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I just discovered another major WTF while going through my truck glove box. My 4 lug locks in the pouch where the lug lock key socket is kept. I check the wheels and all are missing the lug lock lugs. I’ve removed everything from the inside of the truck and no lug key to be found anywhere…...

I was able to access and attach easily through the side in the wheel well. Thanks for the images! man, I’ve also discovered that all the clips they removed they didn’t put back 🥴. I had to get a pack of push clips and replace 5 of them along with the 5 missing bolts!

It's highly likely imo this damage was caused by the dealer during engine installation. I know for certain that they thrashed a lot of other stuff during installation like the 2 wire harnesses belonging to my lightbar which were ripped off of their connection points on the battery by them: This...

got it running smooth after I hired a mechanic. He solved in 1 hour what Caruso Ford could/would not in 3 months. I still have to replace the shorted fan clutch (got one coming from eBay for $250 instead of $750 from dealer). I’m gonna try to return/resell the $150 salvage pcm I had installed as...

No luck with the new exhaust back pressure sensor… hunting for pinched wires but it’s hard to see anything. Everything’s so tight 🙁

The dealer mentioned a pinched wire several times but then claimed that there was never a pinched wire at the end when I towed my truck out of there. Chatgpt suggested exhaust pressure sensor short. I ordered a new one arriving today and will swap after work. 🤞 Probably is a pinched wire...

Yeah, ford corp paid for $5k of this new engine and was helping me up until things got heated with the dealer who was threatening me $80/day storage when I threatened legal action against the dealer. Ford corp stepped away at that point and said that my issue was with the dealer.

engine starts low idle misfires like crazy. Flashes a bunch of warnings.

Yeah, they should’ve but they didn’t and forced me to take back my truck in a worse state than when I brought it in over 3 months ago and pay them for the privilege. I will be taking them to small claims. But first I am focused on getting it running properly elsewhere. I’ll post a thread with...

Caruso ford in Long Beach installed a new motor in my truck incorrectly and it doesn’t run. Long insane story I will post here in the future… but in the meantime I’m trying to work my way through the existing issues to get my truck running again. They said my pcm was fried so I installed and...

My first truck was a ranger 20something years ago and my dad's bought 30 some Ford trucks for himself and his business... I think I'm done with Ford after this. I probably won't keep this thing very long after the new motor is in.

If anyone's interested in an update here... After going back and forth between the dealer and Ford corporate for nearly a month the best offer they have given me is for Ford to cover $4,912.76 (and I would pay $7,369.15) on a new motor installed at the dealer. 2 year unlimited miles service part...

I literally made this exact comment to her... The name of the truck has the word "Off Road" in it. lol

Update: The dealer service consultant is upset with me for ratting her out to corporate about this being an issue caused by "off-roading". She told me not to tell corporate that I've "off-roaded" before and I told them that she told me that 🤷‍♂️ Maybe I shouldn't have. I dunno if I screwed...

Something I didn't mention previously regarding the diagnosed coolant intrusion issue... the moment this happened was the first I've ever seen an alarm mentioning coolant ever. When I pulled over to get towed I checked the coolant reservoir levels and they were normal right in between the...

Update: I talked to Ford corporate customer service and they were more helpful than the dealer service woman. They are working with the dealer to have them do a tear down and diagnose further than just reading codes. They said that I might possibly qualify for some help in getting warranty...

I wish I had traded it... The transmission has always been clunky and I was worried about that going... but never thought something like this would happen. The dealer's been sending me $20k offers to buy it every month... I should've taken them up on it :confused:

Thanks, I am planning to call Ford corporate sometime today. The Ford dealer service lady told me that they "saw signs of off roading"... that there was "bits of mud underneath the vehicle" and that this or having non-stock tires was the likely cause for my engine failure... seriously WTF?? I...

Never seen any warnings about overheating or any comments from Ford service techs about coolant leak issues etc over the past 5 years I've owned this truck.. I was putting slowly in traffic on the freeway a couple days ago and suddenly all sorts of alarms going off, jerkiness and weirdness with...

Mine was dead when I bought my truck used... couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t activate the app and finally took it in and they diagnosed this as the issue. Took about a week for them to order the modem then a few hours to install once it came in