kbishop

From what my dealer told me when I had mine replaced is that the seal acts like an umbrella in the way that it opens and seals. Apparently it can be very difficult to install correctly and that's part of the problem (though I'm sure faulty seals are also a big part). Because of the difficulty, my dealer has his most senior mechanic that's experienced with newer cars replace the seal. It was in the shop for 3 weeks because of the backorder but I've now had it back for 2 weeks and it's been great - I hope it did the trick!

The dealership told me that an engineer from Ford was coming in to look at my car! They said that they replace the seal on my car four times in 2 days! They also said that they are getting more and more complaints about the same problem. The engineer is supposedly using my car to figure out what is going on! I hope I am not looking at a 3 week vacation from my car! Thanks for the in depth explanation. It really helped me understand what the heck is going on!

I noticed a burning smell, like burnt popcorn, in my 2007 AWD. Took it in to the dealer yesterday. A seal had broke. Transmission fluid was leaking on my exhaust system. They repaired it, drove 10 miles and the car started to smoke really bad. Took it back to the dealer. The seal broke again. They said the seal is on national backorder.