Thinking about buying a Ecoboost F150
11-05-2013, 04:37 PM
#102
Member
Every make out there will have some bad apples. Ford just sells so many F150s that their "share" of bad apples is more compared to other makes.
If I had to pick a build date it would be May-June 2013 and later, as that is what mine is and has had no issues. Mine was also built at the Kansas Plant, not sure how the quality is from Dearborn from the same timeframe.
Would be an interesting poll for sure, Hardcore/rdkev are yours Dearborn or Kansas plant trucks?
If I had to pick a build date it would be May-June 2013 and later, as that is what mine is and has had no issues. Mine was also built at the Kansas Plant, not sure how the quality is from Dearborn from the same timeframe.
Would be an interesting poll for sure, Hardcore/rdkev are yours Dearborn or Kansas plant trucks?
11-05-2013, 04:54 PM
#103
Beer Gut Extraordinaire
I don't think build date will have anything to do with it. Unfortunately there are always bad apples in the bunch, and build date will not make a difference. I had a 2009 and now a 2012 that have been dead reliable with only minor niggles that the dealer has fixed without question. I feel for the guys and am disappointed to hear when people have trouble as these are great trucks when you get a good one. Hopefully Ford gets things squared away for these guys soon.
Anyway, you can probably tell that I'm extremely bitter about the whole situation and won't get too riled up. This Fail-150 has contributed to the most stressful October of my life.
Every make out there will have some bad apples. Ford just sells so many F150s that their "share" of bad apples is more compared to other makes.
If I had to pick a build date it would be May-June 2013 and later, as that is what mine is and has had no issues. Mine was also built at the Kansas Plant, not sure how the quality is from Dearborn from the same timeframe.
Would be an interesting poll for sure, Hardcore/rdkev are yours Dearborn or Kansas plant trucks?
If I had to pick a build date it would be May-June 2013 and later, as that is what mine is and has had no issues. Mine was also built at the Kansas Plant, not sure how the quality is from Dearborn from the same timeframe.
Would be an interesting poll for sure, Hardcore/rdkev are yours Dearborn or Kansas plant trucks?
My dad's '11 F-150 Lariat Limited (November 2010 build) is a Dearborn truck and it has had zero issues. Totally flawless truck. I really don't think it matters which plant the truck was built in. Both are almost identical to each other and both have the same standards of building trucks. Mine just happened to be built on a late-August Friday in Dearborn, where the employees were likely thinking about what plans they had for the weekend.
11-05-2013, 04:57 PM
#104
