Hey,
A huge issue in the Mustang community right now is THOUSANDS of 2018+ Mustang GTs with the Coyote V8, Gen 3 engines have a NASTY "rattle" noise from about 2-3k RPMS upon light throttle modulation. It's very concerning. There's been many different theories as to what the cause of it is. Ford has said several times that it's a "normal operating characteristic". Despite them saying this, I know people that have won lawsuits using the lemon law over this and running for the hills.
At the same time, we are all told not to worry and everything is fine with your car. Ford seems to know what the issue is, but they won't tell anyone. Perhaps they're waiting for the cars to fall out of warranty..... if it's something serious like Rod Knock, Piston Slap, or something else? Many users think it might just be direct injection noise or something to do with the fuel pump, because of it only being with light throttle inputs. If you go wide open or accelerate quickly, the noise isn't there. Only when the car is in motion and moving slowly.... like being stuck in traffic or driving through a parking lot.
I have a 2018 GT, 6-Speed Manual...... with this issue. The car has only 14k miles on it and it sounds like it's a 30 year old car on it's last legs when it's in the 2-3k RPM bracket. I'm surprised there isn't more talk about this, it's really widespread and affecting thousands of these cars right now.
Attached is a link to what the issue sounds like... (ignore the title and just listen for yourself):
Any help is much appreciated!
Brian
Yes it is quite obvious they have engine problems and Ford is just skirting the issue just like they did with their dual clutch transmission and with their 10 speed rear wheel drive automatic transmission they designed in conjunction with sad but true
@scottykilmer Thanks Scotty. What would you do if you had one of these cars like I have? There's plenty of them out there. Sell it and run for the hills?