I had no previous problems with my car until that point. The mechanic came back to my house and told me it was now leaking water and oil to take it in right away. I then turned off the car cause I did not want to cause anymore damage. The next day I went to my car I turned it on and check engine light was on. I had it towed to my house had a professional mechanic look at it at my house I was then told that there was a leak and the water tank was not holding water because of it. I pulled over on the freeway called a tow truck because I was told not to drive the car. The customer service representative at the corporate headquarters advised me to file a complaint with NHTSA.Ĭar was fine then all of a sudden over heating sign went on in the car. I contacted the Ford corporate office and learned that they couldn't or wouldn't be of any assistance. The cost for the repairs is approximately $700. I must have the newly designed valve cover installed in order to prevent further damage, stop the oil from seeping in and around the air intake system and throttle body and to also prevent contamination of the mass airflow sensor. According to the service advisor at koons, the valve cover installed when the vehicle was manufactured is obsolete and would not resolve the issue even if it were still available. My aftermarket warranty will not cover the repairs as they define the replacement part as "betterment" to the vehicle or installation of an upgraded part. In order to correct the problem I would need to have the existing valve cover replaced with a newly designed valve cover that was specifically created to resolve the oil leakage/oil seepage issue. I learned that the issue occurs on several Ford vehicles including 2011-2013 Explorers as the defective valve cover was used on those models at the time the vehicles were manufactured. I was told that it is due to the design flaw on the factory installed valve cover gasket. When I took the vehicle to koons Ford of baltimore for service, they determined that the problem stems from the fact that oil has been seeping into my air intake system and saturating my air filter. When driving on the highway and my vehicle reaches 50mph, I experience hesitation and/or a putting sensation that continues until I accelerate to 60mph or drop to 49mph or below.
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