Bittersweet Day!
I reserved my 2 door Badlands in March of '21 from Chapman Ford in Horsham, PA with a new reservation after my local dealer in Mass converted my original one into an order even though I didn't ask them to. Chapman had a killer deal so I bailed and went with them. I was surprised to get a build date email from Ford the day before the news about all the constraints came out. Late Feb- early March build week which could be great since my cousin was getting married in NJ March 25. Hoping I could grab it after the wedding since we'd be so close. After all the tracking it showed it was in the rail yard in Delaware awaiting transport to the dealer. I got the delivery ticket showing it was received by the dealer on March 22 and they contacted me that same day to let me know it was there. Everything aligned(for once!) and after spending a night in Philly we went to the dealer to pick her up. I can't say enough about the positive experience with Chapman!
I finally get to take the keys and the Mrs said I should drive it home and she'll be in the car we drove down. I told her just to go on ahead as I was going to try and adhere to the break in procedure and would be taking it slow, varying speed etc... We start the return trip which ends in RI at my mother's house. Fuel computer says I should have 40 miles worth of fuel left once I reach my destination. It went down to 37 as I neared the end with the gauge showing what I would guess the same. So I pull into the driveway in the rain and shut her down. I went back out to make sure I got my stuff out and wasn't sure if I left all the interior lights on. I figured I'd start it to see if the lights dim or not and then I'd know. She turns over and sputters. Again and again. Finally caught and I gave it some gas, it revved and died. Check engine light came on and I'd had enough and would get to it tomorrow. Worst case, it goes to a dealer for warranty work. Not good for a new rig but at least it's covered. I'm now assuming/hopeful it's out of gas and after researching a bit last night found others with similar issues with inaccurate gauge and computer. If that's the case I need to have that corrected. Can't believe I made into the driveway and was grateful it was me driving it and not my wife since she's got a heavy right foot and definitely would not have made it and of course we got separated on the trip.
Anyway, lesson learned - verify the fuel gauge and computer before trusting it
I reserved my 2 door Badlands in March of '21 from Chapman Ford in Horsham, PA with a new reservation after my local dealer in Mass converted my original one into an order even though I didn't ask them to. Chapman had a killer deal so I bailed and went with them. I was surprised to get a build date email from Ford the day before the news about all the constraints came out. Late Feb- early March build week which could be great since my cousin was getting married in NJ March 25. Hoping I could grab it after the wedding since we'd be so close. After all the tracking it showed it was in the rail yard in Delaware awaiting transport to the dealer. I got the delivery ticket showing it was received by the dealer on March 22 and they contacted me that same day to let me know it was there. Everything aligned(for once!) and after spending a night in Philly we went to the dealer to pick her up. I can't say enough about the positive experience with Chapman!
I finally get to take the keys and the Mrs said I should drive it home and she'll be in the car we drove down. I told her just to go on ahead as I was going to try and adhere to the break in procedure and would be taking it slow, varying speed etc... We start the return trip which ends in RI at my mother's house. Fuel computer says I should have 40 miles worth of fuel left once I reach my destination. It went down to 37 as I neared the end with the gauge showing what I would guess the same. So I pull into the driveway in the rain and shut her down. I went back out to make sure I got my stuff out and wasn't sure if I left all the interior lights on. I figured I'd start it to see if the lights dim or not and then I'd know. She turns over and sputters. Again and again. Finally caught and I gave it some gas, it revved and died. Check engine light came on and I'd had enough and would get to it tomorrow. Worst case, it goes to a dealer for warranty work. Not good for a new rig but at least it's covered. I'm now assuming/hopeful it's out of gas and after researching a bit last night found others with similar issues with inaccurate gauge and computer. If that's the case I need to have that corrected. Can't believe I made into the driveway and was grateful it was me driving it and not my wife since she's got a heavy right foot and definitely would not have made it and of course we got separated on the trip.
Anyway, lesson learned - verify the fuel gauge and computer before trusting it
