Would do, but the official diagnosis was the first visit. I stopped in to make them aware of the issue a long time ago, they said "We can't start on it right now. It will take months to get the part, we have to tear the motor down and take photos to get this started and we have no loaners available.". Well, I can't be without transportation for months on end with no idea when it'll get fixed, and I am not paying $1,600 a month for an undetermined period on a rental car. So I asked what else we can do? They said they could write my info down, they wouldn't put it in the system because if it is and it's not addressed in 30 days Ford would close it forever and they'd get ahold of me in a week or so about a loaner since I was around a thousand miles from the end of warranty. Weeks later I stopped back in, and that's when I found out I wasn't on any list, the service advisor that day was not one I had spoken to initially, and she had no idea who I was, what I was talking about and actually walked me to the post board and I wasn't anywhere on it. So she added me, but I went to the service manager and complained. Now even closer on warranty he understood, and he had no idea why they told me the motor had to be torn down. He explained that all the loaners are with other customers who have been waiting months for parts and I'm at the bottom of the list, but they could diagnose it (using the pressure test and a scope) and open an RO so that I could keep driving it regardless of the mileage until they get the parts in. At that point it would take a day or two to put the long block in, and I said I don't mind renting a car if it's for a day or few but I wasn't doing it for months.
We have been communicating by email about it, and will continue to do so with any updates. This has soured us though. We had a 2012 Focus and had a similarly hard time for nearly 80,000 miles before they finally addresses our transmission issue. And we had to force it then, even had to go to court with a dealer about it. Tired of fighting with Ford dealers on taking care of their obligations.
I feel horrible for anyone that goes over 60.000 and has this engine issue. It's a nightmare even when it's fully covered.
Edit: Do you mean customer relations through the dealership? Or Ford directly? If the latter, how do I reach out to them?