Rear motor death by exsanguination.

[PreservedSwine]

Could you elaborate on your reasoning for suggesting the buyback route? This seems like a very long process. Do you think the truck might be doomed to have other problems?

If they can build and continue selling them as new, they can sure as h-e-double hockey-stick fix the ones people have already purchased.
And if they won’t , listen to what they’re telling people who already bought.

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[FrunkMonk-e]

45+ days or so for a repurchase & why take a chance v staying with cascading problems.

Thanks for your reply. I understand where you’re coming from. I think if there are additional issues I’ll consider that route. Thanks!

 

[Solar]

Thanks for your reply. I understand where you’re coming from. I think if there are additional issues I’ll consider that route. Thanks!

Feel free to DM me.

 

[oby3000]

Three weeks ago (April 11th) after 3,700 miles on my 2023 Lariat, the rear motor had a catastrophic failure.

I was decelerating from about 40mph and turning into my neighborhood when I felt something weird in the back of the truck. As I came out of the turn and began accelerating something didn’t feel right.

After exiting the truck, I noticed a trail of fluid up my driveway. I pulled the truck forward, and there was a puddle of red dielectric fluid (see attached photo). That trail of fluid leads all the way back to where I turned into the neighborhood.

The next day, I had Ford roadside assistance tow it to a nearby dealer. The dealer said the rear motor was ‘blown” and there was a decent sized hole in it. (I’ve asked for photos. If I get them, I’ll share them.)

What shocked me is that the service advisor said this was the fourth one he has seen! If one dealer has seen this four times, how often does this happen?

The original estimate was 10 days. It’s now been 21 and they don’t even have the part. I’m hoping this doesn’t take three months like the service advisor said the first one did.

Update 5/20/24
Received photos of the hole in the housing. The dealership was expecting to receive the necessary part(s) today. Hoping this doesn’t go beyond six weeks.

Final Update

Got the truck back yesterday (5/23). It ended up being six weeks to the day. The service advisor said Ford would take the failed motor and dissect it to see what happened. He also said they don’t ever report back. It’s good to finally have the truck. Hope this remains a very rare occurrence.

I have just ran into the same exact issue after only 1100 miles

 

[Dave70]

I have just ran into the same exact issue after only 1100 miles

Oh that sucks. Sorry to see this again.

 

[Solar]

I have just ran into the same exact issue after only 1100 miles

Same vehicle that was just FMC repurchased in a thread posted this morning by @AI_Speed - go for the FMC repurchase perhaps

 

[AI_Speed]

I have just ran into the same exact issue after only 1100 miles

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