NHTSA Complaint #10981277 — 2012 FORD F-250

VEHICLE JUST HIT 75,500 MILES AND THE WATER PUMP BROKE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. CONSIDERING THAT I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR HAULING ANIMALS, THIS PUTS ME IN A BIND AND I AM LUCKY THAT SOMETHING DIDN'T GO WHILE ON THE TRIP TO PICK UP A HORSE THAT HAD TO BE CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEKEND. CONSIDERING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR TRUCKS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AS AN AREA TO BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE PRODUCTION OF THESE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY EXISTING VEHICLES AS WELL. SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR WATER PUMPS REPLACED WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE IT FALL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER SOME, LIKE MYSELF, ARE NOT THAT FORTUNATE AND HAVE A NICE, HEFTY BILL TO PAY FOR A RECURRENTLY FAULTY PRODUCT.