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My Lariat ER is sitting in a RR yard not 20 miles away from where I live, its been there for over a week, but Ford will not let my Lightning be released to my Dealership because of the Battery issue, production stoppage. I Thought I had read Ford was not stopping the sale of Lightnings just production, guess I was wrong. I had been so excited to finally get my Lightning and now I have to wait another 3 weeks. I am at the tipping point of just calling the dealership and canceling my order. Just venting....

 

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Where do you live? It is frustrating, but you can't go to a rail yard and just pick up a truck. The dealership can't either. Trust me, I asked when mine was inbound.

I am in MN and it sound like you are in the same predicament as I......ugh.

 

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Feel the frustration.... Especially knowing the truck is SO close. I guess if there is any silver lining it's that in the event something is wrong with the battery issue, you won't carry the burden of taking it to the dealer, who will likely not be ready to address/support and that work/responsibility will fall on ford. So when you FINALLY get your amazing truck it will be ready to go! I'm currently scheduled for 4/10 (pushed out from originally 3/27).

hopefully yours will be smooth sailing once the battery issue has been cleared up

 

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Your 2023 is on hold…Ford might allow the shipment process to restart next week, if the battery doesn’t need a recall…speculation is running wild that all 2023 will be put on hold and recalled for battery fire issues.

Got my fingers crossed

 

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I hade the same experience. Truck sat at the St Paul BNSF rail yard for a few weeks before delivery to the dealer. This was before the stop shipment. Dealer had no idea when it would appear until the day before.

Mine is in Cottage Grove BNSF auto drop-off yard, how crazy. My dealer also had no idea about the battery issues or stoppage. Not for sure they even believed me after telling them what was going on....ugh. Glad you finally got yours and hope there was no damage waiting in the RR yard for weeks.

 

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So close yet so far away. Yes I actually went to the RR yard to see if I could find my Lightning....my OCD is kicking in 🤣

 

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Oxford white / same wheels as my '23 it looks like.

Yep Oxford white / ER / 511A .....Twins

 

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Tri-coat Oxford/ER & ceramic - Michelin tires like mine? Ask the dealer for a discount given battery challenges!?

Ceramic for sure and I hope Michelin, but could not get close enough to tell, I think they would not have appreciated my drone getting any closer than I did. I have been hounding my dealership weekly for a discount.

 

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Mine was manufactured first week of January, I took delivery Feb 3rd. Imagine hearing nothing in the field is affected... I have noticed twice in charging the DC fast charger stopped before the charge was full. I don't know if this is an indication of a problem with the charger or the battery. I have advised Ford, but as expected they are tight lipped.

I'm probably more flexible than most people. I want Ford to succeed and am willing to work with them, and I still have my Jeep for back up.

Up to now the truck has exceeded my expectations. It's a fast ride, very stable, even at 100 mph (yeah, I love power). I think everyone will be surprised with the performance.

So I am guessing when it stopped charging you tried to restart charging again? Has it ever quit charging when you are at home and charging? I have no doubt Ford will work out the bugs and as first adopters we need to expect a few bumps in the road so to speak. Have fun....zooom zoom.

 

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My Lariat ER is sitting in a RR yard not 20 miles away from where I live, its been there for over a week, but Ford will not let my Lightning be released to my Dealership because of the Battery issue, production stoppage. I Thought I had read Ford was not stopping the sale of Lightnings just production, guess I was wrong. I had been so excited to finally get my Lightning and now I have to wait another 3 weeks. I am at the tipping point of just calling the dealership and canceling my order. Just venting....

Quick update. The new car manager from my dealership got back to me today and said Ford is actually sending out people to check batteries on site. She also said my lightning has a green notification, however she had no idea what that meant. I am still excited

 

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That Ford is sending people out to check batteries on site, is welcome news to those of us caught in the middle between built and deliver.

Originally I was thinking Ford would be able to do battery diagnosing/testing remotely but that is not the case, at least that is what my dealership is saying. I just took a quick trip to the railroad yard and my Lightning is still there......3 plus weeks and waiting.

 

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My Lariat ER is sitting in a RR yard not 20 miles away from where I live, its been there for over a week, but Ford will not let my Lightning be released to my Dealership because of the Battery issue, production stoppage. I Thought I had read Ford was not stopping the sale of Lightnings just production, guess I was wrong. I had been so excited to finally get my Lightning and now I have to wait another 3 weeks. I am at the tipping point of just calling the dealership and canceling my order. Just venting....

My Lariat ER has been sitting in a RR yard since 2/6 and the estimated delivery was 3/8-3/18, until this morning now the estimated delivery is 4/7 - 4/20. This is getting really frustrating. I am guessing Ford had to check possibly as many as 3000 Lightnings that were under the battery issue. I know they are sending Ford techs on site to actually do their battery testing but seriously 2 months to do testing. Ford, send me the test equipment I will go testing batteries

 

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My Lightning update: I went to the RR yard today to take my weekly photo and noticed the RR yard/lot was almost empty other than mostly Lightnings. It appears there are 9 Lightnings waiting for a miracle to happen.... 😳. This is only one location in Minnesota where Lightnings are being stored until Ford figures out what is wrong with the batteries. It's has been 7 weeks sitting in the RR yard.