SRAces Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) I'm hearing on another forum that Rangers with the $95 keypad option are being delayed. Anyone know how long that delay is? I told my dealer that I had to have the keypad as I use it a lot on my current F-150 if I need to unlock the vehicle without the key fob. Comes in handy when you kayak fish and want to leave the keys locked up in the vehicle so you don't lose them on the water. Edited November 20, 2018 by SRAces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Brand new model launch. Literally anything could delay it at this point. They’re still only building about 30 per day and they’re not close to giving the ok to ship yet. Any potential parts delays are 100% irrelevant at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRAces Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Brand new model launch. Literally anything could delay it at this point. They’re still only building about 30 per day and they’re not close to giving the ok to ship yet. Any potential parts delays are 100% irrelevant at the moment Thanks for the quick reply. It's interesting that we have yet to see any commercials on TV yet. Have a great Thanksgiving! Is your avatar a Maine Coon? Edited November 20, 2018 by SRAces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 What good would it be to show a bunch of Ranger commercials only to have buyers show up at the dealership and no Rangers to be found? It will be another month or probably two before dealers have any inventory to speak of, then you should see a lot of commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-Mo Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 31 minutes ago, SRAces said: I'm hearing on another forum that Rangers with the $95 keypad option are being delayed. Anyone know how long that delay is? I told my dealer that I had to have the keypad as I use it a lot on my current F-150 if I need to unlock the vehicle without the key fob. Comes in handy when you kayak fish and want to leave the keys locked up in the vehicle so you don't lose them on the water. Can't imagine owning a vehicle without the keypad, simply the greatest feature ever put on a truck. Those who play outdoors in the woods or deep snow are the ones who really understand that you really don't want to carry keys, or a fob or whatever starts a car these days. Be patient - your Ranger will be awesome for many years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 57 minutes ago, SRAces said: Thanks for the quick reply. It's interesting that we have yet to see any commercials on TV yet. Have a great Thanksgiving! Is your avatar a Maine Coon? We aren't exactly sure what she is but she's at least 50% Siberian forest cat. She was super high when that picture was taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 9 hours ago, akirby said: What good would it be to show a bunch of Ranger commercials only to have buyers show up at the dealership and no Rangers to be found? It will be another month or probably two before dealers have any inventory to speak of, then you should see a lot of commercials. But yet my Facebook timeline has been flooded with Ranger and Edge advertising from Ford. In one regard I'm happy to see that finally, but on the other hand...you can't buy one quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailGaiter Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I haven't heard anything specific about the keypad. We finished MP1 build today and production number will be ramping up slowly starting Monday. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbeck72130 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Some of the dealers in my area are already putting new Rangers on there websites. Any update on the number of units being built per day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailGaiter Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 We are building close to 200 on a good day now and that number should climb quickly. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assimilator Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) The Keypad is something of a retro-fit, it looks like the old dealer-installed keypad for vehicles that didn't have the option available from the factory. I know they've had to patch the Ranger together for the US market and make it work as best they can without a major overhaul and that was one fairly obvious compromise they had to make. Edited December 16, 2018 by Assimilator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 56 minutes ago, Assimilator said: The Keypad is something of a retro-fit, it looks like the old dealer-installed keypad for vehicles that didn't have the option available from the factory. I know they've had to patch the Ranger together for the US market and make it work as best they can without a major overhaul and that was one fairly obvious compromise they had to make. Our Focus had that style of keypad too, even though it was available with the one integrated into the b-pillar appliqué on the door which is what I thought we were getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assimilator Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Yeah, that too. It's something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDL1717 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Any updates if this is actually holding up orders to be built ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailGaiter Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 No I don't think a keypad is holding up orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRAces Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 I just got a screenshot from my dealer showing my order is being held up for a keypad constraint. Can someone at the factory on this forum validate whether the keypad is really holding up orders? I would hate to take mine off just to get the truck built, but at this rate, I will not see my Ranger anytime soon. SMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangerdanger Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, SRAces said: I just got a screenshot from my dealer showing my order is being held up for a keypad constraint. Can someone at the factory on this forum validate whether the keypad is really holding up orders? I would hate to take mine off just to get the truck built, but at this rate, I will not see my Ranger anytime soon. SMH. Can you post the screenshot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRAces Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 I sanitized my screenshot from the dealer below to remove my dealer's identity. My truck was ordered as a stock unit using the dealer's very first allocation. The assumption was that the first stock unit would get built quicker than a retail unit. I told my dealer this morning to take the keypad off so the truck would get scheduled. I will work on a wireless keypad solution down the road from Ford that will work on the new Ranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005Explorer Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/14/2019 at 9:13 AM, SRAces said: I just got a screenshot from my dealer showing my order is being held up for a keypad constraint. Can someone at the factory on this forum validate whether the keypad is really holding up orders? I would hate to take mine off just to get the truck built, but at this rate, I will not see my Ranger anytime soon. SMH. I think you'll be able to add the keypad after you purchase because it looks like they are just sticking it on and it's not an integrated one like some of the other models. I might be wrong about this, but it's listed under "accessories" in the order guide and from what I have read it doesn't appear to be "built in" to the vehicle. Maybe someone who has seen it in real life has more to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgonza5 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 14 hours ago, 2005Explorer said: I think you'll be able to add the keypad after you purchase because it looks like they are just sticking it on and it's not an integrated one like some of the other models. I might be wrong about this, but it's listed under "accessories" in the order guide and from what I have read it doesn't appear to be "built in" to the vehicle. Maybe someone who has seen it in real life has more to add. Sounds like your are right. I saw the post quoted below in the Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum's Topic:Only Grey / Silver / Black Rangers? On 1/22/2019 at 5:29 PM, Deanh said: all quibbling aside....barring a couple of niggles, we had a Ranger here today for training....couple of things bugged me, but were trivial ( mirror adjustments should be on the door, keyless entry was the stick on wart ) the truck is outstanding.....I forsee it doing really well, its jumped the competition in a multitude of areas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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