After 26 days in shop... fix was front hubs manufacturing defect issue (creating loud metallic "whirring" noise)

[Simmonsdo]

After 26 days in dealers shop, I finally got my 2024 Ranger Lariat home. They initially could not find what was making a loud metallic “whirring” noise. Finally tracked it down to both front hubs. Had to replace both. Less than 2000 miles on truck. Apparently manufacturing defect. Anyone else have an issue like this.
Dealer paid for rental car and Ford extended warranty to 5 years or 50 K.

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[Elgin_Ranger]

Sorry to hear that, do you have a sound clip of that noise?

 

[Simmonsdo]

Sorry to hear that, do you have a sound clip of that noise?

No, sorry I dont.

 

[Elgin_Ranger]

No, sorry I dont.

No lemon law?

 

[RANGER/HOBB]

No lemon law?

Not if they fixed it. In most states they get 3 shots at it. Don’t fix it after the third try, then a lemon law can be invoked not before.

 

[Elgin_Ranger]

Not if they fixed it. In most states they get 3 shots at it. Don’t fix it after the third try, then a lemon law can be invoked not before.

How many attempts now?

 

[1986YellowRanger]

Not if they fixed it. In most states they get 3 shots at it. Don’t fix it after the third try, then a lemon law can be invoked not before.

Every state is very different, but most have an issue recurrence count OR a days in a service shop count throughout the first year. Sounds like they extended OP’s warranty as a good faith move to encourage him not to go down the lemon law path. OP is in Florida which has a 15 day count in their Lemon Law.

 

[Simmonsdo]

No lemon law?
[considered lemon law, but satisfied with fix. Dealer provided rental and gave some cash for inconvenience. Ford extended warranty.

 

[DanTheMan]

After 26 days in dealers shop, I finally got my 2024 Ranger Lariat home. They initially could not find what was making a loud metallic “whirring” noise. Finally tracked it down to both front hubs. Had to replace both. Less than 2000 miles on truck. Apparently manufacturing defect. Anyone else have an issue like this.
Dealer paid for rental car and Ford extended warranty to 5 years or 50 K.

It depends what your sound was like, but mine had one that only showed up after 20 or more minutes on the highway(after only 1800km). It is in the thread titled Whistling Noise. It ended up being the propeller shaft. It got replaced, lasted 2500km and now it's doing it again. The dealership has ordered another propeller sshaft and told me this will essentially repeat until Ford gets a new part number for replacement.

 

[sammydon]

After 26 days in dealers shop, I finally got my 2024 Ranger Lariat home. They initially could not find what was making a loud metallic “whirring” noise. Finally tracked it down to both front hubs. Had to replace both. Less than 2000 miles on truck. Apparently manufacturing defect. Anyone else have an issue like this.
Dealer paid for rental car and Ford extended warranty to 5 years or 50 K.

Is yours a 4x4? I have a 4x2 XLT which has a fan-like rhythmic whirring noise. It keeps the same tempo at 10mph as it does at 45mph. I also still have the problem closing the hood. Ford took my VIN info on this forum about it but I’ve never heard back from them about a fix.

 

[Michelc]

Cela dépend de la façon dont vous entendez le bruit, mais le mien en avait un qui n'apparaissait qu'après 20 minutes ou plus sur l'autoroute (après seulement 1800 km). Il est dans le fil intitulé Bruit de sifflement. Il s'est avéré que c'était l'arbre d'hélice. Il a été remplacé, a duré 2500 km et maintenant il le fait à nouveau. Le concessionnaire a commandé un autre arbre d'hélice et m'a dit que cela se répéterait essentiellement jusqu'à ce que Ford obtienne un nouveau numéro de pièce pour le remplacement.
[/CITATION]

Exactement le même problème.
Rdv la semaine prochaine

 

[sammydon]

Is yours a 4x4? I have a 4x2 XLT which has a fan-like rhythmic whirring noise. It keeps the same tempo at 10mph as it does at 45mph. I also still have the problem closing the hood. Ford took my VIN info on this forum about it but I’ve never heard back from them about a fix.

I have an XLT 4x2 also with the same noise you are describing. I have 7k miles on it and will be reporting it soon. I also have the hood problem. Check out this link
https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/hood-latch-fix-official-tsb-fix-added.12952/

I’m gonna give it a shot in the morning

 

[PawnX]

Is yours a 4x4? I have a 4x2 XLT which has a fan-like rhythmic whirring noise. It keeps the same tempo at 10mph as it does at 45mph. I also still have the problem closing the hood. Ford took my VIN info on this forum about it but I’ve never heard back from them about a fix.

Search the forum there is a post about fixing the hood issues and a service note on it.
I adjusted the rubber nobs that is the recommended step 1. Helped a lot.

 

[sammydon]

After 26 days in dealers shop, I finally got my 2024 Ranger Lariat home. They initially could not find what was making a loud metallic “whirring” noise. Finally tracked it down to both front hubs. Had to replace both. Less than 2000 miles on truck. Apparently manufacturing defect. Anyone else have an issue like this.
Dealer paid for rental car and Ford extended warranty to 5 years or 50 K.

Did the dealer indicate that the problem could have eventually led to a failure of the bearings or other parts or was it just irritating to listen to?

 

[Simmonsdo]

Did the dealer indicate that the problem could have eventually led to a failure of the bearings or other parts or was it just irritating to listen to?

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