Ford Lightning review by The Car Care Nut on YouTube

[WXman]

Is the Lightning frame and underbody more corrosion protected than a regular F150?

From the looks of the undercarriage in that video the OP posted, I'd say less protected than a regular F-150 because there appear to be more nooks and crannies around the battery box where road salt could hide.

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[DKENVY]

The powered tail gate on the 2024 Flash is great. Hands full and just tap with your leg. so happy with the Flash trim

 

[Mal106]

He was reviewing the '25 Flash that has been dumbed down a bit from '24. My '25 is missing the power tailgate, spare tire, tailgate step, desk, rear light bar and still AA trip planning. It has the 123 KWH battery as well. Some of those things are options.

The one thing I most agree with is the shifter. It feels cheap and prone to fail. It's only a switch. I really like the rotary mod but not enough to do it.

I was also a bit surprised by his recommendation to buy F150 but stick with ICE.

 

[RLXXI]

Is the Lightning frame and underbody more corrosion protected than a regular F150?

No more than a regular F 150 and only a concern if you live where they salt the roads AND one doesn't utilize proper maintenance like under carriage washes.

Laziness is essentially the cause of automotive cancer.

 

[WXman]

No more than a regular F 150 and only a concern if you live where they salt the roads AND one doesn't utilize proper maintenance like under carriage washes.

Laziness is essentially the cause of automotive cancer.

Actually, if you watch those videos I referenced earlier in this thread you'll see that the cause of cancer on the F-150 is due to Ford not coating the frame properly and not installing covers over the holes that are all over the frame like swiss cheese. Ford welds the frame along the bottom so that water can't escape easily, but then has lots of holes in the sidewalls of the frame with no tape or protection over them. It's a recipe for disaster. Other automakers don't do this.

Exhibit A:

 

[RLXXI]

Actually, if you watch those videos I referenced earlier in this thread you'll see that the cause of cancer on the F-150 is due to Ford not coating the frame properly and not installing covers over the holes that are all over the frame like swiss cheese. Ford welds the frame along the bottom so that water can't escape easily, but then has lots of holes in the sidewalls of the frame with no tape or protection over them. It's a recipe for disaster. Other automakers don't do this.

Exhibit A:

It's still a matter of an owner being lazy and not properly washing the under carriage where they salt the roads.

We don't do that where I live so it's ok for me to be lazy about it.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

It's still a matter of an owner being lazy and not properly washing the under carriage where they salt the roads.

We don't do that where I live so it's ok for me to be lazy about it.

Amen. My lazy-man's carwash does the undercarriage as a matter of course, but we're washing off red mud in GA...not SALT!

 

[MountainAlive]

Amen. My lazy-man's carwash does the undercarriage as a matter of course, but we're washing off red mud in GA...not SALT!

Lived in rural GA as a kid. That mud is no joke.

 

[RLXXI]

Amen. My lazy-man's carwash does the undercarriage as a matter of course, but we're washing off red mud in GA...not SALT!

Your shouldn't have any issues then.

 

[WXman]

It's still a matter of an owner being lazy and not properly washing the under carriage where they salt the roads.

We don't do that where I live so it's ok for me to be lazy about it.

I think you're still missing the point. There are holes all over the side of the frame. There are not holes all over the bottom of the frame. Therefore EVEN IF WASHED REGULARLY the road salt is going to sit inside the frame moreso than it should.

Did you even watch the video? The inside of that frame was full of junk, and by looking at the rest of the truck you can tell it is cared for.

 

[RLXXI]

I think you're still missing the point. There are holes all over the side of the frame. There are not holes all over the bottom of the frame. Therefore EVEN IF WASHED REGULARLY the road salt is going to sit inside the frame moreso than it should.

Did you even watch the video? The inside of that frame was full of junk, and by looking at the rest of the truck you can tell it is cared for.

You're missing my point, the only people that will have these issues are ,....

A) Lives where the road is salted.
B) When people don't take the time to Properly wash underneath if A) is applicable. I don't know how I can make it more clear than that.

If one didn't want to or can't move from places like that then they MUST take the time to clean it underneath better.

If it got in there from spraying off the tires and road, there's NO reason they can't get it out with a spray of clean water from a pressure wand or garden hose. NO reason except laziness.

There is no argument worthy of any more of my time on this matter. I am not and never will be affected by this malady because I choose to live where we don't salt the roads.

Simple solution. Move or do a better job cleaning underneath. End of discussion.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Simple solution. Move or do a better job cleaning underneath. End of discussion.

How about FORD blast a couple of drain ports at the bottom of curve where accumulation gathers.

A drive through car wash ain't gonna flush out what is caught in the low-point!

Impractical to move half the nation to points below the freeze belt.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

I'm pretty sure that half the nation appreciates not participating in fall Hurricane season though, eh?

 

[RLXXI]

How about FORD blast a couple of drain ports at the bottom of curve where accumulation gathers.

A drive through car wash ain't gonna flush out what is caught in the low-point!

Impractical to move half the nation to points below the freeze belt.

Ford can't babysit every person they sell a vehicle to. If a customer sees a potential fix to a problem, (punch a hole) the owner has every right to grab their favorite drill and have at it.

This subject reminds me of a recall we were doing back in the late 90's early 00's on Taurus and Sable subframe mounts. They were specific about who qualified for the recall. If the vehicle was sold in the rust belt, they qualified for new mounts regardless if they had been eaten up with rust or not.

If the vehicle was sold in a non rust belt state ,regardless of what condition the mounts were in, it was a customer pay job, didn't matter that the northern car got new ones it didn't need nor did it matter the southern state car had subframes about to fall out due to those same mounts being eaten thru, the customer paid for it not Ford.

Or,.... one that lives in a climate KNOWN to rot vehicles can take a little more time cleaning them. If salt water got in that dip, clean water can displace it. If a drive thru wash is insufficient, pull into one of those self-serve washes and stab that pressure wand in there and blast the hell out of it with clean water.

Don't know what else to add. I hope no one takes what I'm saying the wrong way, just trying to be realistic is all. This world is full of so much fantasy and bs and entitlement it's disgusting. Keeping it real.

 

[watts/up]

Not to belabor this but the point is water itself. If it can’t drain it’s not a good situation regardless if it’s salt or “clean.” If this is the case, it’s a poor design and location of the vehicle is irrelevant. That’s all that’s being said.

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