I was driving my car on the highway last week, and when I got off the highway and came to a stop, I noticed smoke coming from the front of the car. I thought it was a coolant leak but I just paid attention to my temp gauge and it was ok til I got home. I could not find a coolant leak. The next morning I realized my intercooler had been punctured (originally I wrote a thread last week thinking it was my a/c condenser), apparently by a rock on the highway. I took the car to my SVT dealer and they would not warranty the repair. I got on the phone with Dearborn and they said it was not a manufacturer defect and therefore not covered. However, I complained that the large opening in the front bumper gave no protection to an integral part of the drivetrain and at the price of this repair ($576 retail for the part & $165 labor), I was concerned about it happening again. I suggested that they should have used some type of mesh to protect against this. Anyway, I was trying my best to get it repaired at no cost. I did not prevail, however, I will write Ford and see if they will reconsider. The CSR did say the information regarding the lack of protection to the intercooler would be run by the engineers and they said if there were enough complaints, it might warrant a recall (doubt it). Has this happened to anyone else, I was just curious. Please let me know and what remedies you took with Ford to resolve it, if any.
