It's possible something could have been sitting inside the intake system or manifold, and it didn't go through until maybe the first time you really got on it a few times. Just a theory. But for sure if things got chewed up including the head, then there had to be some kind of debris going through the cylinder.
Lost all confidence in Ford? These things happen.
I don't think it's just America. When I got my first Veloster Nov. 2011 it had just come out, I was one of first people with one. Put the money on it in October but took a month to come over on the ship. I was in once a month for recalls/TSBs/or other warranty things. The worse was when the brake caliper went and I almost couldn't stop and had to drive 50 miles to the dealership with it rubbing against the rotor. Just one of those risks you take when you get a first year car. A co worker of mine is waiting for the 2016 exclusively for this reason. I do think Ford should comp you tho at this point. I don't think you should have to make a car payment for something you can't drive for a month. I know you;ve been fighting this for a while.
It's very possible. I don't think there are many other 15's with white stripes. Best way to tell if it's me is my License plate, I have the blue save the whales plate with the moon on it.
