Ford recall issues

[Me_Again]

And my F150 has outstanding recalls with no parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTiMUOTQO48

[ksss]

Me Again wrote:

theoldwizard1 wrote:

Reisender wrote:
I wonder if some of these recalls are just OTA or over the air recalls though.

Very few manufacturers have OTA capability.

My 2021 F-150 regularly gets OTA updates. They recommend it be linked to home WiFi for quicker downloads. I have it set for 2AM 7 days a week to check for updates. If it is gone some morning I will know the girlie truck down the street slipped in an invite.

Or maybe its two girlie trucks who no longer will stay in the closet. ..er..garage.

[Me_Again]

theoldwizard1 wrote:

Reisender wrote:
I wonder if some of these recalls are just OTA or over the air recalls though.

Very few manufacturers have OTA capability.

My 2021 F-150 regularly gets OTA updates. They recommend it be linked to home WiFi for quicker downloads. I have it set for 2AM 7 days a week to check for updates. If it is gone some morning I will know the girlie truck down the street slipped in an invite.

[theoldwizard1]

Reisender wrote:
I wonder if some of these recalls are just OTA or over the air recalls though.

Very few manufacturers have OTA capability.

[Me_Again]

Tvov wrote:

Me Again wrote:
And my F150 has outstanding recalls with no parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTiMUOTQO48

What recalls do you have? I haven't heard anything about my 2021 F150 2.7

Tail gate opening on it's own, I have not experienced this yet and the wiper motor. Maybe another I forget! I did get the insulation one completed.

[ford_truck_guy]

Grit dog wrote:
There’s a windshield wiper recall?
What’s it do? Fly off and spear someone next to you on a motorcycle at 80mph?

The splines are striped that hold the arm assembly on... so I hear from my 3 buddies that have them..

" Faulty wipers force Ford to recall 650,000 newer SUVs and trucks. Ford is recalling 652,996 newer trucks and full-size SUVs for front windshield wiper arms that can come loose, detach, or stop working, the NHTSA disclosed on Friday. A faulty or missing wiper arm could reduce visibility and increase the risk of a crash.

[GottaRunGottaCa]

I'm glad I saw this thread, I just called my dealer and have an appointment this Friday for windshield wiper recall, the dealer said they have the part in stock and it takes about an hour to do the job, this is the only recall that come up on my 2020 F150.

[Reisender]

I wonder if some of these recalls are just OTA or over the air recalls though. That is getting super common now. I’m thinking the terminology might have to change a bit. We had a recall done on our car about 2 months ago but it was done overnight while we were sleeping. We got an email about it saying it was done. We have had two recalls like this. My point is it may look worse than it is because of the word “recall”. Maybe some of the ford are like this as well.

Jmho.

[goducks10]

No more bragging rights for any brand.

[Grit_dog]

Like Valhalla mentioned. Vehicles are orders of magnitude more complicated now than the past. Combine that with the increasing litigious nature of society, seems like the McDonalds coffee burnt lap case history is what opened all the ambulance chasers and Karen’s eyes to a free lunch…., and you have a recipe for a record number of recalls so the mfgs can cover their @sses.
Combine both of these and they end up with more recalls.
And make for good coffee shop banter amongst those who don’t have enough real world tasks and decisions to keep them busy….

[Grit_dog]

^Mostly about this. Checks the box for reducing or eliminating corporate liability.

[mkirsch]

Nothing new, but at least for now you have to expect it.

The recall notice is to absolve them of all wrongdoing should you continue to operate the vehicle and something bad happens. "Hey we told you about it. It's not like you didn't know."

[Tvov]

Me Again wrote:
And my F150 has outstanding recalls with no parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTiMUOTQO48

What recalls do you have? I haven't heard anything about my 2021 F150 2.7

[valhalla360]

theoldwizard1 wrote:

What I don't understand is why they change a part to save a penny when the old part had been performing the job for many years ! How many years have they been putting windshield wipers on cars ?

Someone probably got a promotion for getting a new "low cost" supplier !

It's fun to exaggerate but...

Ford sells something like 4 million vehicles per year (yeah it varies by year).

If they can get the wiper motor for $5 less, that's $20million saved.

If they change out 10 parts per year at $5 savings, that's $200million in the companies pocket. I don't know where you work but if I make my company an extra $200m, they will be very happy with me.

Plus there is no guarantee the supplier of the old part won't reduce quality control or materials and they won't have the same recall issues.

If you look at vehicle reliability compared to the 70-80's, it's night and day better even though cars are easily 10 times more complicated.

There are very good reasons, parts get redesigned even though the old ones worked.

[ksss]

There is some thought that the Ford SUV used by the POTUS may have started a fire, and burning down 4 other vehicles that were also rented from HERTZ as part of his motorcade. The Ford SUV was listed as having a potential fire starting issue that had not been fixed through a recall yet. That of course is speculative at this point, but somewhat interesting never the less.