Driveshaft recall

[RaptorWhoSaysNI]

I guess I know why my car has a clunking noise when turning.

Nearly 185,000 Ford F-150 pickups may have serious driveshaft problem

After reports of fractured driveshafts in certain 2021-22 Ford F-150 pickups, company issues safety recall.

www.freep.com

This post makes my brain hurt. You are driving a CAR by the description of this post. Sorry for being literal here but ffs come on people!!

 

[CoronaRaptor]

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Ok, we offered to help you, but you seem stuck on this. Good luck to you.

 

[DMM_78]

I didn't post this for a diagnosis, I made an appointment to have it looked at. It was an FYI. Anyway now I remember why I got off forums 15 years ago.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Well, we don't hold grudges, so if your dealer doesn't fix your clunky when turning, you're more than welcome to come back and post looking for a diagnosis, anytime. Good luck at the dealer.

 

[RaptorWhoSaysNI]

I didn't post this for a diagnosis, I made an appointment to have it looked at. It was an FYI. Anyway now I remember why I got off forums 15 years ago.

Don't be soo salty bro, just busting chops that's all. We, well I, appreciate your post but there has been lengthy discussion about this recall since the day it came out and we all searched our VINs to find out there was a recall. A simple search would have uncovered this and you could have avoided being heckled. I'm guessing this happened in the past causing you to get off this forum, but who knows. Keep posting because one day you may drop some knowledge that the rest of the community has not seen or heard of yet. Just takes an extra minute or two to search the forum. I may be totally off base here but don't give up on us!!!!

 

[DMM_78]

The noise is the sagging heat shield, it happens when the car turns to the left because that's the side that's loose. The power train articulates slightly in a turn causing contact. Unfortunately the new fasteners are back ordered. The dealer said they will reach out to Ford since it's causing an issue.

 

[AxelR]

Good to know. Thank you

 

[Pitboss02]

Not sure if there’s a better thread for this… but thought I’d start here…truck is on its way but dealer says they would need to wait on “parts” to fix the recall… does it need parts? Or only if there’s damage? Anyone know??

 

[DMM_78]

If your vin is identified with faulty fasteners for the heat shield (ie you get a recall notice) they'll replace the fasteners. They will also perform an inspection to see if the heat shield becoming unsecured damaged the drive shaft or any other component. If so they replace the affected parts too. The dealer told me the fasteners are on a national back order. The recall is for the fastners.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

So, since your heat shield is dragging on your driveshaft and the dealer has no fasteners, were you told not to drive it? Because eventually the driveshaft could cut in half and cause death. According to the recall posted on another thread.