2022 Lariat Repaired Buyback For Sale - Would you buy this?

[CoolViper777]

Here's the list of things Ford and/or the dealer did to "fix" the vehicle. I'm looking for a reasonable cost 2022 or 2023 Lariat with 511 package (I want the ER battery, and sunroof). From what I can tell from this report, looks like the only serious issue was a bad HV battery cell. So, I'm tempted to try it out.

It has the standard 12 month/12k mile FORD premium warranty, in addition to all the other standard warranties which still apply.

Details below. But quick summary.
1) Blower module not fully connected, once fully seated, it the interior fan worked properly
2) HV Battery Module replacement (or battery energy control) was replaced and software was updated. I think this is the same as 6) below.
3) Dash mat
4) Battery monitor sensor replacement
5) Rear lightbar recall replacement
6) #7 cell in HV battery module was bad. #7 module was replaced.

There's some verbiage about Vehicle came in disassembled, things unplugged and uninstalled. Seems like it was the dealer which did that, and then shipped the entire thing back to Ford. Since I understand that Ford corporate does the RAV vehicle repairs.

Vehicle Line	T/FD	Market Derived Code	F
Body Cab	T/BC	Ver. Series	T/GR
Drive Type	T/E
PLT CD	EH	TRS CD	T/AA	ENG CD	T/AA
Production Date	18-OCT-2022	Warranty Start Date	17-JAN-2023
Selling Dealer	113487	Selling Country	USA

