You could call the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R the company’s flagship. For features, performance, style and price, it surpasses everything Ford is known for. The Raptor R starts at $110,000, making it the most expensive Ford truck ever produced. Therefore, first of all, one would expect an oil spill.
But this Instagram poster has proof, and it does. He started seeing oil leaking in January, after one day of ownership. one day. Pay this tow to the agency. Since then, the owner has spoken to 12 different Raptor R owners who have similar tales to tell. And that was only in 2023.
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Ford has responded to issues of oil leakage to The Drive. She said, “We are aware of a limited number of Raptor Rs, nine customers, with a possible oil leak in the front crankshaft seal due to a manufacturing defect at a supplier. We are reaching out to affected customers to offer assistance.”
So the good news is that Ford is on top of it. The company also says that the issue was addressed at the factory and that all Predator 5.2 engines are properly sealed at the crankcase seal.
The bad news for the owner of the Instagram post is that his truck is still at the dealer, where it has been sitting for over a month. Although he’s spoken with Ford representatives, there doesn’t seem to be anything definitive going on with his lame truck.
“A very serious leak,” he said. “I towed it to the dealer on January 28th and it’s been around since then with no end in sight, sadly. I’ve spoken to quite a few people, plant managers to many others. They’ve told me what’s going on, the process They have a leak in the front crank seal.” okay then.
Things don’t get better. “I got in the truck three weeks ago, and they banned me because my truck didn’t sit at the dealer for 30 days,” says the owner. “I thought if I placed a buyback order the part would mysteriously turn up, you know what I mean? Unfortunately, it didn’t. I don’t know I’d necessarily like to buy back my truck, but I’ve been trying to spark some movement with Ford.”
