UPDATE # 5 @Ford Motor Company
- The vehicles have arrived at the dealership with a note inside (see below).
- Vehicle has been categorized as F
- Ford wants to sell the vehicles as NEW
- Ford does not want to submit an expedited order.
- Per Ford Policy (Page 93):
"Category F Definition...
Exactly....The whole excuse by Ford not to submit a new order was that because the damage was under $1,000 and it would be repaired and sold as new.
It looks like now Ford wants to sell us a damaged/repaired vehicle as "New" against their own Policy (<$1,000 threshold)
Anything is better than...
UPDATE #4 @Ford Motor Company
Its now 4 weeks and there has been absolutely no updates from Ford:
With the help of other members in the same position as me, we found something interesting:
- First of all, we have all been told multiple times our vehicles are Category F after the hail storm...
I can't get over this miraculous adjustment from totaled to less than $1,000 in damage.
The whole mystery, lack of communication only feeds my assumptions that they are doing everything they can to stay below $1,000 whatever means necessary.
Otherwise, they would be open and honest.
@Ford Motor Company
Here is another clear example of how things are poorly being managed.
I really hope that as a representative of the Ford Motor Company, you can help us resolve these issues in a timely and satisfactory matter.
UPDATE #3
Its officially more than 3 weeks since the hail storm occurred and here are the updates:
1) Dealer originally mentioned that they reached out to their Ford Rep who will be able to expedite this and get a new one built as soon as possible.
2) Unfortunately, the dealer later changed...
I'm not sure where the auction is but to be honest, I'm not interested. I feel that will become more of a hassle and they can easily wash their hands instead of correcting the issue at the source.
We'll see what happens....
I'm not sure how many people have officially have been affected but I have already been contacted by a few with the same fate.
What I can tell you is that its been more than 2 weeks and I still don't have an update from Ford.
Thanks for your kind words of support.
At this point, I contacted the dealer and they are waiting on a response from the Ford representative. Nothing yet but I'll keep you all updated.
To be honest, I'm not upset about the hail.....obviously no one can predict the weather and things happen...
Congrats on receiving your Bronco. That color really pops!
What was the damage during transportation and which company did you use? I'm in the process of selecting a transportation company and I'm bit worried about the whole process in case there is damage.
Mine has been sitting in Blue Island IL for a few days. It seems to me they are waiting for more Broncos before the next stop.
Mine is going to Granger.
Anyone else going to Granger or has already been delivered to Granger Ford?
Those of you that have upgraded your tires.....were you able to fit your Sasquatch tires inside your Bronco to take back home?
I don't have my Bronco yet so I figured I could get some guidance on how to best deal with the extra wheels.
My Bronco was shipped last week and going to Granger but I'm in Dallas.
If you can share the detail for Mike, I might contact him given I'm looking for transport services from Granger to DFW.
Anyone else from Granger coming to DFW, hit me up so see if we can get a better deal.
I got my shipped email! (built date 05/12)....no pic yet
Any of you fine individuals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area willing to sell your sasquatch tires? :unsure::)
Can you share more pictures? I wonder how those flares look from different angles.
Also, do you still have that AWE exhaust? I think I saw your YouTube video an loved the sound.