Was your truck struck by lightning? Good god man, what a basket case. I woulda torched that thing in the carmax parking lot by now.Well since you asked... here's my story ... but I will preface it with pls don't let my story stop you from buying this truck you love. Yours could end up not having a single problem. My truck is a beauty but for $70k (used) should not have any issues much less this amount. And, honestly, I don't think there is any consistency whatsoever to the issues....we all have issues of some kind and all random from 21-23 I see on here all the time.
Bought a 21 5.0 Platinum with 15k miles Oct 2022 and in the year I've owned it, I feel like it's been at a Ford dealership longer than in my driveway. Had truck totally die 3 weeks after purchase...apparently someone put a non-Ford battery in it and I bought it like that and that battery wasn't capable of the carrying the load for the truck. Had it towed to a dealer, and luckily they fixed within 24 hours. Had to pay out-of-pocket because it wasn't a Ford battery, but Carmax reimbursed me though. A week or so later, a/c evap coil went out and I had to wait a month for an appt. I can't imagine if it was summertime in Georgia when it went out! They had to take my beautiful Carmelo leather seats out so I was mortified they would scratch them, then had to take off entire dash. They had it for 3 weeks just to fix that! (Found a random screw rolling around in floorboard, so they forgot a screw somewhere while putting dash back or seats back together.) Then, they said since we already have the truck here do you want us to install the BC modules and I said okay. Well, that took a week because modules kept "failing."
So, they had it for a month to fix a/c and install BC. I barely got my truck back in time to leave for NC for Christmas - 12/22. Left 12/23 for NC and the entire ride (6 hours), the interior lights flashed off and on. Tried to unload Christmas presents that night, found that the bed lights quit working. Then truck alarm went off Xmas Eve morning at 3am, so the neighbors were not happy. We have cameras and not even a month flew by so no idea what happened there. Lol. Dealer said "we have no idea what could have caused any if that as all we did was install BlueCruise and fix evap coil, said he would ask service techs and call me back and never heard from him again.
Got back from NC in Jan 23 to fix interior and cargo lights and that same dealer said he was now booked out til June 23. I said really? This happened within 24 hours of picking it up from yall after you had it for a month! I'm back from Christmas break and cannot wait 6 months to fix. My battery will constantly die if these lights don'ts top flashing. I found another dealer with an appointment in a few weeks but they were almost 2 hours away. They ended up replacing BCM 2x over another 2 months. Also, Ford-branded retractable cover had been leaking since I bought it...first dealer said nothing wrong with it, this dealer got Ford to replace the retractable cover, though it still leaks in same spot (right rear corner) but not as bad. Also, mentioned rear speaker(s) crackling, but they said it's normal. It's worse now. I also have driver door rattle. And then the 3 recalls issued in 12 months with only 1 having just been fixed a few weeks ago (wipers and wiper motors). Had "temp fix" performed on involuntary parking brake engaging at same time. Since then, the parking brake still engages on its own, more than it did before the "temp fix." So I have an appt to look at that on 12/11. And another appt Jan 2024 for rear speaker, column shifter, and possible throttle body cleaning/issue due to major lag in acceleration and hesitation while going through the 10 speeds. So, again, since you asked...there's my horror story. I would suggest buying the extended warranty but not from dealer during purchase....buy from online Ford dealer like Granger, Ziegler, Flood Ford. You will need it eventually, cheaper to buy now than later.But, somehow, I still love my 5.0 truck, I lovingly call Linda (or Pearl when she's not pms'ing LOL) -- she's star white metallic.
Just ship it. (My 2-cents)
I'd go get it....be fun road trip in your brand new ride
I have a 21 SuperCab 8’box.
we made it! the rake is a little much with the max tow, but i will level it eventually. really happy with the truck. everything has been flawless, right now it’s at 800 miles after the trip. she was broken in the way i would do my track cars, cheers to a long life for this coyote. i will post another thread with more pictures. thank you all so much. this thing absolutely rips with the 5.0/10r and 3.73, it really surprises me 1-5 at WOT.
..she was broken in the way i would do my track cars...
That's how I do all my new vehicles, regardless of what the manuel says.
That's 10+ vehicles, mixed brands over 30+ years.
Not an oil burner in the bunch. I'm @ 255k miles on the last one.
Hi, I bought a 22 3.5 litre new last November and really like the truck. The biggest downside for me is the battery. If you don’t drive it much, the ford battery can be easily drained. The dealer replaced our battery after 12 months . The battery started to I to sleep mode several times and tested just below 50%. I think this is a quality issue to look at.so i’ve been around fords a lot, i have had 4 03/04 Cobras, 01 Cobra, a few SN95 Cobras, a few S197 Coyotes, and a pair of S550’s. some big power and some stock. i am very familiar with vehicles and am not afraid of a little DIY.
the truck i am looking at buying is a 2023 Atlas blue just like this picture. i have only bought one new vehicle and i loved it (s550). it was nice being the first person to wash/turn a wrench/etc on the car.
my concern is post-COVID quality and the complaints i see.
AC going out and dash needing to be pulled
Transmission being a pain in the ass
Paint or rust issues
General lack of QC.
$60k out the door with everything. how is that price? $54,500 before taxes and fees. we are at $550 a month roughly with $35k down for 48 months at 2.9%.
i want the truck, it’s beautiful and i love the coyote. all of the issues i see scare me into wanting to buy another older diesel for $20-30k that will be reliable (i come from a cummins that needed nothing, and a few duramax trucks).
any opinions and critiques are appreciated
