NHTSA Complaint #11570998 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

The water pump failed causing coolant to leak into the oil pan causing my vehicle to die suddenly and without any warning lights or messages on a high speed, heavy traffic metropolitan interstate/highway (35W in Minneapolis). I was commuting home from work. It was completely dark. I was in the far left lane and had to quickly maneuver across 4 lanes to the right shoulder narrowly missing being slammed into by other cars before the vehicle completely died. I waited for a towing service in the dark while other vehicles including semis sped extremely close to my vehicle with only my hazards to warn them I was there. Vehicle was towed to a local repair shop and they confirmed the water pump failed and coolant leaked into the oil, ruining the engine. I've been researching online and am reading that this is a very common and known issue with lawsuits. My vehicle only had 132k miles. This issue put me in a dangerous, potentially life-threatening situation that could have caused harm to me and the many other drivers and their passengers on the highway - and it needs to be addressed and dealt with - for me and apparently the many others that have been affected by this manufacturers defect.