You have literally become a Ecoboost cheerleader.
If multiple people have had multiple repair attempts at low mileage, there are clearly issues. Just because yours isn't having issues doesn't mean there is not a problem. A "problem" engine can be reliable for 99% of the people. Sounds pretty good huh? That leaves 1 in 100 buyers with a major problem. That's a lot. No, I don't think it's anywhere near 20% like the poll shows, or even 5%, but it's way more than the typical Ford engine.
You poo-pooing the issues doesn't change the fact that Ford dealers are tearing into these engines at low mileage to replace cam phasers, often times more than once. You know, the same dealers who can never hear a rattle or duplicate any problems- yet somehow it's bad enough for them to get Ford to approve warranty work on the engine timing components.
The only cheerleading he does is trying to prevent people from going off half cocked thinking every 3.5 ecoboost is going to fail. Anyone who reads every post in this thread, and has a level head, is using this thread as a source of info and probably as a starting point to decide whether they will buy the Raptor. As mentioned several times before, people tend to read/write one thing and fly off the handle about it because they generalize... exactly what you did in your post. And, as stated many times, people tend to report their issues to see if others are seeing the same to get an idea if it's only their truck or everyone's and that's what comprises a thread like this: everyone posting a similar problem so it seems like a huge issue.
No one knows if they buy a Raptor if they will have the issue. If yes, unfortunately, it will be too late. As an example, if you bought a 2015 Lexus IS350 you'd have been SOL as well and would have had to have the dealer rip into your brand new engine and fix an internal issue.
Anyone who reads the poll above and thinks that is the end all be all of this issue is an idiot. As mentioend before, there are around 300K F-150s (25k of those are Raptors) made a year with this engine.
If this is a cam phaser epidemic, then Ford should issue a recall/TSB and prevent future vehicles from having it... unless there is a conspiracy to hide it. If there isn't, then it's been localized to bad parts and hopefully they aren't using the bad parts anymore. Again, no one but Ford knows. So far it seems to be mainly 2017-2018. Then again, it doesn't show up until 25K miles so 2017 and newer is really too soon to tell. Anything before 2017 is Gen 1 and not applicable because it was either the V8 or the gen 1 ecoboost, neither of which can be compared to the current gen 2 Raptor or ecoboost 3.5.
Everyone needs to do their research and decide on their own if they will risk having the issue and what to do if they do have it.
So far, the NHTSA has no recalls relating to this issue. And read the entire recall. They always specify the number of vehicles and period of when they were affected. There are only simple things like the doors opening while driving LOL.
Bottom line: the more real info we have of empirical evicdence, the better decisions others can make, hence the reasons for these forums so keep it coming!
