Loss of power/Jerky acceleration

[LePhatnom]

I hate to say it, but this can’t be good.
I really hope they’re doing compression tests and all the rest of it right now.
Could be wrong but I seem to recall another member (Aussie) having a similar issue.
I don’t recall the specifics but I’m pretty sure he ended up with a new engine.

I think they have done the compression test before the spark plugs tho.
New engine can't be that bad can it? 6months less on the wear

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[Burkey]

I think they have done the compression test before the spark plugs tho.
New engine can't be that bad can it? 6months less on the wear

If they do it right, no dramas really.
It’s all about the blokes on the spanners though...
I think you’ll be fine, it’s just a scary proposition.
My local ford dealer struggles to get an oil change right, not a hope in hell I’d let them swap the engine out.
I’m really hoping you get better results than that.

 

[12baller12]

Eek. Sorry to hear that. So much for the bad gas!

 

[dpollard]

Resurrection, but what you describe is precisely what I've also got.

My car is less that two weeks old from brand new, less than 400 miles on the clock and has been like this from the delivery tank of fuel. Goes in this week to start the diagnostics


Did you ever get sorted?

 

[LePhatnom]

Resurrection, but what you describe is precisely what I've also got.

My car is less that two weeks old from brand new, less than 400 miles on the clock and has been like this from the delivery tank of fuel. Goes in this week to start the diagnostics


Did you ever get sorted?

Hey mate, it was fixed but I dont have good news. Hope you don’t have the same issue.

They first blamed contaminated fuel, then contaminated spark plugs because of that. After a month and a change of plugs, no change. They took apart the engine and found a nut had come loose and fallen into the bore. This trashed the whole engine and they had to drop a crate engine in. All up, they had the car for 10 weeks.

They said it was the first time this issue has ever popped up in Aus

 

[dpollard]

Cheers for replying so quick on a old thread - even from the other side of the planet.

It's a new car, so even if it takes 10 weeks to fix at least I know it'll be covered by warranty and there'll be nothing to pay, The reassurance is that it takes something of this scale to make the engine lumpy - and that it's not me being a crap/new driver. I've come from a Lotus, which pulled from 2000 rpm to 7800 - so I'm used to torque all the way through the power band and I was more concerned that I've bought something with multiple flat spots on the curve.

 

[dpollard]

And by way of a further resurrection.

After 7 months since the last posting, and 8 weeks away being repaired following 3 breakdowns, the car has been rejected and returned for full refund.

First it was the fuel pump, then the injectors, then the fuel rails, then the pipeline contracting only under heat, then *could* be the fuel pickup.....
I argued that even a bulletproof V8 that has had fuelling issues for the start of it's life could have longer term damage. That and the dangerous way it suddenly kept losing power () - so eventually won the argument

I collect a replacement vehicle this Friday (2020 Bullitt)

 

[trumpeteer_au]

And by way of a further resurrection.

After 7 months since the last posting, and 8 weeks away being repaired following 3 breakdowns, the car has been rejected and returned for full refund.

First it was the fuel pump, then the injectors, then the fuel rails, then the pipeline contracting only under heat, then *could* be the fuel pickup.....
I argued that even a bulletproof V8 that has had fuelling issues for the start of it's life could have longer term damage. That and the dangerous way it suddenly kept losing power () - so eventually won the argument

I collect a replacement vehicle this Friday (2020 Bullitt)

Good to hear they are doing the right thing. They seem to be being quite reasonable with these issues. Having just had my air con replaced for the second time, 10 months outside warranty, I'm certainly impressed with the customer service.
Would be better if they didn't fail, but I wouldn't change to any other car after having my Mustang.

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