Brademcee
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- First Name
- Brad
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- Mach-E FE Blue Grabber, Tesla Model 3 Performance
There is a decent size group that is growing everyday that are having issues charging from 240V NEMA 14-50 outlet with any EVSE and the Ford Mobile Charger. Here is the forum link https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/home-level-2-charger-issues.3656/My Situation:
My MME: Premium - RWD - XR Battery - Carbonized Gray w/ Black Onyx
Produced on 02-15 - Shipped on 02-24 - ETA 04-07 - palsapp is pending
The car my dealer ordered as a demo is identical except Infinite Blue
Produced on 11-25 - Shipped on 02-06 - ETA 03-20 - palsapp is delivered to KC on 02-28
Could possibly buy my Dealer's demo if I wanted to. It would be here 2.5 weeks sooner. But who knows how accurate any of these delivery dates are?
My question is that since that demo car is a really early build, will it have all of the problems I have been reading about here? Have they been corrected? After all, it sat in Mexico for 2.5 months before being shipped,
This will be our only car, and it has to be reliable!
My real problem is with FMC. If there are problems that need to be corrected, I am fine with that. If it takes some extra time, that is fine as well. After all, delivery will be 15 months since I reserved, so what is another week or two. But not listing exactly what all the issues are and something to show that everything has been updated before I drive it off the lot is just inexcusable! You also have to keep your Dealers in the loop with all of this.
Issues I am aware of, which may not be everything:
12 LVB losing charge - fixed with a software update
What is the update number and can I check to see if it has been installed?
Is there some assurance that the LVB has not been damaged by this problem?
Whine from the display - is this being fixed?
Wind noise from the roof glass - is this being fixed?
PAAK - Works. Doesn't work. Works sometimes?
A fix will be out in April - maybe? Not very reassuring. And shipping with one fob when PAAK is flakey is not acceptable. FMC, dig deep into your pocket and provide a second fob at no charge to any 2021 MME purchaser when the primary user of PAAK can demonstrate that PAAK is not working. Or if that is too much to ask, sell us one at a max cost of $100.00 including programming and have it available immediately at my dealership. IMHO, anything else is really kind of insulting when I am spending $50,000.00+ for a vehicle I can't enter.
I have been in the computer business for over 40 years, so I am well aware of the bleeding edge problems of new equipment. But I am also aware that if a customer is unhappy, I have to do what it takes to make it right or I will not keep that customer for very long.
JMHO
Jim
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