I took my F150 for a tune up and the people at Firestone said that Ford does not know about the problem of my truck shuddering and making noises as I start it. I was told I have to get a new motor. To me, that is bulls***, and they (Ford) should fix the problem without charge. But Ford says I need to buy a new motor.

Update from Dec 3, 2021: I was refused service on my truck by Honolulu ford last year to fix the problem then I was arrested from Honolulu ford and then ford repossessed my truck last year all within 2 months!

It started a few years back when I was entering the highway, I needed to step on the gas to merge into heavy traffics and all of a sudden the engine started shuttering and the engine light came on. I had to pull over as we lost all power and could not proceed. I took it to my dealer and they were aware that sometime the turbos collect condensation and shut down on heavy acceleration. Nothing was ever done as issue at time could not be duplicated. This has been going on ever since. I'm also experiencing a heavy rattling noise during initial daily start up coming from the timing chain. I mentioned this to the dealer but it now out of warranty.

I love my truck (cost a lot of money) but not willing to spend $1000's for repairs as Ford is aware of both issues and will not issue repair.

This is my 5th Ford but maybe time to move on.

It's hard to believe that with so many complaints and similar problems over mulitple models AND years, that Ford hasn't even presented a single remedy for their issue. Whether it's a recall or an extended warranty, Ford should have given it's customers something to fix the throttle body issue, especially when the symptoms involve something as dangerous as a sudden loss of power and speed. If this would have happened on the freeway, things could have been really bad. Ford needs to step up and present a solution to this wide spread problem.

Mid to late March this truck started running a little rough, so I took this truck to C.Wimberly Ford for a simple tune up. This thing has been babied since the day I took delivery.

A couple of hours after we dropped it off, the service manager calls and tells me there is a huge problem with the valve train, and he recommends a new engine to the tune of $11,000. My instructions were "Rebuild the top end" since they found what I was lead to believe was a "part gone bad". They instantly complained that parts were not readily available and this would take 10-14 days and that was considered a generous time and parts estimate of $8000.

So we waited, and waited. No word from anyone when this repair would be finished. Enough is enough! After calling around - I managed to find a reputable custom shop with some open rack time, that would take over where C.Wimberly Ford's Epic Fail left off. 5-3-2018 After eating $1800 worth of parts they had ordered for this science project, I had my truck hauled out of the C.Wimberly Ford dealership. I did discover they had left my valve cover off the entire time it was sitting outside (6 weeks) waiting for parts that were never going to show up anyway. This is the action of either a "Novice" mechanic, unworthy of the position, or a service manager with a pout on. I was a journeyman mill mechanic 30 years, this type of action looks more like sabotage to me.

Since sales are in the commode - Fords new corporate mandate - "Anyone on our property, who isn't spending $50,000 on a new vehicle, will spend $10,000 in our garage"! The service manager only became nice, when I pulled out my Midland video recorder, and communicated I wanted all my parts "undamaged". So look for an update here in the near future about this vehicle once I find out what's really wrong with it, and have it corrected - and I'll even reveal the shop I took it to.

Update from Sep 3, 2018: While Ford tried to sell me a new engine for $11,000 - The Root Cause of my engine problems was 3 out of the 4 valves on the #7 Cylinder were bad from the factory. Ford attempted to sell me 1 - $8000 new head to solve the problem, I opted to put my journeymans card to work and correct the problem myself. In the end, I had BOTH Heads reconditioned for the cost of $865.07. The truck is back on the road, and runs better than it did when it was purchased new in 2013.

Driving home in a residential area the wrench light came on and I lost power and could feel the engine running very rough. I coasted to the shoulder and turned the vehicle off (hoping it was an electrical issue). Started the truck back up and it started back up and ran just fine on the way home.

Update from Jun 5, 2018: This has happened two additional times since then. I took it in to my local shop, who I must say are some really good guys, and was informed I needed a new Electronic Throttle Body at $500 to fix the issue. It is currently at the shop getting replaced with hopes this takes care of the problem, however, after researching online I worry this is going to continue with other ford owners.

