DontKnowMe
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as soon as I hit my bumper to bumper period, I'm trading this thing in. I was making fun of my coworker when he got an S4. I was saying how his car would be on a lift most of its time. He has 20k miles on it and it just goes in for oil... This was and will be my first and last American car.I'm now scheduled to take my 2016 EcoBoost back to the shop for its third evaporator in less than two years. The first evaporator went out in August of last year when I had about 6,000 miles on the odometer and had the car 10 months at that point.
Now I'm at 9,100 miles and 10 months from the second evaporator, my AC is out again. I asked the dealership if they are going to put the same faulty part in or if I will be able to get one that lasts longer than 10 months (I was polite about it, but direct), and they said to cover it under warranty they have to replace the part with the same part number, but that if it is a known issue, the part may have been updated.
I love this car but I'm unhappy to soon be on my third evaporator in 9100 miles for a garage (and well maintained) car. I live in central Texas, so not having AC is less than optimal. I've never owned a Ford before because (ironically) I felt they had poor build quality. The S550 was so beautiful I took a risk. Other than the AC, it's been great.
But this is frustrating, especially when my wife's 5 year old Elantra is still purring along after 50,000 miles with nothing but routine maintenance (oil changes and new tires).
I realize the Mustang isn't an Elantra, but I still expect a car with less than 10,000 miles on it to be fairly healthy overall.
The real question is what do I do when the car is outside the warranty and I have to pay out of pocket every summer to get a new evaporator?
I'm now scheduled to take my 2016 EcoBoost back to the shop for its third evaporator in less than two years. The first evaporator went out in August of last year when I had about 6,000 miles on the odometer and had the car 10 months at that point.
Now I'm at 9,100 miles and 10 months from the second evaporator, my AC is out again. I asked the dealership if they are going to put the same faulty part in or if I will be able to get one that lasts longer than 10 months (I was polite about it, but direct), and they said to cover it under warranty they have to replace the part with the same part number, but that if it is a known issue, the part may have been updated.
I love this car but I'm unhappy to soon be on my third evaporator in 9100 miles for a garage (and well maintained) car. I live in central Texas, so not having AC is less than optimal. I've never owned a Ford before because (ironically) I felt they had poor build quality. The S550 was so beautiful I took a risk. Other than the AC, it's been great.
But this is frustrating, especially when my wife's 5 year old Elantra is still purring along after 50,000 miles with nothing but routine maintenance (oil changes and new tires).
I realize the Mustang isn't an Elantra, but I still expect a car with less than 10,000 miles on it to be fairly healthy overall.
The real question is what do I do when the car is outside the warranty and I have to pay out of pocket every summer to get a new evaporator?
The worst part is I've waited my entire adult life to finally be able to afford the sporty car I wanted. And this is it. I LOVE it. It is a blast to drive, it's one of the best looking production cars ever (to me, and I didn't care for really any previous Mustang), and I had planned on keeping it forever.This sucks. It's my understanding the part has been updated. But, if I were you, I would start looking at the lemon laws.
Sounds like they put the old part number back in with the first fix, and that's probably why it failed again. There IS a new part number, so make sure you verify that they use the new part number this time around. Don't let the dealer use an old part number evaporator laying around in their parts department.I'm now scheduled to take my 2016 EcoBoost back to the shop for its third evaporator in less than two years. The first evaporator went out in August of last year when I had about 6,000 miles on the odometer and had the car 10 months at that point.
Now I'm at 9,100 miles and 10 months from the second evaporator, my AC is out again. I asked the dealership if they are going to put the same faulty part in or if I will be able to get one that lasts longer than 10 months (I was polite about it, but direct), and they said to cover it under warranty they have to replace the part with the same part number, but that if it is a known issue, the part may have been updated.
i was thinking the same, but when i bought the car i bought the extended warranty, its not gonna cover the motor or trans since im modded, but at least the ac will be fixed till 2022!as soon as I hit my bumper to bumper period, I'm trading this thing in. I was making fun of my coworker when he got an S4. I was saying how his car would be on a lift most of its time. He has 20k miles on it and it just goes in for oil... This was and will be my first and last American car.