ACTUAL Milage SUCKS

[Cape Cruiser]

Maybe the low mileage is related to the fuel in oil,possibly by high pressure fuel pump? Bret

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[Dokkenmire]

Maybe the low mileage is related to the fuel in oil,possibly by high pressure fuel pump? Bret

I agree, I think there's some common issue with these trucks. I can't get my mpgs as low as some of these trucks if I tried. Something has to be wrong.

 

[Lunchbox88]

I agree, I think there's some common issue with these trucks. I can't get my mpgs as low as some of these trucks if I tried. Something has to be wrong.

Stop and go city driving absolutely wrecks the fuel economy. Its really easy to get poor fuel mileage.

 

[Dokkenmire]

Stop and go city driving absolutely wrecks the fuel economy. Its really easy to get poor fuel mileage.

I still get 20+ with a light foot

 

[AzScorpion]

I agree, I think there's some common issue with these trucks. I can't get my mpgs as low as some of these trucks if I tried. Something has to be wrong.

Sure you can drop it in S mode and floor it...lol

Stop and go city driving absolutely wrecks the fuel economy. Its really easy to get poor fuel mileage.

You're right stop/go city driving just kills your mpg's but there have been quite a few who say they're getting bad milage from a mix of highway/city driving too. I've been doing a lot of city driving this last tank and it's been cold here in the mornings (40's) and I'm still averaging 20.5 mpg. My normal average is 21.5 with my best being 22.0 and that's with larger tires and a level kit so it's weird that some are getting such bad mileage when others are not. I'm using the Fuelly app to keep track of everything.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

I agree, I think there's some common issue with these trucks. I can't get my mpgs as low as some of these trucks if I tried. Something has to be wrong.

Agreed. It almost seems like either those of us getting exceptionally good mileage are just super lucky, or the those getting well below ratings have something wrong. Whether that's mechanical, driving style, or any number of outside factors out of our control.

 

[chasvs]

So I took my first road trip today. Maintained posted speed limits pretty much 70mph. As you can see..the ACTUAL mpg is nowhere NEAR the advertised! So far my only gripe with the truck..j/s

LOL! Advertised MPG ISN'T when averaging 70MPH. Where'd you get that idea anyway?

 

[Cape Cruiser]

LOL! Advertised MPG ISN'T when averaging 70MPH. Where'd you get that idea anyway?

Mine falls off fast after 65 mph. Bret

 

[Lunchbox88]

Sure you can drop it in S mode and floor it...lol




You're right stop/go city driving just kills your mpg's but there have been quite a few who say they're getting bad milage from a mix of highway/city driving too. I've been doing a lot of city driving this last tank and it's been cold here in the mornings (40's) and I'm still averaging 20.5 mpg. My normal average is 21.5 with my best being 22.0 and that's with larger tires and a level kit so it's weird that some are getting such bad mileage when others are not. I'm using the Fuelly app to keep track of everything.

Currently sitting at 18.1mpg (corrected) for mixed driving, completely stock truck, and relaxed driving, only getting on it a couple times a tank probably. First oil change coming up maybe this weekend so Ill see if I find it full of fuel.

 

[t4thfavor]

I turned over 26K this week and I've never (unloaded) seen the computer read under 22.x mpg. I've only reset trip 1 once when the dealer did something to the PCM and it still shows over 23mpg. Currently it's 22.7Mpg. I drive on the expressway at 80+ once a day, and on rural highway 55+ and have a long stretch of city "Boulevarde" style road which is riddled with stop lights. Even when I towed my ~4000# camper it only fell to ~12mpg.

I wonder if some owners aren't used to a smidge of turbo lag so they over throttle at every stop (quick on boost off boost throttle events will cause major rich conditions and waste fuel). Or maybe they like to feel the power a little too much and keep the pedal firmly planted too often.

 

[AzScorpion]

Currently sitting at 18.1mpg (corrected) for mixed driving, completely stock truck, and relaxed driving, only getting on it a couple times a tank probably. First oil change coming up maybe this weekend so Ill see if I find it full of fuel.

I drive about the same as you and get on it here and there. Another thing I notice is that even the slightest incline will seem to drop the mileage. I'm not talking about the obvious steep ones but just small ones so I'm sure that's part of the problem for some.

