PSA: Get an Additional BlueCruise Year for Free (2022 and 2023 Models)

[TaxmanHog]

Likely the emails will catch up with us next week, you know how prompt they are with communications!

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[SmoothJ]

With all these “free” subscriptions, Ford will get an idea of how popular BlueCruise is. Besides all the information that they get that gets uploaded after every drive.

 

[Dinozero]

My window sticker said 3yrs on my 23.

I got this to work and now I’m renewed until 02/2028

nice great find !

 

[Pioneer74]

I'd check the fine print. 2022 models, or at least per my window sticker, make no reference of a trial of any period. My truck window sticker says BlueCruise is included, without any limitations. On connected services, of course, it says I have a three year trial. Later window stickers specifically DID have the trial period language. I wonder if this is Ford trying to clean that up. I haven't bothered taking this up with Ford yet, my "trial" is active through later this year, but it's something I plan to explore nearer the supposed expiration. Question is whether if you accept this offer do you explicitly agree to terms that remove the potential "ambiguity" for 2022 models where BlueCruise was not sold to us as a trial.

Neither my 2022 Lightning or Mach-E show the 3 year subscription limit on their window sticker. I looked at the order guides and they don't mention it either. But, IMO, unless somebody files a lawsuit and sues Ford over this, your BlueCruise will cease working after the 3 year anniversary of you purchasing your truck. The Connected Services page explicitly has an expiration date for a reason.

I mean, a lawsuit could force Ford to keep our BlueCruise active until the vehicle dies. Sirius lost their lawsuit against "lifetime" subscriptions they sold that were never allowed to be transferred between radios, and they even had a disclaimer that the sub was only for the originally activated radio.

 

[swajames]

My 2023 explicitly stated 3 years on the window sticker.

my 2022 did not

 

[flyct]

Same thing here. Refreshed the connected services page and it's not attributed. No confirmation email either.

Mine did go through the payment and web confirmation though. Just the account did not update with the change, and it's not letting me add the complimentary extension again.

Same results for me tonight.

 

[Joe.....Montana]

Same here. I went to Bluecruis and "purchased" the extra 1 year option for $0.00 and my Amex card on file popped up, and then said "Thank you for your purchase" and it said that it expires in April 27, instead of 26. It then said that an Email confirmation will be sent to you, but that was 30 minutes ago and still no Email fromFord. When I log onto my Ford account, my subscription still says April 2026, instead of 2027. I hope they're not just F@$&ingwith me.

Mine looks the exact same....

 

[swajames]

Neither my 2022 Lightning or Mach-E show the 3 year subscription limit on their window sticker. I looked at the order guides and they don't mention it either. But, IMO, unless somebody files a lawsuit and sues Ford over this, your BlueCruise will cease working after the 3 year anniversary of you purchasing your truck. The Connected Services page explicitly has an expiration date for a reason.

I mean, a lawsuit could force Ford to keep our BlueCruise active until the vehicle dies. Sirius lost their lawsuit against "lifetime" subscriptions they sold that were never allowed to be transferred between radios, and they even had a disclaimer that the sub was only for the originally activated radio.

I'm not suggesting it's law suit worthy, but it was sold and described differently on the 2022s that it was in subsequent model years and that might open the door for a customer service accommodation over and above the current promotional extension. My main point was to watch what you sign up for with the extension in case the small print quietly takes anything away.

 

[TaxmanHog]

my 2022 did not

My 2022 Lariat had zero mention of it, but I do have Blue Cruise.

 

[SmoothJ]

Mine never said 3 years expiration on my 22 Platinum.

 

[Pioneer74]

My 2022 Lariat had zero mention of it, but I do have Blue Cruise.

It wasn't called BlueCruise when we purchased. It was Co-Pilot360 Active. They rebranded it BlueCruise on the window stickers sometime during the model year.

 

[Pioneer74]

I'm not suggesting it's law suit worthy, but it was sold and described differently on the 2022s that it was in subsequent model years and that might open the door for a customer service accommodation over and above the current promotional extension. My main point was to watch what you sign up for with the extension in case the small print quietly takes anything away.

Well, I don't remember how it was originally branded on the 2022 Lightning. But I do remember how it was sold on my 2021 ICE truck. It was for 3 years.

No matter what you or I sign up for, it will stop working under the original "subscription" after 3 years if you do nothing. If you plan on making a case to Ford about no expiration date being on the window sticker, I get it, but you won't get anywhere with it. Not without a lawsuit.

Ask the 2024 XLT guys. Their window stickers explicitly state they have front parking sensors, when in reality they don't. Do you know what Ford's remedy is? They are reprinting the window stickers. It's going to take legal action to either get the sensors installed, which Ford won't do, or a financial settlement, which is the probable outcome.

 

[GDN]

This was on a '22 Lariat. Co-Pilot360 Active 2.0 as @Pioneer74 notes.

No where did the window sticker note 36 months, but that had to be part of the order guide because it was well known.

 

[electricpig]

Ask the 2023 XLT guys. Their window stickers explicitly state they have front parking sensors, when in reality they don't.

My 23 XLT produced in early November if I remember correctly, has the front parking sensors. Guess I got lucky on those. Very handy when having to anug up to s Tesla Supercharger.

 

[Pioneer74]

My 23 XLT produced in early November if I remember correctly, has the front parking sensors. Guess I got lucky on those. Very handy when having to anug up to s Tesla Supercharger.

My mistake. It was the 2024's that had them eliminated. I fixed my original post.

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