First time poster here!

We bought our new 2004 F-150 just a few months ago, only 3000 miles on her so far.

I am VERY concerned with gas mileage though. When we purchased the Dealer told us we should be getting around 17 mpg in the city and 24 or better on the highway.

We are way short of that! Currently we are getting anywhere from 11.5-12.5 MPG in the city.

Just wanted to see what other owners were finding. I asked the service person when we had our oil change a couple of weeks ago and he said to track it for 5 full tanks.

Please let me know what kind of mileage you are all getting.

Note - 4.7L, not the 5.4L

Thanks all!

 

The dealer lied.

16-17 is what I normally got with 75% highway, 25% city in both my '97 reg. cab and '01 Screw with the 4.6L.

 

yeah your dealer flat out lied, even the window stickers say that 14mpg city and 18 mpg highway is what you should expect. I've seen 12.5-13.5 city and 14.5-17 highway with the 5.4, 3.55

 

The window sticker actually showed 17City & 22 or something HWY

 

No, I don't think so:

 

They lied to you. Didn't you look at the window sticker? You will never EVER get that kind of milage.

 

No need to get ugly

Window sticker said 17 MPG City & 20+ Highway....I double checked it when I had the oil changed a couple of weeks ago. I'm pretty sure that Canadian & US models would be the same.....And to answer the next question, no it wasn't KM.

 

The salesman was probably out in the lot with a bottle of white-out and a marker writing in 22mpg highway. Thats sucks that you got lied to like that.

 

I always take the sticker estimate and reduce each figure by two miles per gallon. If it lives up to the window sticker, GREAT! Thats better than expected. If you get much better than the estimated MPG, take a math class.

 

The engine is still new and tight. The extra friction between moving components will affect power and fuel economy. It's difficult to accurately assess the fuel economy potential of your truck until it has at least 10,000 miles on the odometer. With that said, it sounds as if your dealer has been sticking Ford Ranger fuel economy stickers on his F-150's. 17 MPG in the city is an elusive goal for a 5,000+ lb. vehicle that is geared to haul heavy loads. INHO, that number is closer to the highway mileage potential.

 

I can just see it!

 

I have 3100 miles on my 4.6, reg cab, STX and just started getting 14.5 mpg. Started out around 13.5 mpg. But that is 75% hwy miles.

 

Yeah, we have a dealership just like that here. I have done allot of research on the 04's especially the F150. Try this sometime... go to a dealership and inquire about the F150 but play dumb, watch the BS they'll tell you to make a sale. I walked in to C-Ford with my wife and asked about the FX4, this guy must've thought I was the biggest Idiot until I let him have it. then he tells me that he's only been employed there for a couple of months and he was still learning about it. WTF! After being schooled, his attention turned to my wife to which she enlightened him even further. so yes, they will say anything given the chance.

 

I'm running on my fourth tank. First one got just 13.2 MPG. Second and Third hovered around 14.5 MPG. F-150 4x4 Supercab 4.6L.

 

anyone with tonneau cover record mileage estimates yet? how much of an increase? I installed the Tornado on my 04 Expy NBX 5.4 and got an increase of 3-4 mpg. average 18 city 22 highway @ 65mph. the stuff actually works. I hope it works on my F150 (when it gets here that is).