This is an interesting article.
Seems like a unusual large number of quality issues to have to bring in outside workers to handle the load.
Most plants I have been in have the ability to fix quality issues when they are still on the line, or at the end before being loaded.
The article says UAW workers are not getting the work.
Could the temps be signing a nondisclosure clause ?
So we don't know what work was done on the trucks ?


UAW workers not repairing new Ford F-150s at Flat Rock plant (freep.com)

 

I saw a similar article online the other day. Not good.

 

Sabotage? Something(s) substantial for them to go to these measures and not just send them to dealers!

 

OR...The way i understand it is, the trucks in question were the first ones to roll off the 2021 line, they parked them to do final inspections after the line issues got resolved. Now there goin back and doing minor tweaks and software updates. Ford didn't want to release a product as big as this change with having them 100%.. Dealers are getting lots now at least around here and there have been very little quality issues!

 

I'd rather see them fixed now so they are ready to sell when they arrive at the dealer.
https://www.f150forum.com/f2/can-t-good-491348/

 

Nothing to see here. Do a Google search about the Explorer launch.

It is very common for the launch of a new model resulting in vehicles being held, reworked, and then sent to dealers. Multiple threads discussing this.

 

Most of us cannot comprehend the complexity of the vehicles we drive every day and take for granted. The Tundra, which hasn't seen a meaningful update since 2007 and is arguably the most basic 1/2 ton available, is still imperfect. That's after 13 years of a good manufacturer producing basically the same truck, which has significantly less complexity than our F150s.

Now, given all of that, let's recognize how difficult it is to achieve a spotless rollout of any product. There will be problems the first time you start mass production on a paper towel production line. Certainly the rollout of a modern 1/2 ton pickup will be imperfect.

I'm not worried about it unless the vehicles reach consumers with issues.

 

Never gets old hey Rick? Same reply in every thread, "google search it" and "multiple threads discussing this". Always condescending and useless comments....

 

The first Ford truck was built in 1917 so I don't know what Ford would not know about building a truck!
So for 103 years of truck building, I'm pretty sure they know what they're doing.

Its more a question of unanticipated issues which probably should have been addressed sooner.
I don't know what the big deal is about "non-unionized" persons fixing these trucks...


Anyway, just one more reason to wait until 2024.

 

that is exactly what I read and understood. It's different than how they used to do it, keeping the issues away from the dealers to fix, and ultimately the customers at all.