Ford's 888-781-7319 phone number seems to be used for the Ford Motorsports and racing division of the Ford Motor Company, known as Ford Performance, and it couldn't be used for anything during the holidays. Given that Ford Performance really doesn't have a lot to do until the running of the Daytona 500 in February, it makes sense that the company's personnel would take off for an extended break at the end of the year.
It's also clear that this number isn't meant for the average customer, because it don't offer any kind of automated menu for anyone to navigate through. When the office is closed for the holiday season, there's no way to interact with anyone from Ford Performance. When I called this number, I was immediately taken to the automated message, which said the offices of Ford Performance were closed.
Since I'd made my initial call after business hours, I decided to call back again on Monday to see if that was just a standard greeting for after hours. This time, I was told that the offices of Ford Performance were closed for the holidays, and I would need to call back another day after the company had returned to work. There was no indication of when that would happen or when I should call back; the system simply chose to hang up at that point with no further interaction.
Customers calling this number when it's not available don't have any menu to go to, don't have any way to reach Ford's other offices under the Ford Motor Company umbrella, can't leave a message or interact in any way. Your only option in this situation is to try your call again another time.
Given what Ford Performance does, the average person has no need to use this number anyway. It's not meant to connect with Ford's customer vehicles division; it's meant for those who use Ford vehicles for professional racing. Most people will never have a need for this number in their lives, and the people who will likely won't be calling until the racing season gets going anyway.
Obviously, given how this number operates and the lack of any options for customers, I can't recommend calling this number in most circumstances. The only exceptions are if you happen to own or drive a racing vehicle or you want to purchase a racing vehicle. If you're calling about anything besides the high-performance division of Ford's vehicles, you won't get any use out of dialing this number.
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