2023 Mustang restricted from sale at dealer

[wtd]

My fiancé and I were at the Ford dealer today picking up some coolant for her 2007 Mustang GT. After buying it, we went out on the lot to look at the new Mustang GT's they had on the lot. They had a nice looking metallic dark red colored one. I noticed it had a yellow star sticker on the back window.
A salesman showed up and I asked him about the star and he said it meant that the car was not able to be sold due to an active recall. He said the recall was electrical in nature but he didn't know the specifics. He said Ford did not have a projected fix until sometime in the first quarter of 2025. This was a new 2023 model car, and he said the recall is the reason it has been sitting on the lot for so long. I had noticed it sitting out there every time I drove buy and didn't know it was a 2023 model. The other three Mustangs out there were all 2024 models.

I made the comment that someone would probably get a good deal on this car when it could be sold because of how old it would be by the time it was able to be sold and he said "possibly". I told him no one would buy this thing for close to sticker price because of the age and he didn't say another word. This dealer doesn't like to make deals on anything they sell from past experience.

I'm surprised that they would even have the car out on the lot close to the front row on something that they can't even sell. It had bird crap on it and was pretty dirty. I figured that they would have it on the back lot until they would be able to sell it.

I guess this happened a lot during the airbag recalls back in the day.

 

[I<3oil]

Quality is job number…../looks at notes……17!

 

[PWMDMD]

There are quite a few vehicles right now sitting on lots that can not be sold across many manufacturers.

 

[Propflux01]

Grand Hilander comes to mind.

 

[fantastic]

This must be a rule on the books somewhere which I think is a good thing. As a consequence one could get a better bargain as you stated. Are you thinking about going back late 24' to strike a deal?

 

[97prizm]

This must be a rule on the books somewhere which I think is a good thing. As a consequence one could get a better bargain as you stated. Are you thinking about going back late 24' to strike a deal?

There is. I think it's kind of considered a stop sale by the manufacturer which means the dealership can get into huge trouble and fines if they tried to sell it.

 

[bdcardinal]

Not sure offhand what the recall is, but it is true that certain recalls will have a stop sale associated with them. I still really really want to pull the trigger on a Dark Horse, but I don't have the room.

 

[Infomercial]

The dealership kept you from making a big mistake. The 07 is a sensible daily driver and best looking car on the road. Way undervalued on the used market, for now.

I still haven't done my airbag warranty claim. They keep sending me crazier mail. One was a poster of dead people. A few weeks ago it was one of those musical cards telling me how deadly my car is with screaming. This may be the finest automobile ever produced.

 

[daves87rs]

Not sure I’d even spend big money on a vehicle now. Both my current ones are pre covid and trouble free.

My friend and were considering something cheap that we could dress ourselves, like a 25 Trax LS……..

 

[JeffKeryk]

I have to wonder what happens to the the dealer's financial balance on an issue like this. Sure there is depreciation, but cars are often purchased on credit by the dealership. They are either waaaaay upside down or perhaps the manufacturer helps with the extended carrying costs?

 

[wtd]

This must be a rule on the books somewhere which I think is a good thing. As a consequence one could get a better bargain as you stated. Are you thinking about going back late 24' to strike a deal?

I doubt it. My 14 GT is paid for and only has 38,000 miles on it. I'm not sure I would want to buy this car because of how long it has sat outside and if they don't get the bird crap off, that could mess up the paint. That happened to her 07 GT because we didn't catch it in time and it messed up the paint in that spot.

 

[wtd]

The dealership kept you from making a big mistake. The 07 is a sensible daily driver and best looking car on the road. Way undervalued on the used market, for now.

I still haven't done my airbag warranty claim. They keep sending me crazier mail. One was a poster of dead people. A few weeks ago it was one of those musical cards telling me how deadly my car is with screaming. This may be the finest automobile ever produced.

The 07 GT is her car and she likes it and doesn't want to get rid of it. It only has 30,000 miles on it. I was the one who wanted to go look at this car just to see what the sticker price was these days since I've not looked at a new Mustang in several years.

 

[PF52]

I made the comment that someone would probably get a good deal on this car when it could be sold because of how old it would be by the time it was able to be sold and he said "possibly". I told him no one would buy this thing for close to sticker price because of the age and he didn't say another word.

LOL He probably looked like a deer in headlights..... Did he try to change the subject all of a sudden? "Nice weather we're having, right? Let me show you some F-150s...."

 

[demarpaint]

I gave up on Ford years ago, that still seems like a good move.

 

[KJSmith]

I bought a '17 F150.
They put a stop sale on them a couple of weeks after I got mine.

They wouldn't sell anymore....but it didn't bother them that I drove mine.
The stop sale was for a defective seat belt bolt for one of the rear seats.

About a 15-minute repair once they figured out what to do.

 

[srfdude]

I gave up on Ford years ago, that still seems like a good move.

We all make decisions based on emotions, to a large extent. In my experience the dealer has as much or more to do with customer satisfaction than the actual auto. I have a relatively new Ford Maverick, had 3 recalls for software related problems. The dealer called me, said we can do these at once, and will send a tech out at (my) convenience. Half an hour later, all done. Never even had to open the hood.
So I won't have any problems buying another Ford, at least from that dealer.

 

[demarpaint]

We all make decisions based on emotions, to a large extent. In my experience the dealer has as much or more to do with customer satisfaction than the actual auto. I have a relatively new Ford Maverick, had 3 recalls for software related problems. The dealer called me, said we can do these at once, and will send a tech out at (my) convenience. Half an hour later, all done. Never even had to open the hood.
So I won't have any problems buying another Ford, at least from that dealer.

That's true. For me I don't think the quality is as good as it once was, and a lot of people I know agree. Not liking anything they offer helps, so there's no temptation to buy a Ford to find out how good/bad they are. But as with everything opinion related, opinions are going to vary.

 

[wtd]

LOL He probably looked like a deer in headlights..... Did he try to change the subject all of a sudden? "Nice weather we're having, right? Let me show you some F-150s...."

No, he didn't say anything else until we got to our car and said, "let me know if I can help you, have a nice day".

 

[wtd]

I bought a '17 F150.
They put a stop sale on them a couple of weeks after I got mine.

They wouldn't sell anymore....but it didn't bother them that I drove mine.
The stop sale was for a defective seat belt bolt for one of the rear seats.

About a 15-minute repair once they figured out what to do.

That is interesting. My fiancé bought a new 2017 F150 in July of 17 and I don't recall her having to get any bolts for the rear seats fixed or replaced. Maybe you bought yours before then.

 

[JeffKeryk]

That's true. For me I don't think the quality is as good as it once was, and a lot of people I know agree. Not liking anything they offer helps, so there's no temptation to buy a Ford to find out how good/bad they are. But as with everything opinion related, opinions are going to vary.

Back in the 70's the F150 was just about the most dependable truck you could buy; companies bought bazillions of them. That Ford has slipped (to whatever degree) is hugely disappointing to me. Ford is a great American company. Highland Park put us on wheels.