In 2014 I bought a used 2012 ford f150 with the 5.0 liter "coyote" engine in it with around 60,000 miles on it. At 63000 the back cylinder went dead on the drivers side. Bought it in montana but was in texas when all this took place. Went to the dealership south of kirbyville texas abt an hour. We cant help you rhe warranty is up at 60000 miles. Said it was driven without and air cleaner hahahaha-warranty guys. Brought it back to montana and called around to get it fixed. The engine building place I called thought I was another guy who's ford was in their that they hadnt decided what do with it yet. The guy told me he had one in the shop-two at dealerships they were looking for motors for-a guy on the high line was towing his down to have fixed with the sane problem and now mine. You cant bore them because the cylinders are chrome lined-you cant sleeve them-ford doesnt even offer parts to fix the engines. New engine installed with labor was close to 20 grand. And no guarantee it wont happen again. Several mechanics I talked to heard of this happening with the ford 5 liter motors but really didn't know what causes it or how to keep it from happening again.
So like I told that warranty guy when he called me 6 months later to see if I still needed his help I told him I solved the problem and bought a Chevy. U bash Chevy and I agree with alot of what you say abt them BUT at least I can have a 5.7 motor fixed. Or get a crate motor from anywhere. Ford only sells ford motors. Their motor has a design flaw-they dont admit it-and as far as I'm concerned I'd never buy another ford anything ever and if they go out of business itd be just another junk manufacturer down the road. Is Chevy the best truck out there-no but this is what I know. I had a 95 put 189000 on it no problems had an 02 avalanche got rid of it at 180000 miles no issues at all and traded a 12 with 100000 on it-no issues at all for a 2017 nissan frontier. So far the frontier has been okay. Good truck but a little small for me.
Anyhow just wanted to share my ford F150 experience with you and it sounds like ALOT of other people have had the same experience with them I had. Maybe talk abt that so people know.
Thanks and take care
Steve in montana
sgharper@yahoo.com
My friend had a Chevy. His problems were a roaring rear axle, and later a whining transfer (both replaced under warranty).
Engine had no issues.
He traded for a 2019 F-150 with the larger turbo engine. So far, dash screen went dead and some engine sensor went out.
They are just making everything so complex there are bound to be problems.
Ford makes cool cars but never makes them well. They make everything as cheap as possible. They choose quantity over quality. As far as I know most fords have never been reliable cars. I guess that is why they are so cheap. You will spend all the money you saved and some on repairs. That's why FORD stands for Fixed Or Repaired Daily.
If you want reliability get a Toyota. I'm not just saying that because scotty does. I'm saying it from experience and owning multiple very solid Toyota's.
