US agency ends investigation into Ford engine failures after recall and warranty extension

📆 11/4/2024 9:55 AM

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📆 11/4/2024 9:55 AM
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U.S. auto safety regulators have ended an investigation into Ford engine failures after the company replaced engines or extended the warranty on some vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it traced the problem to intake valves that can fracture inside some 2.7-liter and 3-liter turbocharged engines.

FILE - The Ford logo is seen on the grill of a Ford Explorer on display at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh, on Feb. 15, 2024. DETROIT — The U.S. government’s auto safety regulator has ended a 2 1/2-year investigation into Ford engine failures after the company replaced engines or extended the warranty on some vehicles.

The documents say a forensic analysis of fractured valves found that when the they were made by a parts supplier, the temperature got too high, making them brittle and likely to fracture during normal engine use. An agency statistical analysis to predict the number of failures, and an analysis of failure reports “are generally consistent” with Ford’s determination that the valves would fail at low mileage, and the majority of vehicles with the faulty valves “have already experienced a failure,” the agency said.

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