Tax/Title/License: 7.9% WI, All fees (tax, title, plates) rolled into monthly payments
Payment: $496/mo w/ tax & 1st month $496 due at signing
Ended up buying this in Wisconsin which I rarely find dealers willing to do any deep discounts in the mid-west. Just happened to come across this Flash that was sitting for 150+ days at a local dealer and they were very motivated to move it. I was looking for a low MSRP unit and this only had a spray on factory bed liner which was a plus.
This has been my nightmare for the last 2 weeks of dealing with electrical errors that render my Lightning useless…hoping that the 3rd dealership sorts this out
It’s giving me a high voltage error & power train malfunction. As soon as that happens I get a “Stop Safely now” warning in the gauge cluster and the truck limits speed to 55mph. As soon as it’s put into park it refuses to drive at all.
First 2 dealers have repeatedly performed the high voltage battery testing and keep getting passing results for all the battery modules. They checked the 12v battery with no issues. Someone on another forum had this issue with a heater module failing so they tried stressing the heater but got no errors.
All 3 tows were Ford roadside assistance so I haven’t paid for them. Towing it on forwards seems to be easier for them to hookup the cables
My 2024 Flash also threw the “Powertrain Malfunction/Reduced Power” error in mid February. The dealer traced it to the heater module and replaced it. I have had it back for two weeks now after the repairs and I’m hoping that there aren’t any major issues in the future
4th dealership, where I purchased the Lightning, ended up pulling the truck bed off. One single wire has damage and the dealership has deemed it “rodent damage”. they found a tree nut near the damage so they claim a squirrel chewed the wire and that is not covered under warranty.
Dealership’s response, “We did end up reaching out to Ford and they had stated since the damage had come from an outside source that they would not be able to warranty this issue nor participate in any goodwill repairs.”
I asked if the dealership would help to make this right since the Lightning sat on their lot for 150+ days and I had the truck stored in my garage for ~30 days / 890 miles where rodent damage is highly unlikely. Dealer response continues to be that my insurance needs to cover this and they won’t give me any contact info for Ford’s warranty department to discuss it further.
It’s a $5k-$7k repair as dealer states they must replace the entire HV wire harness ($1687) which requires removing the entire truck cab. This seems absolutely insane to me because the wire that’s damaged is ~3 ft segment that has plug connections on both ends, but Ford only offers the entire HV wire harness as a service part. Dealership refuses to argue with Ford about the service part issue and if they deviate they claim it could void my warranty.
Was towing covered?
