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1 | Timestamp | FocusRS.org Forum Screen-name? | Vehicle - Model Year? [Model Year] | Vehicle - Last 4 of VIN | Vehicle - Build Date | Vehicle - Stock / Modifications? | Initial Symptoms - Mileage? | Initial Symptoms - What did you experience? | Service - Mileage When Issue Confirmed? | Service - Dealer's Diagnosis? | Service - Dealer's Action / Resolution? | Service - Time to Resolve? | Resolved - Has Issue Been Fixed? | Resolved - Miles Driven Since Fix? | |
2 | 9/22/2017 1:30:53 | ALEX13MOD | 2016 | 5319 | 06/01/2016 | Stock | 15100 | Bogging at cold start sweet smell white smoke. | 15100 | Cylinder Head Cracked | New engine Replacement | 90 | Yes | 2000 | |
3 | 9/21/2017 18:56:22 | Alphadark | 2016 | 5284 | 05/25/2016 | Stock | 15000 | Low coolant, rough idle | 15800 | Head gasket failure | Pending | 30 | Maybe | 0 | |
4 | 9/22/2017 1:22:14 | AS0379 | 2016 | 2966 | upgraded FMIC green filter upgraded turbo BPV pro tune | hard shuddering on cold/warm startup dense white smoke from exhaust sweet odor inside cabin and outside from exhaust fouled white scorching on plugs Cyl #3 misfire code (intermittent) extremely noticeable drop in coolant level oil/coolant milkshake loss of power | 14191 | Entire longblock replaced along with turbo, flywheel, and clutch | Maybe | ||||||
5 | Justin | 5533 | Stock | 6000 | Started the car up early on a cold morning car was super rough. Sounded like and felt like missing a cylinder. Cel light popped p0304. Misfire on cylinder 4. Took it into for the next morning they changed out the sparks and coils. Light went off for about idk 2 weeks popped back on. Only this time I noticed my cooliant almost empty. Started reading on forums and facebook. Found people were getting white smoke so i decided to wait for the next morning when the car would be for sure cold start. Got behind it right after I started it and sure enough white smoke very small but not the usual exhaust. I knew than and there it was the engine and nothing small. Took it into ford again the next morning. | 8000 | Just got off the phone with ford service. They have decided to ship the engine to Ford corp. Ford wants the engine seems this is starting to happen to what they said 7 cars. My service said they looked and thought it was the head but the head was fine. In the cylinder they found a scratch of some type that they think was causing the leak and the overheating. But in my opinion at least ford corp is aware and wants my engine to dissect it and find out whats causing it. Did something fall in and where did it fall in? Anyways thats all the info I have im waiting till tomorrow to find out how long a new engine will take im hearing 2-3 weeks but I dont know. | ||||||||
6 | 9/21/2017 21:59:09 | Oroxil | 2016 | 4656 | 04/29/2016 | Green air filter | 23000 | Rough idle, p0303 code shows on my Waylens camera | 23394 | P0303, P0316 Coolant in cylinder, head was warped, 2 tappets damaged. | Replaced head, head gasket, 2 tappets, front cover gasket, front crank seal, valve cover gasket, exhaust gasket, coolant bypass gasket and intake gaskets. Filled coolant to spec. Replaced oil and filter due to contamination while repairing. | 40 | Yes | 500 | |
7 | 9/22/2017 3:29:37 | serk | 2016 | 4017 | stock | I lost heating, it was because of low coolant level (about 3L lost), engine temperature went up to 2/3 of the scale. I send it to the dealer. They checked if it's leaking, filled it up with coolant and let me go. After another fuel tank of light driving I lost another 2L of coolant. There were other symptoms too, rough start when cold, sweet smell from the exhaust, check engine light went on and then off. I don't know if this is related but it happened shortly after the PCM update. | 6213 | they're still deciding whether to replace the engine or just the head. | No | ||||||
8 | 9/21/2017 23:26:34 | SyncTheory13 | 2016 | 5286 | 05/25/2016 | Stock | 13000 | Rough idle when cold, later lots of white smoke from exhaust w/ sweet smell. | 13000 | Cracked Cylinder Head. | New Cylinder Head. | 36 | Maybe | 3000 | |
