Read what others are saying about the Ford Raptor (and frame bending)

[MarkT]

I broke my Raptor not long after I got it. It was soft sand and I was accelerating pretty hard out of a low speed turn when KAPOW! A rear axle snapped. (I was in 2WD locked)

I might have hit a buried rock or something and, much like slamming into a ledge or taking a jump too fast and bending a frame, the shock load on an axle when a spinning wheel grabs traction can be astronomical.

I did not expect Ford to cover the repairs. Not that I felt I was "abusing" the truck, but **** like this happens when you play hard! Even a trophy truck can snap an axle if a spinning wheel suddenly grabs traction.

To my surprise, Ford did cover the repairs under warranty. (I believe it was because of a possible small run of bad axles.) They stepped up and did the right thing but Ford could have denied coverage.

Then we have BigJ who knocked a sensor off on a trip we took... not warranty. Stuff like that does happen off roading and it doesn't mean the vehicle is flawed. I've personally driven thousands of miles over the same (and worse) rocky roads and my sensors never got hit. Nor have I heard it happening to someone else.

It sounds like these guys were having fun and most of them hit some obstacles at ridiculously high speeds. Parts broke. In my book, that's to be expected.

I believe AII took the same run with a stock Raptor or two... bent frames? Nope. I think the only real damage was to a (non-Raptor) that ran off the road and rolled.

 

[MagicMtnDan]

my sensors never got hit. Nor have I heard it happening to someone else.

Irony? One of the trucks on the frame-bending run reportedly broke a sensor

 

[bstoner59]

I posted this on that place...




"wow...is this still going on?

Here are some facts:

-The Raptor is a 6000lb truck with 12/13" of travel...

-My truck has 50,000 miles about 10,000 of which are off-road...

-I have damaged shocks and steering gear that has been replaced under warranty, even with the perch mod. Kudos to Ford because they had it well within their right to deny it.

- There is damage to my cab from the bed hitting the cab...it's pretty obvious I'm not very easy on the truck.

From that I can't see how this is a design flaw...maybe a bad batch of frames but not a design flaw. I, and others out there, would have found out about this long ago.

IMO it's lack of experience and a false sense of security. All vehicles have a limit...you go beyond that limit and you are responsible. Sometimes you will have to pay with your bank account...sometime with your body. After seeing that rear end come up in the vid your lucky you got out under $800...That's a few hundred more than I paid to get my truck pulled out in the middle of the desert by myself! My fault for being alone...the price I pay for having a false sense of security."



aptly that is considered antagonistic and I need to refrain from that kind of post...these guys have some sort of agenda to get Ford. Are these guys for real??







Just in case no one gets to see it before I get banned and the post gets deleted...

"I apologize, apparently this post was considered to be antagonistic. So I am sincerely sorry for stating facts that are contrary to the opinions of BlueSVT and other mods here. I will refrain from any other posts in this thread as I do not want to derail the witch hunt against Ford any further. I guess my experience with my truck in not valuable for any newcomers here to help come to their own conclusion. Have fun with the Kool-aid...."

 

[SVTRay]

This is a repost of what was posted by the lead truck on the Raptor run over on the Z. "I will be the bastard here as I can be. I was Truck #1 on the Raptor Run. I did NOT bend my frame. I believe I am the only person who didn't. If Ford fixes these, I will be surprised. Why? The trucks were driven past what they are capable of. You do not buy a GT500 and expect it to drive like a race car, why would you buy a Raptor and expect it to handle and take the abuse of a trophy truck? A few jumps and high speed runs does not mean you put the truck through what we did. While it was not a challenging route we took, we caught quite a bit of air, jumped the road, hit numerous G Outs at faster than anything sensible, hit speeds off road in excess of 125mph (I did) and had a **** load of fun doing so. How were most of the bent frames caused? Inherient weakness in the frame and over driving the truck. Is there mods to fix this for those of you who are scared? Yes. Drive slower in the desert and know the road you are driving. I have had my Raptor rock crawling and off roading in Big Bend National Park, Terlingua and outside of Austin. It performs like a dream. Slow down through the "whoops" and the rest of you will be fine. We'll see how many more (including me) have bent frames at the next Run."

 

[bstoner59]

If you saw what he did to his truck because of how hard he was driving it there is no way to argue "design flaw!“ He beat the **** out if it! Funny he is probably the most experienced driver on the run...and he did very thing BUT bend his frame! Odd...

 

[MagicMtnDan]

apparently that is considered antagonistic and I need to refrain from that kind of post...these guys have some sort of agenda to get Ford. Are these guys for real??

Just in case no one gets to see it before I get banned and the post gets deleted...

"I apologize, apparently this post was considered to be antagonistic. So I am sincerely sorry for stating facts that are contrary to the opinions of BlueSVT and other mods here. I will refrain from any other posts in this thread as I do not want to derail the witch hunt against Ford any further. I guess my experience with my truck in not valuable for any newcomers here to help come to their own conclusion. Have fun with the Kool-aid...."

 

[MagicMtnDan]

 

[bstoner59]

amazingly I wasn't banned...but he did imply that I am heading that direction if I continue my antics. The mod also told me, in a PM, that he would normally be rounding up the troops to sue the crap out of Ford. Does that show you what their agenda here is?? I guess when he talked with his friend in the off-road racing industry he was told breaking and fixing your truck is part of the deal...if you can't afford to fix it or don't want to break it, leave it in the driveway. Pretty sound advise to me!! These guys are such tools...

I sure hope Ford doesn't cave into the likes of these 'nozzles. What is so stupid is these guys are making it sound like Ford is denying warranty claims left and right for taking the trucks off-road which is such a lie! That's what I don't get...the guy starting all this spent well over $800 for the weekend so what's the big deal?? It costs money to have fun, especially with vehicles.

 

[MagicMtnDan]

Apparently owning a $50,000 Raptor entitles some people to be able to abuse their truck AND blame Ford for "flawed frame designs"

 

[SVTRay]

amazingly I wasn't banned...but he did imply that I am heading that direction if I continue my antics. The mod also told me, in a PM, that he would normally be rounding up the troops to sue the crap out of Ford. Does that show you what their agenda here is?? I guess when he talked with his friend in the off-road racing industry he was told breaking and fixing your truck is part of the deal...if you can't afford to fix it or don't want to break it, leave it in the driveway. Pretty sound advise to me!! These guys are such tools...I sure hope Ford doesn't cave into the likes of these 'nozzles. What is so stupid is these guys are making it sound like Ford is denying warranty claims left and right for taking the trucks off-road which is such a lie! That's what I don't get...the guy starting all this spent well over $800 for the weekend so what's the big deal?? It costs money to have fun, especially with vehicles.

I agree with what you're saying for the most part but I believe warrantee work is going to differ from one location to the next. I think some dealers will use anything to avoid paying for warrantee work.