How are the new Ford diesel engines?

Huntindog wrote:
I remember back when Ford fans were anxiously awaiting the debut of the 6.0. The Dmax had been stealing all their thunder and pride...
The 6.0 was to have cast iron heads AND more power than the Dmax....
Nirvana was close at hand...

Well that fizzeled. The replacement 6.4 wasn't much better, as it appeared that Ford gave up on it as soon as it was introduced.
With it's previously stellar reputation in tatters, I really thought that Ford would at the very least stand behind this latest diesel that they themselves designed and produced... Unlike the previous motors, they would have nobody to blame if it flopped.

So I find it really curious that they have taken this anti consumer warranty stance, especially when the competition is taking care of their customers.
The NHSTA numbers show that GM has a higher failure rate than Ford.
But these numbers are skewed some, as Ford doesn't count the ones that they denied warranty on. I suspect that the total failure rate is very close to the same.

I am pretty sure of what GMs motivation is to just handle it in the customers favor. The Dmax has a pretty good reputation over the last 13 years.. Not by any means trouble free, but it has outlasted the Ford offerings. And with being a spectator to Fords missteps, I am sure that they don't want to follow them. And finally there is a certain amount of stigma attached to them because of the govt. bailout.
This failure still seems to be rare. But it is ridiculously expensive if it happens to you.

LOL
I've also read the Ford 6.7 has a higher insurance premiums. Seems the Comp coverage is much higher than GM's. LINK Now granted these charts don't show exactly why the comp is higher, but clearly 4 SD's have poor comp ratings. Some reason the Mega cabs also got poor ratings.
Maybe that goes to show just which owners are making claims and which ones don't need to :B