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May 29, 2013
By Tom Berg
Customer complaints about loss of power with Ford's EcoBoost V-6 engine in its F-150 pickups, reported by the general news media over the Memorial Day weekend, stem from moisture accumulation in the trucks' charge-air cooler, Ford Motor Co. says. Dealers have been informed of a fix and will do the work under warranty. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration announced it is investigating loss-of-power incidents that are the subject of 95 complaints and two lawsuits. Stumbling under hard acceleration or heavy loads can be a safety concern, the agency said, but no injuries have been reported. The F-150 is the most popular pickup in America. Most are sold for personal use, but many are also used as work trucks. The EcoBoost V-6 is chosen by 40% or more of F-150 buyers, the company has said. Ford advertises it as having V-8 power with six-cylinder fuel economy. But complaints about the truck and the engine have been circulating on the internet. Ford notified dealers of a fix in a technical service bulletin, said spokesperson Kelli Felker. However, new complaints are surfacing from owners who had work done under bulletin 12-10-19, and who say the performance problems persist. "The most recent [technical service bulletin] addresses a condition related to moisture accumulation in the charge-air cooler (CAC) during extended highway driving in humid or damp conditions in 2011-2012 MY F-150s equipped with a 3.5L gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine," she told TruckingInfo. "The TSB recommends repairing the condition by reprogramming the powertrain control module, installing a new CAC and an air deflector plate." The TSB also instructs mechanics to replace one of the engine's catalytic converters. Running changes were made to F-150s being assembled, according to news reports.
On Wednesday, an owner wrote that work under the service bulletin did not solve problems on his F-150. "My family and I were traveling in heavy rain on I-65 in Birmingham, Ala.," said the owner from Evansville, Ind., on the website www.arfc.com. "I pulled into the far left lane to pass slower vehicles. When I accelerated the truck began to shake violently and rapidly lose speed and power. Several vehicles including a semi had to take evasive action to avoid a collision." It happened again on the family's trip home. The owner said he took his truck to a dealer, which made repairs prescribed by the service bulletin. But the problem happened twice more on a highway near home. "Ford has acknowledged the issue but has informed me that there is nothing they can do at this time," the owner said. "They offered to send me a buy-back offer within 10 days, and after 20 days and several phone calls, today [May 28], they informed me that they are unable to buy back my truck. "They also told me that I would have to live with the issue until (if) they come up with a fix. I am unwilling to put my family at risk." The organization running the website, Auto Recalls for Consumers, said that owner's complaint is one of 124 it has received about the 2012 Ford F-150. Another website, www.F150Forum.com, has more. "You go to pass a vehicle and the engine all but gives up the ghost," wrote one forum member, who said his truck has about 27,000 miles. "It starts shaking violently and feels like every nut and bolt is coming loose. This has happened numerous times to me. Each time I'm told that nothing shows up on the computer. It happened again recently, and I have it on video this time." Another forum member said last year that at about 20,000 miles, his EcoBoost engine "started missing while sitting at idle," and "sometimes while getting onto an onramp and gassing the truck hard it would fall on its face and return to idle (yes, while merging) and you would have to let off the gas and slowly reapply." The engine also lost power while he was pulling a trailer, the member said. His dealer was not able to fix the problem, even after having the truck for a week. At that time, service people told him that they were expecting a bulletin from Ford on it. The two Ohio lawsuits against Ford include an F-150 owner who claims he had the same problems with his 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6, the Associated Press reported last Friday. A married couple sued over alleged defects with the same EcoBoost engine in a Ford Taurus SHO sedan. Problems happen at highway speeds, which can put plaintiffs in danger, the F-150 suit says. Ford says its policy is not to comment on pending litigation.At this point there is no recall on the problem. Felker, the Ford spokesperson, did not comment on reports of post-repair recurrences. As for repair costs, "The majority of these vehicles are expected to still be under warranty," she said.
We have two F250's in our fleet with similiar problem. Engine is not Eco Boost .
I had the same problem as the gentleman has written about on acceleration she just stops start shaking to let off of it that I go down and ease back and comes back on does not do it all the time
Going with the 5.0 over the 3.5 ecoboost should be a no brainer. The gas mileage difference is negligible on its face and over the life of the vehicle. The ecoboost's increase in HP/torque obtained by direct injection, twin turbos, variable timing, etc., comes at the risk of the unproven design rather than overall displacement. Also, an F150 is not a heavy duty truck designed for big towing, that is better suited to F250s and up with the 6.2 or diesel. Anyway, who wants a V6 in a full sized truck anyway?
The story deoicted by the gentleman form Indiana in the initial article has happened to me three (3) times in my 2012 F150 crew cab with the 3.5L EcoBoost. All three times the truck shook violently, stuttered, and loss almost totally all power. After reading about the fixes, by Ford, not fixing the problem I do not know what to do. I have been a Ford man for, many, many years and now that I am retiring soon and want to travel I have doubts about my Ford F150 or and Ford product with the 3.5L EcoBoost engine. Other than this problem I like the 3.5L EcoBoost engine. Come on Ford engineers........get this problem solved before it is too late. Lives are at stake here needless to say anything about the potential of millions of dollars. Ford is wrong in this case and the THEY should setup and get this serious problem corrected before it IS too late.
Good luck had 6.0 that was never fixed correctly and now my 5.4 is in the shop for can phasers at60850 miles......bye bye ford after 15 years or fords
Just had the same issue on a long drive from TN to FL on vacation. Drove thru heavy rain off and on for 8 hours. Pulled into gas station for a stretch, then when pulling out and accelerating truck started shaking and missing badly. Check engine light flashed repeatedly indicating a missfire. Puled over immediately and shut off engine. Cranked back up and check engine light was on solid. Truck seemed to run ok, but was underpowered somewhat. Took it to dealer in Destin and they applied fixes due to moisture in CAC. We will see if the fixes work as I drive my truck on extended trips for work.
I have a 2011 f150 ecoboost at about 19, 800 miles and have not experienced the issue yet. But I did notice that my small hose on the turbo air intake pops off and then I lose power on acceleration I put a screw clamp on it and now it stays put. This could be how the moistuer is getting in. The hose is about 1/2 inch in diamater and runs off the large intake tube.
