Build Quality - A Rant
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Joined: Feb 2023
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From: Buffalo, NY
No offense, but the paint and trim defects should have been spotted when you went to pick up the truck and brought forward before taking delivery. I found a relatively minor scratch on the easily scratched b pillar trim (exterior) than continued into the rear door glass. The detail shop had already written it up as transport damage, officially making sure it would be fixed and not something I get hassled about later. AKA "you took the truck, we can't verify what you might have done to it so we can't fix it for free".
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Joined: Mar 2023
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No offense, but the paint and trim defects should have been spotted when you went to pick up the truck and brought forward before taking delivery. I found a relatively minor scratch on the easily scratched b pillar trim (exterior) than continued into the rear door glass. The detail shop had already written it up as transport damage, officially making sure it would be fixed and not something I get hassled about later. AKA "you took the truck, we can't verify what you might have done to it so we can't fix it for free".
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Joined: Feb 2022
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I'm 10 months into ownership of my 2022 King Ranch. It's been at a dealership for diagnosis and repair for over 10% of that time. The primary concern is a drivetrain shudder that has yet to be diagnosed after multiple visits and a torque converter replacement. It's at the dealer now as they are continuing to search for the cause of the shudder.
It also has an annoying rattle in the driver's door panel and in the console.
It has a harmonic vibration in the dash behind the screen.
It has a metallic clicking in the passenger seat when there is no passenger.
The screen has gone blank a couple of times while driving (but that hasn't happened in a month or so).
When I push the button on the tailgate to lower it, about half the time it will beep three times and do nothing. I have to push it a second time to get the tailgate to drop.
Occasionally, I will get a "tailgate down" warning while driving. It's never really been down when this happens, but if I push the button to lower it after receiving that warning, it drops like a rock with no dampening at all.
A couple of weeks ago, the "Auto Up" feature for the passenger window stopped working.
The 2022 power, gas mileage, infotainment, and ride quality are better than my 2012 F-150, but some of the basics like A/C and drivability were better on the 2012.
I know there are lots of owners out there who are thrilled with their Gen 14 trucks, but in my case, it is the worst of the five F-150s I have owned.
It also has an annoying rattle in the driver's door panel and in the console.
It has a harmonic vibration in the dash behind the screen.
It has a metallic clicking in the passenger seat when there is no passenger.
The screen has gone blank a couple of times while driving (but that hasn't happened in a month or so).
When I push the button on the tailgate to lower it, about half the time it will beep three times and do nothing. I have to push it a second time to get the tailgate to drop.
Occasionally, I will get a "tailgate down" warning while driving. It's never really been down when this happens, but if I push the button to lower it after receiving that warning, it drops like a rock with no dampening at all.
A couple of weeks ago, the "Auto Up" feature for the passenger window stopped working.
The 2022 power, gas mileage, infotainment, and ride quality are better than my 2012 F-150, but some of the basics like A/C and drivability were better on the 2012.
I know there are lots of owners out there who are thrilled with their Gen 14 trucks, but in my case, it is the worst of the five F-150s I have owned.
