I my case I have to hope that any dealer will perform the work...especially since I live almost 100 miles from the dealer from whom I purchased the vehicle.

I bought a 1976 Mustang II off the showroom floor (yeah...what a mistake). I planned to ensure an easy drive cross-country from California to New York for Bicentennial celebrations. The car was really a dog from the moment I drove it off the lot...powerless, poor economy, pinging (which the factory rep called "the sound of economy). Anyway...I had it in the dealer in Vallejo, CA 2 days before leaving. Then...the car had problems in Reno, broke down near the Carson Sink...we were towed into Lovelock, NV for more service, needed service in Salt Lake City but everything was closed...limped up to Evanston, WY where we received more service, then made it into Wichita, KS where we dropped the car with another dealer an took Greyhound the rest of the way.

Along the way, the only dealer than mentioned charging for the work (the tow from the desert into town) was the Ford Dealer in Lovelock, NV. We were happy to drive the car from Wichita back to Vallejo, CA with no further problems...or at least none that I wanted to waste time waiting in a dealer's showroom.

So my conclusion is that as long as you have the proof of warranty, any dealer will do the work...they get reimbursed by Ford for the work done.