Can't deal with the bouncy ride anymore after two weeks with the Mach-E. What do I do?

[Keithl]

Anyone have an idea of whether the Mach-me-sick bouncing is only on the AWD model? If the front lights are going up/down, it might not be shocks, it might be motor control resonance. I had an excessively firm ride that was helped by reducing tire pressure to spec, but I would not call it bouncy. Mine is a RWD model. I wonder if it might be another software glitch, sort of an oscillation trying to balance the rear axle torque with the front axle torque. Any Geeks want to weigh in?

I can’t say much, but I did have a AWD XR Premium and did not find the car bouncy as much as jittery. I had the car for an hour and about 22-24 miles, so I can’t challenge anything true owners are saying, other than I am glad I passed on the car.

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[Guy]

OK, I'm the wacko that brought up shock possibilities in Post #75, hoping that someone with this problem would get under their car and see if the shocks have any part numbers on them.

No one bit, so I looked them up myself. Yikes, different part numbers for left and right shocks. Looks like having the EXACT shocks is important, doesn't it? Motorcraft numbers below, very interesting.

Finally we have facts. Different shocks part number left and right does not sound right at all.

 

[Prashantsukhs]

I believe overall suspension is stiff or poor quality to carry heavy vehicle. Also the wheels are narrow to get more miles and hence bumpy ride. Also same reason why it Feels slipping around the corners!!! Looks good but poorly executed.

 

[All Hat No Cattle]

Finally we have facts. Different shocks part number left and right does not sound right at all.

If you read that closely, there are 3 different part #'s for any MME shock sets, the back pair are the same left and right, and depend on Standard and Extended battery.

The front pair are 2 different part #'s for left and right, and different for RWD or AWD.

That is why I am curious if the shocks have some kind of labels, like my F-150 does.

Because if they do, comparison is easy between owners. Or is that too easy, LOL?

If they don't, how the heck did they keep track of them in production? Hmmm.

 

[Pig Iron]

Has anyone ridden in a Tesla Y. They're rougher. Believe it. Not sure of the issues but our cars really are competent. Excellent on the highways. Great on roads. Our cars are not F250's, they'll rough you up. But they were designed to have sport, manners and engagement. There is some price to that. It is a Mustang, not a Crown Vic.

 

[JCHLi]

Not so much bounciness but I did realize after driving in whisper for the first two weeks that the ride was better in engage. I know it doesn't impact the suspension but I think the tighter steering keeps the car feeling more natural and not so much side to side, I guess I'll stick with bounciness.

Not sure if this was touched on in the 11 pages.

 

[buffasnow]

Let’s all add one more comment speculating on what else it could be

Aliens. ?

 

[pt19713]

Has anyone ridden in a Tesla Y. They're rougher. Believe it. Not sure of the issues but our cars really are competent. Excellent on the highways. Great on roads. Our cars are not F250's, they'll rough you up. But they were designed to have sport, manners and engagement. There is some price to that. It is a Mustang, not a Crown Vic.

The Tesla suspension is stiff. What the original poster is describing is a bit different, like a bad shock.

 

[supertramp]

Not sure if this helps or not: Here is 10 minutes of dashcam footage of my California Route 1 (RWD ER) going down I-94 near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Not sure how much this is an indictment of the car being bumpy as it is about Michigan's crappy roads (this was back in Feb a few days after we picked it up). I'll be taking that route again this afternoon; going to pay a little more attention to how it rides. I really didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

Wow - your car is extremely quiet - I didn't hear a thing - that's actually how I imagine the out of space feels like

 

[NoVAguy]

Let’s all add one more comment speculating on what else it could be

Wind turbines combined with 5G towers... need I say more?

 

[FPLiptak]

There’s been entirely too little speculation on this thread.

I love the lack of sarcasm in your post. Keep it up.

 

[The ICTVillain]

Just looked, I am only at 630 miles. I do drive with gusto, enjoying the fast starts. According to "my journeys" in the app, which I finally got working, I might want to consider less rapid acceleration!

While washing Louiebluey yesterday, I noticed my brake rotors are getting pretty rusty, so it looks like I need to add some aggressive braking to may mania . I generally don't speed, but I do enjoy the rapid acceleration without tire spin!

Well done - i still can’t figure journeys out!

 

[LagerHead]

Finally we have facts. Different shocks part number left and right does not sound right at all.

Well, it's not typical but it's not unheard of. In any case, whatever the manufacturer says is correct, is what's "right". They would not specify different parts left and right without a good reason.

It would be good if the OP could check to see if the correct suspension components were installed. Of course the dealership could do this as well.

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