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GSAR Claim Key	Trx Code	Time In Service	Labor Hours	Dealership	DIST (Miles)	Repair Date	Prefix	Base	Suffix	Doc
Details	2408871	1	1	0.5	MAGUIRE FORD	757	08-FEB-2023	*	19E616	*	252333A
	Customer Comments	CUSTOMER STATES HEAT NOT HOT UNLESS HOLDING HAND RIGHT UP TO THE VENT - WHEN CHANGING FAN SETTING HIGH OR LOW - NO DIFFERENCE - STOPPED WORKING AFTER JANUARY 1ST SOFTWARE UPDATE
	Tech Comments	BLOWER INOP - VERIFIED - FAN INOP IN ALL SPEEDS -SCANNED - HVAC- B10B9-14 - BLOWER CONTROL - SHORT OR OPEN- FAN STARTED WORKING ON ALL SPEEDS WHEN SELF TEST PERFORMED - PINTEST - L - INOP MOTOR -- FOUND BLOWER MOTOR MODULE NOT FULLY CONNECTED CAUSING INTERMITTENT CONNECTION AND INOP CONDITION - ENGAGED CONNECTOR C297 FULLY - VERIFIED REPAIR
Details	7263942	23B57	15	0.6	MAGUIRE FORD	15639	08-APR-2024	*	10D672	*	259266C
	Customer Comments	23B57 HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY MODULE REPLACEMENT ANDOR BATTERY ENERGY CONTROL MODULE BECM SOFTWARE UPDATE
	Tech Comments	PERFORMED CSP 23B57- BECM UPDATE - CSP COMPLETE
Details	7264760	23B11	15	0.2	MAGUIRE FORD	15639	08-APR-2024	*	78045G34	*	259266A
	Customer Comments	23B11 INSTALL NEW DASH MAT
	Tech Comments	PERFORMED RECALL 23B11 - REPLACED DASH MAT -RECALL CO MPLETE
Details	7264732	23B70	15	0.3	MAGUIRE FORD	15639	08-APR-2024	*	10C679	*	259266D
	Customer Comments	23B70 BATTERY MONITOR SENSOR REPLAC EMENT
	Tech Comments	PERFORMED CSP 23B70 - REPLACED BMS - CSP COMPLETE
Details	7264837	23C38	15	1.4	MAGUIRE FORD	15639	08-APR-2024	*	*	*	259266E
	Customer Comments	23C38 UPDATE SYNC SOFTWARE
	Tech Comments	PERFORMED RECALL 23C38 - CHECKED FOR APIM UPDATE - NONE AVAILABLE
Details	7264351	23S30	15	1	MAGUIRE FORD	15639	08-APR-2024	*	*	*	259266B
	Customer Comments	23S30 REAR LIGHTBAR REPLACEMENT
	Tech Comments	PERFORMED RECALL 23S30 - REPLACED REAR LIGHT BAR - CSP COMPLETE
Details	13201222	E83	35	0	HVEB ZERO COST	22116	20-NOV-2025	NL3Z	10D672	E	HU58831
	Customer Comments	Dealer RO Number 603282
	Tech Comments	Dealer RO Number 603282
Details	13343941	E83	36	6.3	BIDLEMAN FORD	22116	11-DEC-2025	NL3Z	10D672	E	60328204
	Customer Comments	BATTERY CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE HAS FAILED ARRAY
	Tech Comments	RAN BATTERY HEALTH CHECK AND FOUND # 7 FAILED. AFTER ORIGINAL REPAIR LINE 2. FOLLOWED PPT BD BD1 YES TEST BECM SOBDMC HCM RUN SELF TEST. RUN BATTERY HEALTH CHECK.REPLACE FAILED ARRAY found bad cell in #7 HV battery module. dropped HEV battery to replace #7 module. reinstalled all parts removed. sequence damaged parts replaced, clockspring,frunk pinch strip. preformed coolant bleed. road tested ok. no DTCs stored in modules. CAUSAL 10D672 D16/42 12651D50GG 5.8 12651D45E .3 12651de .2
Details	13300339	RAVIN	36	1	BIDLEMAN FORD	22116	11-DEC-2025	*	RAV	*	60328201
	Customer Comments	RAV INSPECTION PERFORM RAV INSPECTION
	Tech Comments	RAV INSPECTION INITIAL INSPECTION - FLUID INSPECTION - SAFETY ITEMS
Details	13335595	S07	36	35.3	BIDLEMAN FORD	22116	11-DEC-2025	NL3Z	12A581	B	60328202
	Customer Comments	BODY ELECTRICAL CUSTOMER STATES VEICLE FAILED TO START
	Tech Comments	VEHICLE CAME IN DISASSEMBLED. AFTER PUTTING EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER, FOUND MANY MODULES UNPLUGGED AND UNINSTALELD. REINSTALLED ALL MODULES AND GOT VEHICLE POWERED. CHASED WIRING HARNESS FOR FAILURES. FOUND SECTION OF HARNESS WITH NO CONTINUITY.NO CONTINUITY AND NO POWER GOING TO SEVERAL MODULES RAV was towed here with instrument panel apart,no keys and dead battery. installed all modules removed from dash to retest and find wiring harness issue. gutted interior to R+I dash,frunk, wiper cowl,wiper motor,front bumper cover wheel wells removed to replace main harness 12A581. fixed half of trucks issues. more D+A time CAUSAL 12A581 A52/30 63100AT .6 04320BB 2.8 1405606 .6 12651DE .2 AD 13.7 TO CHASE HARNES AND FIND FAILURES MT12A581 18.0 APPROVED BY MANAGER FOR PUTTING VEHICLE BACK TOGETHER THAT WAS TORN INTO PIECES UPON DELIVERY
Details	13302405	E83	36	0.7	BIDLEMAN FORD	22116	11-DEC-2025	BAGM	H3	*	60328203
	Customer Comments	RECOMMEND BATTERY CUSTOMER STATES BATTERY FAILED
	Tech Comments	battery not charging, dead preformed battery test than retest. bad cell. replaced battery. 10654C 0.5 10654C1 0.2 CAUSAL BAGMH3 D02/42

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[Bandit216]

Most of that looks like pretty standard stuff for early model Lightnings - mine was in the 2nd wave of builds and experienced much of that. The real question would be: How much are they asking for it?

