THE PROBLEM WITH THE ECOBOOST IS THAT FOR DESIGNED THE ENGINE TO INGEST OIL FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VALVE COVER DIRECTLY INTO THE TURBOCHARGER THAT LEADS TO THE INTERCOOLER AND THE REST OF THE ENGINE. I really expected more from a $38,000 truck. I really believe the Ecoboost engine is DANGEROUS in rainy conditions, and will not drive it at speeds above 40 in the rain, if I can avoid it. I wasn't even accelerating hard in this instance, but was on a winding mountain road, trying to climb a hill. The fourth instance was during the winter in a light rain in Missouri. Again, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION caused by the Ecoboost. The acceleration failed miserably and caused me to have to brake to a stop in the rain and wait for a gap big enough o accelerate from a stop to get onto the freeway. The third time my Ecoboost had this issue was attempting to merge onto a freeway in Houston in rain. This is NOT A SAFE SITUATION on a freeway. In both cases not only did the truck not accelerate, it began violently lurching then lost power and began slowing down. The first two instances were in central Texas after I had just passed through heavy rains on the highway and was ready to pass another car. I have had the Ecoboost power failure problem occur 4 times in the past 2 years I have owned my truck.
Anytime a vehicle responds in a different way than it normally does, there is potential for a very dangerous situation. I wouldn't call it a minor annoyance either. I can assure you that this is a very real problem. The 2015 Ford F150 Should Yield Ford's First Half Ton Diesel Pickup In no situation did I notice any power loss from the F150, even when the engine bay was wet enough to account for the picture shown above.įord F Series, Chevrolet Corvette Named Most American Cars in New Studyįord F150 V6 Engines Continue to Dominate the Truck Marketįord Could Offer the First Successful Hybrid Truck with the 2015 F150Ī Look at the Engine Lineup for the 2015 Ford F150 with Possible Power Numbers I have had the fortune of spending time in several EcoBoost powered F150 pickups from those models years and during some of that time, I can guarantee that my charge air cooler was very, very wet on both hot and cold days.
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While this announcement will likely serve to aggravate those 2011-2013 Ford F150 owners who were hoping to see a recall force the Motor Company to address this issue free of charge, the bottom line is that this power loss is more of a rarely occurring inconvenience than a safety issue and the NHTSA’s job is to protect the American auto industry from safety issues…not annoyances. In other words, since it can happen so rarely and when it does, the repair is straightforward enough that the government will not require a recall of these 360,000 Ford half ton pickups. In the end, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that the 2011-2013 Ford F150 pickups powered by the EcoBoost V6 can run into this power loss issue, but the problem is unique enough relative to the number of possibly affected trucks and the problem itself is minor enough that no further action is required. The NHTSA also noted that replacing either the charge air cooler, installing the shield that is part of the TSB or doing both will fix this issue. Finally, Ford has issued a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) instructing dealerships who have trucks come in for repairs citing EcoBoost power losses, instructing the service department to install a deflector shield below the charge air cooler to protect it from any excessive water in wet conditions. Ford also pointed out that this misfire condition is actually programmed into the engine control unit as part of the federal emission requirement about water ingestion by the engine. The NHTSA found in their investigation that the Ford F150 powered by the EcoBoost V6 will indeed lose power, but as Ford pointed out, the loss isn’t enough to really impact drivability. During the course of the initial investigation, the NHTSA received a total of 525 complaints about a loss of power from the EcoBoost engine Ford insists that the EcoBoost powered F150 will still maintain speed and accelerate during these stints of reduced power, they just wont accelerate as quickly as usual. Ford was quick to respond, pointing out that the charge air cooler (intercooler) can develop condensation in particularly humid or rainy conditions and as a result, there can be a brief misfire condition that will reduce power…but only by a small amount and only at wide open throttle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched the initial investigation into the 2011, 20 Ford F150 pickups powered by the popular twin turbocharged 3.5L V6 after receiving 95 complaints of the trucks losing power in certain conditions.
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