I have had my f150 ecoboost for about 3 years now I got it in late 2011 but the truck year is a 2012 and so far we have 19000 very hard miles on the truck and not a single problem but now I'm scared of this happening, we have taken a few long road trips with it and no problem, I have pulled some car trailers with 8000 pound machines and pulls perfect, I will continue to buy fords in which I have a 99 f250 with 160xxx, a 2010 escape with 70xxx a 06 mustang with 15xxx and a 07 mustang with 80xxx and not a problem
My 2011 ecoboost FX4 has the same problem, it shudders when i accelerate hard to pass and looses power. Mine truck is doing this on clear hot sunny days on the highway, No rain at all!!! There has also been some sort of weird sound also that appears to be coming form the turbo, on start ups and take offsé
I have a 2012 ecoboost having the same problems, it shutters ,looses power almost stalling completely out. I have had it to the dealer 3 times and they still have not got it fixed. They put fords retro fixes on then send me on my way . The last one was a real joke , a thin piece of plastic stuck on the front of CAC (Just yesterday) . Ran fine yesterday but started again on my way to work today. I'm going to file with the NTSB and may join in the suits!
The exact same thing happened with me yesterday. I have a 2013 ecoboost f150 and was accelerating to get on expressway, check engine symbol flashed and it lost power. Power did return. Luckily me and my son were not put in danger. This is the first ford I have owned since my 1974 maverick hope I didn't make mistake.
My mother's F 150 2011 just started this problem two week's ago on her way from Florida to Michigan, she called me to talk to the dealers service tech. He knew of the problem. I have a 2011 F 150. Brother in-law has a 2011 F150 we both had the same problem.I can say this,I, my wife, Brother in-law, father in-law, and more family members. All totalling more than 200 years of service for Ford's.She is supporting all of us by buying a Ford. I just hope Ford supports her and repairs the problem. Sincerely a loyal Ford family
My 2013 F-150 ecoboost has lost power twice when accelerating. No rain, or contamination just ignition interruption and loss of power. Also the m.p.g. is not even close to what was advertised.
I have a 2012 f150 crew 4x4 it's been to two different dealerships and has had both tsb's the first a air deflector on top on the new cac and then a different plastic deflector that literally has double sides tape that sticks to the bottom if the cac. Still stumbles and feels like no power. Like the turbo don't even work at all. You can hear it but you can't feel it. After the very first power failure running 70 on the interstate the power loss dropped me to 40 mph and a 18 wheeler almost rearended me. Oh yeah and gas mileage pssst it started out at around 19 to 20 on the interstate at a steady 70 mph after the power failure. I'm lucky to get 14 and that at 50mpg and no a/c. There is more going in with these trucks than a cheap air deflector. My cousin has a friend that had the same problem and ford of Macon in Georgia replaced the computer and he said that fixed the problem. I'm not sure if that's true or not. But what ford is doing isn't working so why not give it a try. Although I haven't heard of ford stating this in any tsb's or recalls. I use to love this truck but honestly I'm starting to hate it. I filed with NHTSA and also a lemon law attorney. Go report your vehicle to the NHTSA. Lets get something done. These trucks cost way to much for us. Not to mention the safety of our family that rides with us in this truck.
I have a 2013 crew cab platinum ecoboost with 5,400 miles on it if this veery I would not even bother to take it back to be fixed and I would even tell them I would just take the hit and get a 5.0 Mortor because its the best looking truck on the road and I am sure you all agree with that
I just recently had the same issue with my 2011 F-150. I bought it used with 16,500 miles on it, I currently have 24,500 miles on it. Labor Day my wife and I were traveling home from a long weekend in Western PA. It had rained during the day and was raining pretty hard while driving through the Allegheny Forest. We had no problems to speak of. Once we got on Rte. 80 headed east things settled down rain wise it had stopped and the sun came out. I would say an hour later I pulled out to pass a tractor-trailer and when I accelerated the engine seemed to misfire, the engine light came on and began to flash and the truck started shuddering. I was able to back down and slowly take the upcoming exit and pull off the road. I did not shut the engine off I put it Park and got out to visually inspect. While I was doing a walk around my wife told me the engine light stopped flashing. We drove home with no further issues. I contacted my dealer and they are ordering a new inter cooler for it only time will tell if that was the cause. I will note it had not been raining for at least an hour when this took place.
I have a 2011 with 23000 miles. Same problem as every one else. I would try trade it for a new chevy with a 5.3, but I'm sure chevy dealers are reading these complaints. Tuff situation.
I have a 2012 fx4 eco with 17k miles......no problems to speak of what so ever. I love this thing. I hope nothing happens to mine and hope they find a fix for all the others with problems
My truck did really good until it reached 66,000 miles it started to do the same thing everyone is complaining about brought it to the dealer they said I needed to change the spark plugs I did that n now it is even worse. Don't know what I am gonna so to get it fixed. Might try a different dealership. To see if they can get it fixed. B
No way is lack of full acceleration a safety hazard! If the truck decelerated rapidly... Then yes but lack of acceleration is just like coasting, so if some guy rear ends you because of stuttering then he was too close to begin with.
I have a 2011 F150 ecoboost. I have experienced extreme loss of power, violent shaking and back firing and engine light blinking now at least 4 different times. All of these times has occurred in heavy rain when towing a trailer. I will press on the gas to pass or to go up a hill and the truck basically shuts down and goes into a limp mode. The engine light never stays on. Ive taken my truck in and my dealer pretended that they've never even heard of the problem. Am I the only one in Kingston Ontario to experience this? I doubt it very much. The most recent time I've brought the truck in was Sept 2013. I even had several articles printed off the web to show the dealer. The dealer said there's no fix as of yet and told me to keep checking the internet. Not good enough. I hear of people getting new re-designed inter-coolers, a deflector plate and a computer re-program. Step up to the plate Ford and fix my problem before I pull out to pass one day and get stranded in oncoming traffic with a truck in limp mode.
Well fellow Ford people, It just happen to me for the first time on 10/4/2013 on my way to the U.P. in Michigan. It was raining and the dew point was around 60. I was pulling out from a rest stop on I-75 and I will tell you this, my truck was a shaking,and sputtering and yes loss of power. I was terrified that the semi that I was pulling in front of was going to smash into me, but he pulled into the far lane and honk his air horn, and I am sure he was cussing me out.. FORD PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM ! I sure hope I can make it back hone... lol
I have a 2012 F150. This same issue has happen to me 5 different times. The first time I had 1200 miles on the truck. The truck has 25000 miles on it now I have taken it to the dealer each and every time. I did not buy a $50,000.00 truck and not be able to depend on it to pass a car. I use premium gas the last time it lost power I mashed the accelerator to the floor for 2 miles and the speed was from 43 to 47 MPH. If ford cannot fix this issue I will replace it with a new Toyota and will never purchase another FORD
I aswell just experienced this issue coming home from an 8 hr. Drive from Vancouver. It wasn't raining but was about 0'C outside and as I went to pass a vehicle my truck started to jerk as if the tranny was slipping it felt like. I lost my acceleration and the engine light came on flashing and put the truck into limp mode for about 2 minutes. The truck was bought in March and only has 20,000 kms on it.
