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First, NOT Mavericks. Quoted article link here. "Ford will soon start selling and shipping some Ford Explorers without the chips that power rear air conditioning and heating controls, according to a report from Automotive News..The automaker will instead ship the missing semiconductors to...

Cool. Enjoy it. A heads up about the music would have been nice. Enough to wake the dead in the next county's cemetery. 🔊

Yes indeed.

Then: "Ford provides no communication!" Now: "But that's not what I wanted to hear!" :giggle:

In a hybrid, a tachometer would be an example of a dunsel.

Japan’s top automaker Toyota will scale back domestic production over the next three months because of a supply crunch in chips and other parts that have slammed the global auto industry. Toyota Motor Corp. will cut back vehicle production in Japan by about 20% in April, by 10% in May, and 5%...

Also, FYI, from the owner's manual, there's a trouble light on the instrument panel:

Or you could just flip on the rear view camera. Cute DIY, regardless. :geek:

Set foot for the first time in the dealership today, equipped with printouts from the tracker and of the window sticker. After introducing myself to the salesman (although at my age he appears much more like a salesboy) I asked him to pull up any additional info he could. Lo and behold... He...

That date in the Special Order box is the blend date, not the build date. For example, my sticker has a blend date of January 4th, and have since received notice my build date was February 12th.

Congrats!

This. I leave reading tea leaves to storefront "psychics." 🔮

https://shop.ford.com/vehicleordertracking

Contemplating swinging by the dealer during the monthly bill paying and grocery run into town tomorrow. From time of order last August they've been quieter than a Carthusian monastery. Took me six weeks to wheedle an e-mail confirmation of my order (which was approved August 4) from the...

Dealerships do not schedule build dates. That falls on the shoulders of Ford corporate.

And in another thread it was announced that Ford plans to issue an update to the vehicles which addresses the catalytic converter issue sometime late this month.

When it comes to the vents, there's stuff like this. Although I cannot speak to how durable they are.

First Editions are '22 only. No such animule as a '23 First Edition.

There are certainly rear headrests with a lower profile. If there's a salvage yard convenient to you, might want to check out any BMWs and Audis there if time and inclination permit. AFAIK the distance between the prongs and the prong diameter are standard, but bring along a tape measure (or...