4/11/22 build week chat

[Farmshock]

I received an email from Ford on 3/18 saying my car was scheduled for production (4/11) and the email also included my VIN. Do you have a scheduled date of production yet? I think this email comes out a few weeks before. Otherwise, you can get your VIN a more circuitous route by following these instructions here.

I have not received a production date. I’ll follow those instructions. Thank you

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[RMoore]

I had my window sticker (I downloaded and saved the PDF) but now it's disappeared. Has yours disappeared too?

Still there. Try the link here: https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/4-11-22-build-week-chat.15988/page-12#post-407792

 

[MachEMaster]

I had my window sticker (I downloaded and saved the PDF) but now it's disappeared. Has yours disappeared too?

Mine disappeared of the Ford Tracker. I found this on another thread: ordertrack.app (just run it in a Google search), then click on “Sticker”
It populates my window sticker on that tracker. Still in production though….

 

[Regularmache]

Was checking my dealer's website since ordered cars are on there, including mine, and saw that the prices of them all jumped about 20k? Mine now says its 81k.. way above the msrp.. Anyone know why this may be? Surely they can't change the price after we already ordered our car right?

Depends on your dealer. If they're reputable, and focused on long term business relationships you should be fine. If they're short sighted legal thieves, you may have a problem.
Look up DORA and price protection on this forum and you'll get great advice on contract and vehicle delivery prep.

 

[rlarsen5000]

Finally some good news 4/11 people! I received two back-to-back emails from Ford this morning declaring my car had both been built and shipped. In production 4/12, built 5/3. New dealership ETA is June 27-July 3, which gives them two months to get that pony across the country. I don't know what to believe anymore, but I'll take it. I expect a few more of you will be getting similar notices in the coming days. I was batch 5237, CA Rt 1 EX AWD.

 

[Yottawatt]

Finally some good news 4/11 people! I received two back-to-back emails from Ford this morning declaring my car had both been built and shipped. In production 4/12, built 5/3. New dealership ETA is June 27-July 3, which gives them two months to get that pony across the country. I don't know what to believe anymore, but I'll take it. I expect a few more of you will be getting similar notices in the coming days. I was batch 5237, CA Rt 1 EX AWD.

This is both great news and concerning news!!!! Finally nice to see a CA RT 1 AWD ER with the same in production date as mine actually ship. What's concerning is the end of June to early July delivery date. I need to trade my escape in before I hit 36k miles otherwise the trade-in value lock expires with my dealer. This is going to be a nail biter ?

 

[J-orange]

Finally some good news 4/11 people! I received two back-to-back emails from Ford this morning declaring my car had both been built and shipped. In production 4/12, built 5/3. New dealership ETA is June 27-July 3, which gives them two months to get that pony across the country. I don't know what to believe anymore, but I'll take it. I expect a few more of you will be getting similar notices in the coming days. I was batch 5237, CA Rt 1 EX AWD.

I am dying to know the details of what part(s) were needed to complete the build and how many cars are done and how many are currently awaiting parts. Mine (premium ER,AWD ordered on 10/2 )went into 'In production' on 4/21. No updates since.

 

[NJ_MachE]

I am dying to know the details of what part(s) were needed to complete the build and how many cars are done and how many are currently awaiting parts. Mine (premium ER,AWD ordered on 10/2 )went into 'In production' on 4/21. No updates since.

Not saying it isn't still a parts issue for remaining unshipped 4/11 and 4/18 builds-- but it could also be a train car issue. Once a backlog of offsite cars gets established it's tough for Ford to catch-up with shipping. But since Ford hasn't seemed to dig themselves into as big a hole as they did for January and March cars, hopefully the rest of you will start seeing movement soon.

Regarding delivery, seems Ford made a chance to their delivery estimate algorithm and is quoting like 3-4 additional weeks compared to what we in the 4/4 build week were quoted. It may be that our delivery estimates were slightly optimistic (mine was quoted for delivery this week and I don't expect it until next week in all likelihood), but these seem a bit pessimistic, unless they know something new about the shipping process we all don't know about.

 

[kayzoqueen]

Anyone from the 5303 batch have any updates? I wish Ford would hurry up and ship all of our cars already ?

 

[J-orange]

Not saying it isn't still a parts issue for remaining unshipped 4/11 and 4/18 builds-- but it could also be a train car issue. Once a backlog of offsite cars gets established it's tough for Ford to catch-up with shipping. But since Ford hasn't seemed to dig themselves into as big a hole as they did for January and March cars, hopefully the rest of you will start seeing movement soon.

Regarding delivery, seems Ford made a chance to their delivery estimate algorithm and is quoting like 3-4 additional weeks compared to what we in the 4/4 build week were quoted. It may be that our delivery estimates were slightly optimistic (mine was quoted for delivery this week and I don't expect it until next week in all likelihood), but these seem a bit pessimistic, unless they know something new about the shipping process we all don't know about.

If it was a shipping issue then I would think I and others would see the status to changed to 'Built'. A second thing to consider is that there was an article that was linked on this forum where it stated that the plant was idled end of last week due to parts shortages. Third oddball item is the disappearing window stickers.

 

[NJ_MachE]

If it was a shipping issue then I would think I and others would see the status to changed to 'Built'. A second thing to consider is that there was an article that was linked on this forum where it stated that the plant was idled end of last week due to parts shortages. Third oddball item is the disappearing window stickers.

Point taken on #1 and #2, but I think one thing worth noting is that it's unusual that folks are getting built/shipped emails at basically the same time. Almost as if they forgot to update these cars to built earlier and are just checking both 'Built' and 'Shipped' at the same time. Usually it takes time for things to move from a production area to a shipping ramp-- for our build week there was at least a day between these status changes. It could be that they were all moved off-site, and now they are moving them in smaller batches back to the factory rail ramp for the built/shipped updates, as railcar room permits. In any case, it totally makes sense that you all won't ship at the same time, even if parts weren't an issue. 2-3 weeks of cars can't all go out in one day.

Regarding # 3, I don't think anybody was having issues accessing their window stickers via this site were they? windowsticker.forddirect.com/windowsticker.pdf?vin=YOURVINHERE If it works at the above link, I think it's just an issue with the Ford tracker/embedded link in the email-- and we already know the Ford systems are pretty bad.

 

[FarSide]

Anyone from the 5303 batch have any updates? I wish Ford would hurry up and ship all of our cars already ?

It would be great to have all the batch status data but I can tell you that I am three cars away in the same batch with someone else who has the same car spec. They are built and shipped and I am waiting in storage. That tells me that this process might be more random than we think. Same spec cars are also slowly going out the door in the 4/28 group. Maybe this is Ford’s LIFO or FUKFO inventory manufacturing science? I’m giving up hope for a July 1st delivery; I’m going to tell myself September so that I can receive some good news in this horrible customer experience.

 

[foxalfer]

Anyone from the 5303 batch have any updates? I wish Ford would hurry up and ship all of our cars already ?

I'm in 5303, no new updates either. My dealer sent me a screenshot last week that showed In Production - Produced 4/19/22 with an ETA 6/5 to 6/11

 

[javierhe]

Anyone from the 5303 batch have any updates? I wish Ford would hurry up and ship all of our cars already ?

I'm on 5303 too, no updates...

 

[Ninja4hire]

I'm on 5303 too, no updates...

I'm in 5303, no new updates either. My dealer sent me a screenshot last week that showed In Production - Produced 4/19/22 with an ETA 6/5 to 6/11

I'm 5303 as well. So are all of us in California... interesting.

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