didnt get beat up on the lease he turned in please- consider next OTA update to these trucks- to add on/off for fake engine noise for those who dont want it- and the 19 sound profile- the weak one in the 22 is horrible unless youre into the throttle, even then its kinda weak. its a silly thing to complain about unless you have actually driven both- it changes the 'feel' from the drivers seat same as a full exhaust would...just because it dont attract attention on the outside, dont mean it cant sound better inside.the 22 is not the nicest 150 in the driveway. I have been putting 'leather honey' on the 22s wheel, its beginning to soften up after a few applications, but still has no 'gloss' and sounds like cardboard as it slides under your hands, but is a little better. leather on the shifter seems much better quality than on the wheel, it actually feels better now- just still oddly laid out in any event gotta say, nice as it is- kudos on the dash, materials, automated features for sure- that going back to the 19 after a couple weeks, the feel of the steering wheel/shifter/sound of actually driving it vs pushing buttons on the nice big screen, that the 19 is a better truck from the drivers seat. only 'oops' in the 19 was the lack of heated wheel button- always hated having to look 3 menus deep or on/off the radio to get a button to pop up- they did address that in the 22 with a button you can get to easily by feel, so thanks for that one heres the 4 in the family- younger sons red 3.5 xlt, my white 19 3.5 lariat, my space white 22 lariat sport, older sons ingot silver 19 lariat 3.5 he bought used after getting rid of his leased blue xlt 3.5- the white and the silver trucks sound awesome to drive, the red xlt and space white sound like a darn V6, even with that incredibly addictive torque curve of the 3.5 red xlt will be gone soon as son's 2.7 bronco shows up- his biggest concern on the bronco was that it would have the fake engine sound too, as he is also no longer a fan of the sound of his 3.5 without it... crazy, my kids have done pretty well all on their own, having vehicles nice as these at their ages...destined to be car poor ford fans too I guess
  4. but the chrome cladding is on the plastic, the plastic is glued on the wheel 'glue clad aluminum wheels' or 'chrome clad wheel covers' would be more accurate. I have seen some with the lips corroded, but its not THAT visible- and they require about zero maintenance, compared to polished aluminum... I know they are that way as a durable/inexpensive option to aluminum wheels, but also know a few guys that bought what they thought were all aluminum wheels, didnt realize they were plastic till pointed out...there was a srt chrysler wheel that was a 100% machined gorgeous cold forged/durabrited aluminum, got replaced by what looks identical- but its a chrome plastic wheelcover glued to a far, far cheaper cast wheel...most buyers will never know the difference, long as its shiny... truth be told, bet that 5 axis machined, cold forged wheel cost at least ten times more to produce, yet bet the option price probably didnt drop more than a few percent... its all good unless somebody wrecks one- cast breaks, forged bends... but they all look shiny if folks knew the difference between forged and cast wheels, I truly think many would pay the extra... but as long as they dont know, and manufacturers can sell 'premium' hyped wheels of the lesser material at or near the same cost, the cast/clad wheels will keep coming. seriously, I bet a cast/clad wheel could be made/delivered profitably for under 30 bucks, and a similar looking fully machined forged wheel would barely break even at 300... and a dealer might retail 500 for either. but say a driver hits a curb at speed, the forged aluminum wheel will bend like a steel one would, where the cast one might look like this:AMfront1 by ford4v429, on Flickr
  5. I agree- the 'chrome clad' name is intentionally misleading... maybe most folks just need to be more wary before purchasing, but still, you see a nice shiny chrome aluminum wheel, bet 90 out of 100 general car shoppers wouldnt guess they would be getting a chromed plastic hubcap glued permanently to a aluminum wheel. we made clad wheels for a while, some were actually a beautiful forged wheel underneath- just cheeper to glue a plastic hubcap on than invest all the time in polishing.
