Just had the opportunity to drive a 2016 Ford Explorer ($50k vehicle). I lost acceleration power while climbing a grade on a highway. Almost caused me to crash. Dash lit up and check engine light came on. Pulled of and restarted the vehicle. Seemed OK but then it did it 2 more times. Lost engine power on the highway and had to coast into the emergency lane.
Went to the Ford dealership and they said hundreds of thousands of vehicles have the problem. It's a defective throttle body and Ford doesn't have enough new throttle bodies available. Once they do, they will issue a recall. The TB's are defective and go out within a few thousand miles. Once they fail the engine/ECM goes into limp mode and the pedal is non responsive.
This defective TB is dangerous and can get someone killed, especially since you lose power when turning, passing, or needing to get out of the way.
So every vehicle is susceptible to defects and this $50k vehicle and its defect is dangerous. So while Mazda has the fuel neck recall, it's minor compared to what Ford and others are experiencing.
Went to the Ford dealership and they said hundreds of thousands of vehicles have the problem. It's a defective throttle body and Ford doesn't have enough new throttle bodies available. Once they do, they will issue a recall. The TB's are defective and go out within a few thousand miles. Once they fail the engine/ECM goes into limp mode and the pedal is non responsive.
This defective TB is dangerous and can get someone killed, especially since you lose power when turning, passing, or needing to get out of the way.
So every vehicle is susceptible to defects and this $50k vehicle and its defect is dangerous. So while Mazda has the fuel neck recall, it's minor compared to what Ford and others are experiencing.