DNA Dan

All you have to do is show that information to the seller and ask for him to take 2-3 K off the price. This way you factored that repair into it. All these motors have the potential for a major repair.

10f150junky

its a dealership. I’d be trading in my 2013 Jeep Wrangler for it. I wish they’d come down 2000 lol. There’s a 2 month warranty that comes standard with the truck. But after that it’s on my own

JakeEllis43

Be careful saying you've been turned off against the Ford brand and that your truck has had issues. The Ford fan-boys around here like to try to get people banned for those types of comments.

DNA Dan

Even better. Ask them how many eco timing chain/ cam phaser repairs they have done since 2010 for the ecoboost. If they balk or say very little, walk out the door.

You could negotiate a longer warranty term for the POWERTRAIN. Make sure the phaser repair is covered by a warranty. If they are so confident in their product at that price, make them back it up. It's not like the evidence for cam/phaser issues doesn't exist. if you have to go through it, it's a $2-3K bill at the dealership.

10f150junky

the dealer that has the vehicle currently is a Chevy dealer. The previous owner traded it in on a brand new trail boss Chevy. So they aren’t a ford dealer unfortunately. But I called my local ford dealer and they say they’ve done 10 or so over the last few years and it’s on average $1600-$1800 for the repair. Are the new parts a more permanent fix or?

DNA Dan

New parts are supposed to fix the issue, however the TSB for it only replaces the phasers and the chain I think. Most people that DIY this job replace anything the chain touches, even the secondary chains. It's about $800 in parts retail if you replace everything. The Ford TSB fix is incomplete IMO and YMMV.

hinglemccringleberry

That's not as bad as the chevy fanboys whos silverados live on the back of tow trucks yet they just look the other way. Bunch of hypocrites. The only reason they hate Ford and worship GM is because they're brainwashed retards. If I had a nickel for every stranded silverado I've seen in my day I could retire early.

Spiky

Once had a coworker that was a GM diehard. I was trying to decide between Camry, Accord, and possibly adding a Sonata to my short list. He was incapable of understanding why I had already removed Malibu from the list. I actually watched him think long and hard and come up with, "maybe you should test drive a Saturn"...something, maybe Ion. I shudder to think what creates this kind of mental block, but I assume it is the same thing that creates all kinds of bigotry.

jdunk54nl

My 14 limited has been awesome for me other than an exhaust manifold gasket warped.

You have less than a 5% chance based on what little statistical evidence (multiple forum reports vs number of f150's sold with ecoboost engine) we have for major repaired ecoboosts compared to non major repairs..

Another way to look at it, if the timing chain issue was a big deal and, on average, costs about $2k to fix. Extended warranty companies would be charging more than $2k (like $3k-$4k so they can make a profit). You can get a decent third party warranty for around $1300 and ford ESP warranty for about $2k for 48 month/60,000 additional miles.

No way those insurance companies would want to consistently break even or lose money on repairs.

DNA Dan

I know people say it isn't common and perhaps it isn't. I regularly browse different forums, and I see it about once a week. A clueless owner, now slapped with a $2500 bill and absolutely no help from Ford.

https://www.f150ecoboost.net/forum/1...ttle-post.html

If you want to roll the dice, definitely get the extended warranty.