  6. both mustang convertibles were 'sealed' this way under the trunklid- fastbacks were good on this seam, verts, sloppy as hell... vert seam1 by ford4v429, on Flickr
  7. corrosion under fender bolt? new F150 f150 bubblingsmall by ford4v429, on Flickr
  8. Y shaped crack in inner door panel? king ranch crack in doorsmall by ford4v429, on Flickr
  9. gaps in sealing aluminum hem edge- new F150 kingranch vinsmall by ford4v429, on Flickr
  10. dirt under paint- brand new aluminum F150 kingranch dirt-pinholesmall by ford4v429, on Flickr
  11. I'm talking assembly as in crimping the two stampings together- I would assume sealant is applied right after crimp to prevent corrosion where the folded edges meet/likely cut thru any surface treatments. I never actually thought about hoods being shipped as already crimped assemblies sealed or not, to AAI... maybe. still in my opinion had the edges been sealed fully, they never woulda corroded. I have yet to see a picture that showed corrosion STARTING where the edge was properly sealed- they always start in unsealed areas, then it races under the paint in every direction...had they sealed the full perimeter properly (unlike last years auto show pics that showed they sealed outside the seam edges in multiple places achieving nothing...) we would not have seen any more hood issues than the other 99% of the cars on the roads...instead we are seeing the majority of mustangs having paint failures on the hoods. with what I took pictures of on the auto show F150s, I predict in 2~3 years theres going to be a flood of unhappy Ford customers. Fords seam sealing is the sloppiest/most random on the market from what I saw. I just want them to do better. there was a F350 duallie at the show that every seam was sealed nicely on, it was finished 'right' to my nit-picking/corrosion hating eyes... the F150s were a freaking mess...jagged edges, some sealed, some not, dirt under paint, corrosion around fender bolts- come on- these are 40-60 thousand dollar vehicles. hats off to whatever plant built that F350- shouda got the vin to find the assembly location and sent them a 'good job' comment card... the F150? in my opinion final assembly QC needs serious retraining on what a acceptable ceanliness/sealing/paint process looks like on most other makes. I'm a Ford guy, have been all my life- but the quality of sealing/painting work being done on the F150 wouldnt fly in china. If enough of us bitch, they will do better. share pics, I'm gonna start putting them on chevy forums too. make a big enough stink, get folks to start looking at edges when they open a door or hood, guarantee you within a year or two we wont see any more jagged/missed/cracked/unpainted/tape painted to/dirt under the paint type of thing anymore. ford guy or not, I'm gonna be a vocal thorn in their side till they get these vehicles as good as the rest on the market. sorry, but when I had to scrape bubbled off paint from my 4 mile 2009 mustang hood last fall, it broke something... when my 06 went, when the wifes 07 went...didnt bug me THAT bad- but that 09 has only seen water twice - it is just totally fucking wrong that Ford has been sticking good customers with 'unfixable' problems due solely to shoddy panel assembly processes. I will absolutely DEMAND better before I ever buy another- I know Ford CAN do it, if it costs them a extra nickle or a extra fifty bucks a car to do it correctly I could care less. I buy cars to keep a long time and not to watch properly cared for factory based paint bubble off after 2-3 years(or ten for that matter). the mustang hood paint problem was/is bullshit- from what I see they might well be committing business suicide on the F150. look at the pics- this aint good enough guys...
  12. two taurus on display have same issue 4 of 6 had at last years auto show- there is a racking issue on the line... http://themustangsource.com/forums/f739/bubbling-hood-paint-ugh-507379/index19/#post6905784
  13. new F150 mustang-hood-like paint bubbling starting at hood bolt- other 4 on display were ok http://themustangsource.com/forums/f739/bubbling-hood-paint-ugh-507379/index19/#post6905773
  14. crack in the aluminum inner door on a 60K king ranch at the auto show, and of course, more dirt under the paint... http://themustangsource.com/forums/f739/bubbling-hood-paint-ugh-507379/index19/#post6905771
  15. a buddy at work has a 'beater' Miata he drives year round, not a trace of blistering on his either... seems like some trucks/models it started in the late 90s, but others never had it at all- Mustang from 2005-current have been terrible though- this is what makes me believe its more of a line/process issue than a materials issue...if Ford used 6061 for some/2024 for others, that would explain a lot- but again, why wouldnt they have simply corrected the alloy at the next part revision? on the dirt/contamination thing, I really still believe it is undeniably poor prep- when you can see dirt/burrs/wires sticking out of the paint under the hood of a brand new high-end Boss302, its painfully obvious the paint line inspection never looked or just ignored it... if the dirt wasnt wiped off, whats the odds any oils were? again though, my biggest beef is brand new cars going out the door after final looked them over and noone saw these hoods- or it was deemed acceptable. if acceptable, the QA decision making guys need canned, if unacceptable, the line guys do- either way these brand new cars with screwed up paint, on a part with a well documented failure trend is just pathetic. look at ANY hyundai and 99% of the toyotas at the next auto show, look closely at the hood/door hems, roof/bodyside seams, etc, then go look at Ford- Hyundai is consistently perfect, ford is the worst of all brands ive looked at...great products, but front and center the paint is sloppy, and certain models, the paint will fail in areas that should be the LAST places you'd see corrosion on a car. my 4 mile 2009 mustang has only been exposed to water twice in the last 6 years, the raw aluminum engine block doesnt show any of the typical corrosion that occurs on bare cast aluminum, but the hood paint started bubbling up underneath with white powdery corrosion this fall? somewhere along the line, Ford has dropped the ball for a decade now. if the new F150 shares whatevever process flaw is causing 2005-2014 Mustang hood failures (material type/prep procedures/tooling/sealing/painting) they will deserve the results. Either they know how to fix it (and did nothing) or they dont think its a issue (long as they arent typically noticed till warranty expires). the auto show pics i got this year included VINs which ive posted several places- eventually carfax or something will pick them up- in a few years when these vehicles are denied warranty (99.9% of folks dont even look underhood anymore- let alone inspect the hood seams- until the surface bubbles up and they find it propagated from the underside) and someone stumbles onto pics of their new car sitting at the auto show with the problem...
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