I have a 2011 F-150 Ecoboost and at 14,000 miles it lost power going across the country on a dry day, the dealer replaced a catalytic Converter at 60,000 it threw a misfire code on Cyl 3 and had the dealer replace the coil an wire for $300.00 now a month later the same thing on Cyl 6 Misfire Code I'm not happy to say the least. For $60.00 I'll buy the coil and change it myself, seriously think twice before spending $30,000 on an F-150 Ecoboost !!
I had my 2011 Ford F150 in to the dealer because I lost power back in Aug while driving in the rain. I was merging into traffic and almost had a accident. The Ford Dealer said they had a fix for the problem and put on a deflector. Well guess what, I was driving home from a trip yesterday 18 Oct 13 and it was raining hard. I went to pass someone and once again my truck lost power and shuttered very hard. My engine light did come on and the shuttering was so hard I had to pull over. I shut off the truck to see if this would make the engine light go off, it did not work. I continued on with my driving and then tried to accelerate when the same thing happened agin, loss of power and hard shaking. I had to drive very slow for 4 hours before I made it home. This is a very serious problem and Ford is going to pay for not fixing this problem. It will be to late when we loss a life. To the dealer on Monday to have them tell me a bunch of B.S. First and last Ford. Everyone should get together and put in a mass lawsuit against Ford. Some Lawyer out there maybe able to help out alot of people who got ripped off money for a vehicle. Thanks
I have a 2011 f150 ecoboost. I experienced the same thing twice the other day. Rainy, cruise on for 25-30 miles. Went to punch it to pass someone, nothing, loss of power. Happened twice in one trip. I have 23k miles on it. I nearly caused an accident both times. My check engine light has been on and off since then. I took it to Al Meyer Ford they said it would be 2-3 days before they could even look at it and that they hadn't heard of this ever happening before. Not true, I have a personal friend who brought his ford f150 ecoboost into this same dealer with the same issue not 3 months ago. He threatened a lawsuit and they traded his for a new one. Why won't Ford fix this problem?
I have a 2012 with the same issue,,, took it to the dealer and no code was present so he sent me on my way. I told him I will find the TSB that has the issue without a cel (Code) which is 13-8-1. This isn't the only problem Ford is having and not being able to fix. The other is with vibration, shudder when just pulling out.. same thing several TSB without a true fix. I own 3 vehicles and they are all Fords.. Couldn't be happier with the Mustang but the Ranger and the F150 haven't lived up to the Ford name. Yes I believe there will be a accident that may cause harm in this issue isn't fixed and for those that don't have it,,, well I suggest you don't find yourself between a F150 EcoBoost having the issue and a big rig behind you. Just so you know we aren't trying to kill you,, we are just trying to get the truck out of the way while it is in limp mode.. For us that do have the issue I strongly suggest you try to avoid the issue and don't pass unless there is nobody in the passing lane at all... I still like the truck and the performance when it is working but I must say many manufactures are having issues that need to be fixed, it isn't just ford but I can't believe how many are having problems that they can't seem to find a fix for the problem! I don't ever remember this as an issue but then again I am old school and we didn't have 2 or more computers running the car,,, we were mechanics and we could always fix the problem... Today,,, that is not the case and they mostly throw parts at it in a hope you don't come back!
I have a 2011 F 150 2wd with 190,000. miles and have been dealing with this same issue for the last 150,000 miles. First my dealer replacedall the coils at my expense and then replaced the heat exchanger. This was done in the spring and was ok until Fall. I now am experiancingsevere excellaration issues and took it to 3 differant dealers in a 100 mileradius. They all tell me that they can not fix it and to call Ford. Wow whata let down !! Ford what is wrong with you, do people have to dye beforeyou admit your mistakes. Unhappy in Iowa
i also have a 2013 f150 eco with the same problem. My truck has 16k miles in it. It has been in the shop several time for loss of power issues. I also have noticed milky oil in my oil cap. The dealer told me this is normal. I do believe you shouldnt have water in you crank case. This is the last ford i will ever buy.
My3.5ecoboost lost cyl3and5 at 65mph engine blown at 19500 miles,Lincoln was great about it,dropped a long block in about 10 days.cost 9350.00 MKS still under factory warranty .car runs good ,but it is having the shakes still.there is something wrong with this 3.5 .car runs super and strong as hell .power and gas mileage unreal .there is few cars that can keep up with it.it has been 75 days since new engine.still running good .we will see in the future how it holds up.
I just purchased a brand new F150 2013 and now with only 3,400 miles I have experienced this same Issue and it was raining. Is there anything I can do other than trying to see this piece of crap!!!!
I have a 2011 with 16000 miles on it and it has taken 22 trips to the dealer in Houma la with no luck loss of power rough idle and the transmission has been out of the truck twice don't waist you time complaining to ford they are no help either worst mistake ever.
I have a 2012 FX4 with the ecoboost and had the same issue yesterday. I drove from Charleston, SC to Atlanta, GA in heavy fog and rain for 5 hours and was trying to pass someone in the fast lane when my truck starting shuttering hard and there was a complete loss of power. I went from 80mph to 40 something in no time flat. My check engine light is now on and I not sure if I should drive the truck back to Charleston to my local dealer or take it to one here in Atlanta.
2011 f150 supercrew 3.5l ecoboost. Happened to be mast week and again today 12/11/13. I was on the tollway and I got video of this happening. I'm very nervous. This is my first ford truck.
2012 F150 as all the others on this site. Now has 18000 K and still doing about the same. Had TSB done which I had to tell the dealer about which I got from this site also .Love the dam thing ,sure wish we could find a proper fix, This is only the second PU i'e owned,the first being a 95 RAM/W diesel. Pull a RV with mine and sure don't want to have to get another at my age.{81}
I have a 2013 F150 Ecoboost. My truck seems like it's struggling since it became cold out. Reducing gas mileage from 18-19 mpg to 15 mpg. I decided to pop out the air filter to see if it was clogged and I've notice road salt residue inside the air filter box. I'm thinking if there is road salt residue in there, then maybe water can be getting in there too. Maybe they can start with the air box design.
I have 2005 lariat with 5.4 V8 and I have had the same problem for years. Changed the stupid 2 part plugs at dealer for $700+ now I have collapsed catalitic converters Iam Thinking that it all stems from fuel injectors. What's the matter with Ford?
