Official 2024 R Quality Issues

[ToadSmasher2K1]

Come one, come all. What quality issues does your 2024 R have?

I’ve had my R for 4 hours and noticed a few things.

- Corrosion on dual valve solenoid
- Hairline crack on the top of my driver headlight
- Tailgate appliqué coming off
- Missing valve cover trim piece
- Misaligned rear bumper, lower on passenger side
- Not quality I guess, but honorable mention for spray-in liner not covering the box link mounts

I feel like I’m missing something, I’ll add if I find it. I’m not usually a nitpicker, and I’m sure Ford will fix these issues, but really?

 

[BoostCreep]

But, but, Big Tommy Callahan promised all of us QC was #1 and this would all be taken care of?!



That missing valve cover cover is an abomination, how does that even happen?? For the box link bedliner area, that’s the way the factory bedliners have always been, they mask that whole square off.

 

[ToadSmasher2K1]

Maybe it’s not supposed to have a cover? This picture I found of the RR Crate engine doesn’t have a cover on both sides…

 

[kandewinn]

If they spray behind the metal in the bed, maybe accessories will not lock into place.

 

[ToadSmasher2K1]

If they spray behind the metal in the bed, accessories will not lock into place.

I don’t mind behind it not being sprayed, just kinda annoying you can see it from the top

 

[dmb359]

Haven’t noticed anything after a day, but maybe I’ll go over it a little closer now

 

[BoostCreep]

Maybe it’s not supposed to have a cover? This picture I found of the RR Crate engine doesn’t have a cover on both sides…

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Maybe your specific motor is the famous one from that picture to show the coil packs. Mine definitely has the covers on both sides and same with every R I’ve seen.

 

[BoostCreep]

My truck is only a severely underpowered 23R, but this is important. I have been noticing what I thought was pulley/belt squeak on cold start, that goes away after 5 minutes or so after warm up.

Broke out the mechanics stethoscope today to finally take a good look and listen, and the sound really wasn’t from the pulley areas, it sounded like it was coming from the passenger valve cover/oil cap area. So went to go check the oil level and it was an entire quart low! Added a quart of motorcraft 5w50 and no more squeak.

I’m embarrassed as an enthusiast, especially one who owns a gt350 and knows to check oil levels, that I hadn’t checked it at all yet. Hopefully it didn’t cause any premature wear, but the truck only has 580 miles on it and hasn’t run past 4k rpm’s yet.

I’ll continue to monitor oil levels and see if the sound comes back, but hopefully that was it.

NEW R PEEPS: CHECK YOUR OIL LEVELS!!!

 

[Frofan]

Took delivery a couple weeks ago and discovered two large dents in the bed of the truck when I took it for a spray in liner.

 

[BoostCreep]

Good thing the UAW secured those big pay raises.