✅ 10/24 Lightning Build Week Group (MY2023)

[Wsl346]

I'm sure that Ford has a logistical nightmare on its hands, but my experience with the Bronco and my experience with the Lightning so far makes me think Ford is really pretty bad at this stuff.

Why tell me my vehicle is in production and scheduled for production on 10/24 and then a blend date 10/27, but now I'm just stuck on a chip hold and in production? And nobody can tell me if I can take delivery before the end of the year (which would get me the tax credit of $7500 that I'll lose if I take delivery later).

What do you guys think? Why would Ford give estimated production dates if they can't accurately forecast when the truck will be ready to ship? Why not just wait to provide estimates until after the chips are in?

I'm not convinced chip hold is a big deal and at this point seems like a normal part of the process. Many of us in the 10/17 had chip holds, but were still built in 8-10 days, which has been the normal time to be built from going into production for over two months now. Based on a blend date of 10/27/2022, I would expect you to go into a built status any day now.

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[Halbach]

I'm not convinced chip hold is a big deal and at this point seems like a normal part of the process. Many of us in the 10/17 had chip holds, but were still built in 8-10 days, which has been the normal time to be built from going into production for over two months now. Based on a blend date of 10/27/2022, I would expect you to go into a built status any day now.

Maybe we can take up some sort of a chip collection drive to help the less fortunate still waiting for that built status

 

[jb56]

I'm not convinced chip hold is a big deal and at this point seems like a normal part of the process. Many of us in the 10/17 had chip holds, but were still built in 8-10 days, which has been the normal time to be built from going into production for over two months now. Based on a blend date of 10/27/2022, I would expect you to go into a built status any day now.

Yeah, maybe so. But Ford Chat and my dealership can't provide any estimate at all for when it will ship. And the only information the tracker has is when my blend date was.

With my bronco, it was on the train 3 days after my blend date and it was delivered about a month after that.

I don't necessarily blame ford for how long it takes from order to delivery, but the communication is all over the place.

 

[Blainestang]

Interesting, thanks. Tire rack had them listed as all season for some reason, unless I looked at the wrong tire. Thanks for confirming

Looks like yes, Tire Rack shows them as all-season.

It's pretty much the consensus that they're barely all-terrain, so maybe it's so borderline that they go either way. No idea.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...utoModel=F150 Lightning&autoModClar=275/65-18

 

[jimfigler]

Maybe we can take up some sort of a chip collection drive to help the less fortunate still waiting for that built status

Its probably the fault of that dealer you chose!

 

[Bigisland Guy]

Over the weekend I was showing built status and date of 11/5 on both the Ford Tracker and Ordertrack.app websites, and received the built email from Ford yesterday.

Now when I look at any of the tracking sites I'm back to "In Production", but the Ford site still shows a built date of 11/5 even thought that bubble isn't filled in anymore. Hoping its just a web glitch

Be sure to check under your reservation section under your account instead of tracker you might see a ETA. I have one there but no place else.

 

[jimfigler]

My estimated delivery changed from 11/5-11/11 to 11/8-11/14.

 

[Halbach]

My estimated delivery changed from 11/5-11/11 to 11/8-11/14.

Despite you having an earlier blend date, I'm choosing to believe that my truck will still arrive by Friday and that my date in the system is the result of conscious, deliberate planning and not a result of someone's laziness to change it or Ford's crap system.

 

[shutterbug]

Mine's built 11/7/2022. No ship date yet.

 

[Fair__dinkum]

My estimated delivery changed from 11/5-11/11 to 11/8-11/14.

Just moved to built this morning.

 

[Jajar1124]

Mine's built 11/7/2022. No ship date yet.

Same!

 

[jimfigler]

Just moved to built this morning.

some overlap there. maybe our trucks will be snuggling during the trip

 

[Halbach]

some overlap there. maybe our trucks will be snuggling during the trip

Mine is a day after yours according to the estimated schedule. Because I don't have a convoy under the tracker does that mean it hasn't actually shipped yet?

 

[jimfigler]

Mine is a day after yours according to the estimated schedule. Because I don't have a convoy under the tracker does that mean it hasn't actually shipped yet?

Mine still hasn't shipped, at least it hasn't been updated to say shipped. One of the trackers says "awaiting shipment"

 

[alexose]

Just got to built status this morning!

Estimated Delivery 12/7/2022 - 12/13/2022

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