Row 55414

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Planned obsolescence will be the biggest problem in the automotive industry. The US big 3 will do anything they can to encourage you to buy new vehicles regularly, including designing vehicles that simply don't last more than 10 years.

Ford is under fire right now over the PTU used on AWD Escapes and Explorers. The part is "non-serviceable" but they aren't adequately shielded from the adjacent catalytic converters and the oil used in them is lower quality so it can't handle the heat. They basically cook the oil into sludge and then the PTU fails and takes the drivetrain with it at anywhere from about 40-60k miles, depending on the type of driving.

They "fix" is to let it fail, at which point the replacement part is serviceable (it has a fill and drain). Works fine if you're still under warranty, not so fine if you're out of pocket thousands for repairs.

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text Planned obsolescence will be the biggest problem in the automotive industry. The US big 3 will do anything they can to encourage you to buy new vehicles regularly, including designing vehicles that simply don't last more than 10 years. Ford is under fire right now over the PTU used on AWD Escapes and Explorers. The part is "non-serviceable" but they aren't adequately shielded from the adjacent catalytic converters and the oil used in them is lower quality so it can't handle the heat. They basic…
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datetime 2024-05-23
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