With a stack of engine repairs tickets two inches deep in the first year I sold it. The truck hydro locked with only 9,000 miles on it and Bent a Rod. It is the worst vehicle made since WWII; much worse than the 6.0 Ford Diesel. Just like the diesel Ford does not stand behind the EcoBoost.
Having same issue with 2013 F150 ecoboost. Ford has no clue why and keeps telling me "you should not have an issue with a 2013." Every time I take it to the dealership, they tell me there are no codes. At the dealership for the 3rd time. I have contacted FL Attorney General Office and started my lemon law claim. Do NOT buy an ecoboost.
Having the same issue with 2013 F150 ecoboost. Driving from Columbus OH to Miami for the Orange Bowl and drove through a day of rain. When I get to Florida... hot, humid, 86 degrees, I had to change lanes because of stoppage ahead. I kicked in the turbo and the engine started shaking and the check engine light came on and blinked. I had NO POWER and coasted back to the berm in traffic. Turned the truck off and started it back up... had no problems since. Took it into the dealer immediately when returning back to OHIO. Dealer could not find any problem. This has me concerned that others are having the same problem. (The truck does get great gas mileage... 22 - 23 mpg.)
My friend got the 3013 F150 FX4 w ecoboost. His issue is that on the highway, driving the peed limit of 65, he is seeing only 12-13mpg. He then tried a trip at 55mpg and got 18mpg. I think this a a fuel efficienct issue too. I'm keeping my '08F150XLT currently with 150,000miles until 350,000miles. Give me the Classic Coke. Any issues out there on mileafe?
I own a 2012 f-150 with the 3.5 ecoboost motor, and I have experienced the same problems. When accelerating on the highway to pass slower traffic my truck shook and lost power and at one point another time it shut off entirely. I thought my engine had blown completely, I smelt burnt oil. 45 seconds later the engine restarted. This was a dangerous situation on the highway with traffic with my truck shutting down... as you can imagine.I turn the anti-slip off and have not actually had it happen since then, this may have something to do with a fix if others try and confirm?I contacted ford by phone today and was handed off to a representative who denied everything and seemed to know nothing. He claimed he had never heard of the problem before.Would love any info about this problem and peoples experience with ford.
2011 F-150 ecoboost. I have had it reprogrammed, plugs, coils, plugs again, all the coils, deflector shield, new charge air cooler, new catalytic converters and nothing has solved the problem. Mine worse when towing 4400lb trailer. Took trailer hooked to truck, got shop foreman to ride with me to experience what the truck was doing. Just picked it up again, made a pull with my trailer. Still doing the same thing. Now Ford Motor tells me that unless I bring my truck in again with the trailer hooked to it they will not work on my truck anymore. Truck is still under warranty. Only choice left is see a lawyer. Ford Motor Co is horrible. First Ford truck I have ever bought and also the last.
I own a 2012 f-150 ecoboost. So far haven't had the issue described but fuel economy isn't real good. A guess I would have is as some have suspected, it's moisture. When the air is boosted at the right temperature and humidity, air exchangers make a ton of water. This being an air cooler, boosted air makes water. How to solve? That the million dollar question.
This is a serious problem that Ford better address quickly before someone is killed. I also own the F150 with the Ecoboost and experienced the same problems with sudden loss of power. It is unfortunate that with all of these complaints Ford can't find a solution. I have purchased many Ford and Lincoln products over the years all excellent products. I can say that this 2013 F150 scares me, I just pray nobody dies because of this very poor design.
I have a 2013 f150 with the ecoboost. well it used to be. now its breathing a lot better thanks to K&N and out runs almost every truck in its class. I'm @ 31,000 mi. and the majority of my parts besides the K&N were put on 5,000 mi ago. I HOWEVER HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING ON MY TRUCK. Call it luck? Maybe.. however unless you can't afford the ecoboost motor which, as we all know, puts out +/- 60 ft lbs of torque and +/- 65 hspwr MORE than the 5.0, i just don't know why you would get it. After reading some of you experiences I'm shocked.When i bought my 2013 FX4 Off-Road, I test drove a 5.0 first because I had the same though as above. "Who would get a v6 in a full size truck?" Well the 5.0 didn't blow the backend out of the gravel lot after taking off traction control.. I wouldn't trade my baby for any other model. its gun metal grey, FULLY loaded with the 4:10 gears, FX4 appearance package, tow package, black wheels, xenon headlights proj style, ext. cab... the works.. My good friend just bought a raptor svt, he beat me in the qtr mile, but by less than a trucks length. (thats the 4:10s, and mods.)One last thought.. it seems most of your problems are turbo related..? Make a friend at your dealer, the Ford Taurus u see your local state trooper driving has the same motor with different turbos, better ones.. Walsh which is what I had put on mine. The stock name isn't a good brand i forgot off the top of my head what it is.. Good luck guys. Sorry to be the spoiler, but you get what you pay for!
What really makes me laugh is #3... Mark, do u know how long the ecoboost has been out? when were the changes made to the motor? I've driven both. (To the ecboost owners having problems, Im sorry) but my truck even before my parts will pull a 5.0 backwards. So who wants a v-6 in a full size, at first not I, after driving them in the inventory lot. ill take my t.t. v-6 any day. Titans, no way.. Tundras, they come almost and i stress almost, as close as the hemi does.. chevy? please.. don't get me started. HA! I've taken my baby to test.. pulling 8,650 lbs was a joke. (air bag suspension helps), (put that on a chevy and it would do a wheelie poss flip over), 1/4 mi her against the raptor and my best friends hemi sport. beat the hemi by a nose, if it was a 1/8 mi race it would have been by 5 truck lengths +/-, the raptor was neck and neck but as rightfully so took me by a truck maybe?Bottom line if it isn't the stares I get as i drive by with the turbos' blow off valves releasing spinning heads, its the compliments i get from mostly chevy silverado/1500 owners. "Wow man, nice truck"
I've had the same power loss problem on my way to Palm Beach after driving for three and a half hours the truck lost acceleration engine light came on and started to shake uncontrollably it was a dangerous situation
I have a 2012 f150 ecobost 2200 miles driving in rain it has lost power and staled had to pull over and restart 3 times. Last night it staled restarted after 10min.check eng lightis on now.
Brett: How much for all your upgrades? What were they? BOV and WG upgrade? Larger intercooler or do the eco boost not have one because of GDI?
Brett: Just read about intercooler as issue. So did you get a bigger intercooler too?
2011 f150 v-6 ecoboost owner here, same issues as all above. Doesn't matter what type of day it is, when on highway or any street and try to give it some gas, nothing and shakes badly.
