BS6 Ford EcoSport continues to frustrate the customers with its engine power loss issue. Ford India is having a tough time at the moment with multiple issues with its BS6 EcoSport in the diesel variant. A ton of people were already struggling with the DPF problem. Now, another incident has surfaced where the diesel engine was having jerking and engine power loss issues. Ford is set to launch the facelifted version of the EcoSport compact SUV soon. But it needs to fix these issues before that, otherwise, it might affect the potential sales of the SUV. Let us stick to the issue at hand and take a look at the details of this instance.
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Ford EcoSport Engine Power Loss Issue
The owner, Abhishek Pandey, had posted these images on the Ford EcoSport Owners in India page on Facebook. The images are of the opened engine. He shares that the SUV was giving jerks and there was a sudden loss of power which has also happened to some other owners. As a result, he took the car to the service centre and they had to open up the engine which is a major repair. The SUV is relatively new (purchased in December 2020). The owner tells that the exhaust manifold and engine head had to be replaced. This comes as a shock that the engine components of a vehicle had to be replaced in just 9 months of purchase. Now, he is disappointed that his car is sitting in the garage for 3 days. Ford really has to look into these incidents thoroughly to find a solution timely before these negative sentiments crawl into the facelifted version of the SUV too.
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Ford EcoSport
The facelifted EcoSport has been spotted testing multiple times now and the launch is imminent. The powertrain options include a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine good for 120 hp and 149 Nm and the 1.5-litre diesel engine makes 100 hp and 215 Nm of peak power and torque respectively. There are options of either a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic gearbox. The engine-transmission configuration is likely to remain identical even with the updated EcoSport. The facelifted EcoSport will attract competition from the likes of Maruti Vitara Brezza, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300 and more. The expected prices will range from around Rs 9 lakh and go all the way up to Rs 12 lakh, ex-showroom.
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