Updated: HYBRID catalytic converter glowing 😡😡

[TSAINTS1115]

Here's mine. Never remote started or idled, rarely used climate control. Live in a warm climate, so not necessary. Looks pretty melty due to the molded metal shielding, but it is undamaged. Still not happy about ford's (lack of) response to this issue, even if it hasn't affected me.

Assumptions that things like this are an issue are why service managers are 1) Heavy drinkers , or 2) Devout church goers.

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[TSAINTS1115]

Are you really shocked at that lack of reading though? Lol
People read headline, freak out, then....
Facts? Research?!? Ain't nobody got time for that!

They get shocked by the initial post and then spend the rest of their time gathering torches and pitchforks.

 

[Hoagus]

Will the cat get as hot if Mav is started with the key and idles?

Some hybrid owners are having a rich idle/hot cat when remote started.

 

[Snax]

The question seems to be whether the OP's photos represent a normal-looking cat heatshield or not. In hopes of helping answer this, I googled photos of other cat heatshields. From what I can tell, most shields look prettier. But not all! Here's one for a Subaru that looks a lot like what we're seeing in the Maverick. Based on the lack of discoloration, no melted plastic in the vicinity, no gravity droop, and a Subaru one that looks similar, I believe that the Maverick cat shield just looks funky--but that it's not melted as the OP claims.

If there is convincing evidence to the contrary, I'd like to see it.

Edit: For extra points, I found this Volvo alternator heatshield:

 

[Red Ryder]

The Maverick was developed in a new unique way to cut both engineering and manufacturing cost. This enabled it to get to the market quickly and for less cost than the competitors.
Utilization of COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) components rather than custom in-house manufactured items contributed to this methodology:

 

[JBL14]

Trivia time! Does this maverick have the dreaded melting heat shield or Is it brand new with no use ?

I say....false!

 

[TSAINTS1115]

Is it east to have a new shield installed by Ford ? I hope at the very least they do that.

They will tell the OP it's normal (because it is) and not waste a tech from performing real work at $100hr shop rate.

 

[samesea2012]

i cannot believe the administrator or OP has not edited the thread title to point out OP is wrong and this is how it normally looks like it.

The misinformation has spread out to every forum thanks to OP. It’s crazy how confidently wrong people are.

 

[BlackXL]

I'm guessing this happened when I remote started. Got a appointment with my dealer 4 weeks from now. I'm hearing Ford is doing nothing about it. I bought a brand new vehicle. Ford fix your s***

 

[BlackXL]

That is what my heat shield looks like after 5000 miles of use. I do have the subzero idle surge issue, and am waiting for a software patch. I do not see cause for alarm at this time, as all of my turbocharged vehicles heat shields display much more oxidation/deformation.

 

[brdl04]

Trivia time! Does this maverick have the dreaded melting heat shield or Is it brand new with no use ?

the correct answer is no use. This is fresh from the factory.

 

[James L. Harrison]

I'm guessing this happened when I remote started. Got a appointment with my dealer 4 weeks from now. I'm hearing Ford is doing nothing about it. I bought a brand new vehicle. Ford fix your s***

Please let us know what you find out; thanks...

 

[Bj517]

Please let us know what you find out; thanks...

Read through the thread. This guys cat shield did not melt. That's just how it looks from the factory. But he apparently won't admit he was wrong or update his post

 

[Deleted member 7089]

Read through the thread. This guys cat shield did not melt. That's just how it looks from the factory. But he apparently won't admit he was wrong or update his post

We should be able to down vote posts so that at the very least they don't end up trending.

 

[Bj517]

We should be able to down vote posts so that at the very least they don't end up trending.

The moderators really ought to put a disclaimer on his post. That's literally their job. Or at least it's supposed to be. But I suspect the outrageous post is generating a lot of traffic, so they don't have a monetary incentive to do so

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