Jayrooks

Yep, you read correctly. I just recently purchased a 2018 f150 super cab stx/fx4 with the 5.0 v8 10 speed trans. I fell in love with it as soon as i saw it. I had the truck for 5 days and zero complaints it drove smooth and I was averaging 15miles to gal and climbing.. on the 6th day all was well i got on the high way, set cruise control to 60mph and 20 mins later boom, she sent a rod threw the block at 540miles. I was babying the hell out of this thing since I kind of believe in a proper break in method. At the time this happend no warnings.. just boom, smoke and then the see oners manuel came on the dash followed by loss if oil pressure (ya think) I'm lost for words. Truck is at the dealer and has the entire dealership scratching their heads.

naplesbill

Components sometimes just fail. I would say it was simply a defect and not a design issue.

I had a 2015 2.7 that spun a bearing at 23k miles. This is the only real mechanical failure I have had owning new Ford vehicles since 1991. It was a defective part and the engine was replaced by Ford under warranty. I put another 23k on the new engine before trading it in on my 2017.

I went with the 5.0 this time. I am very happy with the 5.0.

I am sorry this happened but I wouldn't let it ruin your relationship with your truck. Also, there was no impact to the trade in value in my case.

cthusker

Just can't trust those 5.0's ya know.... Obviously a failed component right from the factory. Keep us posted as to what Ford does on this one considering your truck is essentially brand new.

Personally I would want a replacment truck NOT just a replacement engine.

71_340

Quality is #1. Ha!


That would pi$$ me off to no end, I would tell them to take it back and give you another new truck.

XL-ent

Wow, sorry to hear that! I have 1200 miles on mine, and it hasn't been babied. With 225 miles on the truck I had a bad coil pack on cylinder #1. Keep us posted on root cause of the failure, if they tell you.

Finlay150

Vehicles are full of mechanical components that will fail. It's inevitable. Everything will fail at some point. Sometimes the failure is very premature. That's what warranties are for.

If Ford sells 500,000 5.0L engines in a year, even at an insanely low 0.1% failure rate, that's still still 500 motors that are going to grenade. Given the internet and social media these days, those 500 failures have a louder voice than ever.

He should get a new long block, and be on his way. If it takes too long, lemon law the truck and get another one.

UNBROKEN

iTrader: (1)

It happens. My brother had a 6.4 Powerstroke that kicked a rod out the block on his way home from buying it. Turns out someone didn’t tighten the main caps...they found one nut in the oil pan.
Use the warranty to fix it. Use the issue as leverage to negotiate lifetime oil changes or something. lol

Sikwill

Man that really sucks. I'm not quite sure how I'd feel if I lost a motor at 500 miles, but I'd definitively be pissed. Keep us posted on how well they take care of you (or don't). Tell em you want a Roush put back in

rliles1

Sometimes you get a bad part. My story is not a truck, but a natural gas line I had run to a fireplace in my house. I don't do gas lines, so I hired a plumber. He pulled the permit, and installed the gas line. It failed inspection 3 times for not holding pressure before he really started investigating. He found a black pipe elbow that had a pinhole in the middle of the elbow. It was not leaking at the joints, but right in the middle of the piece. Bad parts DO happen..

Takeda

Main or rod cap? The main caps use bolts, rod caps use nuts.