2.7L blown engine failure list . . 68 so far [Updated: December 13, 2022]

[ffdemoss]

I'm waiting for one of use to haul a broke one back home and rip the plugs out and the valve cover off...pictures are worth a 1000 words.

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[Carolina Jim]

pictures are worth a 1000 words.

This is true....but ONE article in a prominent industry rag would be PRICELESS

 

[Bronco21fan]

The brake light recall and pre-announced special charges for 4Q. Good buying opportunity for bulls. I bought a shit load of call options today.

What vehicle was the brake light recall for

 

[DrBriGuy]

I'm waiting for one of use to haul a broke one back home and rip the plugs out and the valve cover off...pictures are worth a 1000 words.

if mine goes down I'll seriously consider it, especially if the lead time for a new engine is long. details to work out though.

 

[DrBriGuy]

if mine goes down I'll seriously consider it, especially if the lead time for a new engine is long. details to work out though.

I just upgraded my AAA so I would have option of having the vehicle towed to my property instead of going through F and taking straight to a dealer.

 

[DrBriGuy]

This is true....but ONE article in a prominent industry rag would be PRICELESS

one failure analysis article, detailed pictures included, would be absolutely brutal. with the power of the ol' interweb, probably wouldn't even need to be hosted by a prominent source. certified 3rd party lab and one respected independent reviewer = ouch

 

[Snydermann]

I'm waiting for one of use to haul a broke one back home and rip the plugs out and the valve cover off...pictures are worth a 1000 words.

Really need to see it with the heads off. That'll be the beauty shot.

 

[Baddie64]

What are we at now, somewhere between .1 and 1 percent of 2.7s delivered?

 

[ryridesmotox]

Really need to see it with the heads off. That'll be the beauty shot.

Rofl thats a hilarious pic. Not for the owner of that though

 

[aFordOwner]

Throwing numbers around is futile and anecdotal at best. None of us (except @Ford Motor Company) has any way of knowing the true percentage.

Regardless of total numbers actually sold the denominator for this exercise shouldn’t be higher than actual B6G members since that’s our universe.

 

[Bird Dog Off Road]

Regardless of total numbers actually sold the denominator for this exercise shouldn’t be higher than actual B6G members since that’s our universe.

I agree, but who has the time to count the 2.7 owners in this forum?

 

[VictoryLights]

What are we at now, somewhere between .1 and 1 percent of 2.7s delivered?

We have no idea because we certainly do not have the full list. We are a small forum of enthusiasts and the majority of bronco owners probably don’t post here. Also, probably the majority of owners have less than 2200 miles on their engines. So, my wild ass guess is that we only have 5-10% of the total that have failed or will fail.

About 40K 2.7s we’re built in MY 21, so using my GUESS at our list comprising 5-10% of all failures:

5%: (31 x 20) / 40000 = 1.5% failure rate

The scariest part to me is that we don’t have anyone with a lot of miles on their 2.7. We don’t know if making it past 5k miles means your safe or not.

 

[Bmadda]

Correct. And either they start talking soon or some independent work needs to be done. I hang out all day with people that do failure analyses, FMECAs, root cause, etc. The mechanical and materials science part doesn’t sound like it will be too difficult. It’s being able to do it without costing an owner the price of an engine and all the repairs and potential long term warranty. Again I may be giving too much credit, but I bet some of these failures have been seen in a controlled lab setting (engine testing) , which actually may have been alluded to by the technician at the Lima plant - see link in first post by OP. My former colleague running a failure analysis company now gave me a bit of a playbook if we want to start our own work. I’m still hoping this is made right as none of us probably need or want to manage a project of that scale.

I still don't understand comments like these. What is it specifically you want Ford to say?

 

[Baddie64]

We have no idea because we certainly do not have the full list. We are a small forum of enthusiasts and the majority of bronco owners probably don’t post here. Also, probably the majority of owners have less than 2200 miles on their engines. So, my wild ass guess is that we only have 5-10% of the total that have failed or will fail.

About 40K 2.7s we’re built in MY 21, so using my GUESS at our list comprising 5-10% of all failures:

5%: (31 x 20) / 40000 = 1.5% failure rate

The scariest part to me is that we don’t have anyone with a lot of miles on their 2.7. We don’t know if making it past 5k miles means your safe or not.

Right. My 2.7 is scheduled for 2/21 and Im certainly taking it. Dozens (or more) of blown engines on new vehicles should prompt Ford to address this.

 

[Snydermann]

When I worked as a mechanic at the dealer (back in the day) even one low-mileage engine failure in our whole region was a rarity.

This is a catastrophe.

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