Thunderchief
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- First Name
- Sam
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- Apr 1, 2022
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- Location
- Waynesville, NC
- Vehicles
- 2022 Ford Lariat Powerboost, 2021 Ford Edge
- Occupation
- Retired AF Fighter Pilot
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I bought my 2022 Ford Lariat Powerboost this past February. In march it spent 29-days with the Dealer for the Exhaust Heat Exchanger Leak. I got it back and other problems developed. At a stop it would stay in 8th gear, the AC would freeze up and fail to work, collision warnings would sound for no reason, the headlight switch would randomly switch, and it had two recalls . I called the Dealer for help and he gave me an appointment a month later. I met the scheduled date and the truck stayed in shop another 10-days -- a total of 39-days in the shop during my first six month of ownership.
I got the truck back yesterday and decided to take a short trip down to Franklin, NC and on to Clayton, GA to test the truck, This would be 38-miles to Franklin, another 22-miles to Clayton, a total of about 50-miles.
The trip to Franklin was uneventful with no truck problems. We stopped at Franklin for about an hour then headed for Clayton. Ten minutes later, still in Franklin, all air from the Air Conditioner stopped and the cabin got very hot since the outside temperature was 85-degrees. I stopped on the south side of Franklin, opened the hood, and found all of the AC lines iced up, just as before.
I turned off the AC and left the fan on high. In about 4-minutes the ice was gone and the system worked okay. We drove another 10-miles and the air into the cabin stopped again. I stopped, opened the hood, and found the AC lines iced up. I ran the system with the AC off and the fans on high for a few minutes, the system thawed, and then worked okay. This AC problem did not happen again on this trip. This is a photo of the lines near the GA border.
On the return trip from Clayton, I had to climb three fairly steep mountain roads – one soon after leaving GA for NC, one leaving Franklin, and Balsam Mountain coming into Waynesville. For all of these climbs I was in Cruise Control with the speed set at 54 mph. When climbing all three mountains I got a lot of vibration from the drive train.
Upon arrival at home I tried to call the Dealer Service Department but could not get beyond the answering machine. So I drove to the Dealership and spoke with the Service Manager. He will call me next week when he has a loaner and I will turn the truck again in for repairs. No doubt this will be another 10-days or more in the repair shop.
My work order from the last 10-days in the shop showed AC overcharged, reduced the refrigerant. Reset the "Shift Strategy" on transmission, could not duplicate the headlight or collision warning so no work was done. Recalls complete
The Dealer is working on a deal to take this 2022 Lariat back for a 2023 order and next week I will start with FMC for a buy-back. Nothing is ever easy!
I talked with the Shop Manager at length about a buy-back from FMC since this truck seems to have problems. He said there are two options here. I buy another truck from the Dealer with the 2022 as a trade in or I request a buy-back from FMC. The Sales Manager is working on the numbers for a trade and I will press FMC next week for the buy-back.
I like the Lariat Powerboost and would like another one much like the one I have. At the moment though, neither my wife or my friends want to go anywhere in this truck. I was setting up a bourbon tour to Lexington with three friends and I offered to drive. They said they did not want to risk the trip in my Lariat. Ideally FMC will buy-back my truck and give me the value for a trade on a new truck.
I got the truck back yesterday and decided to take a short trip down to Franklin, NC and on to Clayton, GA to test the truck, This would be 38-miles to Franklin, another 22-miles to Clayton, a total of about 50-miles.
The trip to Franklin was uneventful with no truck problems. We stopped at Franklin for about an hour then headed for Clayton. Ten minutes later, still in Franklin, all air from the Air Conditioner stopped and the cabin got very hot since the outside temperature was 85-degrees. I stopped on the south side of Franklin, opened the hood, and found all of the AC lines iced up, just as before.
I turned off the AC and left the fan on high. In about 4-minutes the ice was gone and the system worked okay. We drove another 10-miles and the air into the cabin stopped again. I stopped, opened the hood, and found the AC lines iced up. I ran the system with the AC off and the fans on high for a few minutes, the system thawed, and then worked okay. This AC problem did not happen again on this trip. This is a photo of the lines near the GA border.
On the return trip from Clayton, I had to climb three fairly steep mountain roads – one soon after leaving GA for NC, one leaving Franklin, and Balsam Mountain coming into Waynesville. For all of these climbs I was in Cruise Control with the speed set at 54 mph. When climbing all three mountains I got a lot of vibration from the drive train.
Upon arrival at home I tried to call the Dealer Service Department but could not get beyond the answering machine. So I drove to the Dealership and spoke with the Service Manager. He will call me next week when he has a loaner and I will turn the truck again in for repairs. No doubt this will be another 10-days or more in the repair shop.
My work order from the last 10-days in the shop showed AC overcharged, reduced the refrigerant. Reset the "Shift Strategy" on transmission, could not duplicate the headlight or collision warning so no work was done. Recalls complete
The Dealer is working on a deal to take this 2022 Lariat back for a 2023 order and next week I will start with FMC for a buy-back. Nothing is ever easy!
I talked with the Shop Manager at length about a buy-back from FMC since this truck seems to have problems. He said there are two options here. I buy another truck from the Dealer with the 2022 as a trade in or I request a buy-back from FMC. The Sales Manager is working on the numbers for a trade and I will press FMC next week for the buy-back.
I like the Lariat Powerboost and would like another one much like the one I have. At the moment though, neither my wife or my friends want to go anywhere in this truck. I was setting up a bourbon tour to Lexington with three friends and I offered to drive. They said they did not want to risk the trip in my Lariat. Ideally FMC will buy-back my truck and give me the value for a trade on a new truck.
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Good luck
