2015 Expedition and 3.5 Ecoboost Lifespan?

[Muddy Bean]

Yes my extended warranty went to 120,000 miles so the throttle body fail, turbo fail and coolant line leak on the railing turbo were all covered. $100 deductible for nearly $3000 worth of parts and labor. I expect my passenger turbo to fail soon as it seems they only have around a 120k lifespan. The coolant leaks happen at the little plastic jiffy tite connector o ring that fails. You’ll start smelling the faint smell of coolant around your truck all the time and if you look underneath you’ll see wet coolant drips near your turbo. I just keep topping off my tank for now and will have the jiffy connector replaced when I actually have the turbo replaced. For now I’m getting 13.5 psi of boost so I’m not ready for a replacement yet lol.


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[cmiles97]

Yes my extended warranty went to 120,000 miles so the throttle body fail, turbo fail and coolant line leak on the railing turbo were all covered. $100 deductible for nearly $3000 worth of parts and labor. I expect my passenger turbo to fail soon as it seems they only have around a 120k lifespan. The coolant leaks happen at the little plastic jiffy tite connector o ring that fails. You’ll start smelling the faint smell of coolant around your truck all the time and if you look underneath you’ll see wet coolant drips near your turbo. I just keep topping off my tank for now and will have the jiffy connector replaced when I actually have the turbo replaced. For now I’m getting 13.5 psi of boost so I’m not ready for a replacement yet lol.


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I too have the extended warranty until 125,000 or 2025 (whichever comes 1st) with a $100 deductible but I've got to say if I have this many issues, it'll be gone as soon as it's fixed. How can you trust that they won't fail again sooner than another 120k miles? That's $6,000 in repairs (once the other goes)...YIKES!

 

[Black]

Like with anything some go forever and some have issues.
Can’t say I am upset I have a lifetime/unlimited mileage powertrain warranty.

 

[MBohn]

$6,000 in repairs is a lot cheaper than $50,000 for a new vehicle... Regardless, if you maintain everything properly, you should get well over 200,000 out of one of these.

 

[Muddy Bean]

$6,000 in repairs is a lot cheaper than $50,000 for a new vehicle... Regardless, if you maintain everything properly, you should get well over 200,000 out of one of these.

See, this statement really says a lot. I’m literally a year and a half away from 200,000 miles on my truck and have had some major issues in spite of the fact I have religiously maintained it. My previous half dozen toyota trucks and cars were clicking over 300,000 miles without any of the major repairs I’ve already seen on my Expedition in less than half that mileage.

Last night we spent a couple of hours at a friends house. Went to get back in the truck to head home and had a significant lake of coolant under the truck with it dribbling from the skid plate. Put it on a lift to try and find the leak and couldn’t determine where it was coming from after an hour of searching. Will spend more time trying to find it but may have to ultimately take it into the shop. I absolutely love this truck, the way it looks, drives, how well appointed the cabin is with all the great luxury features and electronics. I love how quiet the cabin is. I love the Ecoboost power and fuel economy. I love the comfort and room. But at the end of the day, I can’t be throwing $3000-6000 into my truck at 130,000 miles. That just doesn’t make good math to me when I compare it to my previous vehicle experiences. I’ll likely be listing this truck for sale at some point over the next year or two and I probably won’t be back in the Ford camp for the foreseeable future. I just drive way too much to have my truck pooping out on me constantly. It’s been a good run.


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[JExpedition07]

You put a lot of miles on muddy.

My 07’ XLT went trouble free on the engine to 180k before being wrecked but it was the V8. I bought it used with a bit over 100k and had all service records, nothing but routine maintenance. Even though the 5.4 didn’t give me problems wheel bearings, hub actuators, blend doors etc. body and hard parts started costing money.

 

[jeff kushner]

I remember when you joined and you have documented issues/causes better than most. To be honest Muddy, You seem to have gotten "a bad one"; you have had more issues than most here, maybe more than all here with a '15 & later Gen3.

I do not drive distance the way you do but completely understand about needing reliability....and you "should" have had it in your expy....just sucks that it hasn't.

jeff

 

[cmiles97]

See, this statement really says a lot. I’m literally a year and a half away from 200,000 miles on my truck and have had some major issues in spite of the fact I have religiously maintained it. My previous half dozen toyota trucks and cars were clicking over 300,000 miles without any of the major repairs I’ve already seen on my Expedition in less than half that mileage.

I absolutely love this truck, the way it looks, drives, how well appointed the cabin is with all the great luxury features and electronics. I love how quiet the cabin is. I love the Ecoboost power and fuel economy. I love the comfort and room. But at the end of the day, I can’t be throwing $3000-6000 into my truck at 130,000 miles. That just doesn’t make good math to me when I compare it to my previous vehicle experiences. I’ll likely be listing this truck for sale at some point over the next year or two and I probably won’t be back in the Ford camp for the foreseeable future. I just drive way too much to have my truck pooping out on me constantly. It’s been a good run.

Although I agree that $6,000 in repairs is better than $50k for a new truck. It's difficult to justify that when I like Muddy have owned multiple Toyota vehicles that you spend nothing on major repairs the entire time you own them. Are there bad Toyotas? Yes but they are fewer in number than other manufacturers. So do you want to play Russian Roulette with more bullets?

I like the Expedition for all the same reasons as Muddy but am an automotive pessimist having been burned by Chrysler, Dodge, Chevy and won't spend $3k a pop for repairs that should be unnecessary because of poor quality/design when there are other vehicles that you won't have to under the same circumstances. I am not brand loyal. I am quality loyal. If Toyota puts out poor quality, then I'll move on to another brand.

I'll ride it out to the end of the warranty and see if I got a "good one'. Just thinking that bugs me.

 

[cmiles97]

Muddy I wonder if the Lake of Coolant is from your other turbo that showing signs of going bad? Hopefully it's not leaking from the one that was replaced.

 

[cmiles97]

Like with anything some go forever and some have issues.
Can’t say I am upset I have a lifetime/unlimited mileage powertrain warranty.

How did you get that?