Originally Posted by Jarhead6483

I look for these posts to make an accurate decision on my next purchase. I need to weight my options, so back to the initial post, was it covered under warranty, and was it the Trans? I kept getting lost with all the side conversations on this thread.

Originally Posted by johnmc

I had planned to buy a 2015 Expedition but when I heard it was Ecoboost only. I didn't. I kept my 2008 5.4L which had the good heads without the notorious spark plug problems. Its not just the Turbos, they are having too many issues with Direct Injection vs Port Injection. Just way too many design problems lately. I am a retired engineer/scientist who used to manage a large engineering group for defense work. This would have been very embarrassing and costly for us to have been delivering this kind of stuff to our customers and they would have demanded compensation for damages.

Originally Posted by mbell

The problem with looking at THESE posts to make a purchase decision is that your getting complaints from a few people who are very vocal while the thousands of very satisfied customers aren't posting on a complaints thread.

Originally Posted by enzasman

The reason I got the V8, I have never like turbochargers, they run at a hi rpm and are susceptible to failure more often than not.

Originally Posted by hhjones43

Turbo engines run hotter than ordinarily aspirated engines. They require more care, including regular oil changes. There are basic physical laws that govern all this. Engineers occasionally think they can ignore those laws with a bit of engineering magic. Not being a believer in magic, I hold to the ancient totem "there's no substitute for cubic inches"....

Originally Posted by Dano17

2015 plat 4500 miles, driving down highway all of a sudden truck won't accelerate, lost power, felt like truck went into neutral. Lulled to the shoulder and truck is making a loud fan noise from front pass turbo and noise frm transfer case, I think. I tried everything to make this POS go, no 4wd, no 2wd, shifts but won't move. Had it towed to ford dealer and will see what happens today.

Any guesses?

Originally Posted by daf62757

Funny, I don't see any 5.0 owners making these comments. My guess is the turbos are not a proven and reliable technology. They word great....when they work!

Originally Posted by Krieg

How exactly did you get left stranded? Did Ford Roadside Assistance tell you to bugger off when you called them? Did AAA refuse to answer when you called them? Did <insert name of any wrecking company on the planet> not race to take your money when you called? Did 9*1 hang up on you when you called for help?

You know, sh*t happens. Every single one of us (that's counting ALL car buyers, not just F150 buyers) plays the lottery that their vehicle won't have a mechanical problem. Sometimes stuff breaks. That's why we have the above-mentioned support services, plus warranties.

We're sorry to hear you had a break down (truck or you or maybe both...not sure yet). You've been amazingly fortunate to never have had anything break before, and from the rest of us who have encountered potholes in life....get over it.