Wastegate stuck closed!

[Headcase650]

2024 Maverick FX4 4K, 1600 MI. Dropped off at the dealer today, drivetrain malfunction, low power mode, wastegate stuck closed. Let's see how this goes .

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[Kofad]

That must have made a weird noise.

 

[wax87]

You have exceeded your carbon production for they year, now you have to drive like my 85 year old mother n law,,,,Shame on you... LOL

 

[Headcase650]

Got the call. Bad waistgate actuator. None in Kansas City, had to order from Michigan. 2 or 3 days out. You'd think the parts supply chain would be better by now. The pandemics over and these trucks have been out for over 3 years.

 

[Phimosis]

That’s fantastic! If your waste gate is stuck in the closed position, that means you’re getting all the boost, all the time. What are you gonna do with all that powa??

 

[coppermav]

I thought parts supply would get better too(especially in your case with the 2.0 EcoBoost being such a common engine for Ford), but we still see it at the shop I work at. Very common parts used in many of the trucks that move our country's goods around can still have a long wait time. We have parts show up that we forgot we even ordered cause we waited so long!

Too bad modern vehicles are so smart, I can unhook the waste gate on my 7.3 diesel and the truck doesn't know any different!

 

[scharris99]

It has to be a commonly used part ot be in stock locally. Inventory is an overhead cost that dealers cut back on years ago. There's financial analysts who have PCs that probably open to a dashboard display of inventory levels every morning lighting up like a christmas tree of stagnant parts and their cost.

 

[Headcase650]

Update... Been good for the last 10 months. This morning powertrain malfunction, limp mode, wastegate stuck closed. This is so frustrating! Third wastegate actuator failure since I bought the truck brand new in February '25. They need to call in an engineer on this one.

 

[Redline]

I had the same problem about a year ago on my 23 XLT Tremor. Replaced the actuator and it's been good since. It was one of things that encouraged me to purchase the 8 year, $0 deductible extended warranty

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