Recent content by Jim05

Your description not only makes sense, it sounds unfortunately familiar.

Not sure how much this matters, but to bring some closure to my "adventure"... I went ahead and took a plunge on a 2016 GT (nice stripped down hardtop - just the way a Mustang should be) that I test drove about 40 miles to be sure there was no vibe. That doesn't mean one won't develop, but I'm...

That's kind of where I was I thinking as well. I have a perfectly good beater truck to commute in, and the wait gave me an excuse to address a couple issues and upgrades with it. It had the vibration on the test drive (May 2015), and I took it in at 1000 miles. Like many others -- and like...

I've maintained the high ground until now, but will step down for a moment. Please clue in that these are not the trucks you work on, and that many of us do not tolerate the quality levels and piss-poor attitude that wrench turners like yourself subscribe to and subject us to. Some of us have...

Well, the arbitration was decided in my favor for a replacement. :cheers: As relieved as I am, I'm still a bit disappointed that it had to come down to arbitration. I guess it's now down to waiting to see what the details will be about the replacement vehicle. 2015's are in very limited supply...

I believe some of us have (by some stroke of luck) more complex issues stemming from both parts suppliers and manufacturing processes. Unfortunately, our vehicles are the reason for lemon laws. Sometimes the manufacturer just doesn't get it right, and cannot make it right. In my case, I just...

This, the lack of truly trying solve this, and the denials that anything is wrong are the reasons I've continued my LemonLaw pursuit. Ford puts all of its real effort into doing nothing, and those among us who insist "just be patient" exacerbate the situation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No vibration braking -- just the "usual" 58-72 mph vibration. So was I. I have my fingers crossed that the dealer will find something, but am also equally hopeful I hear back from the BBB.

I checked the torque on my lugs (thank you, Enzo!), and found that the FSE apparently was not aware of the new torque spec (as well as 4 other dealers I called). I retorqued all lugs to 150, but still have the vibration. On a more (hopefully) positive note, I dropped the car off at the dealer...

I did my calculation on the costs so far, and they are at $15,000 based on 3 hours per day of service and $100/hour. You would think that a few engineers working this for a week or two might yield some real cost avoidance, not to mention a whole lot more happy customers who convey a positive...

I had my arbitration today, then received a call from the Regional Manager. I'm at the point of not being sure what to hope for. :confused: Even if I don't hear something back by Friday on the arbitration, I guess I'll head down to the Dodge and Chevy dealers to see what they have to offer. The...

I agree with you. This is most about the breakdown in trust -- the same reason Unions came to be and remain. I truly believe the primary tech who worked on mine is pretty darn good and tried very hard to find and fix the problem. As much as I normally scoff at conspiracy theory, in this case I...

I agree that finding the source of a vibration is difficult (BTDT). People are most upset at the attitude being displayed -- by dealers and techs, and most of all, by Ford. Things such as "it's not that bad", "vibe, what vibe?", "it's perfectly normal for a car to vibrate this way", "don't you...

Pics from inside Sorry to reply to an old thread, but I took some pics to make it easier to find for those who might be unsure. At least now I know why my top pops when closing, and how my torn headliner was caused.

Good point. Even the numbers alone are worth showing, although the two key elements I'm highlighting are where 1) the dealer doesn't feel it/can't fix it, and 2) where the claim was honored, especially where the dealer made the "we don't feel anything" claim. I'm not much of one for conspiracy...