 

[RocketGhost]

I'd like to know the rest of the story. It sounds like a dealer tore the truck apart, couldn't figure out what was wrong with it, and it ended up getting bought back and sent to another dealer for repair.

 

[Daragh]

Run and don’t look back…..dealerships have absolutely zero knowledge of the inner workings of EV’s. Not their fault entirely, trying to teach an old dog new tricks is difficult. Add to that most faults are electrical and or software based and neither dealership nor Ford are any way proficient at debugging these. Ford pulls every trick in the book not to do a buy back and makes life as painful as possible to go through that process ( I had an F250 power stroke I bought new about 10 years ago that had major software issues) they shot gunned the living daylights out of it and basically replaced majority of electronic modules. They never found root cause but the issue stopped occurring (traction control issue) once they changed all the modules out. I settled for 100k miles (truck had 8k on it when issue started) bumper to bumper warranty or 8 years which ever happened first with $100 deductible that was transferable. Kept the truck for 6 months then sold it. I would never buy a lemon (buy back) vehicle and wouldn’t recommend anybody else to do it. But to each their own.

 

[PreservedSwine]

I would avoid. Too many unknowns. Better options out there

 

[Henry Ford]

Everything except the battery module replacement and wire harness issue were recalls. Battery module doesn't concern me at all.

The wire harness issue is scary without a really good warranty.

Some things to consider:

Paying less now might not be as good a deal as it seems. The discount reflects the reduced resale value that will follow the vehicle forever. It's also a bet that the vehicle won't break again. If you plan on keeping the vehicle for a long time you don't need to worry about resale value as much.

Is the discount enough to cover reduced resale, any additional repairs, loss of vehicle during repairs, and still have money left over?

 

[CoolViper777]

Most of that looks like pretty standard stuff for early model Lightnings - mine was in the 2nd wave of builds and experienced much of that. The real question would be: How much are they asking for it?

They're asking $37k.

 

[fhteagle]

Considering I got my not buyback, very low repair history 22 Lariat with 511A + Max Tow for not much more than that, I'd say keep shopping around.

 

[RickLightning]

Vehicles are not shipped back to Ford to fix.

 

[Mike G]

Vehicles are not shipped back to Ford to fix.

Agreed, there are some dealers that are part of the RAV process and they repair these buybacks and then sell them. And if everything was working after the RAV process I'd likely buy the vehicle. The issue I would have is the 'branded' title. I would want another discount beyond what the going wholesale rate is simply cause I'm buying something that has a branded title. Even if it now works perfectly.

 

[csdadak]

I looked into getting a buyback/lemon but ended up finding a really good deal on a private purchase so did not go through with it.

One thing to keep in mind is that buybacks are hard to finance. There's only about 4-5 banks that do it (they'll be available at the dealer most likely) and the interest rates are much higher. None of my local credit unions wanted to touch it. The one or two that considered it would treat it as unsecured personal loan - which is a much higher interest rate.

Also sometimes insurance can be difficult as well.

Just something to keep in mind even if you get comfortable with this one's repair history.

 

[JMD359]

You know your stuck with it forever right ? Whether it’s fixed or not it’s a branded title and most ford dealers do not know how to fix them IF they did this probably wouldn’t have been bought back and Theresa no guarantee it’s fixed now . You want to playthat gamble ? The truck is worthless to Ford once you buy it you would literally lose 10-15k if you wanted to trade it .

 

[LSUT1GER]

I would negotiate the following: get them to throw in the 10 year 150,000 mile bumper to bumper Ford Premuim Care EV warrenty and try to get them down to the low 30's. How many miles does this truck have on it?

 

[JRDM2]

They're asking $37k.

I personally wouldn't consider it unless it's below 30k. There's options in better condition for not much more than the asking price and you're taking a risk that they didn't figure out all the problems.

 

[CoolViper777]

I would negotiate the following: get them to throw in the 10 year 150,000 mile bumper to bumper Ford Premuim Care EV warrenty and try to get them down to the low 30's. How many miles does this truck have on it?

It has 22K miles.

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