By loose it has lesser tension between gears than my Chrysler 200 but it's certainly not loose where u don't know if it is in the right gear or if it will pop out of one.
Although it may seem like forever that this car was under development, it really came to market pretty quickly. Especially considering the entirely new drivetrain, electrical (battery) and related software architectures. This is a very complex system! Yes, mechanically it is simpler than ICE, but those ICE systems have benefited from iterations over the last 100 years. Kudos to the engineers.In the software world the quality control mentality has evolved into a get it out and fix any issues not caught in testing post ship as software updates are relatively easy, for manufacturing you would expect less of that. For tesla the build quality has never been that great from the start and it seems to take them a while to sort it out, this is made worse by them ramping up to produce a large number of vehicles.
Most new vehicles have teething problems however unlike tesla like legacy manufacturers have been making cars for decades so there really should be no excuses in this day an age so potential lemons and teething issues should be kept to a minimum.
The fact there are issues for what by ford standards is such a low volume of manufacture and expensive vehicle is disappointing to see especially since customers have been waiting a very long time since making a reservation, ford should have learnt from the mess of the explorer launch so lets hope for a swift resolution to all these issues so that all new owners get to enjoy their shiny new purchase as expected.
someone, @SnBGC maybe, was telling me that the dial actually goes "past" the stop - it's kind of "freewheeling"... but it doesn't pop out of gear or anything.
it is looser than the one that was in my Fusion Energi. But i wouldn't consider it a concern
My initial concerns were before I took delivery. When I took the car home they had done something to the gear selector and it was much tighter. Not as firm as the explorer but not offensive now
Well my experience up to getting that car sucked. ?Man, that Ford escalation did wonders...
No issues. Car is beyond compare. The squeaky wheel gets the kick, as they say.
Still the optimist, I see.
I can confirm that if there is a major fault where the car is not drivable the dial will lock into place. When Ford was updating to add a token (car data tracking) the MME went into fault. The FE had to get someone to clear it, after clearing it was freewheeling again. I personally don't mind how it operates but would rather it stop to the left for park and stop to the right for drive.
They both get their cars.
Add me to the ones that would prefer the shifter stops at park and drive. I see no purpose in allowing it to freewheel.
