The Ford F-150 Hybrid hasn’t exactly proven itself to be the most reliable vehicle in The Blue Oval’s lineup. It managed to land itself on the list of “least reliable” vehicles late last year – and as if proving the point, one example of the 2024 Ford F-150 has blown its engine not once, not twice, but three times, and its owner is fed up with it.
Canadian news outlet CityNews spoke with 2024 Ford F-150 owner Mark Mitchell about his experiences with his hybrid pickup. Mitchell was featured in a prior report investigating complaints with that particular model, stating that his engine had already failed once. While that engine – which the newscaster mistakenly refers to as a “turbo boost” engine rather than PowerBoost – was replaced at no cost by Ford, Mitchell says that it didn’t hang on for long.
“My 2024 Ford F-150 suffered a violent mechanical failure,” Mitchell says. “The third major failure in less than a year.”
Mitchell had the ailing F-150 towed right back to the Ford store, where the pickup was diagnosed with a failed turbocharger and engine. They offered to replace the engine again, but he says he’s not interested. He’s lost faith in the F-150 from a quality standpoint, and he’s not interested in dealing with another failure, which, to him, seems inevitable.
Mitchell reached out to Ford and was told that the automaker would not require him to keep that 2024 Ford F-150 through the end of his agreed lease. However, in order to acquire a new vehicle, he would have to sign a new two-year lease instead of running his current lease down, which has 11 months left.
“This isn’t an inconvenience. This is a safety matter,” Mitchell says. “Ford is not doing enough to address it.”
Ford has, to some degree, already implemented measures to prevent issues from arising with the Ford F-150, implementing more stringent quality checks. That process has helped the automaker avoid a dozen new recalls on the pickup, although that doesn’t seem to have helped in this instance.
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I wonder if this engine is used in other vehicles and if those vehicles are experiencing the same catastrophic failures?
I also wonder if this vehicle owner is able to use the “Lemon Law” to get him a different vehicle or get him out his lease?
Would a Ford vehicle be in my future after reading this articles. Mmmmmm….NO.
This is ridiculous. I am a Ford guy and never had any other car brand. These new vehicles are loaded with complicated and expensive tech that offers fuel economy and comfort from top to bottom. I can’t afford a new car because of all this junk. I am a old guy and do most of the work on my vehicles myself. I have a 93 Bronco and a 11 Fusion that have had very few problems. All car companies are having problems. It is not going to get better.
Ford and hybrids………. A total disaster!
Like the Escape hybrids that NYC taxis have used since 2000?
All the EvoBoost engines is garbage. The timing belt is called a Wet Belt. It is in the engine itself and it goes into the oil pan then comes out and goes around the cam shaft then back into the oil pan and around the crankshaft. The belt has rubber grooves. After a while they wear off and falls into the oil and eventually it blocks the oil intake and the engine is oil starve the engine and it blows. Or they break off more slowly and then the belt jumps the timing on the cam and crank shafts eventually the engine will stop running.
The only Ecoboost engine utilizing a wet belt is the 1.0L 3 banger.
2.7/3.0 Nano V6 gen2 engines in F150/Bronco/Ranger/Explorer also uses a wet belt. As does the newest generation of Coyote engines. But those are obviously not ecoboost engines.
I have a 2021 F-150 King Ranch Hybrid that now has over 53,000 miles on it. I use my F-150 for both every day use and for over 25,000 miles of pulling my 32′ Grand Design Travel Trailer. During these 4+ years I have had no engine or transmission problems. My F-150 has handled pulling my 32′ RV up and down the Rocky Mountains with no problem and has been better than the 2015 F-350 King Ranch Diesel that my F-150 replaced. Without the 32′ RV attached I get over 25 MPG on any trip over 50 miles. My 2021 F-150 King Ranch Hybrid is the best truck I have ever own.
My Brother-in-law is on his 2nd PowerBoost F-150 and he abuses the thing, with no issues.
After issues with our 2013 F-150 3.5 EcoBoost several years ago, and 5 different dealers unable or unwilling to do anything about it, we sold it. I never intend to own another EcoBoost F-150 again. Our current F-150 is a 5.0, which has been overall more satisfying (although down on power and torque..and although that engine was replaced under warranty because of excessive oil usage). Keeping our fingers crossed this one is ok or I will be forced to go to a GMC (which has also had some engine issues), which I do not want to do. Ford desperately needs to step up its quality control.
Just build solid V8s. Ecoboosts suck.
Just design a smaller version of the 7.3L Godzilla and run it in the F150’s…
Simple….5.0 Hybrid F150 Truck..Hey Ford…Get It Right…
7.3 L Godzilla in my Supercrew. Never look back. Gets better mileage than my ’07 5.4 L and pulls like a tractor. You can have your techno- fluff, I’ll take the cubes and the 6 bolt mains.
@Racer
Please tell me more. Was it a replacement for the 07 5.4L or is it in a newer truck? If a newer truck, what was it? Year, original engine, etc. What was required to do the swap? Overly complicated or surprisingly simple
Go to the 2.7 V6 Ecoboost and not the Hybrid Ecoboost. I have the 2024 2.7 Ecoboost, I did my homework off of you tube.
I have had a 2013 F150 and now own a 2020 F150, both with the 5L Coyote engine. Put 187,000 on the 2013 and have 62,000 on the 2020. No problems with either. Sold the 2013 to my son who has over 250,000 on it
There is something wrong with this story. So, the customer turned down a new engine and also refused to allow Ford to start a 2 year lease on a new truck. What does he want?
My take was he just wants rid of the truck and wants the existing lease voided without the requirement of starting a lease on a new F150. He wants away from Ford completely. And honestly, I can’t say I blame him. And after 3 blown engines in the same truck, I think he has a valid argument.