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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 5
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 3 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 37,709 miles
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It is known that Ford has a problem with the cam phasers on their 3.5 eco boost engine. Mine went bad and were replaced under warranty in November 2019 and approximately 45,000 miles. Now at 70,000, the cam phasers are needing replaced again. Ford is refusing to cover this expense as my truck is now out of warranty. It is also known their cam phaser fix does not solve the issue, thus the problem is recurring. This is obviously a manufacturer defect and should be covered in full. This is a huge issue effecting the majority of Ford 3.5 eco boost engines. Why will Ford not own up to this manufacturing defect?
- Parker, CO, USA
Vehilce has a chronic unrepairable oil pan leak, indicative of engines produced in the Kansas City or dearborn plants, NHTSA id#10143101 jun22,2018, Ford has replaced the vehicles oil pan four times.
- Westbury, NY, USA
The drivers side valve cover cracked with less than 17,000 miles. Ford would not replace as the warranty expired 4 months ago.
- Kenai, AK, USA
Mvct phaser rattle at 60K miles. Dealership wants 4-6K to repair the timing chains.
- Fort Worth, TX, USA
2017 Ford F-150. Consumer writes in regards to oil leaks in vehicle. The consumer stated the vehicle was taken to a dealer that was dishonest and failed to complete repairs. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer where the repairs were completed.
- East Brunswick, NJ, USA
3.5L ecoboost engine died while accelerating mildly on a highway at 55 - 60mph. Numerous fault lights came on, including service engine soon, advance trac, and various other. I coasted into a parking lot, placed into park, shut off ignition, and restarted. Engine shuttered violently, so I turned it off and waited 10 mins. Restarted fine. Dealership replaced 'high pressure pump ring gasket due to deformation and suspected vacuum leak'. 2 wks later, was driving 70mph on interstate and engine cut out again. Very dangerous situation with 5 lanes of traffic and merging traffic. I coasted to a stop, turned off ignition, and restarted. Again.. the engine shook violently and as I tried to pull further into median, the brakes could barely stop the truck from moving due to high revving engine. Had to tow to another dealership 3 hours from my house! backlog will take over 1 month to repair!
- West Olive, MI, USA
At cold start, the vehicle makes a very loud rattling noise. Most likely the timing chain and tensioners which Ford is very much aware of on these ecoboost engines.
- El Cajon, CA, USA
While towing with my 2.7 ecoboost the engine stalls and dies after running on highway and pulling in to stop(usually at a gas station). It starts back up but dies when put in gear. I can only get it to run by revving the engine and quickly putting it in gear and giving it gas quickly. It seems to only do this when towing.
- Waverly, TN, USA
Like many, many other owners of the 3.5L V6 ecoboost F150 I'm experiencing a rattle noise when I start my vehicle. The noise only occurs when the vehicle starts, and only lasts for a few seconds. Online research leads me to believe it's related to the timing chain and timing chain components. At just 41K miles, I'm barely past the factory warranty period and will likely be forced to pay upwards of $4,000 for repairs. Here is a link to a youtube video that captures the same noise/issue I'm experiencing: Https://youtu.be/bvs16U_uxmw
- Hudson, WI, USA
We were stopped at a signal on a busy highway and the vehicle completely died in the middle of the road leaving us in a dangerous situation unable to escape the heavy traffic. A tow truck pushed us off the road until we could be towed. It turned out to be a faulty starter (truck has ecoboost). I contacted Ford via chat, and they basically did nothing. Our lives were at risk and they need to have their starters in ecoboost vehicles investigated. This is ridiculous to make a vehicle that can for no reason just stop dead in the middle of a road through no fault of ours.
- Lyndonville, NY, USA
After towing for more than 300 miles the engine will die every time I come to a slow down or stop. It will restart only to instantly die again unless the throttle is pressed revving the engine and dropping it into drive. This is very dangerous especially towing at busy intersections when stalling out can lead to getting T-boned. This only happens towing and never gives a code so Ford says they can't fix what they can't see.
- Lynn Center, IL, USA
While accelerating my 2017 Ford raptor 3.5 ecoboost I notice a loud chirping noise coming from passenger side. Caused by a warped and leaking exhaust manifold.
- Broomfield, CO, USA
Driver side airbag did not deploy on a frontal crash. My daughter was driving hwy 583 in wilkinson county, Mississippi when the vehicle went off the pavement striking two large trees.
- Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Vehicle will abruptly change first gear in the morning causing a whiplash movement. After that first abrupt change it operates normally. Also occasionally, while on a hill the vehicle will turn off due to the stop/start function but it will not turn on.
- Vista, CA, USA
Bought truck drove 40 miles home starting making ticking noise. Called dealer said common problem took to dealership coundnt fine problem. Tonight the motor blew up. Dealership not answering phone calls. Truck only has 30000 miles on it. Don't know what to do. Technican said he thought it was the cam phasers but they didn't fix
- Hillsboro, TX, USA
I have 22,500 miles on this 2017 Ford F150 3.5 ecoboost. It has started throwing a code of po4db crankcase disconnect. I have been researching and there are a lot of Ford products having the same issue. This code make engine light come on and stay on. It appears it's in the computer system, is my understanding. Sitting still, driving it doesn't matter engine light stays on.
- Osage Beach, MO, USA
Today was the worst of the 4 times that this same situation occurred. I was driving in traffic on the highway in downtown atlanta when I accelerated and switched lanes to pass a slow moving vehicle. The truck accelerated fine but would not stop accelerating when I removed my foot from the gas peddle. I had to break hard to avoid hitting another car. As soon as I removed my foot from the break, the car engine revved up and accelerated forward again even though I was not touching the gas. This went on for almost 5 minutes and was very scary. I could have easily had an accident. At first, thought is was the cruise control kicking in but it was off. Each of the 4 situations occurred when trying to pass another vehicle. I reported the problem to my dealership back on August 12th when it happened the 3rd time. They could not find anything wrong. I know there is a very dangerous problem with my truck and need to find a solution before I or someone gets hurt.
- Atlanta, GA, USA
2017 Ford F-150 2.7L ecoboost engine exhibits excessive blue smoke from the exhaust at start up. Ford acknowledges an issue exist but no fix - ssm 47696 - some 2017-2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7L ecoboost engine may exhibit excessive white or blue smoke from the exhaust at start up after a cold soak. If there is no associated oil consumption concern and no drivability symptoms present, do not attempt any repairs at this time. Engineering is investigating, monitor oasis for updates. Ford attempts fix: Technical service bulletin 2.7L ecoboost - excessive white or blue smoke from the exhaust at start up after a cold soak tsb 19-2188 issue is not resolved.
- Thibodaux, LA, USA
Engine rattled at startup and lacked power. Dealership replaced a stretched timing chain stretched and cam phasers needed replacing, all under a tsb which was not intended for my 2017 F150... but for MY15 and older. Engine runs fine now, but Ford customer care would not comment on it or provide clarification on if replaced parts are any different or better to prevent same issue. Concern that timing chain could stretch and cause catastrophic engine damage next time.
- West Olive, MI, USA
- Colorado Springs, CO, USA