2014 v6 rough idle?
09-02-2013, 03:29 PM
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2014 v6 rough idle?
I'm sill in the first week with my new 2014 v6, so bare with me.
I've noticed sometimes it has a rough idle of sorts. Just today I was waiting for food in a mcdonald's drivethrough. Every 15-20 seconds the engine would shudder/snap, rpms would drop 100-300 and then it would return to normal. You can feel it in the whole car though, the whole car flexes a tiny bit.
This was with the AC on, about 85 degrees outside.
I'll continue to monitor it over the next few days and report my findings.
I've noticed sometimes it has a rough idle of sorts. Just today I was waiting for food in a mcdonald's drivethrough. Every 15-20 seconds the engine would shudder/snap, rpms would drop 100-300 and then it would return to normal. You can feel it in the whole car though, the whole car flexes a tiny bit.
This was with the AC on, about 85 degrees outside.
I'll continue to monitor it over the next few days and report my findings.
09-02-2013, 04:06 PM
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you know what i've been seeing this lately...matter of fact just the other day there was a post on the forum about a guy buying a newer model with few miles having the same problem..a ford rep commented asking the guy to provide his VIN and other information to get it handled through customer service. I wouldn't wait, contact them right away.
EDIT: Deysha is a ford rep on these forums i've seen around...very good. VIN, your name, the closest ford dealer to your house, mileage, and phone number was the information that was asked for in the post i referred to if im not mistaken.
EDIT: Deysha is a ford rep on these forums i've seen around...very good. VIN, your name, the closest ford dealer to your house, mileage, and phone number was the information that was asked for in the post i referred to if im not mistaken.
Last edited by Googleme; 09-02-2013 at 04:13 PM.
09-03-2013, 07:52 AM
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I'm sill in the first week with my new 2014 v6, so bare with me.
I've noticed sometimes it has a rough idle of sorts. Just today I was waiting for food in a mcdonald's drivethrough. Every 15-20 seconds the engine would shudder/snap, rpms would drop 100-300 and then it would return to normal. You can feel it in the whole car though, the whole car flexes a tiny bit.
This was with the AC on, about 85 degrees outside.
I've noticed sometimes it has a rough idle of sorts. Just today I was waiting for food in a mcdonald's drivethrough. Every 15-20 seconds the engine would shudder/snap, rpms would drop 100-300 and then it would return to normal. You can feel it in the whole car though, the whole car flexes a tiny bit.
This was with the AC on, about 85 degrees outside.
you know what i've been seeing this lately...matter of fact just the other day there was a post on the forum about a guy buying a newer model with few miles having the same problem..a ford rep commented asking the guy to provide his VIN and other information to get it handled through customer service. I wouldn't wait, contact them right away.
EDIT: Deysha is a ford rep on these forums i've seen around...very good. VIN, your name, the closest ford dealer to your house, mileage, and phone number was the information that was asked for in the post i referred to if im not mistaken.
EDIT: Deysha is a ford rep on these forums i've seen around...very good. VIN, your name, the closest ford dealer to your house, mileage, and phone number was the information that was asked for in the post i referred to if im not mistaken.
As Googleme mentioned (thanks), make an appointment with your dealer and PM me with your VIN, dealer, mileage, full name, and best daytime number. I’ll get this escalated to the customer service manager for your area.
Deysha
09-03-2013, 03:18 PM
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I'm curious if this may be a normal thing... it could have been the AC compressor cycling or something along those lines. If I need to go to the dealer I can, but that would suck to have something not working right on a brand new car.
Anyone else seeing this?
Anyone else seeing this?
09-03-2013, 03:46 PM
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I see you are in Colorado, maybe the elevation effects the stock tune.
how many miles do you have on it? The computer may adjust to your elevation and it may correct itsself after a while. taking it in couldnt hurt though.
how many miles do you have on it? The computer may adjust to your elevation and it may correct itsself after a while. taking it in couldnt hurt though.
09-03-2013, 03:47 PM
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My GT does this now and then when the AC is in use. However I have never dropped bellow 100 to 300. My wife has a 2013 V6 Premium and I have never noticed it doing that but then again I have only drove the car once so I really would not know.
09-03-2013, 06:02 PM
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09-03-2013, 06:03 PM
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I should be more clear, it drops 100-300 rpm, but stays in the 600-800 rpm range during idle.
09-03-2013, 06:04 PM
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