Ford has issued an instruction to its vendor community to cease the sale and supply of the remanufactured Ford F-150 after a number of automobiles introduced with a turbocharger fault associated to the remanufacturing course of.
It’s understood that three examples of the remanufactured F-150 have introduced with turbocharger points associated to the remanufacturing course of. Whereas Ford hasn’t formally confirmed the precise fault, we perceive it’s a problem with the right-hand facet turbocharger hose collapsing, which then causes the car to enter a limp mode.
Thai-based RMA Automotive was contracted by Ford to carry out left-hand drive to right-hand drive conversions for the model as a part of the massive venture to carry the Ford F-150 to Australia. It’s the primary time RMA Automotive has carried out left-hand to right-hand drive conversions.
Offered globally as a left-hand drive solely car, the Ford F-150 is remanufactured in Australia by RMA Automotive below the supervision of Ford Australia. Different manufacturers that promote remanufactured pickup vehicles endorsed by their guardian corporations in Australia are RAM, Chevrolet and Toyota, all of whom use Walkinshaw Automotive for the conversion course of.
In accordance with a Ford Australia spokesperson, “Out of an abundance of warning Ford Australia has positioned a brief maintain on F-150s which might be on their method to sellers or in vendor inventory, after three re-manufactured automobiles introduced with a turbo-charger associated concern,” the spokesperson mentioned.
“Clients who’ve taken supply can proceed to drive their car. We’re dedicated to delivering the very best high quality car for our prospects, and are working rapidly to research and resolve the difficulty. We perceive the inconvenience it is going to trigger those that are ready for his or her car to be delivered and we thank them for his or her endurance.”
CarExpert has spoken with three prospects who’ve cancelled orders after steady supply delays and being saved in the dead of night about what’s going on with their automobiles.
Toyota, who can be within the strategy of changing left-hand drive Tundras to right-hand drive has taken a extra conservative and cautious method with the primary 300 of its remanufactured automobiles solely being provided to prospects as a one 12 months, customer-funded R&D lease. Clients should then return the automobiles to Toyota earlier than the model decides if it is going to proceed with mass, unrestricted remanufacturing.