It is normal, and no one said it was issues with the motor. It could have been anything and apparently it sounds like it'll be fixed within the week.

 

I think you'll be ok no need to go to doomsday mode man lol

 

 

Couldn't stand the pain so I called the 800 number posted here. Good news, my car is waiting to be shipped. ETA here in South Florida May 4th. Asked her about a hold on any cars and she hadn't heard of any. Hope this helps all.

 

I doubt they would say over the 800 number :/

I think the fact that none of us have seen any of them yet is a pretty good indication that this hold is real. many people had delivery dates of 4/10, 4/17, etc

 

I think you should be very worried. I think every person driving a car should be worried. Just think about it. The very car each one of us has been driving for years might have been held back a week before it was shipped! I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I were to find out my ten year old car had been held back a week before leaving the factory so they could replace the hinge in the sun visors or make sure I didn't get a windshield wiper motor that came from a bad batch. It's a nightmare, alright.

 

 

Everyone here is insane.

The cars are not and won't be perfect. No matter what the delay. You just have to deal with it. They are mass produced by a labor union concerned with union mandated breaks and lunches. Please see the warranty section for 05 - 09. I laugh at the insiders here saying "they are just making sure the cars are perfect".

 

 

A "nightmare"??!

You're ordering a brand new car that has been delayed 1 week, while many people are laid off and are worried about putting food on their table... perhaps you need to re-evaluate your priorities.

 

wow some of these posters here really need to get a grip on life!!! This is a car you are ordering and only a car. Who gives a **** about a week delay? 2 week delay? You will get it when you get it..saying a nightmare, etc, etc is really laughable.

This coming from a guy who has ordered 3 brand new mustangs including a 99 cobra and a 2001 cobra not to mention a 2003 cobra.

Why get yourself so worked up? Why listen to your co-workers who don't have a freaking clue what the hell is going on. Relax and be thankful you have posters that share this info with you as they don't have to.

 

Dont worry the railroad will figure out where they put it in a month or two...

 

Buzz Killer! I agree, It would be bad PR for them to allow the CS Ops to say anything that wasn't officially announced.

 

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My car is delayed two weeks. Life isn't worth living. I'm going to end this misery and slit my wrists. I'd rather be in hell than deal with this nightmare!!!!!!

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Ford (as have many manufacturers) has had slow steady progress. The majority of cars built today are beter than the best you could buy a decade before in quality control. All the media reports make it seem otherwise but I can assure you that is not the case. The manufacturers do not want cars to leave the plant that would harm their quality numbers. In the past they would simply have shipped them and let the customer and dealer deal with it. Today if they know about it they will attempt to fix it at the plant if at all possible and failing that at the dealer before the car is ever delivered to the owner. Would you prefer otherwise?

These type of bugs are common whenever you have fairly large changes to a model. Despite prototypes, preproduction and pilot cars there are some things that just dont show up until you are running cars in the thousands. Just be thankful the issues were caught before you received a car with the issue.

You should see the crap that goes on everytime production on something has to be suspended on Corvettes. They can hardly hide it when people are doing tours and their to watch their own car roll down the assembly line.

 

The 3week delay hasn't been the nightmare I was referring to. It's just been the icing on the cake. As far as I am concerned with THIS delay, if it's as minor as it is I'm just delighted to get the vehicle finally.

My question was if we should be worried about the 2011 motor to begin with. And directed towards people who are capable of responding to it/reading it.

 

Where do they get off thinking they should get a lunch!!

Non-union scabs don't need no stinkin' lunch or breaks. They're some working fools.

 

Well I don't have a 2011 on order so I have no idea how you feel, but you need to RELAX. You are getting yourself all worked up over nothing. The car will still be new and no different than if there was no delay. It's not as if they are going to pull the engine, rebuild it with reman parts and then slap it back in the car. Take a deep breath and enjoy the fact that you are going to own one the the best, most advanced Mustangs to every roll off a Ford assembly line.

 

Modern R&D is more simulation than build. Sure, they build cars (1PP and prototype) for line testing, but the majority of component testing is done on a computer and simulated in "real-world" environments.

Look at it like this, it may be an inferior component, out of spec, etc., and not a bad design. Everyone freaking out has to understand how this process works, then chill the hell out.

 

Another reason I am glad I bought a 2010 instead of waiting on the 2011.
What other surprises will show up later?