Shipping Delay(s)

[alind006]

Last night I received an email from ford notifying me of a second delay in my arrival date on the bronco. What concerns me is that it email starts with "To ensure your complete satisfaction, we will require additional time before the bronco is delivered". I'm wondering if there was some issue during the shipping process or if it was shipped back to the plant.

My build date was 6/24 and I live in Northwest Arkansas (rail) so if the new timeframe is accurate then it will be nearly 2 months in shipping. My dealer doesn't know how to access the railcar information which is frustrating because I work in the railcar industry and already trace railcars all the time.

I'm curious if anyone else here has experienced anything similar or have any ideas of what might be happening or do I just need to relax?

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[lakesinai]

Last night I received an email from ford notifying me of a second delay in my arrival date on the bronco. What concerns me is that it email starts with "To ensure your complete satisfaction, we will require additional time before the bronco is delivered". I'm wondering if there was some issue during the shipping process or if it was shipped back to the plant.

My build date was 6/24 and I live in Northwest Arkansas (rail) so if the new timeframe is accurate then it will be nearly 2 months in shipping. My dealer doesn't know how to access the railcar information which is frustrating because I work in the railcar industry and already trace railcars all the time.

I'm curious if anyone else here has experienced anything similar or have any ideas of what might be happening or do I just need to relax?

Looking at the language, and the timing, to state the obvious, it seems like something was damaged, or found to be damaged, after manufacture and before/during shipping!

 

[MustangRanch]

Ugh. Sorry to hear.

 

[GToddC5]

Last night I received an email from ford notifying me of a second delay in my arrival date on the bronco. What concerns me is that it email starts with "To ensure your complete satisfaction, we will require additional time before the bronco is delivered". I'm wondering if there was some issue during the shipping process or if it was shipped back to the plant.

My build date was 6/24 and I live in Northwest Arkansas (rail) so if the new timeframe is accurate then it will be nearly 2 months in shipping. My dealer doesn't know how to access the railcar information which is frustrating because I work in the railcar industry and already trace railcars all the time.

I'm curious if anyone else here has experienced anything similar or have any ideas of what might be happening or do I just need to relax?

It's an FE, so I'm betting it's related to the MIC top problems, at minimum.

 

[Bronco4lyfe85]

Hard top is fucked.

 

[YTFORD]

We got the same email about our OBX delivery being pushed back. This is our first delivery push back email.

The wife and I agree it is probably MIC top related. To ensure your complete satisfaction, we will require additional time before your 2021 Bronco™ OUTER BANKS is delivered to Maxwell Ford.

I mean how can you read that and it not scream "jacked up top"

So now we wait an extra week or so. At least hopefully it will fix some issue.

 

[MN_OuterBanks]

Betting it’s a jacked up top. Expect this more and more until webasto gets their shit together. I’m in production and scheduled to build my OBX on 8/5. I have every expectation it will be built and delayed.

 

[Dro]

If shipments are being delayed imagine those that are built since 6/28 with no shipment email at all

 

[BlueBronco]

Dollar's to doughnuts it is the MIC top. There are a bunch of people on here with built confirmations but no shipping email and the common denominator seems to be the MIC top. Most soft tops are getting shipped relatively quickly after being built. There have also been a bunch of pics of the MAP yard posted showing hardtop Broncos with the words "Bad Top" scribbled on the side.

 

[old goat]

problem solved --- just call ford and tell them you will take a soft top
and that goes for the rest of ya'll that wants their bronco NOW !!!!!

Then ford can shift its attention to my 2Door

 

[alind006]

Well, sounds like everyone is in agreement in that it's the top (my dealer guessed it was as well). The real question might be whether or not the new ETA is worth $.02 or if broncos with bad tops go in front of the line to get "good"ones. Man what a mess.

Worst part is I sold my other car and need to get the bronco bought before the 45 days runs out to help offset the taxes. It's going to be tight.

On the plus side I've been driving my 1970 bronco daily while I've been waiting. I should probably just stick with it. Not to brag, but it has a fancy painted white top with no visible honeycomb pattern.

 

[Pitpup]

Not to brag, but it has a fancy painted white top with no visible honeycomb pattern.

You go on with your bad self!!

 

[GToddC5]

problem solved --- just call ford and tell them you will take a soft top
and that goes for the rest of ya'll that wants their bronco NOW !!!!!

Then ford can shift its attention to my 2Door

Funny you say this! I just got off the phone with my dealer. I asked him his advice on me switching my 2 dr. MIC Badlands 2.3 7 MT High to a 4 door soft top, or maybe even go as far as a 4 door soft top Big Bend Squatch 2.7 10AT, just so I might get something this year. He said the system is now swollen with 4 door soft top builds, and mostly Big Bend. Said if I can continue to be patient, I should wait for what I truly want and let the MIC issues get straightened out. So yeah, I'm all for shifting attention to 2 door!

 

[SpringTXOR]

Well, sounds like everyone is in agreement in that it's the top (my dealer guessed it was as well). The real question might be whether or not the new ETA is worth $.02 or if broncos with bad tops go in front of the line to get "good"ones. Man what a mess.

Worst part is I sold my other car and need to get the bronco bought before the 45 days runs out to help offset the taxes. It's going to be tight.

On the plus side I've been driving my 1970 bronco daily while I've been waiting. I should probably just stick with it. Not to brag, but it has a fancy painted white top with no visible honeycomb pattern.

From the 6/30 thread I've been hanging out in, they are fixing later build first. Numerous ones built after mine have headed out already.

 

[CO-Bronco]

The real question might be whether or not the new ETA is worth $.02 or if broncos with bad tops go in front of the line to get "good"ones. Man what a mess.

There's been speculation that the "Bad Top" Broncos will be remedied next week during the MAP Shutdown. Shame that some have been sitting for weeks waiting for that time to come though.

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