I have been dealing with this problem for the last year+ and the problem is getting exponentially worse day-t0-day and as if it wasn't bad enough before, I had the oil changed for the 2nd time recently (at the dealer mind you), and the car sounds even more like a pos than before.
It is an embarrassment to drive this car around. I am not even proud of it the way it sounds. Sad I spend 40k on a car and I don't even want to drive it. I am a Ford guy, I mean I have only owned 20+ Fords.
I thought I had it isolated to the upper #8 cylinder area. But honestly now I can't figure it out for the life of me. It isn't the regular variable cam timing. I have listene
d to literally 30 other 5.0s and they sound leaps and bounds better. The sound is definitely getting worse by the week, and is embarrassing more then words can ever describe.
I have had two different dealers look at it, and once even twice, and they keep blowing me off telling me nothing is wrong. Whaling City Ford of New London, CT (looked at it twice) and Girard For of Norwich, CT. They both come back each time with nothing. I bring it in and the Managers admit the sound is horrid, but when they finally give up on me and that doesn't take long they retract saying "Oh that is normal". The customer service reps and managers at these dealerships act like I have zero clues regarding cars in general and think they can trick me into, oh yeah that is completely normal for a new car.
On cold starts of if the car isn't fully warmed up, when beginning to back up or take of the car either nearly dies (idle drops to 100-300) or dies. Happens pretty consistently. The noise is a LOUD tap that adjust with the RPM of the motor, it is drowned out by the revving of the motor past 2.5-3k, but it is beyond present at all times. I used to pull an average of about 17-18mpg average now I am lucky to pull 14 mpg. The car feels completely sluggish considering it used to feel great. Accelerated onto the highway worries me. The power just isn't there. My 2013 Ford Fusion Ecoboost 2.0 pulls as hard, which is completely sad.
I am thinking an injector or a bad valve assembly. I unfortunately can't tear into the motor because I know the answer will be "you voided the warranty" from the dealerships.
Anyone else at the point where they don't even want a 2011-2015 Mustang because of the 5.0 itself? I know it is completely hit or miss on the motors, but I totally missed on getting a good one.
I am at my wits end. What the hell should I do?
It is an embarrassment to drive this car around. I am not even proud of it the way it sounds. Sad I spend 40k on a car and I don't even want to drive it. I am a Ford guy, I mean I have only owned 20+ Fords.
I thought I had it isolated to the upper #8 cylinder area. But honestly now I can't figure it out for the life of me. It isn't the regular variable cam timing. I have listene
d to literally 30 other 5.0s and they sound leaps and bounds better. The sound is definitely getting worse by the week, and is embarrassing more then words can ever describe.
I have had two different dealers look at it, and once even twice, and they keep blowing me off telling me nothing is wrong. Whaling City Ford of New London, CT (looked at it twice) and Girard For of Norwich, CT. They both come back each time with nothing. I bring it in and the Managers admit the sound is horrid, but when they finally give up on me and that doesn't take long they retract saying "Oh that is normal". The customer service reps and managers at these dealerships act like I have zero clues regarding cars in general and think they can trick me into, oh yeah that is completely normal for a new car.
On cold starts of if the car isn't fully warmed up, when beginning to back up or take of the car either nearly dies (idle drops to 100-300) or dies. Happens pretty consistently. The noise is a LOUD tap that adjust with the RPM of the motor, it is drowned out by the revving of the motor past 2.5-3k, but it is beyond present at all times. I used to pull an average of about 17-18mpg average now I am lucky to pull 14 mpg. The car feels completely sluggish considering it used to feel great. Accelerated onto the highway worries me. The power just isn't there. My 2013 Ford Fusion Ecoboost 2.0 pulls as hard, which is completely sad.
I am thinking an injector or a bad valve assembly. I unfortunately can't tear into the motor because I know the answer will be "you voided the warranty" from the dealerships.
Anyone else at the point where they don't even want a 2011-2015 Mustang because of the 5.0 itself? I know it is completely hit or miss on the motors, but I totally missed on getting a good one.
I am at my wits end. What the hell should I do?