2013 f-150 crew 4x4 3.5 ecoboost owned three fords previos got good trucks , this new tech is a nightmare innercooler failed , now it is bucking on acceleration , tranny, engine ? salesman stated this will be the last truck you'll ever need will last and be dependable . bullshit
I have f 150 eco boost it shutters and shakes every time it is damp or raining out Ford has worked on it over and over and still hasn't fixed it its a ROAD HAZARD and they don't care they told me that they will just keep working on it. They advertise 22 MPG IT GETS 13 TO 14 MPG. This is by far the worst truck I have ever owned way to go FORD This will be my last one u will ever sell to me.
i have a 2011 f 150 eco boost it shutters and shakes everytime it takes off from a stop sign with a trailer behind. When i tried to pass on a two lane road it will not accelerate every time like it should. no rain cool out or hot out no differance. had it to dealer 3 times now no differance. Only 10,000 miles on it now. Dont know what to do with it. Love it but hate the shakes and shutters.
This same issue started for me around 50k km'.. Give it gas, loses power, the wrench appears on the display.. Odometer shows "--------", spedometer stops responding and won't downshift. I have a 2012 f-150 xlt with the small V6.. This keeps happening and i had attriibuted this initially to some extremely cold weather recently which coincided with the original incident. After reading about all of these issues I will be paying a visit to the dealer on this.
Just bought a 2013 ecoboost has 400 miles on it just started shaking like crazy lost all power and almost died had to pull off to the side of the road tell the engine light stopped blinking
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Speakers explained that the Senate Committee on Finance had extended its probe into pharmaceutical companies' educational grants. On January 9, the committee sent a follow-up letter to 23 pharmaceutical companies asking for further information about the role of sales and marketing personnel in awarding grants, and whether funding had supported the development or dissemination of treatment guidelines.
As we reported in our July/August and September/October issues, in June 2005, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Max Baucus (D-Montana) sent letters to drug companies asking them to explain their practice of providing educational grants to organizations and state officials that might be in a position to influence Medicare and Medicaid drug purchasing decisions. The senators are concerned that grants may sometimes be used for influence peddling, rather than education. Grassley is the chairman and Baucus is the ranking Democrat of the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid spending.
After reviewing the information received in response to the first letter, the committee found that while many manufacturers have modified their grant policies in response to guidelines issued by the Office of Inspector General and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, sales and/or marketing personnel still have a role in handling grant requests at many companies. Therefore, the potential for abuse remains, the January 9 letter said.
In the January 9 letter, the senators also expressed concern that professional and patient-advocacy organizations that develop treatment or practice guidelines "may come to rely on such funding to the extent that it may compromise their independence."
The Senate committee asked companies if grant payments made in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 to medical organizations and patient advocacy groups supported the development and/or dissemination of journal articles and other published material, practice or treatment guidelines, or implementation of medication algorithms. If so, the committee requested details such as the journal title and date of publication.
Providing this information may prove problematic for drug companies, said one pharma participant during the hot-topics session. "All of us want to cooperate to the fullest extent of the law; however, some of the [information] they asked for, we simply don't receive or collect, nor do we have the subpoena power to get [it], which adds another level of anxiety for all of us." She asked CME providers to provide industry supporters with the publication details the committee requested.
Another attendee expressed concern that the committee had apparently examined the tax returns of at least four professional and patient advocacy organizations; these returns were referenced in the January 9 letter sent to Johnson & Johnson. Should medical societies be prepared to turn over tax returns and other records concerning grants? The question is "too premature and hypothetical to answer at this point," said Carol Guthrie, a Democratic aide with the Senate Finance Committee, in an interview with Medical Meetings after the conference.
Uncertain Future
Since many companies asked for an extension of the February 6 deadline to respond to the second letter, the committee was still waiting to receive responses at press time. As for the future, "it's uncertain whether there will be a Senate hearing this year. There are a number of issues in the queue," Guthrie said. Meanwhile, if the committee finds evidence of improper activities, it will refer the information to the proper authority, such as the OIG.
In earlier discussions with the Senate Finance Committee, Medical Meetings had learned that the committee would tend to look on industry-funded certified CME activities as likely to be legitimate. There has been no shift in that perspective, said Guthrie, explaining, "We are looking at all grants to be thorough and fair."
Nevertheless, CME leaders need to take a stand, said a pharma attendee during the hot-topics session. Observing that the senators are concerned that educational grants might influence off-label prescriptions of drugs and thus drive up healthcare costs, she said: "What is wrong with supporting educational grants that promote good science based upon evidence and robust clinical trials?" She suggested that CME leaders visit the senators to give them an accurate picture of CME.
Speaker Bruce Bellande, PhD, executive director, ACME, responded that he has had candid discussions with a committee staffer. While the Alliance has not made plans to visit Washington, it did send a letter to the committee after the conference, offering to clarify issues related to certified CME.

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Nokia Lumia 920 Review: A Fisher-Price Phone For A Giant
A very pretty, shiny phone with a very pretty, shiny operating system that's got just a few flaws--but they're not small flaws.
The Lumia is a phone I want to like much more than I do. Each Nokia phone has all this weight on its shoulders: Nokia, the legendary company, is basically dead. Will the phone save Nokia? Windows Phone, the wild card third platform that could compete with Android and iOS, is totally underused. Will the phone save Windows Phone?
The Lumia 800 didn't, the Lumia 900 didn't, and the Lumia 920 won't. It's not a bad phone--in fact, it does lots of things very, very right--but it's just not capable of bearing that burden. On the other hand, it's big and heavy enough to bear most physical burdens, which is, you know, something.
What's New
The third generation of Lumia phone, the 920 has a big 4.5-inch screen, 4G LTE speeds, a very fancy 8.7-megapixel camera with floating lens technology, and fancy new ideas like wireless charging and near-field communication. It's running Windows 8, the brand-new third generation of the very promising Windows Phone software.
What's Good
The screen is amazing! Windows Phone is maybe the flat-out prettiest mobile operating system out there--bright, bold colors, flippity animations, deep blacks, blinding whites--and the screen is just spectacular. With a 1280 x 760 resolution, it's painfully sharp--no visible pixels here--and some kind of fancy screen tech with a confusing acronymic name that reduces blur. It's one of the best screens I've ever seen.
And I love the design. The Lumia 920 comes in lots of super-bright colors, which match up with the super-bright operating system. Mine's a cheerful candy-apple red, smooth and playful, like a Fisher Price toy for grown-ups. It's hard to make a phone look like anything besides a black or white rectangle, and the Lumia 920 definitely got looks on the subway.
