Troubling News for 2011 Mustang orders
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My dealer told me that the delay on their GT500 order that was built last month was due to waiting for the sync module to arrive so this is a plausable reason for the delay atleast for sync equipped vehicles. Our base GT will be here next week.
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They didn't spill the beans, if you read carefully; just said there was a quality hold, that the cars were being slowly released, they could not reveal the reason for the hold, and there were a lot of them on the lot. Your assumption that it was a line worker is incorrect. I just received a call from an AAI executive acknowledging the VM I left on her phone, yesterday. She told me cars were being shipped, albiet, slowly, and she was going to personally determine where my car was located, it's status, and ETA at my dealership. I'm fairly pleased with the result of my "detective work", as my past 25 years of homicide investigation did pay off. Oh ye of little faith!
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They didn't spill the beans, if you read carefully; just said there was a quality hold, that the cars were being slowly released, they could not reveal the reason for the hold, and there were a lot of them on the lot. Your assumption that it was a line worker is incorrect. I just received a call from an AAI executive acknowledging the VM I left on her phone, yesterday. She told me cars were being shipped, albiet, slowly, and she was going to personally determine where my car was located, it's status, and ETA at my dealership. I'm fairly pleased with the result of my "detective work", as my past 25 years of homicide investigation did pay off. Oh ye of little faith!
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I HIGHLY doubt it had anything to do with sync. It's been a full proof system, not only used in the mustang but on 20+ other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models. This would cripple their overall supply and would have started a while ago, since the current version (3.1) has been out for sometime now. Besides that, it's Microsoft's technology not Ford's...
ETA is just that, estimated. With 11,000-15,000 orders placed for the 1st month of course it's prone to back up. Just bare with it. I ended up waiting an extra 8 weeks (16 total) for my 2010...
There may in fact be a hold... But I've seen a 2011 GT500 at my dealer now for 2 weeks. Which is right in line with the current delivery, (the first being delivered on 4/22).
ETA is just that, estimated. With 11,000-15,000 orders placed for the 1st month of course it's prone to back up. Just bare with it. I ended up waiting an extra 8 weeks (16 total) for my 2010...
There may in fact be a hold... But I've seen a 2011 GT500 at my dealer now for 2 weeks. Which is right in line with the current delivery, (the first being delivered on 4/22).
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Let's say that there is an issue with Sync modules, and that they need to be replaced before shipping. If true, then the supplier would not only have to ship replacements for the faulty modules, but also support ongoing production. To me this means there is a good chance of a bottleneck because the supplier is unable to suddenly (and temporarily) double their production rate.
A similar situation could hold true if the modules are being repaired and sent back to the factory on a rotating basis. This could explain the slow release of cars, along with the seemingly random nature of which ones are being shipped.
Is there anyone who doesn't have Sync who's been waiting a long time for their car to be shipped?
A similar situation could hold true if the modules are being repaired and sent back to the factory on a rotating basis. This could explain the slow release of cars, along with the seemingly random nature of which ones are being shipped.
Is there anyone who doesn't have Sync who's been waiting a long time for their car to be shipped?
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IF it was sync, it'd hold up more than Mustangs... It may well be the order in which they got to the ramp holding area... My biggest issue is that there's no update on my file since 4/25! At this point I'd take a new ETA of sometime in just as long as there was an update.
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Let's say that there is an issue with Sync modules, and that they need to be replaced before shipping. If true, then the supplier would not only have to ship replacements for the faulty modules, but also support ongoing production. To me this means there is a good chance of a bottleneck because the supplier is unable to suddenly (and temporarily) double their production rate.
A similar situation could hold true if the modules are being repaired and sent back to the factory on a rotating basis. This could explain the slow release of cars, along with the seemingly random nature of which ones are being shipped.
Is there anyone who doesn't have Sync who's been waiting a long time for their car to be shipped?
A similar situation could hold true if the modules are being repaired and sent back to the factory on a rotating basis. This could explain the slow release of cars, along with the seemingly random nature of which ones are being shipped.
Is there anyone who doesn't have Sync who's been waiting a long time for their car to be shipped?
And the only "Module" in SYNC is the APIM (Accessory Protocol Interface Module). So we're saying that the interfacing which allows SYNC to be in contact with other devices, (ipod, bluetooth, aux, etc...) is faulty? Meanwhile in the 2010, it functions flawlessly... I just don't see how it showed up in the 2011 and not the 2010. Thus, I continue my doubt that if there is a hold, or back up, that it's due to SYNC.
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I still don't buy that there is a hold because of Sync, because it would be affecting a lot more then just Mustangs. I'm not even convinced that there IS a hold.
But let's say there is a hold for dirt in the blinker fluid or a bad headlight bearing. How is all of them shipping by the end of May troubling news? News like that suggests that the issue has been fixed, and that they have people reworking the cars that have the problem. Don't get me wrong, I want my car as bad as anyone. But, I plan on keeping this Mustang for a long time. I'd rather wait a little longer now than have a lemon that spends more time in service than in my driveway.
But let's say there is a hold for dirt in the blinker fluid or a bad headlight bearing. How is all of them shipping by the end of May troubling news? News like that suggests that the issue has been fixed, and that they have people reworking the cars that have the problem. Don't get me wrong, I want my car as bad as anyone. But, I plan on keeping this Mustang for a long time. I'd rather wait a little longer now than have a lemon that spends more time in service than in my driveway.
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I don't think its a hold as much of just lots of them built up and they can't ship them fast enough. Or maybe they are bunching them for shipment and there aren't alot going to your area. Eitehr way Ford's tracking system leaves much to be desired.
It's worth the wait though - trust me.
It's worth the wait though - trust me.
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I don't think its a hold as much of just lots of them built up and they can't ship them fast enough. Or maybe they are bunching them for shipment and there aren't alot going to your area. Eitehr way Ford's tracking system leaves much to be desired.
It's worth the wait though - trust me.
It's worth the wait though - trust me.
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That was a problem a couple of years ago because of demand and the railcar manufacturers were pumping them out to counter the shortage.
But with the slack economy, there should be enough in inventory.
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Kind of like the trucking companies. They may have enough railcars to ship the cars from railyard to railyard but there may not be enough auto transports to get them where they need to go as frequently as they need to get there.