MadocHandyman

So did they attempt to fix the cyl 4 misfire?
What were the other codes?
Your vids sound like its still misfiring!

TuxBlackFX4

Ugh. I'm with you, it's not the dealerships fault (well maybe the camera issue). I do not predict you will have a new truck from Ford, simply because they don't give a ****. This WILL become an issue like the stuck accelerator from Toyota, and unfortunately it's going to take something horrible to happen for it to come to light. I would be posting these videos on their Facebook page, and I would be calling Ford Corporate as soon as possible.

summertop511

Kelley if you are reading this please for own well being go buy a compression checker. You unscrew the six spark plugs and screw in a pressure gauge. Then crank the engine and all the cylinders should definitely be within 15 of each other. If they are not, which years of engine mechanic experience sounds like its not. Then take it to ur dealership and show them the results. It one cylinder is remarkably lower than the others than u have a blown engine. For a $20 tester it's worth not getting ur stress levels to high.

Remember a gas engine only needs three things to run. Gas , spark. And compression

I have worked on engines for a long time. When a engine doesn't idle right or has no power like yours. It's one of those three things.

I promise you one of ur six cylinders isn't getting spark or gas or compression.

KELLEY PLEASE READ WHAT I JUST WROTE!!!!!!!!!!

Roadrunner2

Boy you sure got the run around! I have had my times with Ford and Chevy reps too. They all are a like when it comes to customer service. They are nothing more than programmed robots they call service reps that have no clue as to what they are talking about. You kept your cool and keep that conversation because you might need it to support your case with the Lemon Laws in your state. I hate to hear stories like this. But, it happens! Your case is one reason I was shy about buying the V6 EB engine. I just felt they have not gotten all the bugs out of it and they are still dealing with the learning curve at our expense. The V8's are more proven and I don't hear much trouble from folks around me that own them. It is EB V6 I hear of far too many complaints. Ford better get their act together or this thing will eat their lunch. Especially if the competition starts nipping at their sales with a better product design. I wish you the best of luck with your case! Don't give up the fight!

summertop511

Listen Kelley all the young guys work on the warranty stuff cuz they can take their long *** time and ford will pay up to a certain amount of time. Which is usually a lot after following every step in the work book. The paying customers usually get the veteran workers.

Warranty work of today consists of plugging a scanner into the vehicle and if it doesn't say anything then it's perfectly fine. The days of trouble shooting an engine are pretty much gone. The computer on the truck definitely can't tell u everything that could be wrong.

kelley350x

No they did not try to fix it they did fix the seat track that was broken but that was all. They said they were waiting on the TSB to be released, but at that point it was not missing like it is now. The misfiring will come and go, it will start while I am driving then until i turn it off and back on it will do it... then it will just randomly start again a few days later.

I've got a Snap on modis at work so I will scan it tomorrow to see what is going on, I bet money that it is spark though. Unless some valves are getting stuck open I cant think of any other reason the compression would drop and then come back when the truck is turned on and off a few times

kelley350x

let me word that differently, I have access to a Modis. It is not mine.

triglet

hmm i'd prolly buy a wrap that said don't make a 50k dollar mistake like I did buying this truck. Read more about it at www.... and start you a nice blog!

curious how the compression test will turn out. good luck on getting your truck fixed!

JPBeck

Just thinking out loud here as I have no dog in this fight (having a 5.4L). Could it be that the first 25K miles you owned your truck was during the fall, winter, and spring when the humidity was low? I have read that these turbos collect condensation which pools into water and that is the cause of all these lags. In those videos it looks like it's either raining or had rained recently. Which is no excuse for your truck not running right-- just a anecdotal observation to back up what I've read about condensation being the issue.

I think it's funny as hell when she says that your 40K dollar truck is not made for towing.

If you speak to her again you should ask her how she would feel if you went into limp mode and someone smashed into you and your family becuase of the sudden loss of power. Would that classify as a detrimental to the vehicle? Is that all they are worried about? How about the fact that sudden loss of power could get someone hurt? Ask her if she would haul her family in this truck knowing that it could lose power suddenly. What a cold hearted robot.

Hope you get a new truck-- tell them that you'll be looking at something that is made for towing (maybe a Dodge or something-- that hurt saying becuase I love my truck and it tows better then the Dodge I had before this, but maybe it will get their attention).

kelley350x

possibly but I bought it in August in Texas... lol

These people would not understand the insult...

I asked one of the reps something like this:
Me: what do you drive?
rep: a car
me: 4 door?
rep: yes
me: kids ride in the back seat?
rep: yes
me: is that why you bought a car with 4 doors and a back seat?
rep: yes
me: how would you feel if your back doors wouldnt open and you couldnt haul your kids and the rep you spoke to told you its no big deal, it will be fixed in 4-6 weeks?
rep: I dont have a warranty
me:you must be short or stupid because that either went over your head or smacked you in the forehead and knocked the little bit of brains out your ears
rep: this is about your truck.

lol I just gave up on that idiot..