While I feel for you, and the high cost of repair, you really cant say that Ford doesn't stand behind their product, 3 years OUT of warranty. My suggestion to you is to look for a used 6.7 from a wreck. They can be had much cheaper. Look for one with a post 3/11 build date if possible.

 

Ford did stand behind their warranty while it was in place. The most important thing to know and fully understand about owning a Ford is, they understand the exact moment or mileage that their obligations expire. It's up to the owner of the Ford product to insure they have purchased additional warranty coverage or understand the potential cost of going without.

Bruce

 

While I feel for you, the worst thing that could be done to any vehicle, gas or diesel, is sitting there parked and not being used. Moisture builds up internally in all the fluids and especially diesel fuel. It could have been a lot of different things due to moisture and/or bad fuel. That's around 5k miles a year or so. How did you use the truck?

 

When you buy a new diesel truck for 60000. You expect for it to last longer than 44000 miles. It should go 300000 at least. If it would have locked up at 150000 I would not have said a thing. There is a major issue with this motor when several people have had the same problems. No matter when the warranty goes out a well serviced vehicle should not lock up this early. Ford should see this as a flaw and stand behind there vehicles

 

I'm sure I won't be the only one but I have to humbly disagree here. There is a reason that OEM warranties are stated as 5 years OR 100k miles. We do not know all the facts here but only that maintenance "had been" performed according to the owner and that the engine "locked up." There are a lot of questions here left to be answered. If maintenance was performed, was it performed for a truck that did not drive a lot of miles (severe schedule with attention paid to the fuel and its condition for example), or performed for a "normal" schedule? How was the truck used? What exactly happened? Where was it stored? Hot or cold climate? Was it serviced at a dealer or by the owner? I do my own maintenance also but if something happens, I know I could be screwed because I did not have it serviced by Ford...even with the receipts and records kept. Was it ever started and taken for rides so the fluids could get hot to get rid of moisture? Was it only used in stop and go traffic? Was it used as a tow vehicle? Were there problems that and/or codes thrown that were not taken care of? There is a lot we do not know and to say it's Ford's fault because it never reached 100k miles way past it's warranty period is ludicrous. Yes, maybe the engine did go out as of no fault of the owner but that is why there are warranties. It's kind of cut and dry. Even if he has all the receipts and records. I feel for the guy but we still have to go by the OEM warranty.

 

They can't warrantee it forever. While I agree the motor should last, we need more details on the failure.

With details we can advise on courses of action, or future preventative measures or alternate vehicle that would be better suited to extended no use time.

 

The mechanic said a bearing went out which he also said should have never happened. This truck is not abused and driven often. Both pulling loads of hay, equipment, and other things for the farm. My wife and father in law have a 2001 Chevy Silverado 3500 which we run very little and has never had a problem. Do lack of miles per year should have nothing to do with failure. I have been a loyal Ford owner my whole time driving. I have owned at least 6 trucks and only had engine problems with one other truck but it was a 1980 f100. I drive and farm for a living so I know my way around vehicles. My work truck is a Freightliner with 677000 miles and it's only 6 years old

 

I agree that it shouldn't have broken but you are one of the unfortunate ones where it did break. Being a member here for a good amount of time, I doubt that Ford will help because they so often in similar threads, have not. I certainly hope that they help you though. Good luck dealing with this issue and please update this thread with the eventual resolution. Others have simply traded the truck and bypassed fixing it.

Bruce

 

I wish you luck with getting this resolved. I was not trying to be a wise guy. Just wanted the back story. We now have it. You definitely sound like someone who knows his way around trucks. I hope Ford does something for you also. Good luck.

 

We have heard of occasional bearings spinning on the 6.7L. I believe mostly 11-14 MY. Some say the bearing can spin on these engines because the bearing doesn't have a tang to keep them from rotating.

 

 

Totally mellow and recently wood got knocked!

 

I have a customer that came to me about 1.5 yrs ago wanting to upgrade his 06 Cummins and asked me what he should buy. One of the things I told him was if he bought a Powerstroke to stay away from the early 6.7. What's he come by with but a 2011 one owner with 88,000 miles on it. About 3 months ago he called and said it made a loud knocking noise while driving and then died and wouldn't restart. It has a heavy knocking in the bottom end. It only had 135,000 when this happened. I really think Ford knew there was an issue and for customer loyalty on a brand new platform should have extended the early build to 150,000 miles. Just my opinion, as they can do what they want. There are other brands that extend warranty when there's a known issue. Needless to say this customer is not a happy camper and is back in a Cummins. He loved the Ford until this happened. He was upside down enough with what he still owed on it that he hasn't been able to afford an engine replacement so it's sitting in his yard. I also think this failure doesn't have much to do with how it was taken care of. I maintained his Ford from 88,000 miles until the day it quit and I'm picky with how I maintain my customers vehicles. Just my $.02

 

I just did...

Appreciate the input *****. Good hearing from you...

 

I wouldn't' worry one bit....BUT, I would drive it more than you do The worst thing for any diesel, in my experience, is to baby them and treat them like they are fragile. Drive it, hard. Work it, hard. Just maintain it well and it will be good to you. We have eight 7.3 and two 6.7 trucks at the drilling company where I have been a mechanic. All of these trucks run VERY well....except for one. Guess which one? The 99 that has been used very little and would sit for weeks before it would get driven MAYBE a few miles for a parts or food run. I started driving it daily after I addressed all the issues it had. My boss drove it Friday and noticed it runs better than ever. He asked what I did to it. I said "nothing....fixed an oil leak, a fuel leak, changed fluids and filters, and simply drive the **** out of it every day". They do not like to sit.