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Howdy,
I picked up my Maverick from the Ford dealer yesterday after body repairs from a minor collision that sidelined the truck for four months after only three days of use. After ten miles the truck began slowing from 55 to 36 mph. A minute later, it resumed speed. Then a warning came up on the display and it began slowing again. I pulled over, raised the hood and shut the truck off as the next message said the engine had overheated. It was only 82° F and I wasn't working the truck at all.
While waiting for the engine to cool off I called the dealer and they gave me the number for roadside assistance. An hour on the phone and being told it would be another 45 minutes before a tow truck would show, I restarted the truck and turned on the engine with no faults but a check engine light. I drove a couple of miles to a store with the AC on and the engine overheated again as I pulled in for a cold drink. I remembered in my teenage years that I could turn the heat on and keep an engine cool enough to get me to where I needed to go. That's what I did and drove it back to Ford for service.
Well gee, in four and a half months, I got to drive my truck four days and 450 miles. I'm waiting on the dealer now and have no ETA or explanation. I'm disgusted! Do y'all have any idea wth is going on with this pos?
I picked up my Maverick from the Ford dealer yesterday after body repairs from a minor collision that sidelined the truck for four months after only three days of use. After ten miles the truck began slowing from 55 to 36 mph. A minute later, it resumed speed. Then a warning came up on the display and it began slowing again. I pulled over, raised the hood and shut the truck off as the next message said the engine had overheated. It was only 82° F and I wasn't working the truck at all.
While waiting for the engine to cool off I called the dealer and they gave me the number for roadside assistance. An hour on the phone and being told it would be another 45 minutes before a tow truck would show, I restarted the truck and turned on the engine with no faults but a check engine light. I drove a couple of miles to a store with the AC on and the engine overheated again as I pulled in for a cold drink. I remembered in my teenage years that I could turn the heat on and keep an engine cool enough to get me to where I needed to go. That's what I did and drove it back to Ford for service.
Well gee, in four and a half months, I got to drive my truck four days and 450 miles. I'm waiting on the dealer now and have no ETA or explanation. I'm disgusted! Do y'all have any idea wth is going on with this pos?
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