Though it's only running a dual-core processor, one of the great things about Windows Phone is that it's optimized to run smoothly on slower (and more battery-efficient) chips. The Lumia 920 is easily the smoothest-running Windows Phone I've ever used. Scrolling is fast, flipping back and forth between apps is fast, everything (besides, sometimes, opening apps) is fast. The camera I found to be sort of underwhelming only in that it didn't completely blow my mind, but in low-light especially, it takes some damned impressive shots--tons of detail, very little noise.
Windows Phone as a whole is pretty good software. I like the way it thinks about a lot of things--how your homescreen has lots of information, like Android's widgets, but presented in a clear, stylish, and organized way, like icons on an iPhone; how you navigate to different parts of an app by swiping sideways; how it pulls in all of your contacts from Facebook and Twitter and presents them in a logical way. It interacts well with other Microsoft devices, especially the Xbox 360--you can control your Xbox with the SmartGlass app, getting extra info from games and movies and TV shows. Cool! And many of the apps in the Windows Phone store are awesome--the Netflix and IMDb apps, in particular, are the best of their kind.
There's also some custom Nokia stuff going on here. I especially like the turn-by-turn Nokia Drive+ app, and the built-in Cinemagraph app is really great. (Cinemagraphs are kind of like partial GIFs--imagine a still image in which a part of the image loops as a video.)
What's Bad
This phone is huge. It has a giant 4.5-inch screen, sure, but that's not so much of a problem; many of Samsung's Galaxy S phones are even bigger, and they don't feel so monstrous. The Lumia 920 is unnecessarily big: it's heavy, there's unused space (given the screen size, the phone could be an entire centimeter shorter), it's thick, it's huge. It's almost a dealbreaker for anyone who wears semi-tight pants and likes keeping a phone in a pocket; you're never not aware of this slick metal hoagie roll banging against your hip.
Battery life wasn't great, doubtless the fault of the huge screen and battery-hungry 4G LTE antenna. It was enough to make it through the day, barely, if you used it lightly. Not good.
Windows Phone has huge problems. That doesn't mean it's bad, but we're two years into this operating system, and it still has basic issues that impact daily use. Multitasking is horrendous; you hold the back button and it gives you big thumbnails showing screenshots of all your apps, which you can swipe through to select. Sounds good! But for some reason there's hardly any friction on that swipe, so it's hard to get it to stop on the app you want. The app list itself populates according to some algorithm I never figured out--sometimes one app would have three spots, sometimes the app I was using five minutes ago wouldn't be there. There's no way to close apps that I can see.
The app selection is a bigger problem. Flat out, Windows Phone does not have the depth or quality of the apps available on other platforms. The apps that it does have are sometimes woefully outdated or buggy; why would Twitter or Rdio spend time and money fixing an app that only a few hundred or a few thousand people use? And Instagram, swiftly becoming one of the most important social networks out there, has no Windows Phone app. Sucks, too, because the Lumia 920's camera is really great (though occasionally its color reproduction was a little dull).
Microsoft just isn't upgrading Windows Phone in the right way. For this newest version, they added a kid's mode, skinnable camera, and the ability to resize the homescreen icons (or "Live Tiles," as they call them). And, like, that's fine, but multitasking is still broken and they still haven't fixed it so you can see the goddamn clock. Yeah, you read that right: the clock is often hidden. If you're reading Twitter, you can't see what time it is. It's absurd.
The Price
$100 on contract at AT&T, where it comes with a non-upgradeable 32GB of storage. That's a really good deal; a 32GB iPhone 5 costs three times that much.
The Verdict
I spent a long time with the Lumia 920, longer than I usually spend with review units of phones. This is a phone I was really excited about! But I just can't recommend it. It's way too bulky, the battery life is lackluster, and Windows Phone 8 has some big problems on top of that. It's not a bad phone; when you're swiping away through a gorgeous weather or news app, you completely forget its shortcomings, and it's nicely priced. But there are better phones out there.
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I'm 100% sure that you are a crazy man. I got my Lumia 920 last Saturday and I love it. I don't see any issue with OS. And I don't see any problem with Lumia 920's battery life.
I love Lumia 920's great features:
Offline GPS
City lens
Panoramic photographs
Best quality videos
Wireless charging
Windows phone 8 has all the great apps that I wanted.
@ author: go and have fun with your cheap quality samsung phone, or apple's stupid same design iPhone 5 with crap maps app.
Lumia 920 is # 1 selling phone on amazon.com
By the way, if you think that lumia 920 is so big then why don't you try Nokia's Lumia 820 with smaller screen???
This phone probably isn't for little girls like the reviewer.
Everyone who has actually bought this phone has said they do not have concerns with the weight or size.
A company and phone that actually innovates and you put it down cause of it's weight?
Do you really want a world full of Apple and Samsung?
There would be no reason for innovation and progress then.
Ridiculous review on every level.
Grow up and write a review based on what the phone is capable of doing. Not it's size and weight.
"The Lumia 920 is unnecessarily big: it's heavy, there's unused space (given the screen size, the phone could be an entire centimeter shorter), it's thick, it's huge."
Haven't had any issues with the size - nor has anyone I've shown the phone to. The other day I actually had to pat my front pocket to confirm I had the phone on me. I doubt the phone is "unnecessarily" large - I'm sure every mm of space in the case is used. Why would Nokia spend money on wasted materials?
"Battery life wasn't great, doubtless the fault of the huge screen and battery-hungry 4G LTE antenna. It was enough to make it through the day, barely, if you used it lightly. Not good."
Yesterday I used my phone ALL day, from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., when I got home it was still at 23% battery life. The battery is fine under normal, daily use. If you use your phone for tethering or nav or some battery intensive activity then you should have a way to charge it, but under normal use the battery life is fine, 8-10 hours.
"But for some reason there's hardly any friction on that swipe, so it's hard to get it to stop on the app you want. The app list itself populates according to some algorithm I never figured out--sometimes one app would have three spots, sometimes the app I was using five minutes ago wouldn't be there. There's no way to close apps that I can see."
This is just complete hogwash. Press and hold the back button shows your running apps, you can swipe thru them and they are just as "sticky" as any other swipe on the phone. to close an app you select it (so that it's the active app) and then press the back button until you return to the home screen, voila the app is now closed. I agree it would be nice if you could simply "flick" the app to close it but haven't really had an issue pressing back until the app is closed. I imagine part of the reason it's done this way is because sometimes you suspend an app several layers deep and the back button option allows you to resume from where you left off and then go back one screen at a time rather than having to re-start the app and drill down to where you want to be again. So it's a trade off in that regard.
