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My 2023 Lariat is 20 miles from my, but Ford just told me it will be 3 weeks before I can take delivery

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zweare

Discussion Starter · 4 mo ago

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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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zweare

Discussion Starter · #21 · 3 mo ago

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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Jon Lightning

· #22 · 3 mo ago

zweare said:
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 🤣

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

zweare

Discussion Starter · #23 · 3 mo ago

Jon Love said:
Oxford white / same wheels as my '23 it looks like.

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

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Jon Lightning

· #24 · 3 mo ago

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

zweare

Discussion Starter · #25 · 3 mo ago

Jon Love said:
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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btreece

· #26 · 3 mo ago

zweare said:
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 🤣

Wow, that is torture. Need to get the Lightning out of jail!

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Busted

· #27 · 3 mo ago

NewtoEV said:
Feel the frustration....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...

Glass half full type of guy?😎

NewtoEV

· #28 · 3 mo ago

Busted said:
Glass half full type of guy?😎

Yes. Usually with whiskey 🤪

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mbeinke58

· #29 · 3 mo ago

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.

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zweare

Discussion Starter · #30 · 3 mo ago

mbeinke58 said:
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.

StephenD

· #31 · 3 mo ago

Isn’t DC fast charging set to stop at 90% by default? I believe you can change it though.

mbeinke58

· #32 · 3 mo ago

StephenD said:
Isn’t DC fast charging set to stop at 90% by default? I believe you can change it though.

Charging is by default 90%. You can do single charges up to 100%. Ford recommends 90, but then you lose 10% of range. I will add the last 10% of charging does take a lot more time. I quit at 95% due to time.

As far as going back to rehook up the charger, I had family with me and dinner was over. I wasn't expecting the charge to quit. The second time the charge was at 88% and since I wasn't home charging left.

zweare

Discussion Starter · #33 · 3 mo ago

zweare said:
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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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davehu

· #34 · 3 mo ago

zweare said:
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

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.

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zweare

Discussion Starter · #35 · 3 mo ago

davehu said:
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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1typoman

· #36 · 3 mo ago

zweare said:
I am in MN and it sound like you are in the same predicament as I......ugh. maybe look at it this way better it catch fire on their lot then in your garage. Not to be cynical but with most new technology if it's going to screw up it will be right away

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eclarke7000

· #37 · 3 mo ago

zweare said:
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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....

Be grateful, I have one and its loaded with electronic issues.

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Jon Lightning

· #38 · 3 mo ago

What kind of issues - so far lucky here but a test of all electronics is a future task. Ford has the highest recall issues the last 2 years by far.

zweare

Discussion Starter · #39 · 3 mo ago

zweare said:
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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

zweare

Discussion Starter · #40 · 2 mo ago

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.

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