Douglas Hansen is the general manager at that location drive by or give him a call I’m sure he may be able to assist you. (718) 303-2637
where do you get your trannies?? I may have a shortcut for you - these guys are great
Don't know about other members, but I've been waiting over 18 months for a driver side air bag recall on my wife's Lincoln MKx. Yeah, the one that blows your head off when it deploys. I realize this recall involves a LOT of vehicles, but come on, this isn't a rattle or a trim piece falling off... it's deadly. Probably the last FoMoCo product I buy.
Are you sure that the issue is with Ford? It has likely more to do with the Takata airbag recall numbers. There are at least 67 million in the US and another 5 million in Canada that are part of the recall. The blame here is probably with the manufacturer being unable to supply the item quickly enough.
I've never heard of that long of a wait for an air bag recall!! If you want to PM me your vin# I'll check it out for you at work Monday and see if the air bags are available or what the holdup is on them.
I would have to agree with you on both the numbers and the inability of Takata to supply the replacements. However, ultimately, the onus is on FoMoCo to take care of their customers. That being said, I'm not sure I would ever trust a Takata air bag after this debacle.
I pulled the VIN on wifey's MKx and for kicks I went to the Lincoln recall site. According to that, this particular recall was issued March 25, 2021 (shows as incomplete). Either that date is incorrect or I am confusing it for the passenger air bag recall that has already been performed, so My Bad for maybe *****ing prematurely (but 9 months is still a long time). I sincerely appreciate your offer of help on this! Although I belong to 8 or so Ranger and Explorer forums, for whatever reason, I cannot figure out how to PM a member here.
just click on the members logo and start conversation should pop up. Click on that and your good to go.I pulled the VIN on wifey's MKx and for kicks I went to the Lincoln recall site. According to that, this particular recall was issued March 25, 2021 (shows as incomplete). Either that date is incorrect or I am confusing it for the passenger air bag recall that has already been performed, so My Bad for maybe *****ing prematurely (but 9 months is still a long time). I sincerely appreciate your offer of help on this! Although I belong to 8 or so Ranger and Explorer forums, for whatever reason, I cannot figure out how to PM a member here.
Thanks! I saw that, but on every other forum, it is called Private Message or something similar. Need to put on my thinking cap!
That issue with your Ranger is 100% a Ford issue they are very strict on the vin's and the ID of the airbags so if there's any discrepancy on the paperwork it's on the dealership and they'll have to foot the bill. There's also the whole lawyer/lawsuit issue because it's a "modified" vehicle.
Yes, dealerships (at least around here) steer WAY clear of any modified vehicles. I actually offered to pay for the parts and labor to update the air bag, but they wouldn't budge. I've considered disabling the driver air bag but not sure that is possible. I use FORScan for a lot of things, but I haven't looked to see if there is any access to air bag stuff. Since I don't like warning lights, I would have to come up with something to get around just disconnecting the air bag.
I was just on the Ford Owners website and while there I browsed the FAQ's on the air bag recall. Ford states that they have the parts available for all model lines for the repair. It may be worth checking with a different dealer about you MKX if you have one nearby.
It used to be that way until the forum's software was updated a few years ago.