9 | 9/21/2017 22:19:06 | ZygyKoz | 2016 | 5379 | 06/05/2016 | Stock | 7000 | This all happened last week during a road trip (to RS Adrenaline Academy ironically). Car is a 2016 RS took delivery July 16, 2016 from a February order. ETIS bud date back then showed May 6, 2016. ~ 7,000 miles - experienced very rough idle (literally shaking the car) at a couple startups. ~7,300 miles - check engine lit up after the 3rd rough idle start. Could definitely smell coolant. Drove it less than half mile to our hotel, parked overnight. Checked CELs in the morning: P0300, P0302, and P0303. Coolant reservoir was half empty between the LOW line and bottom. Called FORD roadside. Started it and had to backup to get it on the tow truck, coolant odor was super strong. | 7300 | They topped of the coolant that was missing/low and cleared the CELs. Ran a pressure test, and they noticed it did drop a little. The cylinder 3 misfire CEL came on again for them. They checked out cylinder 3 did have coolant in it. | I have a case with Ford that the dealer is working with. Ford asked them to tear down and check where the failure is occurring. Once identified they work with Ford on next steps. They will know more by end of week hopefully. | 30 | Yes | 200 | |
10 | 9/21/2017 21:23:02 | 2016 | 5712 | 06/14/2016 | COBB air filter, Mountune intake, Denso -1 cold plugs, Tune+ | 15128 | misfire | 15247 | detonation | replace motor | No | ||||
11 | 9/21/2017 22:28:51 | 2016 | 5626 | 07/04/2016 | Exhaust, BOV | 14850 | missing on cold startup, lowering coolant level | 14890 | Leaking coolant into #2 cylinder | Waiting | Maybe | ||||
12 | 9/21/2017 22:32:08 | 2016 | 4xxx | 05/11/2016 | stock | 30000 | tailpipe white smoke | 30000 | coolant in oil | will call | 24 | No | |||
13 | 9/21/2017 23:10:16 | 2016 | 5500 | 07/02/0016 | stock | 8000 | white smoke from exhaust/coolant loss/check engine light/rough idle | 8400 | blown head gasket | engine replaced | 14 | No | 1000 | ||
14 | 9/22/2017 3:52:43 | Inline6turbo | 2016 | 4978 | ETS FMIC ETS Charge Pipes Colder Plugs COBB RMM Turbo smart BOV WGA Catch Can Crankcase Breather Intake ETS extreme exhaust 94oct Tune+ | Rough idle on cold start one morning. Really rough idle, sounded like a tractor on three cylinders, the next morning. Popped a CEL. Read code. Cylinder 2 misfire. Swore a lot. Drove to dealer where it currently sits (July 11, one year to the day since delivery) Checked coolant reservoir, very very low. | 23612 | Awaiting diagnosis. Will update | Maybe | ||||||
15 | 9/22/2017 7:09:53 | BrettRS | 2016 | 4179 | 4/1/2016 | stock | 21000 | rough idle on cold start, very low coolant levels | 21000 | blown head gasket | replace head gasket | No | |||
16 | 9/22/2017 9:00:14 | Inline6turbo | 2016 | 4978 | Tune+ W400 kit plus ETS extreme exhaust | 38000 | White smoke. Rough idle. Very low coolant. Check engine light. Cylinder 2 misfire | 23600 | Cylinder head crack. Cylinder walls scored. | Replacement engine | 42 | Yes | 1000 | ||
17 | 9/22/2017 15:26:17 | 412focusrs | 2016 | 53XX | 6/13/2016 | stock | 9000 | smoking on startup, using coolant | 9000 | new cylinder head | new cylinder head | 20 | No | 9000 | |
18 | 9/22/2017 15:34:09 | Sleeper | 2016 | 4774 | LULZ-ALL the mods | 11600 | 6/25/17. Started up the car in the morning, had misfires and white smoke (coolant) blowing out of the tail pipe. Coolant reservoir was also low. Car was dropped off at the dealer 6/27/17. Mileage when issue confirmed: 11,6xx | 11600 | Pressure test confirmed cracked block. Tech tore down the entire engine. Found multiple valves leaking and head was warped. Scoring on the cylinder walls was also found. | Got a call 7/3 that Ford is replacing the entire engine under warranty. Also that the engines wont be released until 7/17. Engine showed up 7/11... | 20 | Maybe | |||
19 | 9/22/2017 15:39:49 | Krote6 | 2016 | 4370 | stock | coolant level dropping, misfires on cold start up, excessive steam from exhaust on cold start up | 21000 | To resolve | Maybe | ||||||
