NHTSA Complaint #10818393 — 2012 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STEAM APPEARED ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A VAPOR LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE ENGINE COOLANT HAD TO BE REPLACED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WIDE PIPE WAS TOO NARROW AND NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WIDER PIPE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR OTHER FORD VEHICLES. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.