I don’t know how you guys living in big cities deal with it. Nothing could make me move to any one of them, especially now that your political leaders embrace crime and have contempt for the police.
I have caught my Badlands making this noise twice in the past week. I did hear it make this noise several months ago but ignored it because it went away and didn’t appear to be an issue. Basically, I stopped looking for it
Most of the time it sounds completely normal but will make this noise...
I’m not really concerned. It’s no better or worse than the plastics in the Fords I owned before (2016 Fusion and 2019 Escape).
Absolutely nothing was damaged or broken in either of those vehicles after three years use.
My dealership was annoyed about Ford getting involved after reaching out to me on this forum. In fact, the dealership was rude to Ford’s employee.
All I can say is that the dealership’s initial attitude changed considerably after Ford talked to them. Things moved more quickly and positively...
Probably. Driving habits and weather didn’t change much, if at all.
The Badlands does get better mileage than my 19 Escape 2.0 AWD did. I believe the Escape’s gas tank was 0.3 gallons smaller (15.7 vs 16).
I average about 375 miles per tank with the Badlands compared to about 330 with the Escape.
I always use ethanol-free 91 for the Badlands. I did the same with my 19 Escape 2.0.
93 is difficult to find around here.
I did try using 87 but saw a significant drop in fuel economy.
Can you provide a picture?
The fuel door fits perfectly on my 22 Badlands. One of the positives about my BS is that the factory did a good job lining up all the panels.