NHTSA Complaint #11206896 — 2013 FORD F-150

VEHICLE HAS LOUD TICKING NOISE WHEN COLD STARTED, SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY EMISSION REPAIR, DEALER STATED TURBO HAD GONE BAD AND WIPED OUT TURBO. VEHICLE HAS 63,000 MILES JUST OUTSIDE OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, DEALER DECLINED ASSISTANCE AND WANTED $2500 TO REPAIR TURBO AND WOULD THEN REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. VEHICLE IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED HAVE ALL RECORDS, IF TURBO WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING IT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DESTROYED THE ENGINE STATED THE DEALER. WHY IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE ENGINE FAILING AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE? VEHICLE ALSO HAS INTERMITTENT SHIFTING PROBLEM AROUND 40-45MPH SEEMS TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY, DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME COULD BE ISSUE OR ECM/PCM PROGRAMMING, THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANY OF THOSE REPAIRS YET.