Letter to Ford
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From: Brenham, TX
I'm sorry to read about your experience. I had a very problematic 2011 ecoboost as well. Once the power-train warranty was about to be up I got rid of it out of fear that I'd be stuck with a massive repair bill. I snagged a 2013 with the 5.0 a couple weeks ago with low miles and am hoping it's solid. I've had 6 F150's now and the build quality has been a little worse each time but this 2013 looks good so far and I have high hopes for it.
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From: Lost Wages
Just think, a $1000 FORD ESP would have covered that
(See the Extended Warranty threads for explanation.)Seriously, OP, I've posted this before, but it is unrealistic to expect perfection in a mass-produced product.
Over a period of, say 10 years, Ford builds about 5 million+ F-150 engines.
If these engines are 99.99% perfect up to 100,000 miles, then the math says that there will be 500 engines that fail before 100,000 miles.
It sucks to be in that group, but I don't think that you will find any manufacturer that has a better than 99.99% failure rate.
And even if you go out to 99.999% perfection, you will still get 50 failures.
You can have bad luck with anything, I've had my share, it just sucks when it happens to us.
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Ouch, a man after my own heart, LOL, don't get mad, get even. (See the Extended Warranty threads for explanation.)
Seriously, OP, I've posted this before, but it is unrealistic to expect perfection in a mass-produced product.
Over a period of, say 10 years, Ford builds about 5 million+ F-150 engines.
If these engines are 99.99% perfect up to 100,000 miles, then the math says that there will be 500 engines that fail before 100,000 miles.
It sucks to be in that group, but I don't think that you will find any manufacturer that has a better than 99.99% failure rate.
And even if you go out to 99.999% perfection, you will still get 50 failures.
You can have bad luck with anything, I've had my share, it just sucks when it happens to us.
(See the Extended Warranty threads for explanation.)Seriously, OP, I've posted this before, but it is unrealistic to expect perfection in a mass-produced product.
Over a period of, say 10 years, Ford builds about 5 million+ F-150 engines.
If these engines are 99.99% perfect up to 100,000 miles, then the math says that there will be 500 engines that fail before 100,000 miles.
It sucks to be in that group, but I don't think that you will find any manufacturer that has a better than 99.99% failure rate.
And even if you go out to 99.999% perfection, you will still get 50 failures.
You can have bad luck with anything, I've had my share, it just sucks when it happens to us.
I've searched through some of the extended warranty threads...are you suggesting that I could buy an extended warranty today, and if they have to replace the transmission I can do so under warranty? Is there any red tape around buying an extended warranty to cover the cost of a "known" issue? You can't buy flood insurance after a flood, can you buy an extended warranty after the car breaks down? I'm going to do some research on the online warranty sites, but if anyone has any first hand experience, I would appreciate the help.
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Warranties purchased over 36k/3 year require an inspection. A Ford dealer would have to conduct it and sign off on it.
That aside, you're talking ~$1500 (1 year) to ~$2200 (3 years) for Premium Care with 12-15k yearly mileage/ $100 deductible.
That aside, you're talking ~$1500 (1 year) to ~$2200 (3 years) for Premium Care with 12-15k yearly mileage/ $100 deductible.
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From: Lost Wages
are you suggesting that I could buy an extended warranty today, and if they have to replace the transmission I can do so under warranty? Is there any red tape
What you probably read is what the poster above said, you can buy an ESP after the 3 year/36,000 is over, if you have the vehicle inspected.
Go to the link below, fill in the form, and it will tell you what, if anything, is available for your particular truck.
http://www.zeiglerfordesp.com/default.aspx
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I just bought an ecoboost one month ago with 44,000 miles. I was excited to have it espicially with all that power. It's currently in the shop for a third time in that one month. First the oil level was too high so they replaced a valve to keep it from going up. Then something happened with the spark plugs and it misfired and they had to replace the plugs. Now the oil is rising again and they've had it for 3 days trying to figure out how to fix it. They said they'll defenitly have it over the weekend. Luckily I bought certified pre-owned which includes 1 year/12,000 mile bumper to bumper and 7 year/100,000 mile powertrain so I'm not paying any extra plus they're giving me a brand new 2015 f150 to drive while it's being fixed so I can't complain too much. The point is that it shouldn't have to go to the shop in my first month of owning it and it's already there for its third time!
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Ouch, a man after my own heart, LOL, don't get mad, get even. (See the Extended Warranty threads for explanation.)
Seriously, OP, I've posted this before, but it is unrealistic to expect perfection in a mass-produced product.
Over a period of, say 10 years, Ford builds about 5 million+ F-150 engines.
If these engines are 99.99% perfect up to 100,000 miles, then the math says that there will be 500 engines that fail before 100,000 miles.
It sucks to be in that group, but I don't think that you will find any manufacturer that has a better than 99.99% failure rate.
And even if you go out to 99.999% perfection, you will still get 50 failures.
You can have bad luck with anything, I've had my share, it just sucks when it happens to us.
(See the Extended Warranty threads for explanation.)Seriously, OP, I've posted this before, but it is unrealistic to expect perfection in a mass-produced product.
Over a period of, say 10 years, Ford builds about 5 million+ F-150 engines.
If these engines are 99.99% perfect up to 100,000 miles, then the math says that there will be 500 engines that fail before 100,000 miles.
It sucks to be in that group, but I don't think that you will find any manufacturer that has a better than 99.99% failure rate.
And even if you go out to 99.999% perfection, you will still get 50 failures.
You can have bad luck with anything, I've had my share, it just sucks when it happens to us.
You would think after this many, they would have things down pat! Just saying!
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From: firehouse
I just bought an ecoboost one month ago with 44,000 miles. I was excited to have it espicially with all that power. It's currently in the shop for a third time in that one month. First the oil level was too high so they replaced a valve to keep it from going up. Then something happened with the spark plugs and it misfired and they had to replace the plugs. Now the oil is rising again and they've had it for 3 days trying to figure out how to fix it. They said they'll defenitly have it over the weekend. Luckily I bought certified pre-owned which includes 1 year/12,000 mile bumper to bumper and 7 year/100,000 mile powertrain so I'm not paying any extra plus they're giving me a brand new 2015 f150 to drive while it's being fixed so I can't complain too much. The point is that it shouldn't have to go to the shop in my first month of owning it and it's already there for its third time!