I have beat the hell out of some of my turbo cars. Never an issue with a turbo. I was warned about them too, but I think the warning stems from the turbo issues in the late 70s.
Daily driven turbo cars do not do well with poor maintenance and neglect, dirty oil, coolant and dirty air are hard on all engines, especially turbo engines. Most turbo cars will use oil, leading to low oil on top of dirty oil. Some manufacturers are better than others, but a lot of economy turbo cars have poorly designed PCV systems which lead to dirty sensors, throttle bodies, and intakes which then lead to more maintenance. IMO someone that wants to just drive and do maintenance whenever it crosses their mind they would be better served with a naturally aspirated engine. Usually people that don't do routine maintenance also don't want to spring for the premium fuel.
Any words of wisdom on the Ford 2.0 Ecoboost? I know some of the first Ecoboost engines had some bobbles, but I don't hear a lot of bad about them nowadays. I've got a 2017 Escape 2.0 Ecoboost with 62k miles and no issues so far.Daily driven turbo cars do not do well with poor maintenance and neglect, dirty oil, coolant and dirty air are hard on all engines, especially turbo engines. Most turbo cars will use oil, leading to low oil on top of dirty oil. Some manufacturers are better than others, but a lot of economy turbo cars have poorly designed PCV systems which lead to dirty sensors, throttle bodies, and intakes which then lead to more maintenance. IMO someone that wants to just drive and do maintenance whenever it crosses their mind they would be better served with a naturally aspirated engine. Usually people that don't do routine maintenance also don't want to spring for the premium fuel.
Just my opinion after working on lots of used cars.
Early Subaru CVTs were bad. Google it and you'll find they had major issues in the early 2000s.
Keep clean oil, air filter and coolant in it. Don't put a tune on it and if you do some high rpm driving don't shut it off right away, take it for a cool down lap for a few minutes. Shutting off a heat soaked turbo causes trouble
The seats would be at an odd angle and uncomfortable, and the only remedy would be a couple of different sized seatback inserts that just make things even worse.
Thanks! I've actually noticed a shudder in the last few months, but hadn't really researched the issue. It's just out of warranty (of course), so it will likely just shudder on in to a Toyota or Lexus dealer to be traded in soon, if this is a common problem.
It is a common problem, but it's well known and Ford is for sure aware of it. There may be a TSB out for it and there may be extended coverage for it.
2 door or 4 door? I've been hoping to see one in the wild. Although they're expensive for around here
No, never have changed it. Bought it new in December 2017, it's got 62k on it now. I'll look into a TSB, but not hopeful on extended coverage, as it is Ford. I know Toyotas and Hondas are better than anything rolling out of Ford right now, but in 2017 the Escape was honestly a better small SUV than the underpowered and boring Rav4 and crappy CVT laden CR-V with it's oil contamination sewing machine 1.5L engine.
Yep, the new Bronco is the real deal. Body on frame, removable doors and roof, etc.
