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George
Passed Away July 25, 2015
- Reaction score
- 156
- Thunderbird Year
- 2002
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Thx George, that sounds hopeful. Altho the warranty sounds like a good solution to most, my nearest dealer is a $300 tow away and is reportedly dumb about T-Birds. But if, if the coil thing happens, is it just a check engine light, or that plus rough running or what (have you heard)? I get check engine lights on my Ford 500 all the time and they mean nothing other than bad gas when checked out, and are solved with a can of SeaFoam. Many thx for your patience- I think I have bought what I believe to be one of the most beautiful cars ever made, and I want to fully enjoy it. And say hello to your enthusiast group for me- I'm with them. -Best Regards, Pete Z
Reading the entries above, this cop issue seems only related to 2003 and up, is that correct. I have a 2002 with 11k miles, we do not use it much and it
stays in the garage.
We have not had any problems yet, but most likely should not with this
few miles. Since the car is 9 1/2 years old and any type of warranty is
most likely gone, is there anything we should be on the lookout for.
The original battery went south last year, and after installing a new battery
it took several cycles for the windows to slightly open when opening a door.
Yes. I have a 2002 and have replaced 4 coils not under warranty for 02's. Also replaced both valve cover gaskets at 50K miles, and shifter assembly ( wouldn't go into 4th gear). Oh, also hydraulic radiator fan, and passenger door lock solenoid. But still love the car
It's a 2003 and under 100k so I brought it in. COP 7 & 8 were bad. They are replacing that under warranty. I wrote down about the updated Coil Covers and Seal, and they didn't mention of doing anything for that. Is this optional or warranty? This is the second time for the COP, I dont get why they just dont do them all. Or is the design not revised? They are just putting new ones of same failed design?
I asked them about the PCM/ECU update, they mentioned there were a couple and that it would cost $120. I opted to have it done. Thanks for the help.
Absolutely NOT optional. It should all be covered, per the Ford letters. They can only replace the bad ones.So it will be a pain until they all get replaced. I believe that the new ones they put in are better. All reports I have heard are those last long. Here's some data:
The coils and the valve covers should be replaced since they usually leaked oil into the coil area causing the issue and then there was the coil covers and wiper motor bracket which allowed water to create a coil issue. All covered under warranty. Read this entire thread and then the following three threads for coverage.
http://forums.thunderbirdforum.com/...ight~Ford+extended+warranty+100,000+miles.htm
http://forums.thunderbirdforum.com/...ight~Ford+extended+warranty+100,000+miles.htm
http://forums.thunderbirdforum.com/...ight~Ford+extended+warranty+100,000+miles.htm
I have copies of these letters as a PDF file, but if you read everything here you should be all set.
By the way, if you are dealing with a Ford or Lincoln dealership, they should have everything you need right on their OASIS System
Finally, the majority of owners have had better luck with Lincoln dealers, since the entire drivetrain is Lincoln LS, which had the same issues and extended warranty.
And, they sold a lot more LS's than they did TBirds.
BTW, other than the COP warranty, you can still buy a Ford Service plan which most call an extended warranty, for 4 years 48,000 miles on top of existing miles you have. These are very negotiable and the cheapest I found was a dealer in Illinois
I have a 2002 and I believe it has coil problems. Although the miles are low its beyond warranty and apparently 2002 weren't covered anyway. I plan to replace all 8 coilds and plugs myself. The dealer wants around $70/coil even though I see complete sets of eight coils on E-bay for less than $70. Does anyone have experience with replacing these coils outside of the Ford dealer network? I've found that many dealers don't know how to diagnose problems and they all charge outrageous amount of money for very marginal work.