Should I Buy or Not to Buy?

[Danno1]

Folks
I think I'm in a tight spot at the moment.

I have a deposit on a (new to me) 21 ST with 31,000 miles.
BUT it has the recall (24S55) which is the Valve/Engine Intake issue on Carfax. I looked it up and it could go as far as replacing the engine.
I called the National Recall phone number for more info, and they referred me to call Ford which I did. They're basically saying they haven't made a decision on what to do at this point, but I should contact the Ford dealer and decide what to do. Supposably the Ford salesman said they would refund my 500.00 deposit. (I was supposed to pick the ST up this Sat.)
The ST is certified by the dealer. It is a fairly good price. But It's like selling someone a product and letting the customer know that there could be an issue with it. ALSO, I did read the post under "Warranty Issues" on this forum about the recall.
Anyone have comments on this?

Thanks

 

[2020FordRaptor]

That valve intake recall stemmed from the failures on the 2.7L Bronco engines. I have not seen any Explorer engines have this problem. You’ll be fine, go for it! Also I wouldn’t have them perform the recall as all they do is rev the crap out of the engine and if the engine fails there they replace the engine.

 

[Danno1]

That valve intake recall stemmed from the failures on the 2.7L Bronco engines. I have not seen any Explorer engines have this problem. You’ll be fine, go for it! Also I wouldn’t have them perform the recall as all they do is rev the crap out of the engine and if the engine fails there they replace the engine.

Ford received 811 warranty claims, 267 field reports, and 223 customer complaints related to fractured intake valves. What does that mean?

 

[Danno1]

Another question. Would I be correct in saying if I see other Sts for sale, and the recall is not those looking at carfax by now, I would be safe from it?

 

[Cruising68]

Ford received 811 warranty claims, 267 field reports, and 223 customer complaints related to fractured intake valves. What does that mean?

It means they some had issues. They sell something like 200k a year. All cars have recalls. For what it’s worth, my ST is under the valve recall. I’m close to 500hp and have reved the piss out of my car regularly for close to 40k miles. It doesn’t concern me at all.

But of course, do what you are comfortable doing!


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[UNBROKEN]

If you base your car buying on recalls and how many issues a particular model has you’ll spend your life on a bicycle. They ALL have issues.

 

[Danno1]

This is all true. But at this point I'm on the other side of the fence. I don’t have the car yet. And it would follow the car when selling it. I know what you guys are saying. But it's not a recall for the door handle falling off. It could be a big problem. I've been looking at least 15 to 20 Explorers online to buy. None have this recall. Only the rear camera not displaying occasionally. (It's actually funny. I had the same problem in my 2019 Mustang when I sold it a month ago. But it worked when I sold it to the dealer,lol). I'm probably going to have to spend at least 1 to 2K more on another Explorer. Probably why the dealer was lower selling this one. But at least I'll have a more peace of mind

 

[2020FordRaptor]

This is all true. But at this point I'm on the other side of the fence. I don’t have the car yet. And it would follow the car when selling it. I know what you guys are saying. But it's not a recall for the door handle falling off. It could be a big problem. I've been looking at least 15 to 20 Explorers online to buy. None have this recall. Only the rear camera not displaying occasionally. (It's actually funny. I had the same problem in my 2019 Mustang when I sold it a month ago. But it worked when I sold it to the dealer,lol). I'm probably going to have to spend at least 1 to 2K more on another Explorer. Probably why the dealer was lower selling this one. But at least I'll have a more peace of mind

Again, the Explorers don’t have this problem but our engines are related to the Broncos. It’s not something to worry about. If you’re not comfortable doing it, go for another car. There’s a whole lot out there.

 

[enphor]

There's a recall notice for the valve issue, should be covered if ever you drop a valve. Think of it this way, if it ever happens you get a free engine!

 

[Danno1]

Thanks for everyone's thoughts on the matter. I ended up buying another ST. Just couldn't live with it thinking about it while driving. And if ever sell it having on the Carfax.
Anyway, I got a 21 instead of the 22. WITH the moonroof and less miles, 29K instead of 31K. It was 2K more in price though. Oh well.....

 

[2020FordRaptor]

Thanks for everyone's thoughts on the matter. I ended up buying another ST. Just couldn't live with it thinking about it while driving. And if ever sell it having on the Carfax.
Anyway, I got a 21 instead of the 22. WITH the moonroof and less miles, 29K instead of 31K. It was 2K more in price though. Oh well.....

Congrats on the new buy then!

 

[Danno1]

Just a thought. I assume I'm safe if this ST I'm buying doesn't have the recall on the Carfax?
It does have the recall# 25s27 (UPDATE IPMB SOFTWARE AND PERFORM 360 DEGREE CAMERA ALIGNMENT). But the (Toyota dealer) is bringing to Ford to fix before pickup.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

Just a thought. I assume I'm safe if this ST I'm buying doesn't have the recall on the Carfax?
It does have the recall# 25s27 (UPDATE IPMB SOFTWARE AND PERFORM 360 DEGREE CAMERA ALIGNMENT). But the (Toyota dealer) is bringing to Ford to fix before pickup.

Nothing to be “safe” from, but yes shouldn’t if it doesn’t show on the Carfax it shouldn’t have the recall.