2011 ecoboost
#1
2011 ecoboost
Noob here fellas but I have been thinking of getting a ecoboost so I put a plug in a friend of mines ear that is a salesman and a week or so later he text to say he found a 11 screw ecoboost xlt with 68500 with everything in a truck im looking for but I has the shudder when coming to a stop and on take off and when the trans gets up to opertaing temp it has a shudder if i hold gas and brake creeping at 1400-1600 rpm I took it back to him and he took it to the dealership they did a reflash for the issue they said it was fixed i drove it a block and duplicated the problem for them so they could feel what i was feeling they had it all day yesterday and said it had a miss and was going to have it back today the question I have is should I be scared to purchase this pickup after the issues are fixed?
#3
Senior Member
Tell them to discount it deep, put in new plugs, a tune, and an intercooler and you might be OK. The shudder is partly from the lube on the driveshaft...theres a TSB for it and it took care of the downshift shudder and clunk on stopping, accelerating. I still have the shudder when accelerating from a stop that gets worse with a load on...they can change the drive shaft angle but it could just move the shudder to another point of time in the drive cycle. I wouldn't recommend having them touch that.
My truck is at 68,000 miles and I have not had any catastrophic failures yet due to the condensation, etc...my truck only had it happen 2-3 times so hopefully all is good. I plan on replacing my intercooler ASAP and have Brisk plugs on the way. If a good coil is ever released those will be next.
My truck is at 68,000 miles and I have not had any catastrophic failures yet due to the condensation, etc...my truck only had it happen 2-3 times so hopefully all is good. I plan on replacing my intercooler ASAP and have Brisk plugs on the way. If a good coil is ever released those will be next.
#6
Senior Member
#8
Evil. Big. Oil.
I just sold my 12, I don't have any faith in the longevity of the Ecoboost. If we are taking a poll I vote no. Strong motor, needs a few more years on the market to regain my trust.
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