"The apps that it does have are sometimes woefully outdated or buggy; why would Twitter or Rdio spend time and money fixing an app that only a few hundred or a few thousand people use? And Instagram, swiftly becoming one of the most important social networks out there, has no Windows Phone app."
Interesting that you didn't do basic research to learn Instagram will be on WP8 in the near future - and that 46 or the 50 most used apps on iOS and Android are already on WP8 today. Twitter is building a Win8 app from the ground up and announced as much already. Maybe you should stop the speculation and just deliver the facts.
Some of the functions that REQUIRE an app on other platforms are baked into the OS on WP so no app is needed. For instance the People Hub does FB better than FB does. I almost never have need to go to the FB app at all on my WP.
Bottom line - WP8 smokes Android hands down and is far more fun and interesting than iOS. Lumia 920 is an EXCELLENT platform and I highly recommend it.
"multitasking is still broken"
I'll give you the clock thing - but to demonstrate how minor that is I didn't even realize it goes missing when you're in an app until just now. But there's nothing "broken" about multi-tasking - you can run multiple apps in the background. Just because you assert something doesn't make it factual you know? You're coming very close to just plain lying about this function on WP8.
"there are better phones out there."
LMAO - no there isn't. There are phones that you may PREFER for yourself but they aren't better. You're readers should also know there are approx. 130,000 apps on WP. Were you b!tchin' like this when Apple was at 130,000 applications, Android (which doesn't even vet its apps), I doubt it because 130,000 apps is a lot of apps and it's growing very quickly.
Good job on your article. To be honest, I don't really think it's worth a response. All I want to know, is: Where do I sign up?! Apple must be paying you and a whole lot of other people a lot in exchange for their integrity. How much did they pay you for this one? I can write articles too!
I don't get this review. The 920 is wonderfull. Come on man:
- Wireless charging that no top phone has
- The best camera compared to Iphone 5 and the S3
- Many colors compared to the 2 on Samsung and Apple
- Great working navigation
- The battery life is great but why keep power hungry things on at all time? Use the settings to close gps etc when not in use
- you can operate it even with gloves or a pen
- The screen is stunning and a lot better then the competition
- It has NFC that is a growing platform for wireless payment and is developing into a thousand and 1 uses, including the modules that Nokia has that allow applications to start or close when you dock it in your car or in your bedroom or in your office. Like starting music, opening, closing gps, calender etc.
-it as 32 GB internal memory
-greatly priced with subscription
-do i need to continue
You have to ask yourself why this phone has so many pre orders. Like in France where pre orders have been outselling the new Iphone 5. The fact is slowly but surely Nokia is getting back in the game. Whats not to like. Many people here in Europe love this phone. We are tired of top phones from just Apple or Samsung. More choice of top phones is a wonderfull thing. And this phone is clearly the best spec smartphone to ever hit the market.
My goodness, I have been a reader of Popular Science for over 50 years and have never ever read such absurdity. Are you sure you actually work for what is generally a great magazine or are you just a part time reviewer who happened to talk your way into an article. Dribble. Unbalanced. And worst of all simply not factual.
This is 100% fail. I got the Lumia 920 and its the smoothest phone I've ever used, and I work IT at a massive health system and use iPhones and have owned 2 android phones in the past, so I'm not a metrosexual rookie that walks around in tight pants using weight as an excuse to bash the most solid phone I've ever used. Your overall talking a 16ish % weight difference from an iPhone. When you consider the off contract pricing and using a non contract GSM provider like straight talk, you have the best deal you can get while not being a sheep to overpriced monthly service bills. This is an amazing piece of hardware, and you even had more good to say about it than bad,but you still blew the review and used an insulting headline. The 920 feels like a Roles Royce, or a Bentley and performs just the same. I just typed this comment on mine in about 5 min, took my phone(which has a well conditioned battery!) off the charger at 9am today and its now 1240am, and I have 30% battery left...thats with regular use, and syncing my work exchange account and 2 personal email accounts. This article = FAIL.
Dan Nosowitz needs to quit writing articles under popsci.
He is clearly incapable of applying the slightest notion of objectivity. It's an embarrassment to a company that associates itself with science, when objectivity is one of the foremost values of scientific truth.
A reviewer is entitled to their opinions but I'm afraid you invited a lot of trouble on yourself by writing such a subjective review which is superficial and lacking in any real technical knowledge, even at a user level. You have let your own personal bias and opinion prevent you from writing a properly structured, informative and objective article which is what will encourage people to visit the site and stay there.
Your title alone is a disgrace alluding to the Lumia 920 as a 'Fisher Price Toy'. I'm afraid the only childish thing that is apparent is the quality of your review. Being a complete geek myself I have the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and now the Lumia 920. It is nowhere near as bad as you make out. The only mistake Nokia have made is gambling on such a large flagship phone which may restrict its success in some consumer segments.It has also been very poorly marketed by Nokia. However, it is better than the iPhone 5 despite Apple having a better ecosystem and more apps. It certainly stands head to head with the Galaxy S3 and Note 2 as a high-end smartphone.
You spent a longer time than usual with this phone? I could have written a review of this depth after spending 2 hours with the phone followed by a 60 minute write up! You need to do better Dan or no-one will come back to read phone reviews on this site!
Wow, big shocker here. PopSci gave a bad review to a none Apple device. Seriously people, what did you expect? they drool for weeks before each new Apple device, and hate anything none-Apple with a thinly veiled passion, especially Windows devices.
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Goodness gracious. I can't be the only one who liked this article.
I agree that the power of a phone is important, but weight, aesthetics, etc obviously matter too, as does what the phone does with its power; give you an operating system that performs smoothly, or gets in your way. As for the subjectivity of this article... It's a flippin' review. If any article is allowed to have opinions, it's this one. If you want objective tech specs and nothing else, the manufacturer can probably oblige you. I read tech reviews looking for opinions. I got one. Who in their right mind expects anything different?
We may never know whether Dan is physically a dwarf and this is why he feels Nokia Lumia 920 is too big for him. However, based on this article all readers know for sure that Dan has dwarf size brain.
PopSci, is your owner Bonnier worried of the collapse of his Apple investment or why do you release such crap?
Whoever wrote this must be a pussy. Waaah it's too heavy and thick. Please. It's 10mm thin, which is not thick at all. It weighs 6 ounces. 6 OUNCES. 6 ounces is too heavy for you? Are you 10? Not to mention, you should get all the specs right, if you're going to review/bash a phone. It's 1280 x 768, not 760. Christ.
