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I can tell you that Blue Ox will deny your "warranty claim". They will tell you the towbar was too short. But they won't tell you what towbar is guaranteed to eliminate this failure. Yet this product is still on the market. Blue Ox makes some very good products. The Maverick base plate just...

8.25% at ford with an 800+ FICA score tells me the Dealer marked up your rate!!! Ford used to cap the markup at 2%. I have no idea what it is now. I would be looking to refinance that asap.....Finance department made more on you than the sales department did. Hope they didn't talk you into a...

No reason at all to disconnect Auxiliary Braking systems. Floor mounted or otherwise. You don't have to mash the brake pedal but a little bit to get the truck to "start" and go back into neutral tow.

Unless there are special incentives from Ford, financing through Ford Credit will not lower the price of the car. Pricing, as long as it is at MSRP as Ford shows on window sticker, is not a bad price as there is little markup. If financing, the interest rate you get is a LOT more important than...

Yes, what you "find" when searching for new Mavericks on the internet would make one think plenty are available. There are a few available that can be bought. But only a very small percentage and those may or may not be available without markup. Those websites like AutoTrader and a few others...

You are supposed to start/run the Maverick every few hours. You are also supposed to put it in D and R a couple times while stationary too. Both operations make the floor mounted braking systems a PITA! To get the engine to run, simply mash the gas pedal to the floor quickly and let off. Engine...

Quite true. Rotary shifter has NOTHING to do with not being able to shift without powering up the electrical system. You can even swap the rotary shifter out to a stick type. Been done and reports are on this forum. But it still won't shift without electrical power.

Someone left the gate open and the red hogs got out......

I used to tow enclosed car trailers a lot.... Try adding a ground wire to the brake backing plate and running it to the trailer frame. Sometimes the rubber bushings in springs and other factors don't allow a proper ground. Easy, cheap, and might surprise you that it can help how much power the...

The Winnebago View is a rather lightweight vehicle compared to a Class A motorhome or many Class C RV's. I am sure you WOULD feel a toad behind it. I do not feel my Maverick is there beyond a bit a acceleration difference. But I have a Class A. Sounds to me like maybe you need to adjust the...

Does anyone know for SURE the electric assist on the brakes actually works when Maverick is placed in "neutral tow" mode? I ask.....because it seems to me that would be something that should be disabled when in neutral tow.

I simply bought a 12v receptacle ( cigarette lighter style) and wired it directly to the battery ( with a fuse at the battery connection. I simply zip tied it to a bracket under the dash and left a couple inches of slack. That way I could grab it, plug in the brake control lead while I was there...

Not a Brake Buddy....I had a Blue Ox Patriot braking system when flat towing my Cmax Hybrid. It had a remote panel to show when it applied...and allowed you to adjust settings from 1 to 9 for brake force. I could never tell ANY real difference in settings. Never would lock the brakes even on 9...

Don't overlook the fact that the Maverick is a unibody vehicle. Which is just fine....up to a point. Compared to the much thicker steel of a body on frame vehicle, the "hitch" mounts to much thinner sheet metal. Too much stress can too easily tweak that metal compared to a more rigid traditional...

My 2017 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Recon was 5140 lbs! With the big tires it pulled fairly hard. Had to remove spare, high lift jack, and watch how much fuel was in it to get under 5000 lbs, Maverick tows much easier. Not sure if I am getting any better mpg yet though.

Not wanting to be the "Karen" here. But your TJ is not legal to flat tow WITHOUT auxiliary braking in most states. Maverick is "only" 3700 lbs for instance....

Complicated? Yes....but I can tell you that installing a Demco on a Maverick is no harder than the vast majority of installations on new vehicles. About all have to have the front fascia removed. Which is the hardest part in my opinion. From there you may have to trim some parts and relocate a...

Many RV's that have a 7 pin round connection will have a "battery charge" line as one of the circuits. I simply opened my 6 pin round connector on front of the Maverick and run a 14 gauge wire from the corresponding "battery charge" terminal to the jump post under the hood of the Maverick. I did...

Actually VIN is assigned in order. The public just does not see that part of the process. When Ford finally pulls the order and puts it into the build que it gets a VIN. The last numbers are the sequence numbers and are assigned in order for that model. BUT.... From there nothing happens in...

If I am not mistaken, you can add the adhesive keypad to a truck/car that also has the factory installed/wired keypad at the door. Seems we tried that many years ago and it worked. In fact, now that I think about it, that might be worth looking into on my Maverick!