6.7 Power Stroke Turbo Failures
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That is ridiculous but honestly isn't uncommon with diesels.
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Glad to hear your Turbo was finally replaced
My earlier post stated My 2017 is actually at the dealer as I type this for it’s 2nd Turbo replacement with only 28k miles. Spoke with service today and guess what...Turbo is on backorder due to Covid until September 15 which probably means I won’t be driving my truck until well into the end of Sept or even later. I’ve had it with this truck. 2 turbos, AC went bad and 2 EGR’s. Totally Ridiculous!!
Mountain Pass
Joined: Mar 2020
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From: San Juan Capistrano CA
My 2017 has a little over 79,000 miles and zero turbo problems, or any other kind of problems for that matter. Don't even have the famous Death Wobble. I guess there is a lot of vehicle to vehicle build variation, but I am one of the lucky ones that has no problems.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Livingston Tx
Definitely something else causing the problem going through 3 in 28. I have a 19 with 21,000 and no issues so far other than recalls.
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2020 f250 bad turbo 3 week wait list. 15k kms bone stock should be interesting working for the next 3 weeks. Smh sent letter to ford customer service expressing my disappointment.
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yeah it’s my company truck full of tools. Giving me a loaner but it’s not my truck.
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2020 F-350 here, first turbo went at 50k. second turbo lasted 4k. First turbo the nut on intake impeller let go and destroyed the impeller. Hit a patch of ice accelerating on the highway. Truck revved up before traction control kicked in. Turbo started whining loudly immediately after. Made it 100km before it stopped building boost and a check engine light showed up. Same scenario second time it went. Only difference was the nut never came off the impeller but chewed up the fins, no engine light and still built a small amount of boost. Dealer is scratching their head right now. They say the 2020+ trucks keep coming in with same issues. Few days later riding in a friends new 2022 F-350, hit some ice and he gets a reduced power message. Into the dealer and turbo gone in that one as well. 2000k on the odometer of that one. Has anyone else experienced this with the 2020+ trucks?
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2020 F-350 here, first turbo went at 50k. second turbo lasted 4k. First turbo the nut on intake impeller let go and destroyed the impeller. Hit a patch of ice accelerating on the highway. Truck revved up before traction control kicked in. Turbo started whining loudly immediately after. Made it 100km before it stopped building boost and a check engine light showed up. Same scenario second time it went. Only difference was the nut never came off the impeller but chewed up the fins, no engine light and still built a small amount of boost. Dealer is scratching their head right now. They say the 2020+ trucks keep coming in with same issues. Few days later riding in a friends new 2022 F-350, hit some ice and he gets a reduced power message. Into the dealer and turbo gone in that one as well. 2000k on the odometer of that one. Has anyone else experienced this with the 2020+ trucks?
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That's a strange phenomenon. I hit ice all the time, it's kinda fun to slide the big girl around in the winter haha. Only thing that "should" or "could" eat a turbo like that is over speeding it.. But the waste gate should protect the turbo from that scenario. Can't remember, is this a VVT design? Maybe something in the actuator is faulty?
5th Gear
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I have one of these crap turbos on a 2018 6.7 L P/S, and t recently also blew out. Sprayed all the oil out of the engine, which led to the internals seizing, and now I need a new engine! Ford has completely dropped the ball on this, vehicle still under PT warranty, and not even a delivery date for a new replacement engine. Ford has really F'd me good on this one, it's a vehicle I use for my business. I've had Ford's for years, but this is the end for me and these F'ers
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Truck in Question - 2017 F250 Super Duty Lariat, 6.7 L Diesel, 6-speed trans, 3.55 locking axle
Less than 6,000 miles
Truck primarily used as a tow vehicle for Keystone Sprinter Copper Canyon 5th wheel
On a recent trip to Florida (not towing the 5th wheel) we received a check engine light. Had the code analyzed and it indicated an EGR valve issue. Code was reset, warning went off. Completed the Florida trip with no more issues.
About one month after return from Florida, took truck out and received a low engine power warning and truck went into limp mode.
Dealer diagnosed and replaced and EGR valve.
About one month after that (and few additional miles) check engine light and low engine power warning.
Returned to dealer. Dealer indicated that the issue was with the turbo and the codes indicated that the computer code related to the turbo needed and update. Update completed. Upon receiving the truck back from the dealer, we did not make it out of the parking lot when the same codes reappeared.
