Told I need a new car engine!

Tiexen

don9999 wrote: »

My car (Ford Focus) wouldn't start after work yesterday.
Had recovery tow it to a local Ford garage.

They contacted me today saying that it needs a new engine!

It's around 4 years old with around 50k miles on the clock.
Excellent condition, serviced annually, and no trouble until yesterday.

I bought the car from another Ford garage a couple of years ago on about 36k miles.

Don't know what my options are.....
Am going to ask for a full diagnostics report - they have said they can't say exactly what's wrong with the engine, until it's stripped down - is that reasonable - would presumably cost me just to find out what's wrong.

Am assuming a car shouldn't need a new engine within just 4 years and under 55k miles. Surely an issue with the engine itself.
Though not having bought the car from new, I'm guessing I don't have the same rights.

Will probably need a second opinion. Which will mean paying for a truck to take it from one garage to another.

Any thoughts/advice?

check here:

http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do;jsessionid=0xoHj0u4Ieqj8FDo_xjVykLaiA825xab6U4rp8-C.eccvas1900d

there was a problem with a coolant hose see if it was recalled

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This link has all the info for getting a free engine replacement by Ford...

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1738834536386432?refid=52&ref=m_notif&notif_t=group_comment&__tn__=HH-R

Follow the pinned post at the top of the group page.

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don9999 wrote: »

My car (Ford Focus) wouldn't start after work yesterday.
Had recovery tow it to a local Ford garage.

They contacted me today saying that it needs a new engine!

It's around 4 years old with around 50k miles on the clock.
Excellent condition, serviced annually, and no trouble until yesterday.

I bought the car from another Ford garage a couple of years ago on about 36k miles.

Don't know what my options are.....
Am going to ask for a full diagnostics report - they have said they can't say exactly what's wrong with the engine, until it's stripped down - is that reasonable - would presumably cost me just to find out what's wrong.

Am assuming a car shouldn't need a new engine within just 4 years and under 55k miles. Surely an issue with the engine itself.
Though not having bought the car from new, I'm guessing I don't have the same rights.

Will probably need a second opinion. Which will mean paying for a truck to take it from one garage to another.

Any thoughts/advice?

Follow the pinned post on this Facebook group page...

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1738834536386432?refid=52&ref=m_notif&notif_t=group_comment&__tn__=HH-R

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Tiexen wrote: »

check here:

http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do;jsessionid=0xoHj0u4Ieqj8FDo_xjVykLaiA825xab6U4rp8-C.eccvas1900d

there was a problem with a coolant hose see if it was recalled

You are not fully informed.

The hose doesn't fix the problem, and even the replaced hoses have failed.

i suggest you take more time to read the posts on the Facebook page to see what is actually happening. i have been reading it for the past year on an almost daily basis.

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Hi all up to 330 cars now... see this Facebook page for list of registration plates...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FordEcoboostNightmare/

Key words:
Ecoboost, engine failure, head gasket, coolant loss, hose recall, coolant leak, problems starting, won't start, over heating, reservoir empty.