20 | 9/22/2017 15:42:22 | Oroxil | 2016 | 4656 | Stock | I started noticing a rough idle at cold startup. Then it would level out. Never noticed any white smoke. My waylens camera started showing code P0303, it actually had additional information and I didn't pay it any attention at first because I assumed it was a camera fault code. The engine light didn't come on until week 3. Looked under the hood to see that the coolant was extremely low. Just got word from the dealer that it is indeed misfiring, but not just on cylinder 3, but also cylinder 2 and that coolant is leaking into the cyclinders. | 23394 | They confirmed the misfire and coolant leak. They are moving it to the next level tech to figure out what's next | P0303, P0316 Coolant in cylinder, head was warped, 2 tappets damaged. Replaced head, head gasket, 2 tappets, front cover gasket, front crank seal, valve cover gasket, exhaust gasket, coolant bypass gasket and intake gaskets. Filled coolant to spec. Replaced oil and filter due to contamination while repairing. So, no new engine. | 20 | Maybe | ||||
21 | 9/24/2017 2:12:03 | 2016 | 4468 | 4/19/2016 | M380 kit, IC, charge pipe fitted at MTHQ and miltek turbo back exhaust | 14000 | Misfire on start amd coolant level drop, white smoke from exhausts | 14050 | Head gasket erosion causing scoring in cylinder 3 | Engine change | 30 | Yes | 450 | ||
22 | 9/24/2017 3:34:26 | 2017 | Xxxx | 2/5/2017 | Stock | 10000 | Losing coolant and misfire on starting | 10500 | Head gasket failure | Offered new Engine, I'm rejecting the car | 500 | No | 0 | ||
23 | 9/24/2017 5:51:22 | - | 2017 | 7580 | 3/21/2017 | Stock | 5500 | Misfire and excessive smoke during start once left for more than 3 hours | 6000 | Car has no issue | New engine | 15 | Yes | 4500 | |
24 | 9/25/2017 17:34:02 | 2016 | 4482 | 4/16/2017 | Tuned | 15000 | Misfire-cyl.-3 CEL White smoke upon startup | 15000 | Blown head gasket | Replace cylinder head as well as head gasket | 40 | Yes | 13000 | ||
25 | 9/25/2017 17:41:35 | SMIK90 | 2016 | 6480 | 7/20/2016 | Stock | 5070 | Engine blew up, Coolant was well below minimum mark on tank after inspection. No CEL or misfires prior to engine failure. | 5070 | Engine Replacement | Still under arbitration with dealership regarding warranty coverage. | No | |||
26 | 9/28/2017 9:20:24 | 2016 | 4245 | 4/19/2016 | Stock | 7900 | CEL on and rough idling | 7929 | Coolant in cyl #3 and warped block (0.009" OOS) by Cyl 3 of block. | Long Block ordered and installed under warranty | 40 | Yes | 600 | ||
27 | 10/3/2017 16:14:24 | Disheartened RS owner | 2016 | 6035 | None | 12000 | Check engine light | 12068 | Head gasket needs replacing | Part replacement scheduked | 45 | Maybe | 0 | ||
28 | 10/4/2017 13:51:57 | 2016 | 4905 | mods | 6000 | bent rod | mods caused it | fuck off, then i confirmed coolant in cylinder | Maybe | ||||||
29 | 10/8/2017 12:38:58 | 2017 | 3200 | 2/2/2017 | Mountune air intake and charge pipe mountune quick shift and recirculation valve. A turbo smart waste-gate actuator and scorpion cat-less downpipe. And a tune from mountune USA | 5000 | Rough start up and noticed coolant was low | No | |||||||
30 | 10/11/2017 2:47:27 | 2016 | 5185 | 9/27/2017 | Mapped, IC, Miltec Exhaust, Induction | 8000 | loss of coolant, Dense white smoke on cold startup | 8000 | Waiting | Waiting | No | ||||
31 | 10/21/2017 22:57:08 | 2017 | 7468 | 5/16/2017 | Stage 2 | 4345 | Misfire, loss of coolant, smokey | In progress | No | ||||||
32 | 11/4/2017 9:42:28 | thirdgen89gta | 2016 | 4993 | 5/11/2016 | Stock | 20297 | White coolant smoke, rough idle on cold starts occasionally. Consumed roughly 1 gallon coolant per month. | 23105 | Initial visit, no fault found. @23105mi Engine hydro locked on cylinders 1/2, towed to dealership. Head and block found to be warped. | Warrantied. Engine replacement ordered. Pending delivery. | 0 | Yes | ||
33 | 11/5/2017 16:16:52 | Finetime2994 | 2017 | ~9500 | 11/8/2016 | Stock | 10750 | Rough idle, white smoke out exhaust (sweet smell), threw check engine code on third time it did this. | 10750 | Head and block were not level (showed warpage, possibly from factory not heat) | Replaced entire engine | 32 | Yes | 550 | |
