Check Engine Light on solid at 850 miles on Ecoboost
06-11-2012, 09:16 PM
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Same here......driving in the rain this morning in n.ga....on a two lane and tried to pass a slower truck.....engine stalled and lost power..lots of engine vibration...after about a minute cleared up and ran fine..........on my return trip back home after shutting it down for about an hour did it two more times before i made it home......soild CEL after the second time.....dealer trip tomorrow.
01-30-2015, 06:59 PM
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Coming home late Wednesday and I pushed it a little going up a nice hill. It rewarded me with a boost of speed and the Check Engine light came on. Turbos still work. I read the troubleshooting tips in the owner's guide and it seems like it is trying to say that the emissions are throwing out a failure code. I did the first tip to fill the gas tank in case it gulped a gallon of bad gas going up the hill. The light is still on. My mpgs may have dropped a little too.
From what I understand from the troubleshooting tips, you may need 3 starts with some cruising to clear the failure code if it was just a fuel hiccup. I will take it out for the third cruise today and see if it clears. If not, the dealer is going to hear from me first thing in the morning.
From what I understand from the troubleshooting tips, you may need 3 starts with some cruising to clear the failure code if it was just a fuel hiccup. I will take it out for the third cruise today and see if it clears. If not, the dealer is going to hear from me first thing in the morning.
01-30-2015, 07:04 PM
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All F 150 EcoBoost owners.If your truck shutters on hard acceleration and no codes or has a code it is probably the charged air cooler collecting water running it through the engine.Ford knows about the problem and has no fix.There is a lawsuit now.
01-30-2015, 07:11 PM
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Also the Eco is hard on plugs. First thing you should do for any misfire or shudder is replace the plugs and gap them to .028 to .030
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01-31-2015, 10:45 AM
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Why not bring up a few recent threads instead of posting things everybody knows in 2 year old threads. I smell a lawyer drumming up business
01-31-2015, 10:48 AM
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01-31-2015, 01:54 PM
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**** happens, new stuff breaks. Glad it was something simple.
Next time when you get a cel, get it scanned as quickly as possible so you know what your problem is.
Next time when you get a cel, get it scanned as quickly as possible so you know what your problem is.
02-02-2015, 01:33 PM
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Yes I have a problem.
No change after driving it 12 easy miles today. Next time I move it will be to coast mostly downhill to the dealer about 8 miles away.
This sets the record for me for the fastest I have ever had to take a brand new vehicle in. I switched to Ford from Chevy because I thought Ford was more reliable and I thought going once a year for a malfunction was too much.
The next update will be what the dealer has told me.
No change after driving it 12 easy miles today. Next time I move it will be to coast mostly downhill to the dealer about 8 miles away.
This sets the record for me for the fastest I have ever had to take a brand new vehicle in. I switched to Ford from Chevy because I thought Ford was more reliable and I thought going once a year for a malfunction was too much.
The next update will be what the dealer has told me.
All the stories of Ecoboost problems have had me nervous, but other than spark plugs (and I had to tell them to replace them), I've really had no issues. Sucks that I have to do my own diagnostics though. My one day of the condensation problem turned out to be bad spark plugs. At 65K, I am on my third set of plugs, but it is a cheap price to pay for a truck that runs this good.
Edit: Just saw how old this thread is! For Ecoboosts with "condensation" problem, try new spark plugs gapped .028-.030 and be sure not to torque to over 11 ft/lbs. Dealer ruined a set by over torquing to "prevent spark plug blowout". I told him SPARK blowout was the issue and the fix was to tighten the gap, not the plug! And replace the plugs at 30K, not 100K miles.
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02-02-2015, 04:32 PM
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I saw on a Cheby forum a guy threw codes on his new Silverado while trying to leave the dealer lot. They installed new injectors and he threw codes just down the road. Eventually, they just gave him another truck after weeks of that kind of stuff.
All the stories of Ecoboost problems have had me nervous, but other than spark plugs (and I had to tell them to replace them), I've really had no issues. Sucks that I have to do my own diagnostics though. My one day of the condensation problem turned out to be bad spark plugs. At 65K, I am on my third set of plugs, but it is a cheap price to pay for a truck that runs this good.
Edit: Just saw how old this thread is! For Ecoboosts with "condensation" problem, try new spark plugs gapped .028-.030 and be sure not to torque to over 11 ft/lbs. Dealer ruined a set by over torquing to "prevent spark plug blowout". I told him SPARK blowout was the issue and the fix was to tighten the gap, not the plug! And replace the plugs at 30K, not 100K miles.
All the stories of Ecoboost problems have had me nervous, but other than spark plugs (and I had to tell them to replace them), I've really had no issues. Sucks that I have to do my own diagnostics though. My one day of the condensation problem turned out to be bad spark plugs. At 65K, I am on my third set of plugs, but it is a cheap price to pay for a truck that runs this good.
Edit: Just saw how old this thread is! For Ecoboosts with "condensation" problem, try new spark plugs gapped .028-.030 and be sure not to torque to over 11 ft/lbs. Dealer ruined a set by over torquing to "prevent spark plug blowout". I told him SPARK blowout was the issue and the fix was to tighten the gap, not the plug! And replace the plugs at 30K, not 100K miles.