Is the Mav getting a bad reputation for all the elec and fire related recalls and problems?

[Hillbilly]

I don't know, but I'm beginning to seesome not to favorable articles

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[BluegrassNbass]

If it dies, It dies. Until then....WEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[jwilson]

Search any car, any manufacturer, any forum, and you'll see the same results. This is what the internet is - a place for people to complain and air grievances. Tens of thousands of Mavericks are on the road today, with a handful of them having actual issues (and those with issues rush to the online forums to announce how awful Fords are). And every manufacturer has recalls, especially on a brand new, mostly from scratch model.

People who say "I'm buying a Tacoma now because all I see here are people with problems" need to spend a few weeks reading Tacoma forums.

EDIT: Adding this image with the Maverick in third for all midsize/compact pickups for 2023 Initial Quality:

 

[Old Man]

Last year 800,000 Mercedes owners were warned about possible engine fire. Many cars have those type of recalls. Don't worry unless the report is 800,000 Mercedes engines catch fire. Or 100,000 Maverick engines catch fire.

 

[mspmms]

If it dies, It dies. Until then....WEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[lajlmt]

If it dies, It dies. Until then....WEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Boogie till we puke!

 

[fossil]

pretty sure more Teslas have rammed emergency vehicles on auto pilot than Maverick fires.
and that's just the tip

 

[BluegrassNbass]

Boogie till we puke!

Ok...dang it. I lose. What is this one?

 

[lajlmt]

Referring to the wheeeeee!

 

[Montana]

Last year 800,000 Mercedes owners were warned about possible engine fire. Many cars have those type of recalls. Don't worry unless the report is 800,000 Mercedes engines catch fire. Or 100,000 Maverick engines catch fire.

That number is irrelevant. What matters is the percentage of at risk engines across the total produced.

If 125k hybrids (both Escapes and Mavericks) are effected by the recall, and a total of roughly 316k for the Escapes and Mavericks were produced, that means that 40% of the total vehicles produced are effected. If you have just the hybrid numbers for production that percentage will increase drastically because it's safe to assume that hybrids only accounted for probably less than 1/3rd the total production numbers.

I did see that in q3 for 2022 the Escape Hybrids only produced 7500... so an estimation of 7500x4 (for each quarter) is 30k. 30k total Hybrid Escapes in a year and we are now in 2023, so another 15k for half this year. 45k total Escape Hybrids since 2022. My estimation of 1/3rd checks out there so let's do the Mavericks next.

75,000 total Mavericks produced with an estimated 1/3rd of that to be Hybrids = 25k. Account for the same level of production but only half the year so far in 2023 = 12,500. So far since 2022 that means 37,500k total.

That estimation equals 82,500 for the Maverick and Escape Hybrids total, and it's probably more than were actually produced. I'm being generous and giving them 1/3rd.

82,500 out of the estimated 125k effected by the recall is 66%.

66% of vehicles FORD produced have a high risk of grenading themselves and catching fire.

Feel free to check my math. If anyone can provide actual Hybrid numbers, I'd love to crunch them.

I'd say the bad reputation is well earned for 66% and yes, it's becoming more common that people are hearing about it for that reason.

 

[Lone Star Proud]

I don't know, but I'm beginning to seesome not to favorable articles

The only problem I have had with my 14 month old Maverick is the damn deer that decided to jump in front of my truck while driving down the road. Otherwise, I have been very pleased.

 

[Hardening2753]

If it dies, It dies. Until then....WEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Lol this is the way

 

[Hardening2753]

I don't know, but I'm beginning to seesome not to favorable articles

Don't worry about the internet and enjoy the truck

 

[Montana]

The only problem I have had with my 14 month old Maverick is the damn deer that decided to jump in front of my truck while driving down the road. Otherwise, I have been very pleased.

I had that issue 2 years ago in a Tacoma - only it was an Elk in the first snow and that happened to be the first night I drove home... It took that long at the dealership that I had to get some food after and wasn't until almost 7pm that I started the 120 mile journey back home.

I got lucky, only the rear drivers side quarter panel (bed panel?) needed replaced.

First animal I've ever hit in 22 years of driving.

Sorry you had that experience too. I've also had to put a deer down after someone hit it close to my house before. At least the Elk that caught me was still kicking... Probably did more damage to my truck than to the Elk.

Anyways...

Sorry, sharing is caring.

 

[Hillbilly]

The only problem I have had with my 14 month old Maverick is the damn deer that decided to jump in front of my truck while driving down the road. Otherwise, I have been very pleased.

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