My position on this problem is definitely not something I can handle right now! I'm disappointed that after talking to Ford customer service and the dealership that worked on it that isn't anything they can do and after researching this problem I'm not the only one that has had this issue! A engine goes bad after 74281 miles and metal shavings in the oil! Of course I don't have the extended warranty and the warranty only goes to 60,00 miles! I would like to know if this has happened to anyone else?

Thanks

Rick

Engine blew 9000 miles out of warranty at 69k. Power-train warranty only good for up to 60k. Ford would not help me out and told me its because I did not change the oil frequently enough. They wanted over $5000 to replace the engine. My mechanic said he could do it for around $4,500. At this point I was really upset with the dealer which was Sam Galloway Ford in Fort Myers, Florida. So I decided to go with my mechanic. He said the reasoning of the motor failure was the turbo blew up and pieces got sucked into the engine. Not because of infrequent oil changes. Ford or insurance still would not help me. After getting the motor replaced six weeks later it blew again. My mechanic replaced the motor again for free. 2 months after that I went to New York with my wife and son. On the way home the motor blew AGAIN on the highway in South Carolina with my family in the car. I still owed money on the car and couldn't be replacing engines every few months. Something was seriously wrong with that car. Ford tried to tell me it was MY fault but I think these experiences prove otherwise. I had to have the car voluntarily repossessed. It ruined my good credit I had at the time. Still haven't recovered from all of this a year later. Thanks Ford.

This car has a been a problem since the day I bought it at the dealership. It has a lot of engine and electrical problems is just a pain in the ass. And it has a lot of mechanical failures. I went to the dealership and they told me to replace the engine. It was $7,200.00 and then when I asked them if you change the engine does that guarantee me that the car is going to turn on and they said well if it still doesn’t turn on that will have a separate payment than what it would cost to change the engine, and they didn’t even go in and check the engine. They only put in the computer.

One of the things I noticed about the OEM pistons is their poor quality casting. Ford left alot of areas unfinished and did a poor job of final machining. They also did not carry over the cross hatching pattern on the inside and outside of the skirt which helps to keep the oil stuck to the piston walls for better cooling.

I also noticed they applied some sort of coating to the top ring-land only. It wasn't applied very well and has already begun to chip off in certain places and its a brand new piston!