Muffler on its way out

[NyackRob79]

Found some skunk hair in my tailpipe today. Or, so I thought. I kept pulling and pulling, thinking it's a prank of some sort. Pulled out quite a bit. Turns out, it's fiberglass batting used in the muffler to suppress sound. All internet research points to a imminent muffler failure. To be honest, the batting was stuffed in the tailpipe so tight, I'm surprised my engine didn't die during the 4hr drive.

The truck is 5 years old, and 76k miles. Will be replacing all exhaust components from the cat back.

 

[SyndicateZ]

Found some skunk hair in my tailpipe today. Or, so I thought. I kept pulling and pulling, thinking it's a prank of some sort. Pulled out quite a bit. Turns out, it's fiberglass batting used in the muffler to suppress sound. All internet research points to a imminent muffler failure. To be honest, the batting was stuffed in the tailpipe so tight, I'm surprised my engine didn't die during the 4hr drive.

The truck is 5 years old, and 76k miles. Will be replacing all exhaust components from the cat back.

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The Grudge

 

[ROBERT BONNER]

Yikes!

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

Found some skunk hair in my tailpipe today. Or, so I thought. I kept pulling and pulling, thinking it's a prank of some sort. Pulled out quite a bit. Turns out, it's fiberglass batting used in the muffler to suppress sound. All internet research points to a imminent muffler failure. To be honest, the batting was stuffed in the tailpipe so tight, I'm surprised my engine didn't die during the 4hr drive.

The truck is 5 years old, and 76k miles. Will be replacing all exhaust components from the cat back.

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The muffler and related parts may be covered under your vehicle’s emission warranty.

 

[Big H]

The muffler and related parts may be covered under your vehicle’s emission warranty.

Happened to me earlier in May 2023, mine is a 2019 with about 85K on the clock. Took it to dealer, and they said it's not covered under warranty, and I even have the extended warranty from Ford which is good until 120k miles (bumper to bumper). They said it's $950 to replace the muffler. I don't really notice anything abnormal happening with the car, I did use a wire hanger to snag and pull all the remaining fibers out and seems fine. Sounds a bit better IMO as well.

 

[Spma]

Mine today - also thought it was a skunk at first. Also a 2019 with 85k.

 

[TheDoug]

Mine today - also thought it was a skunk at first. Also a 2019 with 85k.
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Looks like it ate a calico cat

 

[Deadman]

Has it even gotten louder? If not, why bother replacing it..... It might just be the guts from the rear resonator....

 

[Spma]

Doesn’t seem any louder, but what you can see is basically all that came out. I tried pulling it out and it just tore off, so there is likely still a lot of batting in there.

 

[GaryH]

Doesn't seem like a problem unless it's causing driveability problems. $950 for a muffle is outrageous. Maybe for a catalytic converter. You can probably take it to Midas Muffler and get it replaced for half that.