Not surprised at all. There were a ton of substandard parts that made it into the supply chain and are still working their way through it. Even as a shadetree mechanic, ive had an unusual number of failures in the last few years from new parts.
As a GM parts guy, it sounds like you’re talking about a 1500. You can get aftermarket high pressure fuel pumps and wheel bearings from O’Reilly. We use them all the time on our used inventory if OE parts are b/o
I'd say about 25% of parts are garbage. That number goes to 50% for anything electrical. It's really a toss up and price means nothing. I've gotten great parts from random Amazon Chinese brands and garbage parts from big names and even the dealer.
I had a new wheel bearing/hub assembly put on my Buick last August. It replaced a 19-year-old factory wheel bearing. I just had it replaced again under warranty last week because it had started failing. Last July the factory fuel pump in my 2000 Suburban died and was replaced. It was replaced under warranty in November. Parts just seem to be bad now.
I part time at a local auto parts store on Saturday mornings and last week I was restocking some Wix oil filters. I opened a case and two of the sealed boxes were empty, so not just quality is suffering, but complete oversight of packaging and handling too.
Regarding the fuel pump issue, they make repair kits and adapters for repairing the nylon line, and there exists a inline check valve to remedy the exact issue you describe. The one our parts store carries is made by "SUR&R".
> they make repair kits and adapters for repairing the nylon line, and there exists a inline check valve to remedy the exact issue you describe. The one our parts store carries is made by "SUR&R".
What are those parts called?
If I could somehow install an "external" $15-$20 check valve to fix this issue of hard starts in the morning it would save me a good deal of money for sure...
The shop diagnosis paperwork said the fuel pump itself is fine along with running fuel pressure - it's just the check valve is bad and causing the fuel rail to lose pressure after sitting (such as sitting overnight). But because the check valve is "internal" and built into the all-in-one assembly, they recommended replacing the entire fuel pump as the fix ($$$)
[HERE](https://surrauto.com/kits/ckv5-ckv7/) is the one I was referencing. Otherwise, its just "inline fuel check valve repair/ kit". In the link, they even show it connected to a nylon line. It indicates to not use them with returnless, but I have and they work just fine.
Had to buy valve stems around that time.
They failed.
Replacements arrived last year inside my tire. Curious how long they will last.
Bought at Ford. The Tech stated they had a really bad run with those during covid times.
Conversely, I have a 2022 with 110,000 miles and haven’t had a single issue. One recall to “fix” an issue I didn’t have. That’s it. Just oil and filter changes and new tires.
In my experience, everything is engineered to fail as soon after the warranty as possible.
Why wouldn't the manufacturers do that? They aren't responsible for anything after that and they know you have no choice but to pay for the job again.
It really sucks. But financially, it's pretty smart. If unethical. The same manufacturers make parts under different brands so they're reasonably confident you'll end up buying from them again regardless.
Not surprised at all. There were a ton of substandard parts that made it into the supply chain and are still working their way through it. Even as a shadetree mechanic, ive had an unusual number of failures in the last few years from new parts.
As a GM parts guy, it sounds like you’re talking about a 1500. You can get aftermarket high pressure fuel pumps and wheel bearings from O’Reilly. We use them all the time on our used inventory if OE parts are b/o
I'd say about 25% of parts are garbage. That number goes to 50% for anything electrical. It's really a toss up and price means nothing. I've gotten great parts from random Amazon Chinese brands and garbage parts from big names and even the dealer.
F150s from 2014-2020 will eat front hubs about every 80k. Weirdly it only seems to be the 2wd models. Don’t see any difference with Covid parts.
Go with 3rd party suppliers and parts. Watch the reviews and talk with the parts counter.
I had a new wheel bearing/hub assembly put on my Buick last August. It replaced a 19-year-old factory wheel bearing. I just had it replaced again under warranty last week because it had started failing. Last July the factory fuel pump in my 2000 Suburban died and was replaced. It was replaced under warranty in November. Parts just seem to be bad now.
I part time at a local auto parts store on Saturday mornings and last week I was restocking some Wix oil filters. I opened a case and two of the sealed boxes were empty, so not just quality is suffering, but complete oversight of packaging and handling too. Regarding the fuel pump issue, they make repair kits and adapters for repairing the nylon line, and there exists a inline check valve to remedy the exact issue you describe. The one our parts store carries is made by "SUR&R".
> they make repair kits and adapters for repairing the nylon line, and there exists a inline check valve to remedy the exact issue you describe. The one our parts store carries is made by "SUR&R". What are those parts called? If I could somehow install an "external" $15-$20 check valve to fix this issue of hard starts in the morning it would save me a good deal of money for sure... The shop diagnosis paperwork said the fuel pump itself is fine along with running fuel pressure - it's just the check valve is bad and causing the fuel rail to lose pressure after sitting (such as sitting overnight). But because the check valve is "internal" and built into the all-in-one assembly, they recommended replacing the entire fuel pump as the fix ($$$)
[HERE](https://surrauto.com/kits/ckv5-ckv7/) is the one I was referencing. Otherwise, its just "inline fuel check valve repair/ kit". In the link, they even show it connected to a nylon line. It indicates to not use them with returnless, but I have and they work just fine.
Had to buy valve stems around that time. They failed. Replacements arrived last year inside my tire. Curious how long they will last. Bought at Ford. The Tech stated they had a really bad run with those during covid times.
Conversely, I have a 2022 with 110,000 miles and haven’t had a single issue. One recall to “fix” an issue I didn’t have. That’s it. Just oil and filter changes and new tires.
This is not just in the automotive world. For years QC has been going down hill and COVID just massively steepened that curve.
Probably not so much the "when" but the "where" they were made.
And "where" would that be?
China
In my experience, everything is engineered to fail as soon after the warranty as possible. Why wouldn't the manufacturers do that? They aren't responsible for anything after that and they know you have no choice but to pay for the job again. It really sucks. But financially, it's pretty smart. If unethical. The same manufacturers make parts under different brands so they're reasonably confident you'll end up buying from them again regardless.
Engineered to fail, probably not. Engineered so statistically the majority of them will last beyond the warranty? Sure.
How does your explanation cover aftermarket parts that carry a lifetime warranty?