Stuck on the side of the road with transmission leak, any suggestions?

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Every day that goes by I’m leaning more and more to this realization.

It’s unacceptable and we have zero recourse m. It’s literally a ‘bend over and take it” scenario.


You’re right - there is no recourse.

Last night the dealer called and my Expedition was ready - I picked it up this AM. It took 72 days for repair, due to the back-ordered part situation.

Last year, it took the same Ford dealer 51 days to repair my transmission due to the parts shortage.

Over a 12-month period, my Expedition was out-of-service awaiting repair at a Ford dealer for 123 days (one-third of a year).

I wish you luck on your wait fo repair. Keep us updated.
 

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@99WhiteC5Coupe Not to mention that the entire time it was out of commission, you're still paying for it, paying for insurance, paying for plates, etc. Good thing our government agencies are out there watching out for consumers these days.
 

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@99WhiteC5Coupe Not to mention that the entire time it was out of commission, you're still paying for it, paying for insurance, paying for plates, etc. Good thing our government agencies are out there watching out for consumers these days.


And I couldn't use my Sirius / XM subscription too.
 
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Update 1/18/2023

Heard from ford dealer today. They can not find anything wrong. Days of driving and reviewing ECU data leaves them to believe it was overfilled at the dealership who has been doing my service. The same one who had performed warranty repairs, oil change and a 65k miler service the day before it left us stranded. I have not spoken with that dealership since the day we broke down and on that day they were incredibly defensive as if I were blaming them for my situation. I had called them to see if it were possible to put fluid in it, not blame them for anything.

Idk what I should do next. Pointing fingers will go no where, unfortunately. I lost 3 days of a vacation and have been without a vehicle for over a month.

They are going to clear me to get it tomorrow, I need to find a ride there to pick it up. Since they are a Ford dealership and not Lincoln my paid service for extended pick up and delivery isn’t an option.

I can not wait to be free of this burdensome vehicle and neerdowell company.
 

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Good Lord!

Ironically, the steering gear part is still on national back-order.

Early in the process, I requested that the service advisor have the parts department check the Ford national parts locator. She later told me that they could not get one.

Eventually, I went higher in the dealership management. The service advisor, and the parts and service mangers were of no help. I insisted that the parts locator be used in an attempt to find one, and a new steering gear was located at a dealership across the country.

Since my car was out-of-service, Ford has a program to pay the freight shipping for a part not available and the dealership group management official directed the parts manager to find the part and have Ford pay for the shipping. A dealership that had the part in stock but not for a customer, agreed to “sell” the part to my dealer, and ship it (with my dealer being reimbursed by Ford).

All it took was a little effort on behalf of my dealership, which was sorely lacking by their employees until I went higher in the dealership to complain.
 
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1/23/23 update:

Picked up from dealership today, customer service was non existent. No eye contact, too busy walking to someone else to tell me anything, shows me the window where to get my key and that was that.

Open door to vehicle to find mud, grease, and idk what on the floor, rocker, door panels and steering wheel. I wiped the wheel off with a hand sanitizer wiper and it was black. Effing disgusting. Chestatee Ford should be ashamed to let a vehicle leave like this. I’m sure they will just say it was like that when it arrived and it’s the tow truck driver who did it… whatever.

I called to speak with my Lincoln rep, she was “unavailable” so I had to let someone else know about the condition of my vehicle. Of course it’s not her fault and my desire to lay into someone was kept at bay but they need to know this is the attention one of their owners receives. She said my regular rep will call me back in 2 days with a “good faith offer” to “make it right”. Unless it’s a Time Machine to allow me to go back and not buy this pos then I really don’t care.

I’ve inquired about getting refunded for the extended pick up and delivery service I paid for when I bought, my local Lincoln dealer lost their Lincoln status and there isn’t a dealer that will honor that agreement. I’ve also inquired about how get bought out of the remaining extended service plan and warranty when I unload this pos next month.

There are currently 5 transmission related threads on the front page… Ford quality.
 

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1/23/23 update:

Picked up from dealership today, customer service was non existent. No eye contact, too busy walking to someone else to tell me anything, shows me the window where to get my key and that was that.

Open door to vehicle to find mud, grease, and idk what on the floor, rocker, door panels and steering wheel. I wiped the wheel off with a hand sanitizer wiper and it was black. Effing disgusting. Chestatee Ford should be ashamed to let a vehicle leave like this. I’m sure they will just say it was like that when it arrived and it’s the tow truck driver who did it… whatever.

I called to speak with my Lincoln rep, she was “unavailable” so I had to let someone else know about the condition of my vehicle. Of course it’s not her fault and my desire to lay into someone was kept at bay but they need to know this is the attention one of their owners receives. She said my regular rep will call me back in 2 days with a “good faith offer” to “make it right”. Unless it’s a Time Machine to allow me to go back and not buy this pos then I really don’t care.

I’ve inquired about getting refunded for the extended pick up and delivery service I paid for when I bought, my local Lincoln dealer lost their Lincoln status and there isn’t a dealer that will honor that agreement. I’ve also inquired about how get bought out of the remaining extended service plan and warranty when I unload this pos next month.

There are currently 5 transmission related threads on the front page… Ford quality.


Sorry to hear all the problems you encountered. Poor service from Ford dealerships seems to be the rule, rather than the exception.

I picked up my Expedition last week, after waiting for 72 days to have the steering gear replaced. I noticed the right, outside mirror housing was out of position.

Closer examination revealed the assembly was broken, and the power-fold feature rotated the mirror housing forward (pointing to the front of the vehicle). The service advisor quickly agreed someone must have “bumped” the mirror (although there was no signs of damage visible such as being stuck by another vehicle).

A new mirror assembly is now on order and the dealer said they would replace it at no cost.

Although pleasant, the service writer - a young female, did not know how to close-out the service invoice when I picked up my vehicle and had to pay the $100 deductible. She had to ask one of the other service employees to assist her.

I can’t wait to leave it again for repair.......
 
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Sorry to hear all the problems you encountered. Poor service from Ford dealerships seems to be the rule, rather than the exception.

I picked up my Expedition last week, after waiting for 72 days to have the steering gear replaced. I noticed the right, outside mirror housing was out of position.

Closer examination revealed the assembly was broken, and the power-fold feature rotated the mirror housing forward (pointing to the front of the vehicle). The service advisor quickly agreed someone must have “bumped” the mirror (although there was no signs of damage visible such as being stuck by another vehicle).

A new mirror assembly is now on order and the dealer said they would replace it at no cost.

Although pleasant, the service writer - a young female, did not know how to close-out the service invoice when I picked up my vehicle and had to pay the $100 deductible. She had to ask one of the other service employees to assist her.

I can’t wait to leave it again for repair.......
Oh man… there’s just nothing to say other than I can relate.

Nobody will take care of your stuff like you will but they could make a half as* attempt at least.
 
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Latest update:

I’m finally free of the albatross. Last step is getting the remainder of the extended warranty and ESP refunded.

We were able to track down a 2023 Sienna Platinum AWD. Yeah, it’s a minivan but it’s also a Toyota… our second Toyota and based on our ownership of our Land Cruiser we feel a lot better about not worrying about breaking down.

We will never own another Ford product or will we even rent one.

Good luck y’all!
 
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