Can't get wire harnesses - I think I'm selling my First Edition

Jakob1972

This sounds like a crappy dealership. Have you tried another?

RIckyco82

I love my Bronco and the culture. I was order #16 and I got my First Edition Area 51 4 door and have been happy since. Until ...

Rats chewed through my wire harness in my engine compartment. Now my Bronco has been sitting at the dealership for a month. The dealership asked me to call Ford Parts and the lady told me the parts were "obsolete" and sent me back to the dealer. (And had the nerve to tell me there was a 15% sale on Ford.com to buy accessories for a car I can't drive!)

Fullerton Ford said the parts are backordered and they cannot give me an ETA. Told me they had a guy wait 11 months for a part.

I planned on giving this Bronco to my kids when I'm old and gone. Now, I'm going to sell the Bronco if this is the way it's going to be every time I have a problem with a part.

If anyone can help help me find these parts I would also be grateful. It would help me get back into the Bronco and it may help me sell this thing. This might be the last Ford I ever buy. (Part numbers are on the invoice attached)

Side note - Luckily I kept my 2012 Dodge Charger with 230K miles so I have a car. The only problem I ever had with it was a bad alternator at 130K miles.

RIckyco82

I love my Bronco and the culture. I was order #16 and I got my First Edition Area 51 4 door and have been happy since. Until ...

Rats chewed through my wire harness in my engine compartment. Now my Bronco has been sitting at the dealership for a month. The dealership asked me to call Ford Parts and the lady told me the parts were "obsolete" and sent me back to the dealer. (And had the nerve to tell me there was a 15% sale on Ford.com to buy accessories for a car I can't drive!)

Fullerton Ford said the parts are backordered and they cannot give me an ETA. Told me they had a guy wait 11 months for a part.

I planned on giving this Bronco to my kids when I'm old and gone. Now, I'm going to sell the Bronco if this is the way it's going to be every time I have a problem with a part.

If anyone can help help me find these parts I would also be grateful. It would help me get back into the Bronco and it may help me sell this thing. This might be the last Ford I ever buy. (Part numbers are on the invoice attached)

Side note - Luckily I kept my 2012 Dodge Charger with 230K miles so I have a car. The only problem I ever had with it was a bad alternator at 130K miles.

Ford Motor Company

Good afternoon! I would be glad to help you out with this part delay concern if you are still in need of assistance. Just shoot us a PM with your VIN and dealer name/location, and I'll get right on it. To send a private message, just click/hover on our username and select "Message". Thank you!

Jakob1972

This sounds like a crappy dealership. Have you tried another?

swooshdave

He said he talked to Ford directly too.

RIckyco82

True. The dealership asked me to call Ford parts direct. Ford was the one who told me the parts were obsolete. The dealership was annoyed because that makes no sense.

MIGeezer

All folks with these types of issues need to get on the phone and interweb and let congress know we want mfg. brought back to the US. This will only get worse as time continues.

Eninty

How bad is the damage? I have this problem all the time. I just repair the wires. Why can't the wires be repaired until the harness can be sourced?

swooshdave

Dealers typically won’t do repairs like that, especially if it’s under warranty.

Rodents can do massive damage and not always easily accessible.

swooshdave

Dealers typically won’t do repairs like that, especially if it’s under warranty.

Rodents can do massive damage and not always easily accessible.

Eninty

And this was a nest made in my wife's car...