Marvinmadman
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All vents blow the same temp so far. Fingers crossed
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I second that!! Thanks to all for information regarding this issue.I just got my car back this week after having the evaporator coil replaced. Symptoms were the same as reported in this thread and it failed at 21,600 miles, Car has been a daily driver since purchased in November 2014.
My thanks to this forum and its members for reporting the issue. Based on the information presented, I extended my Ford warranty before the original coverage expired.
For the 2017 model it seems they are up to W and Y series Evaporators.Edit: I had the dumb, part FR3Z-19860 is the core, FR3Z-19850 is the entire assembly
So, I decided to call the Ford warranty folks myself. They know who the purchaser of the premium 10 year extended warranty is, but they can't tell me. I'm guessing they don't really want to, as that guy probably forgot all about the warranty and is able to get a partial refund from them if/when he remembers. That also doesn't bode well for him signing those rights over to me. This was bad news. The good news is that my car actually has a Certified Pre-owned warranty that is also still in effect! I find it curious that the dealer didn't bother to mention this to me. What a scam. I asked Ford to send me a copy and they can't won't. I love how these companies sell this stuff, and then do everything they can to not let people know about it. Needless to say, that dealer just showed his true colors.So it sounds like to get that warranty, I need to get either the selling dealer or the previous owner to sign a form acknowledging that the warranty is transferring. I'm not all that optimistic that I can track down the owner, as I think the dealer I bought it from got it at auction. There may be a chance that dealer can sign the form however, so we'll see. If not, I take it in so they can make sure it's as bad as I think, and then we go from there.
When i get around to doing it, it will be DIY. right now its summer in TX, and i figure to do things right i'll need probably 4 days. i'm not promising a professional writeup but i'll very likely get something back hereOK, I'll finally bite on this one.
I'm probably one of a few here that plans to keep my S550 indefinitely, but all this is a concern. My car has under 7K miles on it, and is a fair weather toy only during our brief non-winters. I rarely use the AC, but still. Already out of warranty. Ugh.
I'm wondering how long it will be before there are threads on a DIY repair. Or before someone figures out how to eliminate the compressor with a shorter belt....