The post quoted below is an update from the following post http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/driveline-216/701287-ford-states-new-stock-clutch-chatter-ok.html
I decided a new post may be needed as so much has changed that the previous post's subject no longer applied.
The short version of the story below is that Ford replaced the clutch assembly again, gave me the car to break in, I returned the car to them the same day, the mechanic attempts to test drive it and the transmission immediately breaks :fm:. Read on for the full details but PLEASE comment on the likely hood/possibility they are to cause for the tranny failure.
Now to the FULL version
op:. I never left the Ford dealership with the car after they replaced the clutch, pressure plate, pilot bearing, & TOB (as noted in the first post). They kept it and decided to completely replace the clutch assembly (disk & pressure plate) again with another brand new Ford OEM clutch assembly. They did nothing to the new flywheel.
This morning I went to pick the car up and guess what...it does the EXACT same thing (chattering). They didn't even have the courtesy to tell me it was still chattering before I missed work and drove an hour out of my way. So I complain to everyone that would listen and both the shop supervisor and service advisor said for me to just take the car and break in the clutch and see what happens. I agree to under the condition that they understood I was NOT accepting the car as is and that I would return it if the chattering didn't go away.
I take the car and decide to immediately drive the car to another Ford dealership for an opinion. This Ford dealership experiences the chatter and agrees something is not right. They comment that it could be related to the flywheel that was put in. I leave that Ford dealership and slowly my transmission begins to make a winding noise(about 40 miles on new clutch assembly). This noise is similar to grinding gears without any oil. The noise gets louder and louder to the point where I can't even hear my exhaust. I drove approximately 60 miles to work and drove another 60 miles back to the original Ford dealership to give them the car back. All the while the noise getting louder. As I pull into the dealership it becomes difficult to change gears. I pull into the service station, leave the car running, and get the mechanic to test drive the car. He gets into the car, puts it in gear and literally BREAKS the transmission. The car jolts forward, squeeling the tires and shutting off with a loud clank. He says, "your transmission is blown". I say "thanks" :mj:.
After much bickering Ford is stating there is absolutely nothing they did that could cause the transmission to go out like that :bs:. I say, I don't care because the likely hood that the tranny decides to go out the day you give my car back is the equivilant to winning the lottery. Tomorrow they are pulling the tranny and opening it up to see what happened.
I would GREATLY appreciate anyone's input. I'm nervous they are at fault and they are going to pin it on me. I'm unsure what they could have done to cause something like this to occur (if anything):??:???
I decided a new post may be needed as so much has changed that the previous post's subject no longer applied.
The short version of the story below is that Ford replaced the clutch assembly again, gave me the car to break in, I returned the car to them the same day, the mechanic attempts to test drive it and the transmission immediately breaks :fm:. Read on for the full details but PLEASE comment on the likely hood/possibility they are to cause for the tranny failure.
Now to the FULL version
op:. I never left the Ford dealership with the car after they replaced the clutch, pressure plate, pilot bearing, & TOB (as noted in the first post). They kept it and decided to completely replace the clutch assembly (disk & pressure plate) again with another brand new Ford OEM clutch assembly. They did nothing to the new flywheel. This morning I went to pick the car up and guess what...it does the EXACT same thing (chattering). They didn't even have the courtesy to tell me it was still chattering before I missed work and drove an hour out of my way. So I complain to everyone that would listen and both the shop supervisor and service advisor said for me to just take the car and break in the clutch and see what happens. I agree to under the condition that they understood I was NOT accepting the car as is and that I would return it if the chattering didn't go away.
I take the car and decide to immediately drive the car to another Ford dealership for an opinion. This Ford dealership experiences the chatter and agrees something is not right. They comment that it could be related to the flywheel that was put in. I leave that Ford dealership and slowly my transmission begins to make a winding noise
(about 40 miles on new clutch assembly). This noise is similar to grinding gears without any oil. The noise gets louder and louder to the point where I can't even hear my exhaust. I drove approximately 60 miles to work and drove another 60 miles back to the original Ford dealership to give them the car back. All the while the noise getting louder. As I pull into the dealership it becomes difficult to change gears. I pull into the service station, leave the car running, and get the mechanic to test drive the car. He gets into the car, puts it in gear and literally BREAKS the transmission. The car jolts forward, squeeling the tires and shutting off with a loud clank. He says, "your transmission is blown". I say "thanks" :mj:. After much bickering Ford is stating there is absolutely nothing they did that could cause the transmission to go out like that :bs:. I say, I don't care because the likely hood that the tranny decides to go out the day you give my car back is the equivilant to winning the lottery. Tomorrow they are pulling the tranny and opening it up to see what happened.
I would GREATLY appreciate anyone's input. I'm nervous they are at fault and they are going to pin it on me. I'm unsure what they could have done to cause something like this to occur (if anything):??:???
