Escapism Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) I wonder if Ford is going to treat this one like they did with power steering fiasco, dual clutch transmission fiasco, rusting Fords, etc. https://www.lieffcabraser.com/defect/ford-coolant/ https://www.newsom.law/ford-engine-overheating-lawsuit.html Edited March 9, 2020 by Escapism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRunrGuy Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) I'd be happy with an extension (time & mileage) of the powertrain warranty,,,,, HRG Edited March 9, 2020 by HotRunrGuy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Mary3 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Is this the head gasket leak caused by the block design? I think the issue was corrected on later blocks by going to a closed deck design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 10 hours ago, HotRunrGuy said: I'd be happy with an extension (time & mileage) of the powertrain warranty,,,,, HRG Bingo..this will be the end result and the only people making out is the GD ambulance chasing law firms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Don’t these usually fail within the factory Powertrain warranty or are a lot of them failing later? If the latter then this is where Ford should step up and extend the Powertrain warranty on their own. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 48 minutes ago, akirby said: Don’t these usually fail within the factory Powertrain warranty or are a lot of them failing later? If the latter then this is where Ford should step up and extend the Powertrain warranty on their own. Exactly... Ford should use the $$$ spent to defend the lawsuit and just bank that $$$ for an across the board warranty extension for the engine...it will save them plenty of both cash and bad press. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe771476 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Has Ford forgotten how to build engines and cars/trucks? Too many robots and not enough humans! Robots don't "see" imperfections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 41 minutes ago, Joe771476 said: Has Ford forgotten how to build engines and cars/trucks? Too many robots and not enough humans! Robots don't "see" imperfections. I don't think it's a build issue with this problem. I think it is using cheap parts to save money. It's a beancounter problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, atomcat68 said: I don't think it's a build issue with this problem. I think it is using cheap parts to save money. It's a beancounter problem. Not cheap parts - poor engineering. It's the design of the engine block. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Mary3 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Yes, and the new 7.3L's block is a similar design. Should hold up batter being that it is iron and not turbocharged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddude44 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Its inevitably I think as vehicles get more advanced yet prices need to remain reachable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 10:58 PM, 7Mary3 said: Yes, and the new 7.3L's block is a similar design. Should hold up batter being that it is iron and not turbocharged. What 7Mary3 is referring to is discussed by Brian Wolfe at about the 2:09 point of this video. I'm a little confused as to why Ford is still doing this versus drilling a passageway below the deck surface in which case the head gasket would be less likely to fail. It's the same issue as the 2.3L Mustang EB vs the 2.3L Focus RS and I believe Ranger which both use the later drilled passageway design vs the "sawcut" on the Mustang block. They may have changed the Mustang block by now, or at least I hope they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapism Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Well, here we go. Mine has been sipping some coolant lose. Have had to add a very small amount of coolant over the last month or two. Couple of rough starts in the last month. Plugged in Forscan and I do have a P0316 DTC. Misfire on the first 1000 revs. Thank goodness I have 100,000 PowerTrain. I currently have 32,000 miles. Stopped by the Ford dealer. They said it’s a good thing I have the 2.0 cause the 1.5 is on backorder. Like that gives me a warm and fuzzy. Traded in my 2013 2.0 Titanium for: 2017 Lightning Blue Titanium | 2.0. | AWD | Pano Roof | Tow Package Sport Appearance Package | Roof Racks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapism Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 It’s been confirmed. 33000 miles with coolant intrusion. I’m getting a long block. More-than likely my last Ford. Such a shame, this vehicle is outfitted perfectly. What has happened to Ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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