2004 FORD F-450 SD Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

2004 FORD F-450 HAD ROTTING OIL PAN. IT WAS DETERMINED BY FORD THAT THE CAUSE WAS FROM "ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES." VEHICLE WAS ONLY USED ON-ROAD AT ALL TIMES AND THERE WAS NO REASON AFTER FOUR YEARS THAT THE OIL PAN SHOULD HAVE ROTTED OUT BECAUSE OF "ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES." WE ARE LOCATED IN CONNECTICUT, NOWHERE NEAR SALT WATER. IT COST OUR COMPANY $1,500 TO REPLACE THE PAN AND RELATED ITEMS. WE DID HAVE A THREE-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, WE FEEL AN OIL PAN SHOULD NOT "ROT" AFTER FOUR YEARS OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND CONSUMED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN ALSO REPLACED DUE TO A BOLT COMING LOOSE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE BLOWING TWO HEAD GASKETS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED.