Truck got towed

[Zprime29]

Hard facts. I don't think asking any of us would be healthy lol.

As for getting towed, this is why I either stay with the truck or leave it running and hazards flashing. If it's something as simple as unloading, making it clear typically prevents issues, but in any sort of iffy environment I stay in the seat so if someone says I need to move or if I see the tow, I can drive off.

Solid advice on the hazards flashing, leaving the tailgate down as well might have helped. I gotta tuck that nugget of wisdom away.

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[RickLightning]

Putting a sign on the truck "unloading furniture".

Put a sign on the girlfriend "lacks empathy and won't side with me".

Seek relationship counseling other places than a truck forum...

 

[TaxmanHog]

What say you, thread people? Is my truck getting towed on her or me?

You drove, parked and took a risk.

 

[Maquis]

You drove, parked and took a risk.

It’s been 50 years since I took driver’s ed, but I remember the teacher telling us “When operating a vehicle, you are the person responsible for it.”

 

[SmoothJ]

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We know from the '24 articles that Ford is going to add this via SW that the parking brake will engage automatically when putting the truck in Park. Guessing that is to take any roll away so the parking pawl doesn't take all the stress of the truck rolling against it.
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My 22 does this now. Usually it depends on the parking pawl, however every once in a while is uses the brake too. I park in the same spot while I am work 3 days a week. So I would say at least 1/3 of the time is uses the brake vs the pawl.

 

[Grease Lightning]

I called the tow company but haven't gotten a call back yet. The truck doesn't seem to have any issues. No lights or warnings have come on.

Interestingly this all started with my girlfriend asking me to help bring a piece of furniture to her office. We parked in the parking lot to bring it inside and my truck got towed from the lot. I was pretty annoyed and think its her fault, since its her place of work she knows the norms better than me. I sent her this thread to show her that getting it towed could be a problem for the truck and suggested that she should have put it on my radar that the truck could get towed from the lot. She thinks this is my problem and not her fault. After reading this thread, she commented that the people on the board were pretty opinionated and that I should put the question to them.

What say you, thread people? Is my truck getting towed on her or me?

You are the one driving the vehicle and the one legally responsible whether it is a crash, ticket, or being towed for parking in a restricted area. They have to have signs either when entering, around the lot, or on the curb. Sorry man your fault.

Then on a relationship note, pretty low blow blaming your partner…guilting them into thinking your 70k-80k truck could be damaged….since you only said girlfriend, I wouldn’t be surprised if that title changes in the not too near future. Maybe pick up some flowers and apologize for acting like a caveman and not taking ownership for your part of the blame as the driver

 

[GDN]

My 22 does this now. Usually it depends on the parking pawl, however every once in a while is uses the brake too. I park in the same spot while I am work 3 days a week. So I would say at least 1/3 of the time is uses the brake vs the pawl.

Correct -today the brake will engage based on some activity - like a slope over 2-3 degrees, etc. The coming SW update will set the park brake every time the truck is put into park.

 

[SmoothJ]

Correct -today the brake will engage based on some activity - like a slope over 2-3 degrees, etc. The coming SW update will set the park brake every time the truck is put into park.

Maybe this a way to do some "cost cutting" so they can get rid of the pawl. Why wait till 24 if its just a software update... ?

 

[TaxmanHog]

Maybe this a way to do some "cost cutting" so they can get rid of the pawl. Why wait till 24 if its just a software update... ?

I hope not, I'd like to have a mechanical stop [parking pawl] as well as the parking brake working to prevent a roll away situation.

 

[GDN]

Maybe this a way to do some "cost cutting" so they can get rid of the pawl. Why wait till 24 if its just a software update... ?

LOL - I don't disagree on your theory on why wait, but have you not witnessed how slow their SW is to roll. They even tell us about the BECM - voltage update and give us a date over 4 months out before that will roll via update.

I will note however, I think this is according to plan as they didn't want 2000 trucks to all stop in their tracks on the same day. They knew many of us would get the SW updated manually over time, spreading the battery debacle out over time.

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