Ford's Entire System is FUBAR

[lsudelts]

There are many different systems in play here, all of which are varying degrees of "FUBAR". Ford is just one of many culprits. Sounds like this last one is the convoluted and back logged shipping issues further compounded by strikes and likely weather. Sorry for your frustration.

Mine is due to be built this week and estimated arrival is third week of February. My south Louisiana dealer told me it will probably sometime in March based exactly on what you stated above.

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[LADemien]

Quick rant: Placed my Maverick order and gave a $500 deposit on Jan. 25, 2022. You can see additional details in my signature.

Basically zero communication from dealer after than unless I initiated, but I kept track of the order scheduling process through @fordvideoguy. Thank God for Tim!

As a result of Tim's videos, I asked my dealer to move me from Priority 19 to Priority 10 last summer, which he did. Miraculously, I received a VIN for my truck in late August just before scheduling was cut off for the 2022 model year. Like most people, I went through the "build week shuffle" with multiple re-schedulings until mid-November when my truck was finally built -- I think with about a week of model year 2022 production remaining -- and shipped out.

It took about 2.5 weeks to get from the factory in Mexico to the final rail depot in Wilmington, DE, where it has now been sitting for the past week. My dealer initially told me he would request a "hot tag" for my truck to expedite delivery. However, it continues to sit in Wilmington without even a scheduled ETA for arrival. Today, I checked with the dealer again and he basically told me, there is a shortage of truck drivers and it will get there when it gets there.

So, with my wait at 323 days and counting, I now have a fully built 2022 Maverick sitting in a lot in Delaware and apparently there isn't a darn thing I or anyone else can do about it. It could show up tomorrow. It could show up in mid-January, likely after thousands of others folks have taken delivery of their 2023 Mavericks.

So, bottom line, Ford's entire process -- from placing your Maverick order to finally taking delivery -- is FUBAR. If Ford hired a team of "experts" to complicate and prolong this process, I am not sure they could make the process of obtaining one of these unicorns any more cumbersome or drawn out than it already is.

Don't get me wrong; I am REALLY excited about the truck, and I sure as heck will not be walking away at this point. However, I swear I will NEVER sign up for another vehicle buying process like this again. Hands down, the worst shopping experience of my life.

No doubt the wait is frustrating. Ordered my "22" in 2021 and got it in August. Same issues you have had, lack of communication from the dealership, long wait after it hit the states, but you know what, it is all worth it. I also wonder what the wait is for the other manufacturers. Remember this is not a Ford thing, the waiting and shortage is industry wide.

 

[JimParker256]

That's good perspective. Thank you. In the grand scheme of things, if I have to wait another month for my truck, it's not the end of the world. It is a bit galling though, considering I'll be taking delivery of a "new" 2022 vehicle in January of 2023.

I purchased a '22 Lariat Hybrid First Edition. The truck was built 6/28/2022, and was subject to the airbag recall, so even though it was at the dealership. It sat there for a little over 5 months. Had that been my order, it would have made me a little crazy to drive by the dealership every day and see it sitting there, but not be able to take delivery... The person who ordered must have felt the same, because he got frustrated enough to give up and walk away. I was lucky enough to get the first call when it became available, and now it's sitting in my garage. I do feel kind of bad for the person who ordered it, though...

 

[pa-outdoorsman]

Hey everyone, I got my truck in time for Christmas. So, I guess my ranting worked! Or was unnecessary. Either way, rant over. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

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