Multi-month delay for February 2022 deliveries - Why?

[Rickus]

In November when I still wasn‘t scheduled on my June 11th order AND my once trusty old Subaru was no longer a good return in terms of repairs, I decided to look at alternatives. I managed to find a in-transit Bronco Sport Badlands that the dealer was willing to selling to me without a markup. My Maverick was scheduled in the ”lottery” for a week of Jan 24th build. I decided to go ahead on the Bronco Sport and picked it up 12/8. In retrospect, that decision is looking better and better as the Ford Maverick delivery news keeps looking worse and worse, particularly for high end Hybrid orders.

i am still hopeful I will eventually get it, but less sure at this point whether I will keep it. I do feel bad for my fellow travelers who really need the truck now, and getting more peeved about how Ford has handled this AND other recent introductions.

It appears you made the more intelligent decision.

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[XLTLUXRED]

Well, folks, sounds like a (now confirmed) chip shortage has screwed most of us...including some of us who were finally on the verge of actually getting our trucks.

Could be that I'm the one who jinxed it.
Bought my spouse snow tires for Christmas
and we sold our second car a week ago
expecting our truck very soon.

My heart goes out to everyone who was a day or two away from delivery
and already had financing set up.

I just gotta say, Ford (and I hope you dudes are reading this!!), it's pretty lousy of Ford to let us all find out this way and not BEGIN with an explanation! This is the worst PR mess I've ever encountered (and I have 8 grandchildren, so I'm no spring chicken). If you treat your customers like crap, you're going to lose significant business. For heaven's sake, Ford, get a Communications and PR Manager!!

 

[Rickus]

See many replies about a blasted computer chip again. When will America wake up and get back into producing our own? Even if it isn't a chip, we don't produce squat and it's biting us in the butt! One more thing, yes computers make the engine run more efficiently, but quite sure technology exists where good old mechanical design and ingenuity can satisfy the government. Well maybe not the government, but the consumers.

 

[Sjbuck2021]

Just got a reply from dealership that told me recently 40,000 units were put on a microchip hold. Was told that after production they are moved to a holding lot...crap.

Sitting in the desert with all windows rolled up at 100 degrees. That's just what I want for my new truck!

 

[DryHeat]

You are mistaken they are not just hybrids.

He corrected this typo in a second post. He meant to say "It's not just a hybrid issue."
See: https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...february-2022-deliveries-why.9527/post-193263

 

[bob_vic]

They use the same sun we do.

lol thanks for confirming

 

[bob_vic]

Sitting in the desert with all windows rolled up at 100 degrees. That's just what I want for my new truck!

@Hoagus confirmed it’s the same sun, we’re good man.

 

[Captain]

I’ve begun stalking FB Ford posts with “Build my Maverick” posts of my own. Regardless of what Ford they are posting about.

 

[Mavonorder]

Just spoke to my dealer. Truck is fully built and waiting on a chip, said it could be sooner than May but really not sure.

I hope the Mexican sun doesn't destroy the paint job before I even get it

From a few posts I've read, and from a Ford cost/convenience point of view, it kinda seems like Ford may be willing to let trucks sit in fields waiting for chips while trucks coming off the line get priority for chips, if the chips are available when a new built truck is actually coming off the line. Totally wrong from a customers point of view though.

 

[XLTLUXRED]

I was quite surprised to discover tonight that Ford actually does have a Communications and PR Manager. You could have fooled me.

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/people/mark-truby.html

 

[Red Ryder]

From a few posts I've read, and from a Ford cost/convenience point of view, it kinda seems like Ford may be willing to let trucks sit in fields waiting for chips while trucks coming off the line get priority for chips, if the chips are available when a new built truck is actually coming off the line. Totally wrong from a customers point of view though.

Yes, this exact scenario played out last summer with Bronco Sports sitting in the hot, scorpion-infested desert for six months waiting for chips. Some are just arriving at dealerships now.

At least the paint will be fully baked and cured.

 

[Automate]

So what electronic modules are they waiting on?

We know the factory does not install chips, they install modules that contain multiple chips. If their supplier can't get the chips they can't make the modules to supply to the Factory.

Did anyone with a plain XL with no options, no CP360 or anything else get this delay? EcoBoost or Hybrid?

 

[bob_vic]

From a few posts I've read, and from a Ford cost/convenience point of view, it kinda seems like Ford may be willing to let trucks sit in fields waiting for chips while trucks coming off the line get priority for chips, if the chips are available when a new built truck is actually coming off the line. Totally wrong from a customers point of view though.

From a business stand point, F150s are way more profitable I'm sure, I get it. But terrible from a customer service/satisfaction stand point

 

[Dochatley]

So, you have a truck with a built sticker on it, say 11/21 or 12/21 and by the time you get it it’s already 6-8 months old or more possibly.

 

[Michaelkov]

I don’t think these delays are just related to a Maverick. Since I also have a Bronco Soort I search the “broncosportforum” as well. Some there are also experiencing the same thing. February estimates delayed to May. I even started a thread similar to what dryheat said and someone even said that those on the Bronco6g forum are seeing wide spread reports of built units being delayed to May. Someone even said their built explorer has been delayed to May.
So, all these delays appear to be across multiple Ford model lines.

I suppose that's one way to shift revenues from Q1 to Q2.

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