Initial Maintenance at Dealer for Warranty Purposes

[JCSlaterRaaaptor]

Just bought a 2019 Raptor a few weeks ago and hoping to get some guidance from experience owners.

Does a ford dealer have to handle all of my servicing through the first 36k miles so they can honor any future
issues that may come up during the warranty period? my concern is, if I do all of my maintenance and properly log it, they will still refuse any warranty claim... especially a cam phaser issue.

 

[smurfslayer]

No, but with dealer serviced vehicles it’s a bit tough for Ford to scream “neglect” or “abuse” if something goes south because all you’re maint. and repair records are easily pulled up on their computer system. If you have a trusted mech. or can do it yourself, good records are all you really need.

Oh, and pictures. or you bought a prius.

 

[titanjc]

I'm with smurfslayer, good records should be all you need. On my previous truck, a 2010 F150 Platinum, I had a third-party extended warranty that I had to use a few times. My local Ford dealership didn't have any issue honoring the warranty, but for the one mechanical issue I had fixed, they did request oil change records before approving the repair (since I didn't have the truck serviced at the dealership). Something to think about.