34 | 11/6/2017 3:40:34 | 2017 | 2790 | STOCK | 49900 | WHITE SMOKE AND ROUGH IDLE AT THE START, LOW COOLANT LEVEL | WAITING | No | |||||||
35 | 11/16/2017 6:06:17 | 2016 | 7984 | Stock | 13080 | Cold start misfire | 13700 | Headgasket | Still waiting but thing its just getting a gasket??? | No | |||||
36 | 11/26/2017 7:38:27 | Boileranimal | 2016 | 6614 | Hennessey tune | 5000 | Smoke, radiator fill tank empty | 5000 | Ford dealer sent me home said they ran ck was ok. Came back after it burned another tank full of anti freeze | Leak head | 30 | Maybe | 2000 | ||
37 | 11/30/2017 14:04:02 | Haze | 2016 | 5353 | 5/31/2016 | Stock | 5000 | I started noticing coolant loss around 5000 miles. | 7600 | Dealer agreed that coolant was low. | Dealer performed leak test and found no issues. They topped off my fluid and said to continue to monitor it. | 1 | No | ||
38 | 12/1/2017 12:32:48 | LasVegasRS | 2017 | 2027 | mountune ECU tune, intercooler, induction system, v2 catback, quick-shift, engine mount roll restrictor, Stainless Works Downpipe | 6500 | Issue began when car had COBB tune, P0171 O2 sensor code thrown – dealership blamed the tune they did not inspect. | 14081 | Dealership could not resolve, went through hell with Gaudin Ford in Las Vegas, finally went to Team Ford in Las Vegas on 11/10/17 and they determined coolant was leaking into head gasket. CHRONOLOGY 07/16/17: Issue began when car had COBB tune, P0171 O2 sensor code thrown – Dealership blamed the tune 06/25/2017 – 08/04/2017: Purchased and installed Authorized Ford mountune Parts + downpipe 09/17/2017: RS stalls at Chevron gas station and runs rougher, P0171 and a PC164 O2 sensor codes thrown. 09/18/2017: Brought RS to Ford Dealership for multi-point inspection. Car P2195 O2 sensor code thrown, charged for unnecessary ECU reprogramming back to stock (I had already reprogrammed RS to stock), no solution found. 09/19/2017: At the recommendation of a service rep I purchase BG 44K Fuel System Cleaner to see if that resolved the issue, desperate for a solution I begin calling other auto shops. Ford Dealership cannot troubleshoot issue and wants to return car back to all stock parts. 09/22/2017: Mountune provides (yeah, I'm literally asking them for help) a potential path by replacing downstream O2 sensor; since the sensor is on the downpipe we swap out downpipe. 11/06/2017: P0302, P0316, P0420 codes thrown, white smoke emanates from the exhaust on cold start. Finally, locate Ford Dealership which sells Ford Performance parts and will work on the car. They troubleshoot the issue and determine coolant is leaking into the head gaskets. The car has been in the shop since and the long block is now being replaced 12/1/2017. | New long block was shipped yesterday 11/30/2017 | 22 | Maybe | 0 | ||
39 | 12/17/2017 7:00:19 | 2017 | 657 | ETS Exhaust, DP, FMIC, but reverted back to stock for roughly 4k miles for drive across USA. | 13000 | Rough idle on startup, sweet smell | 17200 | Head gasket missing between cyl 2 and 3 | Replace head and head gasket | 25 | Maybe | 200 | |||
40 | 12/26/2017 11:58:40 | flyevo | 2017 | 2167 | 2/3/2017 | Mountune'd Mountune PTU Brace, bypass valve, shortshifter ETS Intake ETS DP ETS Catback Extreme Mishmoto Catch Can | 8400 | White smoke out back on start, rough idle in cabin, low coolant (below MIN line). | Maybe | ||||||
41 | 12/29/2017 16:33:43 | Cyclejohn | 2016 | 6121 | 3/6/2016 | Tune + tune, plugs, air cleaner, wastegate. | 5500 | Misfire with engine light, burning smell. | 5800 | Found leak after a overnight test. | New long block. | 14 | Yes | 200 | |
42 | 3/25/2018 7:56:49 | 2018 | 6741 | Maybe | |||||||||||
43 | 4/27/2018 13:35:05 | RSBaron | 2016 | 518 | Mishimoto Induction Kit, Aftermarket Exhaust | 9400 | Cylinder 3 misfire, engine blown. | 9400 | Broken LongBlock. No further detail. | Replace Engine | 25 | No | |||
44 | 4/18/2019 17:21:11 | Hearsepilot | 2017 | 0284 | 3/29/2017 | 937 | Head Gasket | 7 | Yes | ||||||
