Car engines have become incredibly reliable, and you really can’t buy a bad car from a mainstream manufacturer these days, in the true sense of the word, because most have been in service in one form or another for many years and have had their flaws ironed out. However, when a manufacturer launches a new series of turbocharged engines that are not based on any previous variant, reliability and durability may prove tricky to master at first.
This is why a lawsuit has been filed against Ford by three vehicle owners from Ohio. They say the source of their displeasure is the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost, which caused the vehicles to “shake, misfire and rapidly lose power” while at highway speeds, this making the problem a serious safety threat.
One of the complaints, filed by two owners (married couple) of a 2010 Ford Taurus SHO which “lost power and stalled several times,” while another stated that the same problem occurred on an EcoBoost-powered F150 pickup.
Apparently, this is not new, and Autonews points out that the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has received almost 100 complaints about the turbocharged unit. The problem seems to be caused by a buildup of moisture in the intercooler, which under harder acceleration is sucked into the engine, making it behave inappropriately.
The suit doesn’t incriminate other EcoBoost units, so the problem is limited solely to the V6.
By Andrei Nedelea
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