NHTSA Complaint #10548326 — 2008 FORD F SUPER DUTY

I WAS PULLING A HORSE TRAILER UPHILL, AND ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN IN MY MECHANICS SHOP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR HAD CRACKED, AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR FOR NEW COMPONENTS WAS APPX. $2K. WITHIN TWO WEEKS I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES AGAIN WITH OVERHEATING, AND UPON FURTHER RESEARCH BY MY MECHANIC, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL COOLER, AND TWO EGR COOLERS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THIS IN FACT HAD CAUSED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND FORD REFUSED TO CONSIDER A WARRANTY REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS REPAIR WAS AN ADDITIONAL $5K. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING ONE THAT WORKS FOR A FORD DEALER, WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNKNOWN ISSUE FOR FORD. THERE WERE PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE 6.0 ENGINE, WHICH DID RECEIVE A RECALL. THEY ARE NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 6.4 ENGINE, BUT AT THIS POINT HAVE BEEN UNWILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE. MY BELIEF IS THAT FORD IS BEING UNRESPONSIVE TO AN ISSUE THEY ARE AWARE OF, AND WHICH COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE EVENTUALLY WITH BREAKDOWNS ALONG ROADS AND FREEWAYS. *LN