Curious to hear from him. I thought I remembered him saying a while back that he was doing it but wasn’t sure if it was because it failed. I think it’s not an unreasonable thing to do if the possibility of failure is creating enough anxiety. If Ford eventually ends up having to replace these as part of a recall I wonder if they would reimburse those who paid for it on their own.
He posted it already in April. https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...-fear-facts-and-info-thread.18143/post-627556
I’m not saying I would but the argument to do it would rely on the new part having a much lower chance of failing. It’s really a cost benefit analysis that ultimately depends on one’s tolerance for risk. For those who make longer trips and can’t afford to have this happen while far from home I think it makes sense.
It requires more than that. The pack also has to be resealed and the cooling system needs to be recharged. We've seen dealerships forget or improperly do both which led to additional issues.
Yeah, there is no effing way I would service a $28K part (the battery) in order to save a few hundred on labor.
When the part came out we were told that the new part is "more robust." We now know that it's not quite robust enough, but at the time I believe that we all thought the part was beefier. We'll let @markboris tell us what his thought process was. ?
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