Engine Cooling System problems of the 2008 Ford F-250

Leaking radiator that is a $1,200 repair.

I came home from work, shut my vehicle off, climbed out and noticed that something was dripping from the front end. Got under and found that the radiator was leaking and at a pretty good rate. I called the dealership to ask details about it and agreed to drop it off the next day. I had to reference them to a TSB 09-23-1 concerning the radiator leak due to a hyper extended thermostat. A couple of days later I get a call and was told that the thermostat "seems" to be fine and that I would have to bear the cost of the radiator replacement at $1400. Ford replaced these radiators in job 1 trucks if they were leaking at the time the venturi tee was being installed in the cooling system. I had the recall done but it wasn't leaking at the time. I have 37k miles on it. I've never over heated it, over sped it and I take care of my vehicle. The Ford dealership is telling me that if they replaced the parts, sent them to Ford and Ford found they were still good, I would then get billed back later. As of right now, I have not had them continue with the work on the truck. The main reason is because that is a costly repair and I feel that Ford should cover this knowing it's a problem. There was a recall as I stated earlier, and at least 2 TSB's stating that they know it's a problem. It's disappointing that Ford is sticking it to people like me for a defective part. It's cracked and no one can tell me how it cracked. When asked, the service manager stated, "that's the million dollar question. " what makes this even worse, I'm active duty military and am preparing for a duty station move in August. I bought the vehicle to tow my RV and family of 5, not for it to break and no apparent reason for it besides the defective part that Ford knows about.

2008 Ford F-250. Radiator leaking. Dealer states to Ford customer service that they found a leak in April of 2010. They never informed me of it however. In April the vehicle was still under the 36,000 mi. Warranty. I first noticed the leak around the last of November 2010 and by then the vehicle was at 46,000 mi. And out of warranty. My dealer tells me they and Ford are aware that there is a problem with these radiators but Ford has yet to issue a recall. Dealer wont incur any of the cost for repairs and Ford wont offer any assistance either.

2008 Ford f250 diesel 6. 4l radiator leaks. Ford blames this on t-stats and venturi tee's but it is clearly a manufacturing defect. There are so many people that have had this problem. Ford continues to bury their head in the sand. Either NHTSA needs to get involved or a class action lawsuit should bring this to the forefront.

We own a Ford 2008 f250 super duty crewcab srw. Took it in for a oil leak and dealer found the radiator had ' c/s vehicle has coolant leaks. Radiator & top & left lower radiator hose faulty leaking coolant' the radiator from the manufacture was replaced in April 2009. This will be the 3rd radiator replaced. Dealer is now charging us $1,233. 31 for the replacement of the 3rd one. Our son who has a f350 has had 3 radiators replaced. Is this something the consumer needs to be paying for the length of the owning a Ford truck and is it common to have a radiator replaced every year.

Radiator coolant leak at tank seam.

Defective radiatior in 2008 F-250 (and f-350 through research of owner forums) are defective and leak at over 40,000 miles. Dealerships are replaciing these at owner cost by the hundreds.

Manufacturer defect on the radiator for a two year old F-250 super duty. The defect is on the seam of the radiator.

Radiator leaks on Ford f 250 6. 4 diesel.