Should we worry about the ecoboost?
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Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Maryville, TN
Well I have to say, all this does make me feel a little better. You all are right. I have to remember its the internet and some dont know how to filter the information found. As a matter of fact i was just reading something that i came across on a whole different topic on another site. Not even truck related, and i knew better than what one guy had said. Sometimes there are opinions that get misconstrued as the truth and others just keep passing it on, and then there are statistics and truths that sometimes get over-looked. Thanks for all the replies!
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From: Calgary, Alberta Canada
You answered your own question in the second sentence, i have not had any issues. Message boards are full of hypochondriacs, you have to learn how to filter out the moans of people pissing and moaning about problems that don't exist. Ford has sold over 500,000 EBs in the F-150 in 3 model years now. If there really was a real, wide spread issue it would have shown up by now. There have been a few niggles but nothing I would even consider a real problem. I have an early build 2011 with 62,000 on the clock. I have the original intercooler on the truck and have only had the shudder 1 time. That is the only problem I have ever had with the EB.
My buddy also has a 2011 EB with around 65000 miles on it and other than the lower ball joints he just had done (he has aftermarket wheels and larger tires) he has had zero problems. His brother in-law also has an EB (2012 in think). The trans in his needed replacing with less than 10000 miles on the clock but it was covered under warranty and since that it has also run flawlessly. Any vehicle can have problems but worrying about problems a few other people have had are not worth your time IMO.