It probably had water in it before you took delivery. Either didn’t get done due to some mixup in the shop or a shady dealer. Either way, that sucks.It looks like there is water in it when I took a look this morning
I should have checked but because I specifically asked if it was done , I never looked. And since its not working at all and the reverse lights are out, my guess is its been like this for a while . The reviews for the dealer online are very good so I'd like to think it was a faulty part but you never know. They are almost two hours from me so I'm curious to see how they handle it.
My guess is that either they were doing several trucks and somebody picked up a take-off by mistake and installed it in your truck, or it just got missed altogether.
How did it get water in it? Was it raining when you drove it home?Service confirmed they used the updated part.
When I asked my dealer about water in the lightbar, he said if it goes out to bring it in and they'll swap it out with current parts while waiting for the recall part. That's kinda messed up that your dealer wouldn't replace it so you at least have a working tail light while waiting for the new part.
They are sending a driver with a loaner truck on Monday to pick up the truck . Service says the replacement parts are readily available and it was replaced with the new part which is not giving me a warm fuzzy feeling. I guess we'll see....
Got the same letter from Ford. Called the dealer service and set-up an appointment for yesterday. (Two weeks out from setting up the appointment) When I showed up at the dealer service department yesterday they claimed Ford would not let them order the parts before I brought the vehicle in ! So now they claim they are able to order the parts.Just a heads up, got a notice letter today saying parts are now available...
If it makes you feel better, I’m on the opposite coast and was told the same thing. It was apparently a recent change that required inspection prior to ordering.