We returned the truck to dealer. Dealer investigated, contacted Ford, wiped out computer totally and reinstalled operating parameters. They drove the truck about 80 miles and the codes returned. Further contact with Ford indicated that the Turbo must be faulty and the dealer should just replace it.
Now here is where things really get bad. Apparently there are/were no turbos available in the Ford parts inventory and no indication as to when they would be available. About a week later Ford indicated that 700 turbos were to be “released” to inventory on July 28. Dealership could not determine when it would arrive at their location. The 28th came and went – No turbo. Additional multiple contacts with Ford and elevation of the part request “to the highest priority” indicated that the turbos would now be "released" August 3. Guest what? August 3, no turbo. Dealer indicated that they would probably get it on August 5, or 6. Again - no turbo!
The latest (inside) information I now have is that the 700 “released turbos” were all recalled due to manufacturing defects.
All of this is overshadowed by the fact that I contacted Ford customer service myself to register a complaint. Needless to say, they are of little help. Apparently no one knows where the turbos are, when they will be available, what "released" means or what location the factory is that will "release" the turbos or what I am supposed to do other than wait..
To all of you out there, what is your experience with the turbos on vintage 2017 & 2018 6.7 Power stroke diesels? Grapevine has it that the turbo on these engines have been problematic from day one since manufacturing was moved from the U.S. to one of 3 overseas locations. Earlier versions (2011) had faulty design of bearings. Later versions suffered from faulty manufacture.
We are considering pushing for a buy back if this is any indication of future problems.
Less than 6,000 miles
Truck primarily used as a tow vehicle for Keystone Sprinter Copper Canyon 5th wheel
On a recent trip to Florida (not towing the 5th wheel) we received a check engine light. Had the code analyzed and it indicated an EGR valve issue. Code was reset, warning went off. Completed the Florida trip with no more issues.
About one month after return from Florida, took truck out and received a low engine power warning and truck went into limp mode.
Dealer diagnosed and replaced and EGR valve.
About one month after that (and few additional miles) check engine light and low engine power warning.
Returned to dealer. Dealer indicated that the issue was with the turbo and the codes indicated that the computer code related to the turbo needed and update. Update completed. Upon receiving the truck back from the dealer, we did not make it out of the parking lot when the same codes reappeared.
We returned the truck to dealer. Dealer investigated, contacted Ford, wiped out computer totally and reinstalled operating parameters. They drove the truck about 80 miles and the codes returned. Further contact with Ford indicated that the Turbo must be faulty and the dealer should just replace it.
Now here is where things really get bad. Apparently there are/were no turbos available in the Ford parts inventory and no indication as to when they would be available. About a week later Ford indicated that 700 turbos were to be “released” to inventory on July 28. Dealership could not determine when it would arrive at their location. The 28th came and went – No turbo. Additional multiple contacts with Ford and elevation of the part request “to the highest priority” indicated that the turbos would now be "released" August 3. Guest what? August 3, no turbo. Dealer indicated that they would probably get it on August 5, or 6. Again - no turbo!
The latest (inside) information I now have is that the 700 “released turbos” were all recalled due to manufacturing defects.
All of this is overshadowed by the fact that I contacted Ford customer service myself to register a complaint. Needless to say, they are of little help. Apparently no one knows where the turbos are, when they will be available, what "released" means or what location the factory is that will "release" the turbos or what I am supposed to do other than wait..
To all of you out there, what is your experience with the turbos on vintage 2017 & 2018 6.7 Power stroke diesels? Grapevine has it that the turbo on these engines have been problematic from day one since manufacturing was moved from the U.S. to one of 3 overseas locations. Earlier versions (2011) had faulty design of bearings. Later versions suffered from faulty manufacture.
We are considering pushing for a buy back if this is any indication of future problems.
Hey there, I've noticed this is a pretty dated thread but I wanted to see if you had any updates. I bought a used 2018 F350 6.7 powerstroke. A little over 100,000 miles. We had check engine light come on and a bunch of white smoke. Dealership did an EGR service to clean out soot. $1600. Got it back and the light came back on a couple days later. Tried to call dealership and couldn't get someone to answer. When they did they said they would have my tech call me back and they never did. I had a bunch of work so I continued to drive and keep an eye on oil temp and leves. Oil Pressure sensor light started coming on. Then my turbo failed and wend into limp mode and turned off. It ended up blowing my engine. Replaced engine with a salvaged engine my my DPF probably has oil in it and the check engine light is still on. Didn't know if you've had any further legal work done or heard from any others about faulty turbos on these trucks.