It's rare I feel compelled to leave a negative review. - rhoff
It's rare I feel compelled to leave a negative review. We did not buy our vehicle here, but given that we pass through town frequently, getting service in Canmore seemed to be a good idea.
In January of 2023, well within the warranty period, I reported a problem with the passenger door power locks freezing in cold weather. I even included a video of the lock not functioning. The truck was brought into the shop, allowed to warm up, and then scanned for codes with the now un-thawed lock functioning. A few months later the truck was taken back a second time, the latches were greased and passed a rudimentary mechanical test.
All the service department had to do was reference TSB 21-2207 from July 6th, 2021:
"Some 2019-2020 F-150 vehicles may exhibit one or more power door locks inoperative."
"1. Is the affected power door lock intermittently inoperative only during freezing weather?
(1) Yes - proceed to Step 3
3. Replace the affected power door lock actuator."
Of course now the actuator has failed outside the warranty period. Cost to me? About $700. I only wish at the time I had done the work of the service department to see if there was a known problem.
Reluctantly I scheduled the work to be completed today. I made it very clear that I was coming from 100 kms away and was promised the work would start at 8:30 AM. When I checked at 11:20 AM no work had yet started on the vehicle.
That was it for me - I picked it up and will get the work done somewhere else. I am now working with Ford Customer Relationship hoping to get some sort of financial assistance with an expensive repair that clearly should have been a warranty claim. The fault lies directly with this dealership. I don't directly blame the service advisors I worked with but clearly something important is lacking.
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