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really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,300
- Average Mileage:
- 117,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 4 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- replace plastic (!!) chain tensioner and sprockets (2 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
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This is the worst issue that Ford knows about and will not pony up and repair. The timing Chain should never have any issues for the life of the engine! It would cost $1200 to replace the front ones and to repair the rear ones the entire engine has to be pulled out. Parts and Labor $2800
Ford has put out a notice that this is an issue but never put a recall on it. The average miles to when this breaks is 115,000 mi. Mine was at 120,000. i absolutely loved my Sport Trac but had to trade it in because I did not want the expensive repair.
2 Mechanics mentioned that by replacing the external spring tension-er that it might fix it for a while but is not the cure. See photo of that part. There are 2 of these on the engine.
- adamu, Berlin, WI, US