Poll: How many have experienced a "rear axle bolt fracture" (POLL CLOSED 6-4-22)

CareerFiremanGuy · Sep 24, 2022

And here's why the topic has played it's course: the owner of an untuned 2020 (2/4 bolt) who drives it easy says he had a bolt break.

That means we can rule out the 1/3 bolt assembly as being the cause of the problem.

There's something else going on here other than whether or not there's an extra bolt.

Boss240 · Oct 31, 2022

I just had my 2021 ST break the rear bolt yesterday with only 9050 miles on it. Wife was driving it accelerating from a stop sign pretty close from my house when the bolt snapped. She wasn't launching as she had the kids n she doesn't launch it to begin with. She limped it home n parked it. When I woke up for work she told me (work nights). What she described n the kids said sounded like the rear axle bolt. Shined my flashlight under n saw it hanging with the bolt gone.

Now it's sitting at the dealer waiting to be seen and they are extremely busy and aren't sure they will get around to it today.

What am I looking at for wait time for everyone who had to get it repaired?

Cruising68 · Oct 31, 2022

Can you see any leftover bolt in the diff cover hole? IIRC the bolt cannot loosen and fall out due to interference.

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FORZDA3 · Oct 31, 2022

Looks like thread remnants in the hole to me. The broken off piece obviously fell out along the road.

Rugrat2553 · Oct 31, 2022

Cruising68 said:

Zooming in on the picture, the bolt broke just below flush with the cover.

TMac · Oct 31, 2022

Cruising68 said:

I doubt it. If that were true, you wouldn't be able to tighten or loosen the bolt. And...it's obviously gone.

Boss240 · Oct 31, 2022

Yes the head of the bolt is gone and the remaining piece of the bolt is still inside the threads

CareerFiremanGuy · Nov 1, 2022

Crazy stuff. Nothing makes sense.

1/3's breaking ... 2/4's breaking
Tuned Breaking ... Untuned Breaking
Normal Driving Breaking ... Hard Driving Breaking
2020's Breaking ... 2021's Breaking (2022's breaking?)

And hundreds of thousands of vehicles not breaking.

Meanwhile, Ford Performance releases a tune. It's like an episode from the Twilight Zone ...

Mekks082 · Nov 4, 2022

Checked a few police interceptors (2022) at work today. All had the single rear bolt. RIP.

Boss240 · Nov 4, 2022

Mekks082 said:

At least you have new interceptors. Our newest one is a 2017. We aren't breaking any rear ends in those as the tranny's slip in most of them lol

Mekks082 · Nov 4, 2022

Boss240 said:

Ha, I'm not LE but work closely with them on a local college campus. I was looking under the new arrivals and the chief came out. Asked me what I was doing. He did say they have 5 more 2022 models on order. They where notified of a 18 month wait and a push to 2023MY.

CareerFiremanGuy · Nov 4, 2022

Boss240 said:

2017? Seriously?

I thought our tax dollars were going to help fund LEO's?

Oops, forgot. The Commie Leftists are still trying to defund you guys.

CareerFiremanGuy · Nov 4, 2022

Mekks082 said:

Sadly, Mekks082 has not been seen since.

Dale5403 · Nov 4, 2022

CareerFiremanGuy said:

It shows he was on this morning.

Boss240 · Nov 4, 2022

CareerFiremanGuy said:

Lol. I've seen one or two 2020's out there but not at my precinct. Most of the ones at my precinct are 2016's. We finally just put a 2015 to rest in the beginning of October.

Florida's tax dollars are probably funding law enforcement but not up here in liberal NY . Just counting down the days till retirement.

Update on the axle is the parts are ordered while some are in stock and others were ordered. They are replacing the axle and drive shaft. Looking like I'll be without the vehicle for a minimum of 2 weeks they estimate as I had it towed in on Sunday night 10/30/22 and think it should be completed by end of next week.

TMac · Nov 4, 2022

It sucks that you have to do without the vehicle for so long. Best of luck.

VAST21 · Dec 19, 2022

Just had my car serviced under the recall (22N06 Rear Axle Bolt Replacement). ST was returned with one bolt, anyone else have this issue

?

st8 · Dec 19, 2022

VAST21 said:

No one has because the recall isn’t meant to do that. It’s strictly a software “fix”. Read the recall notice and you’ll see. It’s been talked about numerous times here.

UNBROKEN · Dec 19, 2022

VAST21 said:

You always only had 1 bolt there. They didn’t change anything.

Boss240 · Dec 19, 2022

Anyone know how to get the parts to the dealer faster once the bolt does break? Waiting I believe on the axle cover so they say.

Been waiting since the end of October driving an XLT. Man this thing sucks compared to the ST lol

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Poll: How many have experienced a "rear axle bolt fracture" (POLL CLOSED 6-4-22)

Have you experienced a rear axle bolt fracture with your ST?

Yes - 2020 Model Year

Yes - 2021 Model Year

Yes - 2022 Model Year

No

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