Up to date on all recalls, including the latest BCM update. My dealer came over with the mobile service truck and did it with the Maverick parked in the garage. No issues.
We had a bent beak event as well. Some nut job changed lanes at a high rate of speed into my wife's 2022 XLT. it was a $7500 fix. Cost us $250. Our dealer took it right in and had it back to us in less that 3 weeks. Looks like new.
The real story is that the rotary shifter was designed jointly with Ford and Jaguar, when Ford owned them for the debut of the 2007 Jaguar XF. Of course, the shifter in the Jaguar was a bit fancier as it was flush with the center console surface and rose out of the console on start up. Ford sold...
We waited 1 Year, 1 Month, and 19 Days for ours and we received Z-plan price protection and 0.9 percent 48 Months interest protection from the day we ordered.