F150 Ecoboost Reliability

I have a 12 with 77k on it. I have had no issues. It pulls great and is my daily driver for a 20 mile one way commute.

mtofell1 wrote:
A friend is looking at a 2013 F150 Ecoboost and I'm wondering how these are doing reliability wise. What was the first year for the Ecoboost?

I see your location is Oregon. Is the 2013 F150 he's looking at silver with 39,000 miles and at NW Jeep? That's my old one. By the way, the dealer has it listed wrong. It's a 3.31, not a 3.55. I added the towing mirrors later. If that's the one, it also has a Torklift Superhero hitch and a Roadmaster Active Suspension plus E-rated Les Schwab tires with only 10k on them. Chances are it's not the one, but you never know.

The Ecoboost engine was outstanding. The 2013s didn't have the condensation problem. Plus I could get 20 if I was very light on the accelerator. My best was 22 down in Oregon doing 65, but I had stock tires on it then. The only reason I traded it was because I was towing heavy (8-9k depending upon the load I put in the toy hauler). It could pull like a beast and I could go up the passes here doing the speed limit (or better), but going down hill and towing in the wind was a little too white knuckle for me.

I did have issues with the Sync voice recognition, but it did work. I just had to mispronounce my wife's name.

arush19 wrote:
I've had no issues with the Ecoboost engine, but I did have a major transmission issue that was taken care of under warranty.

I do my own oil changes and I noticed my transmission housing seemed to be leaking, but there was no localized source. It seemed to just be grimy all around. As my general warranty was reaching the end of 3 years I took it in to the dealership to check it out. Turns out there is a Service Bulletin out that mentions some transmission housings may seep fluid. They said during the casting process tiny bubbles or micro-leaks can form and cause seeping through the housing. After a 4-day repair they replaced the transmission housing.

No other issues.

That is do to porosity in the casting. Most likely your case was one from a cold die at start up after a long week end or shutdown like Christmas break. The other cause is poor ventilation in the die itself. That is what Ford gets for going with Ryobi Die Casting.

As for the EB they have turned out to be very good engines, other than the poor fuel mileage over what Ford claimed they would make. You can have Eco or Boost but you can't have both! That would be why Ford is joining Ram and adding a diesel option to their F-150, fuel mileage nothing more nothing less.

Don

I've had no issues with the Ecoboost engine, but I did have a major transmission issue that was taken care of under warranty.

I do my own oil changes and I noticed my transmission housing seemed to be leaking, but there was no localized source. It seemed to just be grimy all around. As my general warranty was reaching the end of 3 years I took it in to the dealership to check it out. Turns out there is a Service Bulletin out that mentions some transmission housings may seep fluid. They said during the casting process tiny bubbles or micro-leaks can form and cause seeping through the housing. After a 4-day repair they replaced the transmission housing.

No other issues.

brulaz wrote:
AlmostanOldGuy's summary is good.
I've had zero problems with my 2011 Ecoboost with 103,000 kms, 70,000 towing.
The engine does require high rpms to provide much engine braking but that's only rarely an issue for me.

X2!

He did a great summary, some early issue, that have been resolved. The high revving for engine braking, is partly due to the small displacement. Early diesel exhaust brakes also required higher revs due to the design of the butterfly valve, newer designs work much better.

All my buddies who have them have no issues other the fuel consumption. Though its their own fault from that due to heavy feet...... Lol but I hear if u keep ur foot out of it then they get good mpgs. I think they are good trucks all the way around.

FishOnOne wrote:

mich800 wrote:

Flashman wrote:
Gotta worship that blue oval!

First fan boy in.

LMAO....

X2

Wow, I really needed that laugh this morning, thanks mich800, and we couldn't have done it without you Flashman!

Agreed, it can be almost scary when engine braking is needed. That said, I use the brakes more and haven't had any fade.

AlmostanOldGuy's summary is good.
I've had zero problems with my 2011 Ecoboost with 103,000 kms, 70,000 towing.
The engine does require high rpms to provide much engine braking but that's only rarely an issue for me.

50,000 miles on my '12 now. Yes, I did have the CAC condensation issue but the 2nd fix from Ford solved the problem.
There was a "clunk" in the rear end, Ford fixed it under warranty on a TSB for an oil slinger issue.
I don't use Sync so I can't comment on it.
Love the torque when towing!