Exhaust coming into cab - Warranty repair issues - No assistance from Ford

[cprcubed]

Cat should be covered by at least 8 year/80k miles emissions warranty. Cheers!

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[BLUEOVALRACER]

For me, it's got a nice mellow tone unlike a lot of the Japanese "tuners which I find obnoxious. You will need to cut off the 2 1/2 inches from the muffler body, per instructions. Flowmaster has been making exhaust for decades (Im not sure about MBRP) I have purchased several systems over the years and have yet to be dissatisfied. CHEERS!

I ordered the Flowmaster 718154 Wednesday from Summit Racing supposed to ship from Holley on Thursday that's it for mods for me!!The Pedal Max did the trick for the wanting more power part now the exhaust for the sound part!!If it's to loud i can always swap the stock Muffler back on!!

 

[toddedmond]

I am now part of the Cracked Cat Converter club. I started getting exhaust smell in the cabin about six months ago. I could lessen it by putting the climate control into recirculate mode. That was not a good remedy because recirc times out.

I took it in to the dealer for an unrelated issue and asked them to also check for an exhaust leak. They claimed to not be able to duplicate the probem, even though everyone who rode with me commented on the smell.

A month or so later, I took it to a different dealer for a second opinion. Thier diagnosis was ridiculous, they blamed it on me having K&N engine and cabin filters. They then sprayed some kind of deodorizer in my vents and sent me on my way.

About a month ago, along with the smell, I started to notice my exhaust getting louder on cold startup and under load.

I could feel exhaust air when feeling around the turbo area. I then took it back to the original dealer telling them what I found. They determined it to be a cracked cat, ordered the parts, and three days later replaced it.

It is now fine, no smell or loud noise. What could cause a catalytic converter to crack on a vehicle with only, at the time 42000 or so miles on it? I have never had that happen on any vehicle I have ever had.

 

[BroncoSportBB_Socal]

I got my Bronco Sport back yesterday. They replaced my catalytic converter and my All Wheel Drive Module.

Took about a week.

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

I ordered the Flowmaster 718154 Wednesday from Summit Racing supposed to ship from Holley on Thursday that's it for mods for me!!The Pedal Max did the trick for the wanting more power part now the exhaust for the sound part!!If it's to loud i can always swap the stock Muffler back on!!

Got the Flowmaster exhaust on Friday hope to put it on in the next 3 or 4 days!!I didn't think i would get it until Monday or Tuesday of next week 2 days later and Fed Ex dropped it off!!

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

Got the Flowmaster exhaust on Friday hope to put it on in the next 3 or 4 days!!I didn't think i would get it until Monday or Tuesday of next week 2 days later and Fed Ex dropped it off!!

Installed the Flowmaster Flow FX on Monday i like the sound at idle but might be too much for me driving down the road!! It also seems like it lost low end torque it doesn't seem near as snappy on the low end as it was with the stock Muffler and the Pedal Max on it!!Not sure but i might be removing it and bolting stock muffler back on with Butt Connector Band Clamp!!

 

[BLUEOVALRACER]

Returned Flowmaster Exhaust and got refunded for it!! Maybe i'm getting to old 56 and if i want something louder i'll take the Mustang out!!I thought i would like the Flowmaster at idle it was great i didn't like the drone at 1,500 and 2,000 rpm but i decided i like quiet much more than louder!!

 

[Meanderthal]

Favorite AAAANNND most dangerous. LOL.

Apparently you haven’t used an angle grinder (AKA “death wheel”).

 

[Mark S.]

Apparently you haven’t used an angle grinder (AKA “death wheel”).

Great for toe nails.

 

[dla442]

2022 Ford Bronco Sport 35k miles roughly. On November 1st I realized I had exhaust coming into my cab from the vents. It was really strong. Started burning my eyes and effecting my health. I called the dealer and brought it in for warranty repair. They did not help me with a loaner vehicle or rental. They had it for about 6 days and stated it was an exhaust clamp and gave it back to me. They struggled to find the leak during the time they had the vehicle per the service rep. I received it back and realized the exhaust is still coming into the cab. I called the dealership back and stated I need to bring it back because I couldn't drive it like that. I dropped it back off and they had my vehicle until 11/29/2023. During this time, I was told that they can't find the leak. No assistance with a loaner or rental vehicle. Had to find forms of transportation and places to stay just to get to work. Had to purchase a plane ticket during Thanksgiving due to not being able to drive to my destination and more. When they called me about the car being fixed, they stated that they had to change another exhaust clamp. At this point, they have had my car for about 28 days. After I picked it up and drove it a little I realized the exhaust was still coming into the cab. I called the dealership to have it dropped off for a 3rd repair. They had my car for another 12 days of not being able to utilize my vehicle. They replaced the catalytic converter due to a crack. I picked up the car yesterday. Corrected repair TBD.

I contacted Ford Customer Service during this process. They did not offer assistance during this time. They stated that the car needs to have a diagnoses before rental vehicle assistance can be given. The dealership failed to diagnose the car correctly multiple times and took over 30 days to come to diagnose. Due to the dealership giving my car back twice not repaired, Ford Customer Service stated they couldn't assist me because the car wasn't at the shop for a certain amount of consecutive days.

I love my Bronco Sport but I never thought I would have such a hard/rough time with warranty work and no assistance for over a month.

my work vehicle is a 2022 escape ecoboost. Exhaust odor started out weak inside the cabin. Developed into a very prominent odor when idling and slowing to a stop through the vents. Our dept mechanic noticed it, the ford tech noticed it. Thought maybee the y clamp but no. Its a cracked converter! 40k miles under warranty. So i would tell ford they have an issue to look at. Part on backorder until feb 2025! That says a more significant problem with converters just like the explorer problems that took months to get the new converters for. Fords are just junk. Highest recall/repair rate in the auto indistry. Glad i dont own one!

 

[cprcubed]

Fords are just junk. Highest recall/repair rate in the auto indistry. Glad i dont own one!

Troll much? From a guy that just joined ... 1 post ...
Cheers!

 

[dla442]

Troll much? From a guy that just joined ... 1 post ...
Cheers!

Right its a troll. Truth fella. They dont want to fix their issues. Sry you melted snowflake . Yeah 1 post to tell the truth and help others who have same issue. Trust me here, not going to be posting here much more. But as long as others see it and make their dealership take ownership of converter issues is worth my time. And its an industry known fact, FORD has the highest recall/repair rates. Try researching it before you post your trash

 

[vxarctic]

I've been seeing a lot of posts about exhaust smells coming into the cabin and replacing the catalytic converter to fix it. My own ride is in the shop and one of the reasons I originally wanted to bring it in was because of this.

So what's going to happen first? Class action lawsuit or a recall?

 

[Dude]

I've been seeing a lot of posts about exhaust smells coming into the cabin and replacing the catalytic converter to fix it. My own ride is in the shop and one of the reasons I originally wanted to bring it in was because of this.

So what's going to happen first? Class action lawsuit or a recall?

Looks like neither will happen - been seeing these posts since 2021

Hard to say how many but out of the > 450,000 produced so far the issue might not affect many .. no way to know

 

[vxarctic]

Looks like neither will happen - been seeing these posts since 2021

Hard to say how many but out of the > 450,000 produced so far the issue might not affect many .. no way to know

It's pretty easy to find out with the right steps. Every dealership has a record of their customers and repairs done. You could even make an inquiry with their database providers like CDK Global and/or Reynolds and Reynolds. Customer privacy laws are crap in most states.

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