Just got a recall 2024 Mustang - 26C40 ENGINE HARNESS GROUND EYELET REPLACEMENT

[dusman59]

Checked my grounds and they couldn't be better connected. No movement in the wires or connector. Not hard to check.

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[Sofa King]

Helps keep a tab on how many V8 S650's have been built / sold. Would guess the 150k is all US models up until recently with ROTW not included in that recall notice but will no doubt happen soon enough.
I wonder how many days the stop sale for the wiper issue was lifted for before this issue happened and stopped them again.
Not enough time for my dealer to sell any of the 3 mustangs they have on the lot.

Ha yeah, I picked up a new '25 a couple weeks ago with deep discounts... it spent most of the past year on the lot with recall holds.

 

[NJWeatherman]

Does anyone know how long of a job this will take a mechanic to fix?

 

[dusman59]

If the grounds need to be repaired the grounds on the drivers side are fairly easy to get to. The passenger side is more involved to get to. I would guess 2 to 3 hours tops.

 

[DarkkMatter]

I've seen two different dates for fixes. December 21'st of this year, and March of next year.

 

[Achlys]

I've seen two different dates for fixes. December 21'st of this year, and March of next year.

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[steveo1960]

Checked my grounds and they couldn't be better connected. No movement in the wires or connector. Not hard to check.

Any pointers on what to check, where and how?
Can anyone post the Ford instructions that the tech uses to inspect and repair?
Just asking.
Tia!

 

[Sofa King]

Any pointers on what to check, where and how?
Can anyone post the Ford instructions that the tech uses to inspect and repair?
Just asking.
Tia!

The procedure hasn't been posted yet... AFAIK.

 

[steveo1960]

The procedure hasn't been posted yet... AFAIK.

Thank you !

 

[Zig]

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[mks]

I've seen two different dates for fixes. December 21'st of this year

Service advisor told me the same thing. Aside, the grounds that I can easily spot look intact--but not an area of expertise.

 

[keithwalton]

Checked my grounds and they couldn't be better connected. No movement in the wires or connector. Not hard to check.

But also not the problem in the recall. The affected eyelets are on too tight and are overstressed and may fail at any time.
I'd love to of been a fly on the wall during their 8D meetings discussing this.

On the Hazop/Hara system this must of been really rare and obscure. Got to wonder the chain of customer complaints that led to this conclusion.

 

[dusman59]

Stress would come from a wire for instance being too short and causing a constant pulling against the crimp area of the eyelet. The ground wire looks to be 12 gauge. As far as the ring of the eyelet being so tight from being torqued down one might see metal being pushed out in the area. Ford will most likely do a visual inspection to make sure these conditions are not present.

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