Rear struts

[ringojbr]

I have a 2017 limited with 39,000 miles and one of the rear struts is leaking. I have a Ford Premium extended services plan that states it covers McPherson type struts but not shocks.
The rears on mine look like struts. But Ford says they call them shocks and are not covered by the ESP. Every non Ford parts supplier calls the struts but Ford does not. Even the parts guy at the Ford dealer says they are struts. But the part is listed as a shock. I believe Ford is purposely using weasel words to avoid covering the warranty.
So do we have rear struts or shocks on our Expediton and has anyone had this issue?

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Struts and yes, I had this same problem. I called my mechanic from the dealership and he said: "If he (the tech) doesn't understand the difference between a shock and a strut, put him on the phone and I'll explain it to him." I relayed that message and the tech declined the phone call, but said he would go back and have a second look. A short time later he came back and said: "It's a strut."

 

[Kudie]

You can drive a vehicle without shocks, but can’t without struts.

 

[ringojbr]

So

Struts and yes, I had this same problem. I called my mechanic from the dealership and he said: "If he (the tech) doesn't understand the difference between a shock and a strut, put him on the phone and I'll explain it to him." I relayed that message and the tech declined the phone call, but said he would go back and have a second look. A short time later he came back and said: "It's a strut."

did the extended warranty pay the bill?

 

[Trainmaster]

Third Generation Expeditions have shock absorbers, not McPherson struts. A strut is an structural part of the suspension and supports the weight of the vehicle. A shock absorber doesn't do either.

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

So

did the extended warranty pay the bill?

Yes. Ford ESP.

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Third Generation Expeditions have shock absorbers, not McPherson struts. A strut is an structural part of the suspension and supports the weight of the vehicle. A shock absorber doesn't do either. A mechanic who doesn't know the difference never read anything about them. But then, few do.

Maybe you could have convinced him that it was an oil pump?

Third gens have struts in the rear. Brian Laskowski will tell you the same. Gabriel, Monroe, etc. sell "quick struts" for the rear. Everyone else is wrong though. You're right. It's a good thing we have you.

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[JasonH]

The 3rd gen rear are struts. I just swapped mine for KYBs a few months ago. I posted an entire write-up about it in the suspension section.

 

[Trainmaster]

Everyone else is wrong though. You're right. It's a good thing we have you.

Okay, I've been wrong before. Maybe I'm wrong again. But I'd rather be a mistaken old koot than a nasty old koot.

The Ford parts book does call them "struts," though by definition they appear to be shocks.