FLIP-4-SHO Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Interesting........ [url=http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/05/15/ford-owners-sue-saying-ecoboost-engine-defective/]http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/05/15/ford-owners-sue-saying-ecoboost-engine-defective/[/url=http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/05/15/ford-owners-sue-saying-ecoboost-engine-defective/] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighBarSHO Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 They say the engine loses power while accelerating and stalls...? Has this happened to anyone on here? This is pretty bad press on the ecoboost if legit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TractorAK Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 was just going to post this article. Nothing going on with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Their litigation is probably the only tangible issue here....... Their complaints? Not so much. The story makes me question whether or not they took it to their dealer for servicing, or address same through those channels first. America's more litigious than ever, and it's so easy to file a suit, that it's not even funny. There are so many factors involved, that I don't put one iota of weight to this claim. Happy motoring fellow Eco owners! :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIP-4-SHO Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 I have not had any of these problems noted in the article. Only the TSB's on the tranny and that was fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamblinClam Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 No problem here. ...although, my Explorer used to do that before I changed a clogged fuel filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxpxe Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 My explorer sport did something like this within a hundred miles..... though it was just an intercooler pipe. any more detail of previous engine failure cus right now it just sounds like a sensor or computer issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vernonator Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 So some ohio lawyer gets three people together (two whom are married) and files suit over two cars, A SHO and an F-150 and this makes news? Holy crap has the 24hr news cycle killed journalism. bpd1151 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighBarSHO Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Agree BPD. There is no mention of dealer contact or affairs. Ford would not let this spin out of control being there is more v6 ecoboosts in their biggest seller F150. The two plantiffs are a couple in the same 2010 SHO. Looks a little weak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott13SHO Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 There was an issue with F-150 Ecoboosts getting condensation built up in them and it going into the engine and causing this. Ford issued a fix for this already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeless Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 More than likely poor service at the dealership caused this...some dealerships are horrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 I work with guy that Ford totally shafted with his 2012 eco 150, cam phasers went bad, its well documented. And I believe there is even a TSB on if not mistaken. But Ford said they are not going to cover it, saying he must have not changed his oil often enough. Truck has 29k on it and the dealer had changed the oil 4 times plus he changed a few times his self. Now with seeing this article leads me to believe Ford is going to take the low road. By denying any fault of there own, my buddy works for Ford and called multiple people with in to pull some strings and they wont touch with a ten foot pole. And they told if him continues to pursue it the will void his warranty all together. Something smells rotten in Dearborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Wow, I thought the condensation issue had to do with the intake...can't remember the exact conditions. Chris, it really seems strange and I agree something just doesn't sound right with the truck...was the TSB performed on the truck? Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 No, no TSB's applied. He even showed the dealer the TSB and they told them that means nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighBarSHO Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 None of the articles state catastrophic engine failure. Did the cam phasers cause the engine to blow? There has to be millions of ecoboosts engines since 2010 on the road today. I still believe looking at the percentages it's a small number of failures. jmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockgt302 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Exactly what my 13 SHO did at 750 miles, engine went kaboom. Now I'm having nothing but problems with my car. Strange creaking noise under the passenger floorboard, weird sound under partial acceleration that I can only describe as an electrical sound, similar to a fax machine, it is very annoying and embarrassing to have people in the car. It's going to a different dealership because the original selling dealer sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssho Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 That news article was the first I had heard of this issue. I know I hadn't read anything on the forums in regards to the SHO, so, I am skeptical too. One of the lawyer sites ask you to fill out a form if you have this engine and make any comments, perhaps we should reply that it hasn't happened to us, ha. Thought, they'd probably just take it as submissions to the issues to strengthen their case. ;-) From what I read, the intercooler on the F150 is working too well in that, in very high humidity events, the air is condensing in the intercooler causing moisture within it and the piping. If you step on the gas, the turbo's suck so much air that it is getting water into the turbo/intake, etc. This is causing the limp home mode or shuddering at WOT. Apparently the TSB is to block a portion of the intercooler. Of course, like the SHO, Ford has tons of TSB's for the F150, from suspension tweaks, ECU reflash/update, transmission, etc. It all boils down to finding a good dealer. When is Ford going to realize they MUST hold their dealers accountable for customer service and product support? SHOdded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOdded Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 When is Ford going to realize they MUST hold their dealers accountable for customer service and product support? Ideally, it would be a collaborative environment between customer, dealer, and manufacturer. Any design you put into use is going to have some "discoveries" in the field. If you are truly looking for Quality to be Job 1, continuous improvement should be your goal, and anyone can be that agent for change. That is also what creates loyalty to the brand, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcoBoostSHO Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Maybe someone should tell Ford about those chafing knock sensor wires? bpd1151 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine109 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Maybe someone should tell Ford about those chafing kock sensor wires? Or the flaking chrome taillights!!! bpd1151 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeless Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Maybe someone should tell Ford about those chafing kock sensor wires? Or the flaking chrome taillights!!! Were these fixed in the 2013 model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamsho Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Wow this reminds me of the cam failures in the 3.4L SHO's that FORD said there was no issue. I love FORD but sometimes they are idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGFOOT Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 None of the articles state catastrophic engine failure. Did the cam phasers cause the engine to blow? There has to be millions of ecoboosts engines since 2010 on the road today. I still believe looking at the percentages it's a small number of failures. jmo lol no millions. maybe 100k-150k. just browsed Youtube, and found some vids of EB trucks running very badly. and in my searches it seems to be just EB trucks effected. this puzzles me? my SHO just passed 8k, and runs flawlessly and still scoots. i wonder if this is related to poor fuel quality? something is fishy on both ends. Ford seems to be doing the usual big corp thing and looking the other way, and owners done ever seem to share any info on service history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfoot Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Maybe someone should tell Ford about those chafing kock sensor wires? Or the flaking chrome taillights!!! Were these fixed in the 2013 model? Yes, they eliminated the chrome. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine109 Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 They say the engine loses power while accelerating and stalls...? Has this happened to anyone on here?. It did nearly that when my knock sensor wires were grounding against the engine block...I was almost t-boned a couple of times because of that issue. But once fixed it I never had that type of issue from the engine. Now if I can only get my transmission to work right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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