Well my car is in the shop with 2000 miles on it as of today.
From the day I purchased the car the engine has exhibited a slight knock or tap that develops as the engine warms up. This tapping can be felt through the gear shift lever as well as the pedals.
I had this initially looked at at 150 miles. Ford came back and said it was characteristic of engine. Ford stated it had to do with the accessary drive belt for the AC compressor. However my service adviser asked me to bring it back if the symptom got worse.
As the weather has been warming up the symptoms have gotten worse. To the point where you can now start hearing the knock over the radio. It went from being a morse-code type knock that was intermittent to a very rhythmic rpm driven knock.
Placing your hand on the valve covers, it feels as though something is physically hitting the engine and in no way is emanating from any of the engine drive belt assemblies.
I spoke with the service adviser this afternoon and the tech's looking at the car feel that the noise and vibration is excessive. A field engineer should be here tomorrow to take a look at the vehicle. My guess is they will ask to have the valve-covers and oil pan removed to inspect the engine. That's only my guess though.
I'll know more beyond that tomorrow.
I know that it's an engine and every once in a while even the best manufacturer churns out a dud, but man am I kind of disappointed that I purchased a first year vehicle, even if it is a Job 2 build.
Hopefully everything gets straightened out in a timely manor. The heat is coming and I want to play with my toy!
From the day I purchased the car the engine has exhibited a slight knock or tap that develops as the engine warms up. This tapping can be felt through the gear shift lever as well as the pedals.
I had this initially looked at at 150 miles. Ford came back and said it was characteristic of engine. Ford stated it had to do with the accessary drive belt for the AC compressor. However my service adviser asked me to bring it back if the symptom got worse.
As the weather has been warming up the symptoms have gotten worse. To the point where you can now start hearing the knock over the radio. It went from being a morse-code type knock that was intermittent to a very rhythmic rpm driven knock.
Placing your hand on the valve covers, it feels as though something is physically hitting the engine and in no way is emanating from any of the engine drive belt assemblies.
I spoke with the service adviser this afternoon and the tech's looking at the car feel that the noise and vibration is excessive. A field engineer should be here tomorrow to take a look at the vehicle. My guess is they will ask to have the valve-covers and oil pan removed to inspect the engine. That's only my guess though.
I'll know more beyond that tomorrow.
I know that it's an engine and every once in a while even the best manufacturer churns out a dud, but man am I kind of disappointed that I purchased a first year vehicle, even if it is a Job 2 build.
Hopefully everything gets straightened out in a timely manor. The heat is coming and I want to play with my toy!