My Maverick is a BRICK (major problem)

[Kro-Man]

Ok, where is or are these engines built?

They are built in Mexico.

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[Kro-Man]

I'm so glad I have the attitude that I buy a vehicle because that's the one I want, and I know things are going to go wrong with it. Sure it would be nice to last 200k miles with no problems, but I live in reality.

This was the truck I wanted. In reality none of my previous vehicles have had a single problem like this in a combined 500k to 600k miles. I have owned a Dodge Ram, Ford Ranger, Honda CRV, Toyota Tacoma, and a Honda Accord l.

 

[Andrew1966]

Seems to be a lot of quality control issues, my Mav is a 22 Ecoboost the only the issue i've had is the side curtain airbag recall. They should have the kinks worked out on later builds.

My 22 EB has been flawless in every regard.

 

[CajunMick]

They are built in Mexico.

Yes, I’m finding that out. Ford has engine plant down there.

Fir some reason have in my mind they might bern built in Austria. I think our 1.5 L in our 2017 Escape built in Austria.

 

[EIlig]

Lol Hondas are eons ahead of Ford. All automakers have issues but there is no comparison. Having owned Chevys Ford's Toyotas and Mopar. If Honda made a small truck I would jump on it.

2.5 million Honda, Acura cars recalled over pump defect

https://enewspaper.dailynews.com/in...1df0f3-203b-4ea8-b5bf-0e2aebb7c5d9&share=true

Hondas are perfect...

 

[a***h]

The truck would start, run for a few seconds, and then shut down. The only stored code was about the cam position sensor, or the sensors circuit.

One thing is for sure. If the engine starts and runs for a few seconds. It hasn't jumped timing. If its out of time it won't start period. There could be an issue with the cam position sensor alright. However, jumping time is not at all likely. These are probably interference engines, so if it jumped time you would probably have bent or broken valves.

 

[NycGoose]

Seems to be a lot of quality control issues, my Mav is a 22 Ecoboost the only the issue i've had is the side curtain airbag recall. They should have the kinks worked out on later builds.

Same its crazy how many issues are showing up in later models more.

 

[AznMav]

Lol Hondas are eons ahead of Ford. All automakers have issues but there is no comparison. Having owned Chevys Ford's Toyotas and Mopar. If Honda made a small truck I would jump on it.

Uh no. During Covid Toyota admitted to using substandard parts that wouldn't normally pass their QC just to keep production moving. I bought a new 2017 CR-V EX-L for my wife to drive around. The shifter knob broke within a few weeks on a brand new car... Honda couldn't even make the shifter right. We went thru 2 batteries that had to have our car towed under warranty because Honda used cheapies that the tech said I had to drive continuously for 43 minutes each to maintain sufficient charge. The infotainment screen would black out randomly which required turning off the engine and restarting to get back on. Lastly my wife was averaging 26 mpg driving the kids around. We were so glad to be rid of it when the car market went to crap and she now drives a Chevy EUV. My accounant had purchased her 2018 CR-V EX-L and had oil leak issues that took multiple trips to the dealer to fix. This all happened before Covid so you can't even make that excuse. You can say my issues were random one offs but when I personally see 2 Hondas with original owners have issues I no longer buy that the japanese are head and shoulders better than the Americans. But you keep paying that Toyota/Honda tax. My Hybrid Lariat Maverick has not had any issues after just crossing 10k miles. I took it to service and after they performed a recall that I didn't even know about I'm all of a sudden getting an extra 50 miles on the tank. I reset the trip odometer on every fill up and the remaining range plus the distance traveler so far equal to roughly 660 miles. Super satisfied that I traded in my 18 mpg RX350 for the Maverick. My car advice is to avoid covid years as it's too unpredictable regardless of manufacturer.

 

[Bigtex]

I don't know all. Is it just me or are we seeing a tons of new threads with issues ? FB groups seems to be nothing but issues as well.

-deep sleep (no fix)
-shifter sys fault (transmission)
-cv axles

All very common and all could be big $$ once outside of warranty.

I keep hearing that maverick os based on the escape with some Toyota licensing mixed in.... Great, maybe the hybrid portion will be ok but.

You are hearing of a few out of how many sold? I wouldn't say common issues. And recalls are good things. Get off the internet if you can't handle it.

 

[TheSEARCH]

Well OP said it would start and run then shut off. If the timing had REALLY jumped I doubt it would EVER start. Sounds like a sensor problem.

I have never seen a good look inside this 2.5 but assume a tensioner of some type in used on the cam chain, BUT even with the tensioner broken seems hard to believe that would be enough for it to jump a tooth or two on the sprocket. .

Till they pull it apart I don't believe it is anything more than a sensor. It could be I guess still doubting it.

As far as never a ford again. up to you. Closets thing you can get is Tacoma or Ridgeline., More money by far and bad mpg.

 

[a***h]

Well OP said it would start and run then shut off. If the timing had REALLY jumped I doubt it would EVER start. Sounds like a sensor problem.

I have never seen a good look inside this 2.5 but assume a tensioner of some type in used on the cam chain, BUT even with the tensioner broken seems hard to believe that would be enough for it to jump a tooth or two on the sprocket. .

Till they pull it apart I don't believe it is anything more than a sensor. It could be I guess still doubting it.

As far as never a ford again. up to you. Closets thing you can get is Tacoma or Ridgeline., More money by far and bad mpg.

At this point, we have to assume that the Techs trouble shooting this issue are idiots, or we haven't received the rest of the story. It would be indeed ludicrous to tear into this engine before confirming the cam sensor loops were operating correctly?

 

[LADemien]

I received the dreaded "Stop Safely Now" message a few days ago and the truck would not move.

I scanned the truck hoping it might be something simple. At first glance it seemed to be. I had a code for the camshaft position sensor.
So I thought, maybe I just got a bad component, it happens, no big deal.

Got the truck towed to the dealer and they called me back a few days later. The technician says the engine is actually out of time, and that the circuit and sensor check out.
OUT OF TIME AT ONLY 7700 MILES??

For you that may not understand what I am saying, the motor has jumped timing somehow, the crankshaft and camshaft are no longer spinning in unison.

This does it for me. This truck will be sold once it is fixed.

NO MORE FORDS. Wait for months to get the thing, and only get to drive it about 6 months before a catastrophic failure like this?? Garbage.

Sorry to hear you have had problems with your Hybrid. My 2.0 has been performing flawlessly.

 

[TheSEARCH]

At this point, we have to assume that the Techs trouble shooting this issue are idiots, or we haven't received the rest of the story. It would be indeed ludicrous to tear into this engine before confirming the cam sensor loops were operating correctly?

Well if they truly believe it has skipped timing engine pull apart is the next step. I hope not but I would assume there top tech would look at it before hand to confirm it. Every shop has a top tech that has the most training and experience.

 

[a***h]

Well if they truly believe it has skipped timing engine pull apart is the next step. I hope not but I would assume there top tech would look at it before hand to confirm it. Every shop has a top tech that has the most training and experience.

They don't need to pull the engine apart to find if it's skipped time. They only need to do a compression test on all cylinders. Where the engine runs for a short time, there has to be compression. So the skipped time theory makes no sense. However, like I said we may not know the rest of the story. These issue are difficult to diagnose third party? We're just spending time considering the outcome.

 

[gregr]

Similar thing happened to my new Honda Pilot at 800 miles. Had to get it towed in to nearest dealer. Honda came out to inspect. Apparently someone didn’t tighten something down right at the factory. Upsetting at the time but ended up putting over 200k trouble free miles on that pilot afterwards.

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