That is totally fair and had I had these problems with the 25 I likely wouldn't have bought another one however aside from a small clicking noise that went away it basically trouble free. And given how much I enjoyed the rest of it I decided to get another one. Granted I only put 8k miles on it so who knows what it would have done long term.
Or keep it
Or sell it.
Yeah....stop complaining about it and get rid of it - no one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to keep owning/driving it. Good luck with your next vehicle.
I guess? I know there isn't a gun to my head but losing money and not being super in love with the other options on the market make it imo a harder choice then just sell it. So I wanted to hear what other maverick owners thought in terms of could these problems be solved and or do they get worse. Didn't mean to come off as complaining.
Most did not see your post as complaining, more of advice seeking/Tired of this noise issue.
My 2023 Ford Explorer Timberline was a dud right out of the gate. Rattle in the front end that took the dealer a month to diagnose after replacing parts willy-dilly....ok, got it fixed and I drove it. Was disappointed in the lackluster fuel economy but I drove it. At 1 year mark, starts making clicking sound when you take off from a dead stop, brought in for service, dealer took two days and replaced a bunch of parts in the rear drive portion and I drove it. at 18 months in, I traded it in (took a beating too) but I came to the conclusion I got a dud and no one was holding a gun to my head to keep it, so I got rid of it. The experience did not sway me away from getting another Ford...I didn't come to a forum for advice. I dumped it and moved on to my now 2025 Maverick Lariat hybrid. This one has been great and I went to a different local dealer too and they have been great as well.
The only reason the Lariat trim exists is to print money. Who would have dreamt that a $20,000 truck, buil to be as cheap as possible, would then have $22,000 in additional added features, none of which change a single thing about the materials or build quality? You are getting vinyl seats, a laminated windshield, shiny wheels and some additional software. In a truck built specifically to be cheap. It makes no sense. It would be like having a luxury edition Geo Metro. Completely antithetical to the purpose of the vehicle.
Why are you so mad? Did I spend your money on this truck without knowing it? Also the lariat isn't 22k above comparable mavs. Like an optioned hybrid awd xlt is like 40k mrsp and once you add in tax you are within throwing distance of a lariat so I decided to upgrade. I didn't buy the lariat because I thought it was a luxury truck I bought it because to me the xl and lariat are the two mavs that make the most sense value wise. And laslty not all cars at this price range rattle so no it isn't a wild ask for my truck to do the same. Overall idk why some of yall replying this post are so fing angry and complaining that I am complaining like just don't read the thread, you aren't being attacked so just chill.
I'm not mad. I'm just not surprised at the $42k price point you aren't satisfied. For $29k the rattles might be part of the charm.
