10 speed trans shortage

[2014RubyRed]

Man, transmission shortages, missing bumpers, busted rear ends. Why is this such a surprise to Ford? They've been planning this release for like 2 years. Is it that hard to plan for and actually execute timely production of a vehicle these days?

 

[Aaron313]

Hopefully the new Raptor isn't the Note 7 of trucks lol


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[ZaneMasterX]

Man, transmission shortages, missing bumpers, busted rear ends. Why is this such a surprise to Ford? They've been planning this release for like 2 years. Is it that hard to plan for and actually execute timely production of a vehicle these days?

Im going to start calling you Perez Hilton, the king of rumors.

 

[ManfromSnowyRiver]

Hopefully the new Raptor isn't the Note 7 of trucks lol


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Thankfullly the Raptor has a consumer replaceable battery!

 

[DrippinRaptor]

1st year production problems.

 

[ovrlnd]

A trans shortage would effect every 3.5 F150 being built, not just Raptors. So if it were true, we'd have heard about it.

Plus they started building those trannies months ago. Like back in early summer or something like that is when they announced production startup. So you'd think if they had issues that they'd have been long ago dealt with.

 

[mwright4679]

It's on the Internet it had to be true.

Of course my last update i was told there were no hold issues.

 

[Yukon Joe]

I'm from michigan and I'm dealing with the biggest dealer in Michigan with multiple dealerships, and was told by my salesman that the delay was from 10 speed trans production. No issues known, just slow production. Anybody hear the same?

It was reported just the other day on the Chevy 1500 / Yukon / Tahoe forum that they have a shortage of the 10 speed tranny as well....

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

is schwinn not making enough 10 speeds?

 

[BurnOut]

Man, transmission shortages, missing bumpers, busted rear ends. Why is this such a surprise to Ford? They've been planning this release for like 2 years. Is it that hard to plan for and actually execute timely production of a vehicle these days?

Short answer: yes. A HUGE YES. Given how many parts these days are farmed out to contractors (and very possibly subcontractors) and/or different company-owned manufacturing facilities, coordinating everything for a synchronized "time on target" is an absolute logistical nightmare. Everything from raw materials shortages, to equipment failure, to weather, to traffic conditions between Plant A and Plant B can cause a domino effect that results in production delays. Keep in mind that final assembly plants generally don't have more than a few days' worth of parts on-hand at any given time (usually less, actually)... and if they churn through that supply before whatever upstream issue exists gets resolved, then there's nothing to do but delay final assembly.

It's not like going to Ikea and dragging home a Raptor kit where everything is in the box and you just need to put it all together... you've got engines coming in from one place, transmissions from another, suspension bits from some place else, axles from another still... and so on and so forth. If you come up short on any one of those things, it's not like they build partial trucks that are complete except for the missing piece; they have to delay the whole thing.

Honestly, it's miraculous that anything gets built at all, IMO.