Everyone has talked about all the great things about the EcoBoost, how much power it has, how it tows, runs, drives etc. So lets hear anyone who has any complaints about their EB.

 

Yeah I have a huge complaint.... it's not here yet

 

I only have two complaints:

1.) The engine idles a little rough (compared to my previous 5.4L 2009)
2.) Soot on the exhaust pipe dirtys up my nice chrome tip

Other than that, the engine performs MILES better than the 5.4L. Always in the torque band and there's plenty of it!

 

If there is soot on your exhaust tip imagine how much is in the engine.....

 

 

I took delivery of my EB/Scab/4x4 on 18 April, and it's has issues ever since. Stuttering at idle, very poor MPG (max I have achieved is 16 on the highway, driving at 64mph (I was on a flat smooth road in Canada). After about two months, the electronics started going "wacky" with the radio cutting in/out, and the display going out, then coming back on. Along with several other issues.

I just got it back this morning after 5 days at the dealership. They could not find any codes, but I came home with a "black box" wired into my truck. I'm suppose to manually activate it whenever something happens. The Service Manager talked to me for about an hour this morning, and during that conversation, I found out that since beginning production, Ford has come out with two completely updated versions of the software for both the PCM and TCM on EB equipped F150s. Mine was updated to the latest version, and so far so good. The idle stutter hasn't shown itself, and on the trip home I noticed the "Miles to E" on the dash was at 409, where as previously the best I ever saw was 357 right after a fill up.
I'm hoping that the software update solved a lot of the issues, but will drive it for a while with the "black box" and see if the other "wacky" things crop up again.

 

i have about 3K miles on the truck. the "b" trip odometer that i never reset says 17 mpg. i can get up to 21 mpg when i watch how i drive. but it does have a kick you back in the seat acceleration.

 

Yeah, that's a bit annoying....

 

It is too quiet, there are almost no mods for it and the turbo noise freaks ricers out.

 

My only complaint is the mild turbo lag at low rpm, but I'll take that any day of the week for an engine with this much grunt combined with the ability to achieve 20+ if driven very politely.

 

And Ive grown quite tired of the people that think they know everything about engines and feel the need to bash the EB in every thread where the topic surfaces.

 

hey EdCaffreyMS. keep us informed. hopefully that will take care of your problems!

 

X2,On the rough especially in gear[compared to 2010 4.6 3V] and a little turbo lag but not to bad.

Later Mark

 

Fuel mileage when driven hard

 

^^This also applies to every full size truck.

As for my Ecoboost.... I've had it for 3.5 months and no issues or complaints here.