Ford recalls over 50,000 Mach-e's

[SO16]

Another one who didn’t read beyond the headline.

Do you honestly believe the OTA is the true fix that will correct this issue?

 

[glide]

Do you honestly believe the OTA is the true fix that will correct this issue?

The engineers at Ford are smarter than me. So until they say different, yes.

I see you read the article. So that’s good.

 

[SO16]

The engineers at Ford are smarter than me. So until they say different, yes.

I see you read the article. So that’s good.

Headlines are often horribly misleading.

 

[ZuleMYP]

The engineers at Ford are smarter than me. So until they say different, yes.

I see you read the article. So that’s good.

Make no mistake; pretty sure the OTA is a hail mary play. Because the cost to drop out EVERY battery and replace the contactors from every one and put it back in is ugly ugly.

 

[glide]

Make no mistake; pretty sure the OTA is a hail mary play. Because the cost to drop out EVERY battery and replace the contactors from every one and put it back in is ugly ugly.

No doubt. Frankly, I expect they will just cripple the charging and performance of the vehicle over removing the pack if it comes down to that.

 

[RubberToe]

Make no mistake; pretty sure the OTA is a hail mary play. Because the cost to drop out EVERY battery and replace the contactors from every one and put it back in is ugly ugly.

Any idea what the cost would be? I saw that the Ford stock hit a 52-week low today, but the whole market is in the toilet too.

RT

 

[ZuleMYP]

Any idea what the cost would be? I saw that the Ford stock hit a 52-week low today, but the whole market is in the toilet too.

RT

The only details I know is that a battery is wholesale for about $14,000 and labor to swap it brings the price to $28,000 from the one case posted on the forum. So somewhere under $14k, likely $7k labor would be a fair guess. They have to drain coolant, drop it, discharge it, open it, swap the parts, and recharge and seat/seal and re-fill coolant. Heaven forbid they get a leak or cell not balancing right.

 

[john5520]

Some bean counter at Ford is probably getting their resume up to speed.

 

[RubberToe]

The only details I know is that a battery is wholesale for about $14,000 and labor to swap it brings the price to $28,000 from the one case posted on the forum. So somewhere under $14k, likely $7k labor would be a fair guess. They have to drain coolant, drop it, discharge it, open it, swap the parts, and recharge and seat/seal and re-fill coolant. Heaven forbid they get a leak or cell not balancing right.

Per the MachE forum link above, most (80 pages now) of which I read, it isn't the battery but the high voltage contactors (HVBJB) under the battery that may be getting damaged. Pain to replace cause it apparently requires removing the big battery first. I was wondering about the HVBJB part cost, and the associated labor of replacing it.

RT

 

[ZuleMYP]

Per the MachE forum link above, most (80 pages now) of which I read, it isn't the battery but the high voltage contactors (HVBJB) under the battery that may be getting damaged. Pain to replace cause it apparently requires removing the big battery first. I was wondering about the HVBJB part cost, and the associated labor of replacing it.

RT

Not under the battery. The are at the front end of the INSIDE of the battery. That's the issue.

 

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Not under the battery. The are at the front end of the INSIDE of the battery. That's the issue.

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Oh, that's going to be a problem.

 

[Whatstreet]

Looks like Fords software fix is going to make that car all show and no go. Also, DCFC reduced and possibly eliminated. Ford has stopped production and their window of viability for the design is closing with each new model that is released.

 

[Frank Langella]

The engineers at Ford are smarter than me. So until they say different, yes.

I see you read the article. So that’s good.

The engineers at Ford engineered a Mustang GT Performance Edition that traps 100 mph.