Official: 2015 Complaint Thread!
04-24-2015, 04:11 PM
#791
Cowboy of the Skies
With the exception of the swaps you want to make, I am with you. By far one of the better Ford trucks I have owned. Fortunately (knock on wood) I have not had any mechanical, door, water or trim issues.It's nice to see good things about the trucks on here, this is not to belittle the very real problems that people are having but I guess I am tired of reading all the bad things that are happening to our members.
Rick
I know that Ford has problems to.....all car makers do.
The problem with all forums be it trucks to boats, is you hear a lot about the small percentage with problems....and very little about the many that are great.
I own motorbikes, boats, snowmobiles, a travel trailer, helicopters, equipment, generators, a home, and more.
If reading forums you would think every item i own is pure junk.
When the reality is that short of having to do a little AC repair last summer on the house, and a minor water leak on my travel trailer its all been good to me.
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04-26-2015, 11:34 AM
#792
Some new trucks on the local dealer's lot, so I snapped a couple pics. The roof seam sealer seems to be hit and miss. I don't understand how some are perfect, and others looks like they were applied during an earthquake. It is purely cosmetic, but I still don't get how some are done right, and others aren't. Also, of the ones that I have seen, the problem is more prevalent on the passenger side.
I noticed this on mine about a week or so ago, when I was washing it.
It is only on the passenger side. The driver side is fine. I was a little concerned at first, but after visually inspecting it, it doesn't seem to be an issue, other than a cosmetic one.
I have to agree, that it is a weird quality control issue though.
04-27-2015, 12:01 PM
#793
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Wondering if this is just my truck or if it is a systematic thing. If I put my climate control on "auto", it doesn't seem to do much unless I put the temperature on "HI". Seems like if the truck is 40 deg. inside and I have it set to 80 deg., it should run the fan faster and I should feel it start to warm up assuming the engine is warm. On auto, it takes forever for it to start heating.
Anyone else notice this?
Anyone else notice this?
04-27-2015, 01:40 PM
#794
Senior Member
Wondering if this is just my truck or if it is a systematic thing. If I put my climate control on "auto", it doesn't seem to do much unless I put the temperature on "HI". Seems like if the truck is 40 deg. inside and I have it set to 80 deg., it should run the fan faster and I should feel it start to warm up assuming the engine is warm. On auto, it takes forever for it to start heating.
Anyone else notice this?
Anyone else notice this?
Automatic Climate Control
Note:
Adjusting the settings when your
vehicle interior is extremely hot or cold is
not necessary. The system automatically
adjusts to heat or cool the cabin to your
selected temperature as quickly as possible.
For the system to function efficiently, the
instrument panel and side air vents should
be fully open.
Note:
If you select AUTO during cold
outside temperatures, the system directs
airflow to the windshield and side window
vents. In addition, the fan may run at a
slower speed until the engine warms up.
Note:
If you select AUTO during hot outside
temperatures, or when the inside of the
vehicle is hot, the system automatically uses
recirculated air to maximize interior cooling.
When the interior reaches the selected
temperature, the system automatically
switches to using outside air.
04-27-2015, 04:36 PM
#795
Senior Member
Not so much a complaint as an observation, but I've not really noticed any difference in the auto windshield wipers on the lowest or highest sensitivity settings. And they don't always seem to be consistent...sometimes noticably more water is on the windshield before they activate than others. It's never later than I'd like (in other words, I can see just fine), I've just noticed that they don't seem to be terribly consistent in their sensitivity is all. I'm sure it's not a perfect system (light level, sensor blockage, etc.).
04-27-2015, 07:38 PM
#796
Senior Member
Well I had my first real opportunity today to try out the air conditioning and I'm afraid it was pretty darn weak. It was only 20C (68F) outside so it's not like the system should have had trouble keeping up. I was driving on the highway for an hour and had to keep it on Max A/C almost the whole way. Closing the sun-shade and turning on the A/C seats was also necessary for comfort.
The A/C performance is now a major concern for me as I am aware that there's been a lot of complaints in recent years of relatively high air conditioning temperatures in the F-150 and Ford has usually claimed they are within the normal range. I'll ask my dealer to test it the next hot day but I'm not optimistic they'll be able to do anything to improve it. I'm used to excellent A/C in my old 2000 GMC 2500 for which the A/C has never needed servicing. If this is what I'm going to have to deal with when it's just 20C, I'm going to need to run the A/C seats a lot this summer.
The A/C performance is now a major concern for me as I am aware that there's been a lot of complaints in recent years of relatively high air conditioning temperatures in the F-150 and Ford has usually claimed they are within the normal range. I'll ask my dealer to test it the next hot day but I'm not optimistic they'll be able to do anything to improve it. I'm used to excellent A/C in my old 2000 GMC 2500 for which the A/C has never needed servicing. If this is what I'm going to have to deal with when it's just 20C, I'm going to need to run the A/C seats a lot this summer.
04-27-2015, 08:50 PM
#797
Senior Member
Well I had my first real opportunity today to try out the air conditioning and I'm afraid it was pretty darn weak. It was only 20C (68F) outside so it's not like the system should have had trouble keeping up. I was driving on the highway for an hour and had to keep it on Max A/C almost the whole way. Closing the sun-shade and turning on the A/C seats was also necessary for comfort. The A/C performance is now a major concern for me as I am aware that there's been a lot of complaints in recent years of relatively high air conditioning temperatures in the F-150 and Ford has usually claimed they are within the normal range. I'll ask my dealer to test it the next hot day but I'm not optimistic they'll be able to do anything to improve it. I'm used to excellent A/C in my old 2000 GMC 2500 for which the A/C has never needed servicing. If this is what I'm going to have to deal with when it's just 20C, I'm going to need to run the A/C seats a lot this summer.
04-27-2015, 08:54 PM
#798
Senior Member
Yeah, I'm not experiencing the AC issues at all with my truck. Temps touched the 80s here one day and it cooled very fast. After just a minute or two I had it on the lowest fan setting.
04-27-2015, 09:13 PM
#799
Cowboy of the Skies
My AC will nearly freeze my nuts off in about 10 minutes.
