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There was a guy here whose new Expedition caught on fire. I seem to recall something about him contacting Ford and Ford telling him to take a hike.
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I think you are on to something here. Those turbo's produce a hell of a lot of heat. I go back to using a Cummins, there was a thing where you should idle them if the were worked hard prior to shut down so the turbo would cool. Well, Ford has 2 turbos and nothing about cooling them. The temp climbs with no cooling when first shut down Ford may have changed the shielding to protect from excessive heat. 'Cause hth have they narrowed down the build dates that may have an issue?maybe some of the cardboard and felt skid plates are getting too hot from the exhaust, j/k, what a crap shoot. There are videos on here of epxy owners in 2018/2019 that have had engine fires, but in general they were while the vehicle was operating, definitely not in an off state, which to me could only lead to one thing, electrical, or I suppose fuel leaking onto exhaust but that would happen immediately after driving, not while sitting in a garage for hours and hours.
I have the same burning issue since last year and the dealer couldn't duplicate it. It will show up after a long drive and or when it's cold weather. I have 2019 XLTTo be honest, I've had a an electrical and or burning plastic smell emanating from the passenger side, mid to back of the engine bay, of my 2018 before. I have been unable to pinpoint where the smell has been coming from, every part that I've hypothesized so far has not turned out to be super hot and or show signs of burns or heat deformed plastics... So, I'm not entirely sure that this unknown issue only affects the date ranges that ford has called out, so far. This recall could end up growing to encompass more or all of the 4th gens on the road.
There haven't been that many instances of fire when you consider the number of them in use. The stop/start is my major concern with regards to wear and tear. Somebody had a link up for a by-pass harness that eliminates it.I have smelled some electric burn smell as well on my 2019... It has always seemed random so much that I thought it was somebody else's coming through my vents.
Turbo cool down is something on my mind as well. I was wondering how the auto start/stop plays a factor here. On really hot days I have turned it off. Towing mode turns it off automatically. It makes me wonder if it has some consequences that would certainly outweigh any benefit gained in MPG.
I love this rig but it makes me worry way more than any car I have ever had with how much money it costs and how many potential things can go wrong. This fire thing makes me really consider dumping it.
There haven't been that many instances of fire when you consider the number of them in use.
Yup, but there shouldn't be failures of any kind in a perfect world.The number of new vehicles that spontaneously combust should be zero, especially when one considers what they cost.