 

[jsphlynch]

My first 3 tanks all averaged really close to 20 mpg according to the display (19.1-19.3 mpg by hand calc). The morning after I filled up the third time, it was 11 deg outside, so I used remote start and let the truck warm up as I got my stuff together and then scraped the frost. When I got to work, the average (trip reset at time of fillup) was reading about 13 mpg. Even after driving home that night, it was still reading below 15 mpg. It's almost time to fill up again, and with no more remote starts that tank average is now up to 20.2.

It seems pretty clear to me that my truck with my driving habits and no remote start gets about 20 mpg. But if I was to remote start every morning, I'd surely be looking at a sub-15 mpg average. It doesn't seem like much, but sitting there idling for just a few minutes without moving really takes its toll on the apparent overall mileage.

 

[t4thfavor]

I do find remote start destroys my average (I don't use it a lot). I did also notice that the idle is set to 1500rpm for a few minutes after remote start when the temp is under about 15F. Would further destroy mpg's if you use remote start frequently.

 

[TylerV76]

Sure you can drop it in S mode and floor it...lol




You're right stop/go city driving just kills your mpg's but there have been quite a few who say they're getting bad milage from a mix of highway/city driving too. I've been doing a lot of city driving this last tank and it's been cold here in the mornings (40's) and I'm still averaging 20.5 mpg. My normal average is 21.5 with my best being 22.0 and that's with larger tires and a level kit so it's weird that some are getting such bad mileage when others are not. I'm using the Fuelly app to keep track of everything.

There are so many variables from city to city and the definition of "Stop and Go" traffic that you would have to compare 2 vehicles running the same route at the exact same time to compare numbers. For instance, here in my part of Michigan the stop lights average probably in the 2 minutes per intersection but on the west side of the state they are slightly faster. Now go to Florida and you can sit at a stop light for 5 minutes or more and thats not an exaggeration. So my MPG with absolutely nobody on the road may be 20 MPG over 100 miles and another user driving the same distance in Florida with nobody on the road could easily be 15mpg just because of the length of time spent at a traffic light.

Wind is an MPG killer in this truck as I found out this past weekend. I hit 17.7 MPG because we had 20mph winds during my 2 1/2 hour drive. The next day I was getting 22.3 MPG.

Inclines, like you stated, are a big MPG killer as well.

My MPG's are just starting to level out at 5200 miles and Im looking to average about 19.5 to 20 MPG. Thats not great imo but its better than my wife's F-150. Considering my lift and tire size, Im content.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

There are so many variables from city to city and the definition of "Stop and Go" traffic that you would have to compare 2 vehicles running the same route at the exact same time to compare numbers. For instance, here in my part of Michigan the stop lights average probably in the 2 minutes per intersection but on the west side of the state they are slightly faster. Now go to Florida and you can sit at a stop light for 5 minutes or more and thats not an exaggeration. So my MPG with absolutely nobody on the road may be 20 MPG over 100 miles and another user driving the same distance in Florida with nobody on the road could easily be 15mpg just because of the length of time spent at a traffic light.

Wind is an MPG killer in this truck as I found out this past weekend. I hit 17.7 MPG because we had 20mph winds during my 2 1/2 hour drive. The next day I was getting 22.3 MPG.

Inclines, like you stated, are a big MPG killer as well.

My MPG's are just starting to level out at 5200 miles and Im looking to average about 19.5 to 20 MPG. Thats not great imo but its better than my wife's F-150. Considering my lift and tire size, Im content.

And I think therein lies the problem with stating our mileage and using that data as any sort of factor for determining anyone else's abilities. The amount of variables in each of our driving is massive. I think the problem, for me at least, is that people with lower mileage seem to generally complain and want to blame Ford or the EPA or some other outside entity for their misfortune. And also assume that their experience is universal, or at the very least the majority. The one nice thing about this forum is that we've shown time and time again that under the right circumstances a good chunk of us can meet and exceed the published mileage.

It also goes the other way though too. People getting great mileage think the people getting poor mileage are doing something wrong. That may be the case in some instances, but as we've said, there are a lot of variables involved. If we all just try and consider that before taking someone to task for our own experiences, the world, or at least this thread, would be a better place. haha

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