Water sloshing, passenger side #2

[doolin64]

Thank you. I have already sent a DM.

Update: as of Tuesday 9/5, the Lightning is at the dealer. The advisor says they'll need to replace the carpet due to rapid mold growth. They state that it's at the body shop to identify the seam that's open and weld it. ETA is 2-3 weeks.

I had a seam issue in my 2015 F150 that resulted in a new carpet. It was the first year of the aluminum bodies. I had water in the channel like that. My water came from the back of the cab behind the bed. After it was fixed, never had the issue again and I had a new carpet to boot. Ha.

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[kendotelie]

I had a seam issue in my 2015 F150 that resulted in a new carpet. It was the first year of the aluminum bodies. I had water in the channel like that. My water came from the back of the cab behind the bed. After it was fixed, never had the issue again and I had a new carpet to boot. Ha.

The bed was the first place I checked. I wondered if my bed cover was somehow contributing to the leak. I've only seen this reported a few times before mine for the Lightning. Makes me wonder how many are really out there

 

[kendotelie]

10/4 update.
No word on repair from the dealer.

My customer service case with @Ford Motor Company was denied, though I'm past the 15 day mark in Florida for vehicle being out of service

 

[kendotelie]

Update 10/11
Thru the BBB Autoline, Ford has agreed to repurchase the vehicle. Standard agreement, no extras, yet. I'm still due the line item "statement of amounts" sheet to review and approve.

As much as I hoped for this to be resolved, I'll miss the truck. Now I'll have to hope I can resolve this by finding another on the lot before interest rates increase again. But I hear there's now dealer incentives. Wondering how good i can make out this time around.

Retail Incentive $7500 + Tax incentive $7500 (up to), + 8479 price reduction

 

[sotek2345]

Well, now this has me worried! I heard some sloshing on my drivers side the other when driving the truck after it sat for a week or so. We had lots of rain. Seemed to go away after about 15 minutes of driving and it hasn't come back. Will definitely need to keep an eye/ear out for it.

 

[kendotelie]

From experience. It's worth checking out. I Ignored the noise at first, thinking it was a water bottle somewhere in the cab

 

[Phineas Magliozzi]

10/4 update.
No word on repair from the dealer.

My customer service case with @Ford Motor Company was denied, though I'm past the 15 day mark in Florida for vehicle being out of service

Why was your customer service case initially denied? And what caused it to be subsequently approved?

 

[kendotelie]

It took some better understanding of FL law and Fords obligations but I think it's because of the timing. I contacted Ford at day 15 for the truck being out of service. 15 days is a milestone in FL lemon law but only to notify a manufacturer. Ford denied my claim because they wanted to see if the dealer could fix it. I could have resubmitted the claim thru ford's customer service. But it seemed best to go by the book at day 30.

When I submitted my claim to BBB. The truck was officially a lemon. 30 days out of service. They had no choice

 

[kendotelie]

Final update:
Ford RAV team agreed to repurchase the Lariat ER, paying off the loan + finance charges and collateral. Overall that was a total of 98.5k(original out the door was 95k. I surrendered the vehicle a couple days ago.

Today I went back to the lot and got another Lariat ER, this time in Avalanche and with some extra features I didn't have last time. Powered running boards, and max trailer tow package, new liner style mats(although I already had some from my PB days) all for 84k+ plus its now eligible for the EV tax deductible.

 

[RandomguyinPNW]

Today my wife took my truck to pick up our daughter from school and sends me a picture asking if I saw the mold in my carpet. I hadn't.

when she got home I went out and there is mold spots all over under my rear seat, all along the edges of the back floor carpet where it meets the plastic, etc. My carpet is soaking wet.

I've heard a sloshing sound on and off this winter but always assumed it was just something in how the truck shuttled water from the rain.

My driveway is slanted, does anyone know if the issue of leaks is worse whether he truck is nose down or bed down on an incline?

 

[kendotelie]

My driveway declines only enough for rain water to run, i would normally park bed down. I started getting those spots under the front passenger mat and thats where most of the sitting water was.

My leak was ultimately fixed before I returned it so there's that

 

[RandomguyinPNW]

My driveway declines only enough for rain water to run, i would normally park bed down. I started getting those spots under the front passenger mat and thats where most of the sitting water was.

My leak was ultimately fixed before I returned it so there's that

Gotcha!

I usually back in, which puts my bed lower, except when I need to charge I have to pull nose in, which has the front lower. I can't recall whether or not the water sloshing noise happens with one or the other more often or at all?

 

[RandomguyinPNW]

@kendotelie were you able to get a loaner vehicle at all? I have a dropoff appointment Monday but I'm anticipating this isn't going to be a quick thing and want to plan ahead as much as possible.
Did you ever get an explanation/remedy for the leak?

 

[kendotelie]

Yea to the loaner but they gave me a gas f150.

It took them a little more than a month to fix it. The leak was somewhere behind the glove box. As water would flow down the windshield, it would leak into the cab at a weld point. Took 3 tries to fix according to the shop.

 

[dingmah]

@kendotelie were you able to get a loaner vehicle at all? I have a dropoff appointment Monday but I'm anticipating this isn't going to be a quick thing and want to plan ahead as much as possible.
Did you ever get an explanation/remedy for the leak?

Read this F150forum.com thread: https://www.f150forum.com/f118/water-leak-cowl-seam-474781/?ispreloading=1

It is the same problem that exists on our trucks. Water is making it's way into the cabin via the firewall cowl or the body seams at the top and bottom of the windshields. This is why even on trucks without sunroofs, water still finds it way into the cabin.

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