45 | 11/16/2020 10:10:09 | ddipaola | 2017 | 5014 | 5/10/2017 | Stock | 11500 | CEL - Code P0300 - Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected | 12500 | The first dealer wrote it off as a possible spark plug issue so they replaced the OE plugs with a new set of Ford Motorcraft plugs. The CEL returned not more than 72 hours later and continued to pop up within 48 hours of clearing the code myself. I then took the car to another dealership where the headgasket was determined to be the issue, not the spark plugs/coils/etc. | Headgasket replacement. | 2 | Yes | 6000 | |
46 | Thelastosirus | 2016 | 8699 | ||||||||||||
47 | Dika | 2016 | 05/25/2016 | 11806 | |||||||||||
48 | 412Focusrs | 2016 | Green airfilter, ETS Titanium cat-back exhaust, Mountune RMM | Started the car one morning and it misfired a few times from a cylinder. From that point on a kept an eye on the coolant level which dropped consistently from that point forward. The misfiring starts would happen more frequently from that point on. | 9500 | Currently at the dealer as of 4/7/17. Awaiting their diagnosis. | |||||||||
49 | y)9CnpEtUvmi | 2016 | stage1, tune only. Will uninstall the tune next week to test it on stock. | 17000 | Misfire in Cylinder 2. Started after sometime after stage1 tune, didn't have it without a tune before. Found the discussion on focusst.org about random misfiring in cylinder 2 or 4 on both stock and tuned cars, 100+ pages. Dealership didn't tell me anything, just cleared the code. ST owners are pretty aware of it and there is no fix for them yet. Stopped to worry about it. Then I had a white smoke during the cold start for 1 minute coming out of the pipe yesterday (or maybe more times, but I didn't notice it before). Right after that I noticed a noticeable drop in coolant. I'm closely monitoring everything right now. Very similar to what @412focusrs has. | 22000 | the car will be dropped for a check next week | ||||||||
50 | Alex13mod | 2016 | 5319 | 01/06/2016 | Stock | 15000 | 2 days ago bogging at cold idle with white smoke. (sweet smell) | 15100 | sent to dealer today | ||||||
51 | Shimmer | 2016 | Stock | Cracked cyl head, verified by Ford. White smoke and sounded like a subie 3cyl | 26078 | Store my **** for one month, then disassemble 2.3EB and let sit in dirty ass environment exposed to debris, until ford can allocate repair parts | |||||||||
52 | FiSTer | 2016 | 4605 | 04/01/2016 | Stock | Head/head gasket failure, verified by Ford. White smoke and sounded like it was running on 3 cylinders. | 11450 | Dealer is replacing the whole engine. | Dealer is replacing the whole engine. | ||||||
53 | Pli | 2016 | 04/01/2016 | Stock | Uneven idle and white smoke at start-up, smell of coolant, eventually loss of cabin heat due to coolant loss. After refilling coolant took the car for a drive and the starter failed to engage forcing me to tow the car to Ford shop. Not sure of connection to the original problem. Only thing I can see is if coolant has entered starter and caused a short? | 807 | Authorized Ford shop found head gasket between cylinders looking slightly irregular and traced coolant gas in at least 2 cylinders. This with engine still in car. Ford stated that there were no head gaskets in stock and that they would therefore replace engine! | ||||||||
54 | z0iid | 2016 | 3647 | Stock | Rough idle, loss of power, smell of burnt oil under load, 1/2 quart down 3 weeks after oil change, white smoke 2 weeks after first noticed symptoms | 16500 | Reported that piston #2 "fell apart", no compression, thus engine will have to be replaced. Could be 2 to 8 weeks before they receive an engine. No mention of head gasket, so may not be related. |
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2 | MODEL YEAR | VIN (LAST 4) | BUILD DATE | ||
3 | 2016 | 5319 | |||
4 | 2016 | 5284 | |||
5 | 2016 | 2966 | |||
6 | 5533 | ||||
7 | 2016 | 4656 | |||
8 | 2016 | 4017 | |||
9 | 2016 | 5286 | |||
10 | 2016 | 5379 | |||
11 | 2016 | 5712 | |||
12 | 2016 | 5500 | |||
13 | 2016 | ||||
14 | 2016 | ||||
15 | 2016 | ||||
16 | 2016 | ||||
17 | 2016 | #REF! | |||
18 | 2016 | ||||
19 | 2016 | 4605 | |||
20 | 2016 | 5319 | |||
21 | 2016 | 3647 |