HunterSmitty

Bingo, like I said earlier in this thread, if you took an issue free eco and gave it to a guy with issues, those issues would show up. This isn't like the transmission pump or steering rack where those had specific build dates and had quality issues. This is a design issue.

M1K3

Woohoo, my first post on this forum. I had a 2011 XLT EB. I traded it in last week on a 2012 Lariat EB. What't that tell you? I love the EB. Does it have some issues? Yes. But does the available power combined with daily driving fuel mileage outweigh the issues. HellYeah!

TheBlack2011FX4

Welcome to the forum! And I agree with you man!

HunterSmitty

Think Im going to start heating my house with a flame-gun. Whats more important, quick heat or the safety of my family? HellYeahhhh

lazer

and what issues did you have? I'm getting readyto order and Im still onthe fence about whatengine to get.

TheBlack2011FX4

I have had no problems with my Ecoboost, neither has my neighbor, my dad, nor two of my friends. We all love our Ecoboosts!

TJPlatinumEB

I am still a bit skeptical myself as to the claim that all EB's will have this problem under the right circumstances. I think it is a select few vehicles and yes they seem to be in similar areas, but I haven't seen enough of it personally to think that all will have this issue in the same areas of the country.

I live in Austin and my truck has 21k miles on it in just over a year. It has seen the south TX heat and weather, driven to the coast, in and around Houston, all the way up to the panhandle and everywhere in between, and even drove it from my home to the ocean in San Diego and back over the holidays last year. It has seen ice, snow, hail, torrential downpours and evertyhing in between. It also spends 100% of its time outside and never in an enclosed carport or garage.

I have never had a hesitation or hiccup or anything that any people have described under near identical circumstances that I have drive my truck in. Unless it just has to be the perfect storm of temperature and humidity, then I don't see how I wouldn't have had the issue yet if "all EB's" will have this issue accordingly to some people.

M1K3

I did have the dreaded shudder once, but it happened while driving in the rain for several hours straight. That is the only engine issue that I had. That motor is the ****. The driveline attached to it is another matter all together. Part of the reason I upgraded to the '12 Lariat is because of a driveline issue with the XLT. None of my friends with EBs experienced this but mind started having a shudder while accelerating. The lower the gear the worse, the more load the worse. Pulling a boat would make you think the truck was about to fall apart. The dealership I was using had a habit of "that's normal" or not calling when they said they would. My XLT lacked a few features I wanted anyway so traded up. Also had another driveline issue where it would make a clunk to when taking off from or taking off from a stop. "Lubing the yoke" took care of that one.

Anyway, I love my new truck. Just cause one was a lemon does not mean the others will be.

Ford850

Except that there have been several people from Houston post on here that also have the Ecoboost, and have no problems. I've also checked the Houston Ford dealers inventories and noticed the same balance of 5.0 vs 3.5 as I see locally in Ohio. That tells me the Houston dealers don't have an issue with them or they would not be ordering that many new 3.5's for stock. Maybe it's that 'perfect storm' of driving habits and weather conditions, and few fall into that category. Maybe some others do fall into that occasionally but not often enough to be bothered by it as much.