Correct me if I am wrong but, I believe the reprograming is to use the knock sensor to monitor for telltale signs and disable the engine (or use limp mode) to greatly reduce the chance of throwing the rod in the first place. This will weed out the effected engines with greatly reduce chance of fire. I am not sure if this would then be repairable or a complete engine swap?
Waaaay back when this started, the story was that the ICE could throw a rod due to a bad bearing (produced in an unknown "but few" number of motors)...and then since the electric motor could actually keep the truck moving for a while (if the driver wasn't smart enough to park it after the big bang noise of the failed bearing), spraying oil around the hot motor, there was a fire danger, made worse by not stopping.
If so, that would indeed isolate the unlucky few before injury. Focused definitive mechanical repairs would be forthcoming and warrantied, one supposes. The great majority of owners can move along with "smoke detectors" humming. You have possibly more chance of harm flying Boeing than keeping a $19,000 '22 for the rest of the decade.
So far lots of people playing, and no bullets yet.
Ford's production tracking sure doesn't seem robust, could have saved them some money. They can't blame this issue on a supplier.
You did!
I’m not happy abt this.It’s amazing what software can do when it’s in integrated to change parameters. I don’t know why they don’t incorporate this to be performed by the customer on software updates on the panel center console.
I priced and sold my Tremor about 2 week's ago to CarMax. Two days later I got update from Carvana who had priced it $1k less for a $2800 reduction. And mine appeared on Web at asking price of $2 less than I was paid! I t apparently sold in one or two days. So prices on general must be coming down???
And dealer loved getting paid for two recalls performed in 35 minutes!
