Leaking Shock

[Dan-O]

16000 miles, no hardcore off-roading and haven’t hit any hard bumps. Found a puddle of bluish-green fluid near inside drivers tire to find my shock has burst a seal it looks like. It seems I’ve only been able to find 1 other example on web for this. I hope this is just a one time unfortunate incident and doesn’t happen to the others after warranty expires. Anybody else know of or had this happen?

 

[TurboS]

16000 miles, no hardcore off-roading and haven’t hit any hard bumps. Found a puddle of bluish-green fluid near inside drivers tire to find my shock has burst a seal it looks like. It seems I’ve only been able to find 1 other example on web for this. I hope this is just a one time unfortunate incident and doesn’t happen to the others after warranty expires. Anybody else know of or had this happen?

Welcome to BroncoRaptor.com. Unfortunately we have had several members experience Fox shock failures. So far, members have returned to their Ford dealership for resolution/shock replacement.

If your between 36-41 months since new it still qualifies for the Ford Protect new car warranty if under 36k miles.

Besides returning to a Ford dealership, since you’re out of warranty, I would also check with Fox Racing to see if it can be rebuilt or warranted by Fox.

 

[Dan-O]

Thanks for reply. Thankfully I’m still in warranty. It’s funny, I did a search query on here for leaking shocks and got no results. However, as soon as I posted I saw another member post. I’m just concerned when 36 mo warranty expires and it happens again. Not clear on extended warranty……I read that shocks aren’t covered even though it’s supposed to be an extension to the 36 bumper to bumper. Are you aware if this is true or not?

 

[TurboS]

I think shocks are covered, I’ll have to check my FP extended warranty. I believe the hardtop isn’t covered.

 

[Dan-O]

Thanks in advance for that. Ya, MIC top is my other worry after warranty, already had back and middle piece replaced……I’m not happy about that either. Had a 21 2 door before this and not 1 single issue.

 

[Motorpig]

Unfortunately, extended warranties are needed as these parts are too expensive to replace. Price we pay for nicer toys.

Thanks for reply. Thankfully I’m still in warranty. It’s funny, I did a search query on here for leaking shocks and got no results. However, as soon as I posted I saw another member post. I’m just concerned when 36 mo warranty expires and it happens again. Not clear on extended warranty……I read that shocks aren’t covered even though it’s supposed to be an extension to the 36 bumper to bumper. Are you aware if this is true or not?

That was me. I have a feeling these shocks may be covered under extended due to the electronics.