Brake Fluid Flush / Change at 64,000mi - impressive brake performance improvements on XLT Hybrid 2023

[Maverick2022XL]

My guess on the abs is this, if it closed and there is no air in the abs then doing this there will still be no air in the abs afterwards so bleeding it is not needed unless there is air in the abs or you want flush the fluid out of the module.

Unless you are lazy or not capable of doing the work, I can't see paying a dealer to bleed these brakes unless there is a bigger repair job behind it. Even if you only buy the bleeder kit for 1 time use the $50 or so you'd spend it is already paid for with the first job. My opinion of course, your mileage may vary.

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[Alfetta159]

It's funny because I have an appointment with the dealership for an oil change. I read in the manual that it needs a BF flush at three years, and well, mine's a 2023 as well so I thought I would see if they thought it was time.

Took my Mav to a local Ford dealer today. They knew absolutely nothing about the appointment that I made online for their specific location with the Ford website. I asked them about an AGM battery, but they told me Mavs come from the factory with an AGM. I asked if they thought it needed a BFF (manual says three years). They said that it only has 15k miles so it doesn't need it. So I came away w/ an oil change, maybe a cabin filter and a recall fix for the trailer light module. Can't say I'm thrilled, but at least everything else seemed to checkout okay.

I was most disappointed with the dealers. I went thru three other dealers before I settled on this one. One didn't know how to return a phone call. One didn't use the online system, and now I wonder if any of them do, and the other just kept putting me on hold for seemingly endless amounts of time. I'm not a fan of a certain electric car company, but I sure wish other car companies would drop the whole independent dealer network thing.

 

[Edge Haley]

Took my Mav to a local Ford dealer today. They knew absolutely nothing about the appointment that I made online for their specific location with the Ford website. I asked them about an AGM battery, but they told me Mavs come from the factory with an AGM. I asked if they thought it needed a BFF (manual says three years). They said that it only has 15k miles so it doesn't need it. So I came away w/ an oil change, maybe a cabin filter and a recall fix for the trailer light module. Can't say I'm thrilled, but at least everything else seemed to checkout okay.

I was most disappointed with the dealers. I went thru three other dealers before I settled on this one. One didn't know how to return a phone call. One didn't use the online system, and now I wonder if any of them do, and the other just kept putting me on hold for seemingly endless amounts of time. I'm not a fan of a certain electric car company, but I sure wish other car companies would drop the whole independent dealer network thing.

Very similar experience...Service Advisors seemed to know what was going on, but the boys in the work seemed to be lost. Took me 3 trips to redeem my Ford Points. Reason was neither of the Parts Department cashiers knew how to enter the Points. I stood in front of them and called FORD people directly "taught" them how to redeem points over the phone.

 

[FluxDrive]

Very similar experience...Service Advisors seemed to know what was going on, but the boys in the work seemed to be lost. Took me 3 trips to redeem my Ford Points. Reason was neither of the Parts Department cashiers knew how to enter the Points. I stood in front of them and called FORD people directly "taught" them how to redeem points over the phone.

 

[Alfetta159]

I stood in front of them and called FORD people directly "taught" them how to redeem points over the phone.

Oh nuts, I didn't even think about asking about that!

 

[HeyBales]

Took my Mav to a local Ford dealer today. They knew absolutely nothing about the appointment that I made online for their specific location with the Ford website. I asked them about an AGM battery, but they told me Mavs come from the factory with an AGM. I asked if they thought it needed a BFF (manual says three years). They said that it only has 15k miles so it doesn't need it. So I came away w/ an oil change, maybe a cabin filter and a recall fix for the trailer light module. Can't say I'm thrilled, but at least everything else seemed to checkout okay.

I was most disappointed with the dealers. I went thru three other dealers before I settled on this one. One didn't know how to return a phone call. One didn't use the online system, and now I wonder if any of them do, and the other just kept putting me on hold for seemingly endless amounts of time. I'm not a fan of a certain electric car company, but I sure wish other car companies would drop the whole independent dealer network thing.

Good test question - ask about AGM on a pre-25MY that does NOT come with one.

If they answer wrong - be concerned.

Also be concerned if they can't realize there is a difference between manual called out 3 yrs and no mileage, and they only say your mileage isn't high enough.

Might want to check that the cabin air filter isn't in upside down!

 

[Maverick2022XL]

Very similar experience...Service Advisors seemed to know what was going on, but the boys in the work seemed to be lost. Took me 3 trips to redeem my Ford Points. Reason was neither of the Parts Department cashiers knew how to enter the Points. I stood in front of them and called FORD people directly "taught" them how to redeem points over the phone.

Sounds about right especially with the competence of people these days. Pleasantly incompetent sums it up. Though as I've found if they are highly rated by Carfax or some other "reputable" agency they tend to be good inspite of the fact that they may have pleasantly incompetent people working the service desks.

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