Broken piston/coolant recall Ford 1.6 Ecoboost

[GreenV8S]

james_focus said:

I think it can be caused by stress/etc from an overheating engine,

I think it's more accurate to say you hope somebody in a position to take liability for it will agree it is that. I see very little prospect of that given that you're probably wrong, you have no evidence or compelling argument in your favour and it's not in their interests to agree with you.

[stevieturbo]

Although it would be pretty rare, almost impossible for piston damage like that to be the fault of the driver on an otherwise totally standard car, driven normally etc etc

Whether the driver or Ford garage even understand what the failure is.

[Mignon]

Doing some more googling on this it seems one problem with the 1.6 is water getting into the bores through faulty head gaskets when the engine is cold. This would tie in with the OP's coolant loss and the engine failing on a cold start. Maybe hydraulic lock as a piston reached TDC = smashed piston. It may need an independent expert to assess and report though but perhaps it's an avenue to explore.