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Hey, so I am probably handling this correctly, but just in case...
We were driving our 2017 Ford F150 4x4 (30,000 miles on it) on some ice/light snow roads and had it in 4x4 hi for a couple of miles. No problems. We then pulled into our driveway which had about 6 inches to 7 inches of fresh powdery snow on it and I stopped, put the shift in neutral, shifted to 4x4 low, and moved foward a few yards. The wheels were slipping a bit so I stopped, put it in reverse and moved back a few feet. I put it in forward and the thing just (how to put this politely) shat itself. Horrible screech, smell and the engine went to around 3500 rpm for a few seconds without my foot on the gas at all. I put it back in 2wd, backed up a few feet and noticed the snow was melted with greasy fluid all over it. I figured the front wheel part of the 4x4 had ruptured itself and so called Ford roadside towing which comes with our warranty.
After sitting at the dealer for 4 days, they finally get a look at it and say/claim that the front differential appears to be damaged externally and is broken into 4 pieces. They will not cover under the warranty (I even went to Ford customer service and after an hour was also told, nope).
I am at a loss as to how this happened. We didn't hit anything ever to my knowledge. I had just assumed that some gear came loose and cracked the case.
My other theory is that the aluminum case was hot from driving a few miles in 4x4 high and when we hit the snow, the case shattered from the temperature differential. Not sure if that is a possibility. Also not sure whose fault that would be.
I have filed with my insurance company under the assumption that it was road debris as the Ford dealer claims, even though I cannot say when or if we ever encountered road debris.
It is about a $4,000 repair.
Glad I have my $100 down for a cybertruck.
We were driving our 2017 Ford F150 4x4 (30,000 miles on it) on some ice/light snow roads and had it in 4x4 hi for a couple of miles. No problems. We then pulled into our driveway which had about 6 inches to 7 inches of fresh powdery snow on it and I stopped, put the shift in neutral, shifted to 4x4 low, and moved foward a few yards. The wheels were slipping a bit so I stopped, put it in reverse and moved back a few feet. I put it in forward and the thing just (how to put this politely) shat itself. Horrible screech, smell and the engine went to around 3500 rpm for a few seconds without my foot on the gas at all. I put it back in 2wd, backed up a few feet and noticed the snow was melted with greasy fluid all over it. I figured the front wheel part of the 4x4 had ruptured itself and so called Ford roadside towing which comes with our warranty.
After sitting at the dealer for 4 days, they finally get a look at it and say/claim that the front differential appears to be damaged externally and is broken into 4 pieces. They will not cover under the warranty (I even went to Ford customer service and after an hour was also told, nope).
I am at a loss as to how this happened. We didn't hit anything ever to my knowledge. I had just assumed that some gear came loose and cracked the case.
My other theory is that the aluminum case was hot from driving a few miles in 4x4 high and when we hit the snow, the case shattered from the temperature differential. Not sure if that is a possibility. Also not sure whose fault that would be.
I have filed with my insurance company under the assumption that it was road debris as the Ford dealer claims, even though I cannot say when or if we ever encountered road debris.
It is about a $4,000 repair.
Glad I have my $100 down for a cybertruck.