Maverick Hybrid Half Axles are a joke

[L30n1d45]

Now please explain to me how you opened the hood and saw the AGM battery?

Im assuming they are referring to the Ecoboost model, since the hybrid 12v is under the back seat.

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[TheRealEman]

OK, so how worried should I be? Mine is a 2024 FWD hybrid Lariat. I got it a month ago and really like it. I'm 64, will rarely -- if ever -- go off road with it. Mostly suburban stuff, though I live in a cold climate. So is this "half axle" thing something to worry about? Address it if/when it comes up?

 

[Master Blaster]

It’s well documented the original axle was significantly shorter than the ecoboost and/or tremor.

The new CV axles are longer for the hybrid.

I'm willing to bet that there are absolutely no cases of the halfshaft coming out of the output gear or out of the wheelbearing splines on record, because the halfshaft length has nothing to do with the joint failures. The slightly different length is coincidental.

 

[Cherokee]

Now please explain to me how you opened the hood and saw the AGM battery?

It was in my 2024 AWD 2.0L Ecoboost Lariat.
Oh, almost forgot. Dressed in Hot Pepper Red.
When I first opened the hood while still inside the showroom with the Odometer showing less than three miles the very first thing I looked at was the battery.
I had a FoMoCo AGM.

Im assuming they are referring to the Ecoboost model, since the hybrid 12v is under the back seat.

Bingo ! As could be seen by simply looking at my Avatar.
It says, “Ecoboost”

 

[710-oil-614]

I'm willing to bet that there are absolutely no cases of the halfshaft coming out of the output gear or out of the wheelbearing splines on record, because the halfshaft length has nothing to do with the joint failures. The slightly different length is coincidental.

Sure alright. Why would Ford increase the length then? They wouldn’t change a spec if it didn’t matter, they’ll cut pennies wherever they can.

 

[surfstar]

OK, so how worried should I be? Mine is a 2024 FWD hybrid Lariat. I got it a month ago and really like it. I'm 64, will rarely -- if ever -- go off road with it. Mostly suburban stuff, though I live in a cold climate. So is this "half axle" thing something to worry about? Address it if/when it comes up?

Don't worry about it.
Covered by 5yr/60k warranty.
Some people have repeat issues, some have none. Luck of the draw or driver? I'm not stressing.

 

[scotty]

I saw someone state the parts are $200 and labor would run about $400. So about $600 per side. That isn't far off from what it costs to by the extended warranty. No one knows for sure if the redesigned part has fixed the issue just yet. Time will tell that story.

What would a $600 warranty cover on this truck?

 

[wax87]

I had my 2022 half axles replaced under warranty and now at 65 k they are bad again. Ford replaced my bad half axles with the same bad part a now they don't want anything to do with me. I love my truck but Ford won't back it's product even when they know it's badly engineered. I should have got a Tocoma I'll never buy a Ford again.

Good luck with that: Toyota is recalling approximately 102,000 2022-2023 Toyota Tundra and Lexus LX vehicles due to a potential engine issue.

 

[HenryFord]

What would a $600 warranty cover on this truck?

It isn't a $600 warranty. JMCGarage was stating that the cost of the part plus labor to do the replacement yourself is going to be roughly $600 per side. I was just mentioning if you are going to replace them with the updated part that to do both sides would be $1200 out of pocket. The closer you get to the cost of a full warranty extension it may make sense to buy the extended warranty to do the repair and still have the rest of the truck covered for the stated time or miles. Everyone's driving needs are different and of course if both sides aren't failing the warranty wont' just replace them.

 

[Cherokee]

Oh yeah the Taco engine issue.
During engine assembly they skipped a stage where the metal shavings from forming the block were not properly cleaned out of the motor.
Word on the street at that time was the motor would detonate, have a catastrophic failure before 50,000 miles.

They did not have a 100,000 good cleaned out motors sitting around.

The only vehicle companies I will ever consider for the rest of my old ass life are
Ford And Tesla.

No wait ! Did I actually say Tesla ?
I meant Ford or Tesla, no no dammit!
I didn’t say that !
Ok ok I’d look at used Chevrolet’s, as New ones are crazy overpriced these days.
Aw Fagetaboutit .
We gone by by.

 

[skinnyboy]

I'm willing to bet that there are absolutely no cases of the halfshaft coming out of the output gear or out of the wheelbearing splines on record, because the halfshaft length has nothing to do with the joint failures. The slightly different length is coincidental.

This. If the original halfshafts were the incorrect length Ford would have to be replacing transmissions as well as shafts. The operating lengths of the original and updated shafts must be the same, as the distance from the tranny to the hub is what would determine the length.

Cheers.

 

[scotty]

It isn't a $600 warranty. JMCGarage was stating that the cost of the part plus labor to do the replacement yourself is going to be roughly $600 per side. I was just mentioning if you are going to replace them with the updated part that to do both sides would be $1200 out of pocket. The closer you get to the cost of a full warranty extension it may make sense to buy the extended warranty to do the repair and still have the rest of the truck covered for the stated time or miles. Everyone's driving needs are different and of course if both sides aren't failing the warranty wont' just replace them.
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Thank you. The axles are damaged already. Would the purchase of extended warranty purchased today or some future date cover the axles since they are already damaged?

 

[HenryFord]

That I don't know about pre-existing conditions etc. when it comes to buying the extended warranty. Might be a question for the service department at your local dealer to see how they would treat it if you bought the warranty.

 

[710-oil-614]

What would a $600 warranty cover on this truck?

check on Granger

 

[Jalopy Technology]

I guess I don't get how that works geometrically speaking. You can replace a CV axel with a slightly longer one?

The splined end is too short to fully engage into the transmission so the splines strip out.

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