Well, this thread digressed a bit...
Here are some of my observations after 4400 miles in my 20 FX4.
I've had it to the dealer for 3 warranty issues:
1. The central screen blinked out on me a few times. (this is pretty bad since it includes the climate control display) They updated the software and I haven't had issues since.
2. The transmission has some serious issues. Since it was new, I've had what I would describe as surging or power loss, especially when cold. I took it to the dealer with less than 1000 miles but they could not duplicate. It has been getting worse, to the point where it will completely lose power for 1-2 seconds when the truck is cold and I am accelerating from a stop. It will act like I completely take my foot off the gas and then jam it back on. I wasn't going to take NFF for an answer anymore so I took it back and left it at the dealer for 2 weeks. They were able to replicate and think that there is internal leakage in the transmission and that they will have to tear it down and figure out what's wrong. Unfortunately, the tranny guy is way backed up and it seems like the entire Ford parts catalog is on back order. I'm waiting for things to free up so I can get it in and hopefully fixed. It seems to have started to slip more often recently so hopefully this is sooner rather than later.
3. Not too long after getting it, I found that there was a tear in the bottom side of the parking brake boot that I definitely didn't put there. They have a new one on order for me.
-I really like the Trail Control system. I've used it on some gnarly Idaho dirt roads and it worked like a champ.
-Fuel economy is around 20 mpg with normal driving, including occasional full throttle up to 70 or so because I like the noise and it's fun.
-Maybe I'm just not smart enough to figure it out, but I can't get it to show the climate control or other screens on the display when I am using Apple Car Play. The only way I can change where the air is delivered is to disconnect my phone from the cord...this is a big pain in the butt!
-I really like the functionality of the FordPass app with the truck but the app itself is a battery killer. It will be fine for a couple days but then it will start with some "background activity" and blow through my battery in half a day. The only way to stop this is to delete the app and then reinstall the next time I need to use it. Ford sent a message that this got fixed, but it is still killing my phone battery.
Overall, I really like the truck and enjoy driving it. The one thing I am nervous about is the tranny issue. They said I was fine to continue driving it but I am worried about permanent damage that will cause problems down the road.
If anyone has any good tips about the CarPlay / climate control thing, please let me know.
Cheers!
dankly