Nice safety feature from the new Ford tailgates

[45Ricochet]

They can't be opened with a wheel off the ground :W

3 minute video

[Hannibal]

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
I don't have any experience with Ford's warranty or service dept so I can't honestly comment on it. :B

If that's the case and you want to learn about Ford's warranty policy, service dept or learn how they treat their loyal customers please get in touch with a RV.net member named Ricatic. He has extensive dealings with them and can fill you in. :B

Nah. I'm quite happy that in 80k miles, I haven't had the need to visit the service dept for anything. Even my three month old Toyota (hear the angles sing!) Prius has already been back for a recall flash for software on it's VF drive. I asked them to change one simple parameter to make the interior reverse beep once instead of continuous while they had the laptop plugged into it. They didn't do it. Many others have had it done at more competent dealerships.

[FishOnOne]

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
I don't have any experience with Ford's warranty or service dept so I can't honestly comment on it. :B

If that's the case and you want to learn about Ford's warranty policy, service dept or learn how they treat their loyal customers please get in touch with a RV.net member named Ricatic. He has extensive dealings with them and can fill you in. :B

My wife's '11 Ford Edge had 2 warranty claims to date (3.5 years/64k miles to date) and both visits was a complete satisfied experience.

No hassles, no red tape, no hoopla, no drama and the sky wasn't falling either. Just professional and courteous experience. :B

An internet acquaintance of mine and fellow RV.net member got tuned down on a 12 thousand dollar CP4 pump job on their Ford SD. Several other internet acquaintances of mine had the same thing happen.

Oh, what's your point Troy? :B

Ford doesn't reject as many CP4 pumps like you and others would like for us to think.

Since you like to change the topic on many threads, how is your acquaintances like loosing their jobs with Toyota corporate or are they packing their bags and moving to Texas? :B

Linky

[spoon059]

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
An internet acquaintance of mine and fellow RV.net member got tuned down on a 12 thousand dollar CP4 pump job on their Ford SD. Several other internet acquaintances of mine had the same thing happen.

Oh, what's your point Troy? :B

I have heard NOTHING about this... care to post a link :W
Sorry... couldn't find the SARCASM font.

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

FishOnOne wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
I don't have any experience with Ford's warranty or service dept so I can't honestly comment on it. :B

If that's the case and you want to learn about Ford's warranty policy, service dept or learn how they treat their loyal customers please get in touch with a RV.net member named Ricatic. He has extensive dealings with them and can fill you in. :B

My wife's '11 Ford Edge had 2 warranty claims to date (3.5 years/64k miles to date) and both visits was a complete satisfied experience.

No hassles, no red tape, no hoopla, no drama and the sky wasn't falling either. Just professional and courteous experience. :B

An internet acquaintance of mine and fellow RV.net member got tuned down on a 12 thousand dollar CP4 pump job on their Ford SD. Several other internet acquaintances of mine had the same thing happen.

Oh, what's your point Troy? :B

[FishOnOne]

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
I don't have any experience with Ford's warranty or service dept so I can't honestly comment on it. :B

If that's the case and you want to learn about Ford's warranty policy, service dept or learn how they treat their loyal customers please get in touch with a RV.net member named Ricatic. He has extensive dealings with them and can fill you in. :B

My wife's '11 Ford Edge had 2 warranty claims to date (3.5 years/64k miles to date) and both visits was a complete satisfied experience.

No hassles, no red tape, no hoopla, no drama and the sky wasn't falling either. Just professional and courteous experience. :B

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

Hannibal wrote:
I don't have any experience with Ford's warranty or service dept so I can't honestly comment on it. :B

If that's the case and you want to learn about Ford's warranty policy, service dept or learn how they treat their loyal customers please get in touch with a RV.net member named Ricatic. He has extensive dealings with them and can fill you in. :B

[Hannibal]

I don't have any experience with Ford's warranty or service dept so I can't honestly comment on it. :B

[C_Schomer]

I thought it was going to be the heated tailgate!

[Perrysburg_Dodg]

Bird Freak wrote:
You should probably go take a pill and relax after saying something good about a Ford. I know it had to be a first for you.

No I'v said a lot of "good things" about Ford. However I don't have a problem slinging mug when mud is being slung at my bread and butter.

All the Manufacturers have their problems from time to time and I have owned all three. If I didn't work for Chrysler I still would not buy another Ford. Do to the poor quality of their dealer service network in NW Ohio & SE Mich. I had been to EVERYONE at one time or another trying to get issues resolved to no avail.

So I moved on and started buying Chrysler vehicles long before I worked for them and never once had the problems I did with my Fords.

That's not a slam, it's just my experience with Ford and their dealers! I'm 100% sure others have had the same experiences with Chrysler, GM, Toyota and others. When someone posts something bad about your favorite vehicle, it doesn't make them evil. They may have a valid reason for not liking it.

Don

[AlBeGone]

I would gladly take one or the other home!
Thank you very much.

[45Ricochet]

FishOnOne wrote:
There's no question the RAM 3500 has better torsional rigidity. Having said that I'm starting to wonder if RAM's new stiffer frame is the reason some are complaining about highway speed vibrations.

Those are all tire balance related. Guess the Mexican plant never heard of a " Road force Balance Machine".
Either that or a flat out bad tire Company. My OEM tires were trash also although the spare is still holding air with like zero miles on it :W

[Bird_Freak]

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

Golden_HVAC wrote:
An unfair Dodge test probably set up by someone sore about this Ford test of a trailer going down a hill..

Clicky It is a commercial produced by Ford back in 2012, with a GM and Dodge truck towing a trailer down a hill, with -400 pounds hitch weight, something disastrous is about to happen, but the Ford's new factory installed trailer braking system will prevent sway, while the Dodge and GM back in 2012 did not. Current Federal regulations might have required Dodge and GM to put this sort of braking controls on their 2014 and later model year trucks, but Ford had it first.

Fred.

Sorry Fred but both Ram and Ford came out with it in 2009

Form PUT.COM"In 2009, Dodge and Ford introduced trailer sway control on their new light-duty pickups. In the Dodge Ram 1500, its stability control system was enhanced to automatically counteract unintended trailer motion by using the truck’s antilock braking and traction control systems to apply individual wheel brakes and/or reduce engine power. It works by asymmetrically applying brake pressure on the tow vehicle’s opposite side to counteract sway.

The Ford F-150 uses a more sophisticated trailer sway control system. By taking advantage of its integrated trailer-brake controller and roll stability control, the F-150 can apply both its own brakes and a trailer’s electric brakes without the driver's intervention to stop sway when the vehicle senses excessive rear yaw input from the trailer."

Albeit Ford's system was better at the time, score one for Ford. Damn that hurt. :W

Don

You should probably go take a pill and relax after saying something good about a Ford. I know it had to be a first for you.

[FishOnOne]

There's no question the RAM 3500 has better torsional rigidity. Having said that I'm starting to wonder if RAM's new stiffer frame is the reason some are complaining about highway speed vibrations.

[Hannibal]

45Ricochet wrote:
Wow response to an almost 2 month dead thread. Slow Saturday night anyone? :B

Yeah, just got back from a week at Fort Desoto campground camping, fishing, grilling and beer. No sway, bent tailgate, spit spark plugs or anything. It was a pretty boring week! :B