That is the code mine eventually threw. By then it was pretty annoyingly bad. I'll be replacing mine again soon because I have started to feel the early symptoms again after another 23k miles. Seems like it's going to be an every 20k maintenance part for me.
I can't believe these idiots (Ford, not you guys) are tossing good APIM's in lieu of a software fix.
I'm a little stubborn and trying to keep their hands off my truck unless absolutely necessary. Approaching 70k.
Yes - early on when I had the symptoms but this thread didn't exist yet. Does not fix the problem.
Side note, this week I realized I can not add another BT phone and get it to stick for the next time the truck is started. Reinforces the full cache theory. Might go the cyanlabs route soon if...
Good thing it's a cheap and easy fix. I bought the whole assembly the first time but now that it is double the price and just the module is way cheaper, I will put the hoses from the one I took off the first time onto the cheaper part the next time I do it.
I am leaning towards this being a every 25k-35k replacement part for me. I replaced it at 46k and the bucking was pretty bad. I am at 69k now and am starting to feel the early symptoms. I'll probably get the cheaper part number and put the hoses from the one I took off onto it before swapping.
I am pretty damn confident this is the issue:
That being said, it sounds like we're stuck waiting on Ford unless we want to hack into or replace the APIM.
Likely an early sign. I replaced mine at 46k and the bucking was bad under very light throttle. I'm nearing 68k and I feel like I'm starting to notice the early subtle symptoms again.
Glad to hear it worked out for you. I feel this right here is the key symptom. If your truck bucks and carries on while you have your foot barely on the throttle, it's probably this cheap fix.
I checked my air filter at 30k miles per the manual and it wasn't dirty enough to replace IMO. I changed it at 50k and noticed no difference in how the truck ran.