NHTSA Complaint #11673890 — 2016 FORD F-150

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, there was white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe, and the vehicle was idling rough. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed and determined that there was coolant intrusion into the cylinder, causing the cylinder head to crack. The mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to a known failure with the 2.7L EcoBoost engines. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.