2018 GT failure, engine getting opened up..

[randotheking]

Op gave an update on Facebook!!

“Got an update on my car finally, took a couple weeks. A valve snapped. Welded itself to the Piston after mashing itself between the Piston and head .. lol. Joy.”

Question, do you get a new motor from Ford or a rebuild?

New large block

Same issue when cylinder 8 failed on my car at 2k miles

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[entaiiie]

still don't know. they're still investigating the extent of the damage to determine what ford would approve.

 

[Bald Menace]

I'm wondering if my car is an early build car? i really want a supercharger but am leery of something liked this occurring and having no warranty

Code:
Order Information:
Vehicle Name: 2018 Mustang GT Fastback
Ordered On: 10/09/2017
Order Number: 9000
Dealer Code: 74W501
VIN: 1FA6P8CF7Jxxxxxx
Dealer Name: Chuck Colvin Auto Center
Estimated Delivery: 12/27/2017
Current State: Delivered
In Order Processing: 12/05/2017
In Production: 12/05/2017
Awaiting Shipment: 12/08/2017
In Transit: 12/27/2017
Delivered: 12/27/2017
Source: http://www.cotus.ford.com

 

[Dominant1]

Even if this issue never came up and you bought a supercharger you would be outta warranty unless you buy a roush...I wouldn't take this as the norm but an anomaly..

 

[Bald Menace]

Even if this issue never came up and you bought a supercharger you would be outta warranty unless you buy a roush...I wouldn't take this as the norm but an anomaly..

I want to make sure this isn't an issue before i go with a supercharger. I don't mind accepting financial responsibility on a sound engine but don't want to have to pay for something that may have been an underlying issue all along. i'll just wait a while to make sure before making any warranty voiding modifications

 

[entaiiie]

[MENTION=32723]Bald Menace[/MENTION] your car was built about 6 weeks after the first quality control units were built. I think [MENTION=31610]Entai[/MENTION]ie was a very early build like early October.

yeah - your build is still early, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't as early as mine - I'd hope that would give them time to iron out any issues. I hope you do not run into the same issue, it's unlikely, but I would not personally have the confidence to supercharge it unless you went the Roush/warrantied route.. My car is still down, I miss it :(

 

[youra6]

Even if this issue never came up and you bought a supercharger you would be outta warranty unless you buy a roush...I wouldn't take this as the norm but an anomaly..

or RTR.

 

[Bald Menace]

yeah - your build is still early, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't as early as mine - I'd hope that would give them time to iron out any issues. I hope you do not run into the same issue, it's unlikely, but I would not personally have the confidence to supercharge it unless you went the Roush/warrantied route.. My car is still down, I miss it :(

yeah, my game plan is to hold off long enough for the A10 and the 2018 5.0 to be proven reliable and non problematic.

 

[17LightningGT]

Did this guy ever get a solution? I saw the post on the facebook group a WHILE ago, but it was deleted and the guy seems to have disappeared.

 

[Lost]

Link to the FB page?

 

[17LightningGT]

Link to the FB page?

Its the 2015+ mustang s550 group(dont have a link at the moment) but that post was deleted on that group as well

 

[entaiiie]

hey gents. Ford is still working on a buyback process for the car. they've been dragging their feet and taking way longer than they should and dropping the ball left and right for various reasons, but that's the expected outcome.

 

[bigriver]

hey gents. Ford is still working on a buyback process for the car. they've been dragging their feet and taking way longer than they should and dropping the ball left and right for various reasons, but that's the expected outcome.

Are you working directly with Ford or did you file lemon law claim?

 

[entaiiie]

I'm working with them directly, but they are using state lemon laws as guiding principals for how to process everything.

 

[Nanashii]

hey gents. Ford is still working on a buyback process for the car. they've been dragging their feet and taking way longer than they should and dropping the ball left and right for various reasons, but that's the expected outcome.

Were they not able to replace the engine in a specific amount of time?

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