bigmike67

2011 – F150 Eco-Boost with 53,000 miles. The check engine light appeared immediately as I tried to pull onto a freeway pulling a 3000 lbs boat. All of a sudden I had a drastic loss of power followed by a violent shutter. This eco-boost had been slightly shuttering under low RPM high torque loads since the day I bought it, but Ford said that without a warning light they couldn’t do anything. Now the warning light comes on and I’m out of warranty. The dealer – Blue Bonnet Ford in New Braunfels, TX states that all repairs and diagnostic fees will be at my cost.
All of this comes on the heels of a failed power steering system 3 weeks ago. I spent a week fighting with Ford to get them to cover the parts, but it cost me 500 to cover the labor. Now I’m starting all over again. I’m beyond frustrated. My F-350 had an ongoing issue with failed fuel injectors, and now this F150 seems to be another UNRELIABLE truck. Don’t buy a truck based solely on appearance. I really think the Ford trucks are the best looking on the road, but my 4 previous Chevrolets never had a single mechanical issue. That 350 motor is bullet proof.
Why in the world would I buy an extended warrantee? Its Ford tuff and reliable, correct??? NOT!

Burns331

Get the TSB done and your truck wont have shudder issues. Its not really a mechanical failure. Just condensation in the intercooler causing a miss fire and limp mode.

I had the TSB done and havent had a single issue since. Truck runs 21 mpg on the highway without issue.

maplelakeduckslayer

Why are you out of warranty at 53,000 miles?

EcoboostDave

I was getting ready to ask the same thing.

MadocHandyman

I can understand your fight with the power steering as it's only covered under the bumper-bumper I think. The engine/drivetrain stuff should be covered to 60000 miles, correct?

maplelakeduckslayer

Plus if you look in the language of the "condensation" TSB's, the coverage falls underneath the emissions coverage which I believe is 100,000 miles?

HCFX2013

I regapped my spark plugs to 0.30 and haven't had any issues with power loss. The rest of the truck sucks, but it doesn't shutter anymore.

Joewee3.5

Yeah I thought warranty was 60k, that's why I'm looking to buy something pretty soon. I'm at 56k miles.

my67falcon

He said in another post that it was 50k for the 2011's. I find that odd as mine is 60k and I have a 2011.

Basic 3 year / 36,000 miles Free Maintenance N/A Drivetrain 5 year / 60,000 miles Roadside 5 year / 60,000 miles Rust 5 year / Unlimited miles
Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2011/...#ixzz2hiNdKEvV

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