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I had similar clunking / shifting problems. My dealer told me it's a common issue with the 10 speed transmissions. I took my truck in for State inspection and a recall. I told the service writer about the transmission issue. When I picked up the truck, he told me they reprogrammed the powertrain...

Leaf blowers work great for drying. I use a battery powered Dewalt leaf blower and can get the majority of the water off my truck rather quickly. You still have to use a few towels but the leaf blower makes drying much easier.

That’s good that you got the dealer to take care of it. When I picked up my truck and mentioned the rust I got the same excuse that Ford gives - “it’s just cosmetic”. They had no problem giving me additional money off to get the truck rustproofed. To me that proved that they are aware of the...

Anyone experiencing a high pitched whistle or whine from their 5.0? It kind of sounds like a serpentine belt squeal that gets higher pitched as the RPMs increase. I’ve got about 500 miles on my truck. I can’t hear it inside the truck. I pulled into my friend’s driveway and he heard it and...

I have the 5.0 and am not concerned at all about the belt driven oil pump. Many people think this is some sort of new technology. I read somewhere that Ford has been using belt driven oil pumps since 2008 on some of their European model cars. Volkswagen has been using a belt on some European...

There is no way a dealership will replace an axle and surrounding parts. As I mentioned in the first post, I negotiated an additional $200.00 off before taking delivery to cover the cost of undercoating. I obviously addressed the rust issue myself but I still plan on getting the entire...

I have a Lariat SuperCab 5.0. So for the truck has been great. Everything works and there are no squeaks, rattles or intermittent problems. The only issues I’ve had (which were there when I picked up the truck) is rear axle rust which I’ve taken care of and driver’s side door alignment. The...

If you own the truck and plan on keeping it for quite a while then I would invest in a good ceramic coating. If you are leasing or only keeping the truck for a short period then I’d go with a wax or spray. The Turtle Wax ceramic spray wax that Jerry Can mentioned is really good stuff and very...

Removing rust or painting parts of the undercarriage won’t impact the warranty. Personally, I wasn’t going to wait until Ford addresses this issue – if they do at all. My guess is if they are willing to do something it will be a quick undercoating spray on the rear axle. Also, are they...

I didn’t lift it. I put cardboard down then slid under the truck. It sucked doing it but this is a one-time thing. Now that the rust issue is resolved I shouldn’t have to do this again. Ramps or a jack and jack stands would definitely make this process much easier.

1. Fortunately the rust wasn’t very bad at the ends of the axle. I carefully sprayed dissolver on the area and used the brush, waited about 20 minutes then hosed it off. I didn’t have to paint it. It goes without saying that you don’t want to get dissolver, paint or a rust inhibitor on your...

Personally, I don’t think Ford will do anything about the rust issue. My assumption is that they will come up with a fix for trucks that have yet to be built but they won’t do anything for trucks that they already sold. I negotiated an additional $200.00 off when I picked up my truck to cover...

Understood but there is something else causing this. My wife's 7 year old Acura has SiriusXM and it sounds WAY better than my F150. She just plays SiriusXM through the stock radio. It's frustrating because I've heard the capability of the B&O system via CarPlay. It should sound a lot better...

There has been other posts about the sound quality of the B&O Unleashed system. It seems to be a love/hate type of thing. I am one of the people that is very disappointed with the sound. Thus far I’ve only listened to SiriusXM in the truck, no other music sources. It seems the sound is only...