I was driving down the highway on my way to work. Hit about 1800rpm in 6th gear when my engine light started flashing, trick went into limp mode and starting shaking like crazy, as if i were offroading. This proceeded to happen about 10+ on my 25 min drive. gradually getting worse and worse. My truck cannot go over 80km/hr with this happening. nor can i rev the engine at all past 1800 rpm. Getting diagnostics done at ford on monday.

The next morning engine light was steadily on with an engine code p0302 (cylinder 2 misfire) .

Whats scary was, this happened to my friends ecoboost engine exactly. Problem=coolant leaked into cylinder chamber. It's a ford problem they know about. its a design flaw. He had his entire engine rebuilt with a whole new long block installed. Don't let ford trick you. They know what the problem is. Its an ecoboost design flaw.

I have had this problem alot. Go to get on the gas and the engine shutter and check engine light comes on. I have replaced all plugs and coil packs which helped alot at first. Then the problem happend again. The check engine light goes off for a period of time but always comes back on. Took it to check what codes were coming up with the check engine light but it has to be on. Took my truck out on the road and got on the gas hard to make light come on. Once back to part store they hooked up cpu to the truck and the O2 sensor was throwing a code as well as the turbo wasnt charging enough. I havent got the 2 things fixed yet but hoping they will fix the problem. The O2 can really cause misfires and shutters. Its getting fixed soon so hopefully I can let you all know. If you want them to hook up the cpu but the check engine light is off it wont show anything. So take your truck and get on the gas to force it on and then take it back. Thanks guys.

1. F150 Eco-boost, King Ranch. Crew Cab.

   Over the past two weeks or so, when I turned my truck on, it made a strange noise when starting. I didn't think anything of it. Then on Saturday, 8am, I drove the truck for about 5 minutes and the acceleration stopped and the check engine light came on as the truck slowed to a stop. When coming to a stop, the truck made a shuddering noise and the whole truck shook. I turned the truck off quickly, checked the oil, etc.. I waited about five minutes and started the truck again, checked my gauges and everything seemed OK. After about ten minutes, the truck did the same thing.

   I took the truck to the dealership immediately, and they did a diagnoses (drove the truck for 17 miles) and couldn't find anything wrong with it. They asked me if I wanted to let them try again to see what the problem was. Of course, I wanted to avoid high "labor" costs (85/hr to take my truck around the block), so I refused.

   I am going to bring my truck to my friend and see if he can find anything wrong with it.

During a "hard" acceleration, the engine shudders, the check engine light starts to flash and the truck goes into a "limp mode" for about 30 to 40 seconds. By the way, this is the fourth time this problem has happened with my F150. The first time it happened I took it to the Ford dealer and they said the #1 cylinder misfired and it was due to the spark plugs. They changed all six spark plugs and they performed a software update to the system. At this point my F150 had 45,000 miles (approximately). A week later during a hard acceleration, the engine shuddered, the check engine light started to flash and the truck went into a limp mode. I took it back to the Ford dealer and this time they told me it was the MAF sensor. The first two visits cost me about $500. A week or two later, the same problem happened again, but I opted not to take back to the dealer. I had to learn to not accelerate so hard and to provide ample room when merging onto the highway. I love this truck, but I hate the engine.

Tried passing a car last weekend with my wife and dog in the truck and as I started passing the car, the engine light came on and the truck lost power and then momentum. I tried to keep going to get around the car, but lost enough speed that the car ended up (not knowing what I was doing) passing me and I ducked in behind it to avoid the oncoming vehicle that came.

This is actually the second time it happened now. The first time was just accelerating and it happened, but the light went away after I shut the truck down and restarted.

Now my engine light is still on. Going into to get it checked but want people to know that this could be life endangerment! Scary thought to know this has happened to others and Ford hasn't stepped up to the plate. Only 37K on the truck and it's trying to kill me and my family.

Anyone know who to contact at Ford to get them to pay for the fix?