Posted on 04/15/2024 6:15:46 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Ford issued a recall for 42,652 examples of its 2022-2023 Bronco Sport and 2022 Escape SUVs to address a fuel leak caused by a cracked fuel injector. Vehicles equipped with 1.5-liter EcoBoost engines are included in the recall. The fix includes the installation of a drain tube to redirect any leaking fuel from the engine to the ground along with a software update that adds fuel injector leak detection to the engine control unit.
This might sound eerily familiar to owners of these particular vehicles. Back in November of 2022, Ford issued a much larger recall covering a similar range of Escape and Bronco Sport models that also included cracked fuel injectors, a flash of the ECU and a fuel drain tube. So, what's the deal?
According to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, "Ford’s Internal Combustion Engines Propulsion Thermal Systems Engineering (IPTSE) team had identified leaks during component-level injector flow testing on fuel injectors recovered from two Bronco Sport vehicles that had experienced underhood fires" that happened after the original recall "clean point." In other words, these fires happened on vehicles produced after the date at which they were considered fixed.
These two vehicles had HX7G-9F597-BC fuel injectors, an improved design over the older HX7G-9F597-BB parts, and so therefore were not included in the original recall and did not receive the software update or the fuel drain tubes. "Ford’s decision not to include the updated engine control software on these vehicles was based on Ford’s assessment of the new injectors’ improved robustness," according to documents posted on the NHTSA site. Ford is aware of five underhood fires on vehicles with these updated injectors but without the updated software and drain tube.
Ford expect to mail owner notification letters in April 2024 (this month). Owners can also contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 and reference recall number 24S16. Naturally, all repairs will be done free of charge.
Gee, in this day and age with all the digital technology you'd think they could notify quicker than snail mail....of course it's only a potential under hood fire hazard so....
Sounds like a 2020s remix of the Ford Pinto debacle.
Guess we have another reason to call them EcoBoom
“The fix includes the installation of a drain tube to redirect any leaking fuel from the engine to the ground...”
The engineer that thought up that jacked up fix musta got his degree from toys R US. SMH
Timing & public safety conflicted on this one. They probably knew it but the death of their famous customer delayed the recall just enough.
WTH? Unprecedented and utter BS.
I presume that they secured an 'emergency authorization' for such a reckless 'fix'. /s (and 'safe & effective' fix /s/s)
Just like how the 1.5 and more commonly, the inline 3 1.2/1.3(can’t remember which) had an issue with cracked cylinder heads. The solution? to install a coolant level gauge to tell you when you’re low on coolant.
Modern Fords are absolute Garbage and so are the idiots who run the joint. Must be banking real hard on EVs.
“...a fuel leak caused by a cracked fuel injector....”
“The fix includes the installation of a drain tube to redirect any leaking fuel from the engine to the ground”
That doesn’t sound like the right fix.
Still waiting (with millions of other saps) for a recall of my 2010 Explorer with the “Exploder” transmission. My brother the same for his 2012 F150 with the doomed 5.4L SOHC V8 engine. Ford f-ing sucks balls. Never again.
Personally I’ve never owned a ford.....and this kinda poor quality ensures I more than likely never will.
I was wondering if this recall was ALL of them, or just the White ones.
ISWYDT!........................
As I understand it the F150s has had electrical issues for a very long time.....and yet it’s the best selling truck out there. 🤷
DEI Die.
It’ll be fine until a car in front of the leaker flicks a ciggy butt out the window......then ya got a fireball on 4 wheels.
WTH? Unprecedented and utter BS.
Not unprecedented.
IMHO this is a good idea for all fuel injectors.
Every injector in the jet aircraft engines I worked on had a "bell tube" covering it with a small drain tube and a sensor to detect a leak.
If there was a leak the fuel was safely drained away rather than potentially causing a fire.
My Mercedes Benz 1966 404 gas engine Unimog has a drain pan under the carburetor with a drain tube the to safely take away any fuel that leaks.
Please see my post regarding jet engine and Unimogs.
Maybe he worked on jet engines.
Old Ford motto: Quality is Job 1.
New Ford motto: Recalls are Job 1.
Anyway, you don’t have to wait for a letter to see if your car is under recall. Go to this site and put in your VIN number.
The issue I cited affected every F150, Expedition and Navigator from 2010-2015.
“Every injector in the jet aircraft engines I worked on had a “bell tube” covering it with a small drain tube and a sensor to detect a leak.”
31 years in US Navy aviation maintenance here, (turbine engines and main fuel controls)......the difference is the turbine engine application is by design.....this one is a cheap bandaid because ford doesn’t want to spend the money on parts and labor to repair it correctly.
Also, I’m sure by now Mercedes Benz has improved design to alleviate the need for a fuel drain pan.
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