My thought is there's no telling where else salt has gotten stuck if the undercarriage looks anything but brand new. I don't wanna assume they fix it and my fenders start rotting out after i own it for a year.
Has anyone else experienced this?We all know our new Rangers probably were driven to an open field where they sat for a while. My Ranger had 60 miles on the odometer when I took possession of it. I checked underneath my truck today. My truck must have been driven on a snowy, salty road to wherever it was kept. Make sure you look under your trucks when they arrive at your dealership. I spent a chunk of my day today washing the underside of my Ranger to rid of the salty residue. There is some rust as a result of this. Here are a few of my pics.
The under carriage is brand new. The only pieces that are rusted are the driveshaft and rear axle. They must have been together sitting outside. Or old stock from old rangers if they are the same?
Honestly, the truck itself has no rust. It’s brand new. The only pieces with surface rust are the rear axle and drive shaft. They just have been outside for a while. Not that it’s acceptable, but it’s not the case that they ran these trucks through the salt and then loaded them up for sale.
Or check payload and towing. TFL evaluated a Nissan and Ranger with identical msrp and the Nissan had “just over 1000lbs” payload. My “gamer station” at home has better payload.
those guys are FOS. My 2024 King Cab SV 2WD has standard towing capacity of 6670lbs. (lowest model S trim is 50lbs higher) and payload of 1610 lbs. (lowest max payload any trim is 1230 lbs. in ProX Crew Cab 4x4) All trims come standard with sway control and the SV with Convenience package comes with the 7/4 pin hitch all wired in place and tow/haul switch in the dash already.
that is crazy man... i picked mine up on tuesday and i'm about to crawl under it right now! hopefull you got a one off but man, that sucks!We all know our new Rangers probably were driven to an open field where they sat for a while. My Ranger had 60 miles on the odometer when I took possession of it. I checked underneath my truck today. My truck must have been driven on a snowy, salty road to wherever it was kept. Make sure you look under your trucks when they arrive at your dealership. I spent a chunk of my day today washing the underside of my Ranger to rid of the salty residue. There is some rust as a result of this. Here are a few of my pics.
Yes, I saw those same photos! There has to be something you can do. I would go back to the dealer or call Ford Corporation, try to get some sort of transparency, if there’s anything that should, or can be done. No one should be taking delivery of something like this, in this condition, with all the money we’re putting out for these trucks. I’m positive you’re not the only person to take delivery of a unit like this. They just haven’t looked underneath yet?! Not good Brother