It's kinda like when a movie reviewer writes a scathing critique of a universally-loved movie. It gives the impression that the author is baiting for page views by adopting a controversial opinion. The reader is left to decide whether the reviewer is disingenuous, or an idiot, but in all cases it cheapens the review.
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This is a good review. I especially agree with you on the "bad" aspects of the phone. And I do have several more complains to add to this list.
1. The "page" is not fit to the screen. To make myself clearer, if you are careful enough, you will usually catch the "page-break" line at the right side of a page. Sometimes, even part of the next page will be shown with the previous page. This is NOT a good design for display at all.
2. The setting is not comprehensive in a way that sometimes it will be hard for the user to fine the right option. For example, I would like to disable the "sound" or "vibration" that is associated with the "back button". But I can't find the settings.
Finally, here is my frustration even with iphone. There is no way for you to organize the apps into categories!
Oh, and if you're (god forbid) going to keep reviewing Windows Phones, you should really learn how to use the OS - like the fact that you can show the click in any program, at any time, by just swiping your finger down from the top of the screen. If you're in a "virtual full-screen" app like the kindle reader, you sometimes have to tap the screen first to show the "chrome" layer first, but that's the only exception.
BTW, Ivy, that whole "you can see part of the next screen over" is on purpose - its what's known as a UI affordance, and is meant both to inform the user of the presence of more content, and to give the user a clue about the interaction(swiping sideways) used to access it. Every single person I know who's seen it has both immediately figured it out and liked the style, so I guess you're just the odd man or woman out there.


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I really don't need to jump any further into this discussion, as I am not debating just throwing in my two cents.. As you say in some regard yes Oda does not betray the power level parameters...but then again yes he does....So are you saying that Kizaru who is on level with Minato in terms of speed..but in terms of raw power he could and would destroy the SH's single handily. Is this to say the power levels are balanced or within reach? Luffy who's match with CC lasted what about three minutes? Then he blasted dude half way across the island? Or Law when he cut the mountain tops? We are at best now getting out of hand battles within Naruto. Wood Dragon, Juubi, Kurama, Hachibi blasts, Ultimate Susanoo..and freaking Particle Blasts....Madara's boast that if he and Hashi was there they would have remap the terrain....these are the outrageous moments within Naruto...Even Kakuza after getting impaled with Naruto's RS got slapped into a crater...(pretty understandable) but with OP it goes just a bit beyond comprehensible. Yeah Madara is flawed who would disagree? He is hella flawed...though not as flawed as Aizen who showed very little worry....Madara has already almost been defeated or at least sealed numerous times. Fact is when it comes to battle results...Naruto's fights are believable...yeah they can be predicted but that is because of real and true possibilities. With OP you can never really predict it because its so off the wall. Not that, that is a bad thing...its just their difference....Naruto to me has more of a realistic nature..
EDIT: yea I am not debating you as I said...I am giving my personal assessment of both mangas.. and yeah terrible argument if I was trying to debate. Couldn't focus on responding to your post as I was at work. So now I will touch on your reply. My question is can Luffy win vs Kizaru in a one on one battle?.. You say that there isn't a huge power difference.....so is this why an entire generation damn near (rookies) are joining forces to take down the top brass..If it could be done solo Law would never had to team up with Luffy.. THus yeah there is a huge power difference. OP is a manga that decides the winner based on who has the greater DF/Haki. Not real skill but power. The weakest were Moria, Jimbei and Boa Hancock, Kuma amongst the Shichibukai ...other than that I don't see any lowly pirate stepping to the others one on one.. OP is a manga that revolves around teamwork. Yes individual progress takes place but foes are usually against someone who has contrasting abilities. So I will ask you again, are the power levels within OP balanced? Can Luffy really handle Akainu or KiZaru? Will his his current power level allow him that stretch? Yeah Naruto fought Pain..seven individuals but sense was made of it. Not only that. Naruto really thinks and solves his problems. He has grown smarter and the fight against Pain was not a measure of power but more of tactic and strategy. What I was referring to in regard to CC and Luffy's fight...one would expect a climatic fight...but it was grossly one sided and ended in a shocking smack all the way across the island damn near... What I am saying is its an area of disbelief. The expectations in OP are high due to the writing and outrageous action. As I said though its something non realistic. Come on now you're trolling if you yourself don't see OP as being over the top. Yeah OP is set to be an overwhelming manga in comparison to most. The action is just so fast paced and glorified. Well you really said it all for me...In Naruto part one the most he did was transform into Chief Toad. After time skip biggest thing to date has been his transformation into the Kyuubi. The fights you mentioned within Naruto I mostly have zero issues with. Sasuke vs Deidara? Lightning vs Earth style? In which Lightning wins? Naruto vs Oro had to be the best and one of the most intense fights to date. Though in regard to the character I still didn't have an issue with it. As it something I woud expect. Idk as I said before....Naruto just has more of a realistic feel to me... Last edited by apacolypz; 01-21-2013 at 08:39 AM. |
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And also, most of those Naruto battles you mentioned up there didn't go out of control at all. Whereas in OP you can expect anything since Oda can do what he wants. Like make Law cut Vergo in one move and cut the mountain, but hey, it's all under control there. Last edited by Shrike; 01-21-2013 at 02:28 PM. |
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She made 1000 arms to restrain Oars, and quatro mano uses dozens of limbs to make bigger versions of her arms. Given the fact that was able to swing Enel's fat commander with a few arms those feats were well within range of what she should be capable of doing back then. As for why she doesn't just snap everyone's neck one should consider the strength and speed of the opponent since she is largely stationary when she fights, but you can't do that since you are such a moron. As for her current abilities how about waiting for her to have a proper fight ? Quote:
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Considering that Law had 2 years of NW, became powerful enough to be invited into the Shichibukai, and was hyped as one of the top 5 SN his feat at PH, which was most likely a high end feat, not a casual one, makes sense. Funny how you fail to understand these things, this is a kid's manga after all. |
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from a topic of naruto 616 to arguments to 2 very different mangas? im new and all but is this argument posted between 2 threads or is this just ppl coming to naruto JUST to argue the differences between the 2. oh and ya i didnt care to find the origin of why this came up but it makes no difference right?
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text:
Saint Rodingus
Also known as
- Rouin
Monk. Priest. Missionary to Germany. Monk at Tholey Abbey near Trier, Germany. Founded the Wasloi Abbey in the forest of Argonne, France.
- c.690
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- "Saint Rodingus". Saints.SQPN.com. 19 September 2013. Web. 17 March 2014. <>