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    Senior Member Site AdminCarroll Shelby michaelmosty's Avatar
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    My bad luck with daily drivers

    I just need to vent a little:

    Previous car was an 09 Mustang that I had for almost 5-years. Throughout almost the entire time I owned it I was bothered by a front suspension thud the happened going over speed bumps / bumps in the road. I did the normal suggestions of changing the upper strut mounts, sway bar end links, and checked all bushings. Nothing ever fixed it and I just lived with the noise. I also had the great Ford steering wheel that had the rubber start to wear away, door panels that always came unglued, rear brakes that made bad noises, and numerous other squeaks and creaks that drove me crazy.
    I eventually made the decision to trade her in for a 2015 GT with much more power!!!

    I've had the 2015 for about 2-months now and love the car....except for a thud in the transmission between shifts. After weeks of internet researching, most of which had people saying the "thud" was normal, I took the car back to the dealer yesterday to get my 745 mile ride checked out.
    I get a call this morning saying they pulled the transmission and everything with it looked fine. They do however suspect the thud to be coming from the crank that is moving during shifts. (Not sure how that can happen but hey, I'm not the expert) They also pulled my oil filter and found metal in it so they are going to be pulling the motor today for further investigation.

    Who knows.....
    I'll just wait and see what they come back with.
    -Michael Mosty
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    1998 BMW M3... bought in June 2000 with 36k

    Next oil change in a month or so at 298k.

    I think I have a front hub out and one or both of the rear half shafts may (finally) be bad.

    I have no idea on what else I would drive. I've thought about picking up an E36 convertible with 120k or so on it for the next one.

    Or maybe a fuel injected 509 c.i., T56 1970 El Camino.
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    They better get you a new crate motor. Car is too new for reman/rebuild.

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    Sorry Michael! It sounds like you ended up with a lemon.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fbody383 View Post

    Or maybe a fuel injected 509 c.i., T56 1970 El Camino.
    I have a 1969 El Camino just waiting for a drivetrain. Just saying
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    The absolute worst car we ever had was an Acura Legend.. I think it was 94 model.

    Under 30 miles, transimission replace, motor mounts replace, computer replace, stereo replace, power antenna replace.. front plastic front bumper fell off after Kendra bumped a curb. A giant POS we got rid of by 50k.

    Second pile of trash was a Honda Passport. It had tons of computer, and egr exhaust issues. It was on the shop so many times we had the same courtesy vehicle and put about 25k miles on it. Once they had it for 3 months.

    Kendra also had a Honda Accord that the engine block cracked at 20k, but it was replace and then was another non eventful car.

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    If they said the crank was moving around then you better make sure they give you a new engine (if that really happened then it's trashed) and when they do, make sure you hook an SCT to it to richen it up. They run really crispy stock.
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    Just heard from the service department. Definitely a crank issue, they have the approval from Ford, and new engine is on its way. They should have it Friday and assuming everything goes well, get the car back the first of next week.

    I should have waited a week so Marshall could have driven my Focus loaner car at TWS, haha.
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    Race car - crank issues
    Street car - crank issues

    Me thinks you are the common denominator.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fbody383 View Post
    Race car - crank issues
    Street car - crank issues

    Me thinks you are the common denominator.
    Almost, the correct answer is Ford.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Supercharged111 View Post
    Almost, the correct answer is Ford.
    You are correct sir. Next thing Mosty will form a petition and a class action lawsuit to make them allow/put in a forged crank and reduce the weight by 100 pounds.
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