SgtLip

Disregard. I saw it.

Don't I wish that is all it costs. Enjoyed the laugh. Thanks

I placed my order for a FHEV White Platinum Black Label Nautilus on 12/26. I received a confirmation email from Lincoln within 5 minutes. Now, the wait begins. Hope and pray it isn't as long as the first year Maverick that ended up getting canceled by Ford.

@nep84 With my Ford Maverick order, I received an email from Ford confirming my order within 10 minutes of the DORA being input into the system. With my Ford Escape, I have NEVER heard from Ford. My Dealer swears the system won't allow them or accept email addresses. I've called Ford Customer Service and they have my order. I have never heard from Ford though.

@nep84 I ordered an ST-Elite Hybrid back on 28 December 2022. I had a 3/13/2023 Build which has changed a few times. The latest posted on Friday is 3/27/2023. So it is doable if all goes well from here on out.

@Aguy That is an excellent question. I started trying to by a Ford Maverick Hybrid on 12 July 2021. They never built it and never offered me anything else. So I gave up in early 2022. In March of 2022 I discovered the Lexus NX350h and have been trying to get my hands on one ever since. I wasn't into the PHEV phase yet and was only wanting Hybrid. I discovered Lexus quit taking special orders back in 2021 I believe due to COVID and they haven't resumed that yet today. But I discovered each dealer would take my build and submit it. Whether it was selected to build was a different story. So I have been trying to get a Lexus NX350h Luxury since March 2022 and NO LUCK. I then went to Toyota and tried to order a Rav4 Hybrid. Discovered you couldn't order a Toyota either but they would try to get one built for me. After six moths I told them to forget about it. Then went to Ford and ordered a 2023 Escape Hybrid. Again not a PHEV. I have been playing around waiting and waiting. Got scheduled then dropped, scheduled and dropped. Then my phone rang. It was Lexus. They have a special car coming in around 12 April and it's mine if I want it. I asked what it was and it is the 2023 Lexus NX 450h+ Luxury. The ONLY thing it doesn't have is the panoramic sunroof. And YES, it is a PHEV. I did some really fast research and discovered it was what I wanted that I didn't know I wanted. So I have now canceled the Escape Order and will pick up a Lexus NX 450h+ PHEV soon. The problem is there aren't any vehicles on the lots. Next to all of the car makers aren't taking orders. You have to find a dealer who is hungry and wants the business and finds you something. But you better be ready to wait. I had 5 Lexus dealers working to find me a vehicle. The one I originally started at offered me a vehicle that was inbound but then low balled me on my trade-in. So I walked away and told him I'd never grace his doors again. So if you're looking around, get multiple dealers involved. I used to sit at the laptop and search all of the dealerships in my states and surrounding states looking for a vehicle. I started this journey in July 2021 and although it's not over yet, I can see light. The vehicle is on the ship headed this way from Japan. I was only settling on the Ford. I had thought about using it to trade when and if the Lexus ever showed up. But now I don't have to. A little long and I apologize but there are others out here feeling just like you're feeling. ONLY you can decide if you can afford to wait, look around and settle for something different or walk away. I wish you the best.

Well I'm for one who has lost faith in FoMoCo. How's that saying go? "You had one job to do!!!" In Fords case it's make cars and trucks. And they just can't seem to do it. I'm still waiting for my 2022 Maverick and an Escape. I've come to the decision to move along. Evidently there is nothing to see here with FoMoCo. God only knows when they will be the car manufacturer they used to be. It been real and it's been fun, but not real fun. I'm bowing out. God Bless everyone and hopefully your choice of vehicle will be built-some day.

So it's delayed for no reason and the dealer can't find out why? These guys have got a great job working and never having to explain anything. Good luck getting it. Hopefully they start to release them now that they are supposedly producing/working again.

Hmmmm, my original date was 3/13. It moved to 2/27 and then on 2/23 it jumped to 3/21 (3 weeks, 1 day) just like others. Thankfully it's been holding the 3/21 date since.

@Stevedbvik1 Gee, thanks for the reminder. I didn’t want to think about the backlog but you are 100% correct.

@ssttalker Too many questions I'm sure you've thought of. My first thought is have you called Ford Customer Service to see what they can offer? Then of course the dealer. I would be burning the lines up and if no results, I'd drive to the dealership and make them look me in the eye and tell me what the scoop is. My ONLY guess is the software glitch they just recently worked out. Now that that has been figured out, I'm sure they will flash the system to update it and it will be on its way. But someone should be able to tell you that besides me. Good Luck and keep us in the loop. I'm really curious now.

as the dates change in the tracker, do you also get an email? My tracker has never shown a date, even though the email did, and tracker also shows my VIN  @escape20 I don't get the emails from Ford. My Dealer swears their email system is broke. Having said that, I have called Customer Service and they "confirmed" my order by name. My Dealer has provided me with the original Scheduled Date as well as the VIN. So I only use the Tracker to get my information as the Dealer doesn't provide any information.

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I can only assume they need the money for the New Battery Plant they are looking to build. Having said that, are we locked in on the prices we originally had when placing our orders? Does anyone know?

@Rangers09 My Build was Scheduled for 3/22, As of 2/23. It has remained that way since. I checked a few minutes ago and it is now Scheduled for 3/21 but the As of date is still 2/23. Hopefully they are just tweaking the schedule now anticipating the restart.