Ford factory left an extra rear-left door handle cover in my vehicle

[Hellwig]

I’ve noticed this extra piece from day one. Today I had some time and search the part number jl1b-78266a21-a. It turns out to be an extra piece after I thoroughly checked my left rear door.

 

[Hellwig]

And this is one of the reasons we should purchase Ford ESP. Who knows what factory workers left inside your transmission or engine or somewhere else. Are all the bolts torqued correctly? Nobody knows.

 

[SyndicateZ]

haha. where in the vehicle was it when u found it???

 

[Hellwig]

haha. where in the vehicle was it when u found it???

On the right captain seat in middle row.

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

On the right captain seat in middle row.

Any chance the part was replaced by the dealer before delivery and the mechanic left the old part on the seat?

 

[Hellwig]

Any chance the part was replaced by the dealer before delivery and the mechanic left the old part on the seat?

This piece of part should be assembled by factory because it is an essential part of left rear door. I see no reason why dealership mechanic left this part in the vehicle. There is a mirrored piece on the right rear door too.

 

[SyndicateZ]

Welp. This just means that the quality assurance inspections techs at the plant are incompetent, still. That parts was in a wide open area and easily could have been seen if they actually checked before approving final build. Its too bad it was just a handle cover and not a spare Turbo left on the seat......That would have been awesome

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

This piece of part should be assembled by factory because it is an essential part of left rear door. I see no reason why dealership mechanic left this part in the vehicle. There is a mirrored piece on the right rear door too.

The dealership service mechanic is paid byFord to do a pre-delivery-inspection and certify everything is correct and in place.

 

[mwar99]

This piece of part should be assembled by factory because it is an essential part of left rear door. I see no reason why dealership mechanic left this part in the vehicle. There is a mirrored piece on the right rear door too.

Not sure that was the point that was trying to be made. Maybe the part was damaged at delivery and replaced at the dealership. Any noticeable damage on it? You only show us a picture of the rear of the part.

 

[Hellwig]

Not sure that was the point that was trying to be made. Maybe the part was damaged at delivery and replaced at the dealership. Any noticeable damage on it? You only show us a picture of the rear of the part.

I do not see any damage on both sides. It's a brand-new part. Does Ford require dealership technicians to assembly door handle covers during PDI for some reason? If true, that would be weird to me.

 

[mwar99]

I do not see any damage on both sides. It's a brand-new part. Does Ford require dealership technicians to assembly door handle covers during PDI for some reason? If true, that would be weird to me.

I wouldn't think so, but I could see a replacement potentially being needed and them doing that before delivery.

 

[Moeman]

There will be a record of any work the dealer did before delivery since they will charge it back to Ford. You can ask them if you're really curious.

 

[Hellwig]

There will be a record of any work the dealer did before delivery since they will charge it back to Ford. You can ask them if you're really curious.

A friendly Ford employee help me check the VIN. There is no warranty repair history on my vehicle. And therefore, dealer didn't anything about it.

 

[5280tunage]

I do not see any damage on both sides. It's a brand-new part. Does Ford require dealership technicians to assembly door handle covers during PDI for some reason? If true, that would be weird to me.

And my experience with these is that those white plastic inserts, that connect to the clips are practically one time use. they break almost every time you remove them from their position, so if that part was replaced I would expect at least one of them to be broken.

 

[duneslider]

I found a part in a bag under a seat when we bought our first expedition. It turned out to be a part for a jetski and the tech doing the prep on the vehicle had set it down on the seat and when he later flipped up the seat it came off and ended up sliding under the front seat, he forgot about it and moved on.

Very likely someone at the dealership just accidently set the piece down and forgot about it.

 

[GixxerJasen]

Very likely someone at the dealership just accidently set the piece down and forgot about it.

Some guy probably had several jobs to do on several vehicles and pulled the parts for them all. Later he was likely scratching his head wondering where that panel went.