I remember laying on the package tray as a kid and of course us kids in the back of the station wagon with the rear window rolled down. Those were the days! Seat belts were never worn and usually pushed into the seat crack.
My OTA update was completed but it was for the PCM not the brakes. It updated onboard diagnostics.
I heard the OTA for the brakes was supposed to be available yesterday. I got my recall letter yesterday also, it does not mention OTA update. Am wondering if that information may have been...
Those are great numbers, I'm getting 14.4mpg. Saw a high of 14.9. Not much highway driving mostly around town stop and go. Hoping highway trips improve the mileage or I'm going to be making frequent gas stops.
Another old trick was to wrap a sheet magnet around the oil filter to trap fine metal particles. No idea how well it worked, we never cut open the filters back in the day.
Everyone just calls it The Raptor so I guess by popular demand that's its nickname. Most don't even realize it is a Ranger, they just see the huge graphic on the bedside.
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I bought two kits thinking it would need both but one took care of the odor completely.
I had a mold issue in my old Ford Escape smelled bad, irritated my sinuses just a bad experience all around so I know what you are going through. I first sprayed a can of Lysol spray into the fresh air intake. It helped but didn't kill all the mold or stop the smell from coming baack. Researched...
One of the RR owners sent me a couple links. I only could find one for StickerFab. They do inserts and inlays with a few graphics.
Try doing a search for automotive vinyl graphics. Sorry I didn't save the links but a couple did striping kits and model specific packages that were customizable...
Sounds like a dealership problem to me. Sounds almost like a bad capacitor on old fashion ignition system. Possible loose or bad ground but that's a guess. Have not heard anything like that in my RR.
Let us know what you find out.