osteodoc08
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2018 Max LTD HD Tow 4WD 80k miles
had my back end start chattering when backing up out of my driveway a few months ago sporadically while turning to exit my culdesac. was driving home and felt it while taking some winding roads on the way home 2 weeks ago. Brought in for evaluation.
I bought this vehicle new. Meticulous maintenance and don’t drive it much now and drive my hybrid back and forth to work (120 mi round trip). Dealer was in TN and I’m in GA. My preferred dealer couldn’t get me the vehicle I wanted so had to go out on my own. It had a third party “lifetime power train warranty” from the dealer. Usually you can use the warranty contract, at best, for butt wipe.
Just got word from my dealer the locking diff actuator failed and was partially engaged and grenaded the rear end.
No I don’t accidentally engage it. Yes I placed it in and out of lock to see if it changed the chattering. With it on, it would fully lock but with it off, the pin wasn’t retracting all the way according to my service writer. Sometimes going in lock and out of lock would eliminate the chatter.
I placed in AWD and 2WD and 4Lo as well to see if that would change it previously and it wouldn’t.
All in all roughly $2100 repair estimate right now. Hope the third party “lifetime warranty” I received when I bought it from a dealer several hours away holds up. If not, it’s still getting fixed.
had my back end start chattering when backing up out of my driveway a few months ago sporadically while turning to exit my culdesac. was driving home and felt it while taking some winding roads on the way home 2 weeks ago. Brought in for evaluation.
I bought this vehicle new. Meticulous maintenance and don’t drive it much now and drive my hybrid back and forth to work (120 mi round trip). Dealer was in TN and I’m in GA. My preferred dealer couldn’t get me the vehicle I wanted so had to go out on my own. It had a third party “lifetime power train warranty” from the dealer. Usually you can use the warranty contract, at best, for butt wipe.
Just got word from my dealer the locking diff actuator failed and was partially engaged and grenaded the rear end.
No I don’t accidentally engage it. Yes I placed it in and out of lock to see if it changed the chattering. With it on, it would fully lock but with it off, the pin wasn’t retracting all the way according to my service writer. Sometimes going in lock and out of lock would eliminate the chatter.
I placed in AWD and 2WD and 4Lo as well to see if that would change it previously and it wouldn’t.
All in all roughly $2100 repair estimate right now. Hope the third party “lifetime warranty” I received when I bought it from a dealer several hours away holds up. If not, it’s still getting fixed.