{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11523160,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/19/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2023","vin":"1FAHP2H88EG","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"Water pump failure causing a major leak. Because the vehicle is designed to have the water pump run on the timing chain and the oil pan right underneath the water pump, the coolant leaks right into the oil pan and coolant enters the engine.   I was driving on a back road and had to abruptly pull over on the side of the road because the driver assist screen said \u201cengine coolant overheating.\u201d This was the first and only time this message appeared. There was smoke coming from under the hood.   Numerous mechanics that I\u2019ve spoken to said that if I drove it any longer, there\u2019s a good chance the engine could blow.   So now I\u2019m looking at a $3,000+ repair for this. Realistically, any other make and model (that was designed with common sense) with a failed water pump should cost $500-1,000. And won\u2019t run the risk of ruining your engine on top of it.   I spoke to several Ford dealers and third party mechanics. Every one of them knew exactly what I was talking about like they had seen this many times before. The third party mechanics refused to fix it because it\u2019s an 11+ hour labor    None of them said there are any pro\u2019s to having the water pump connected to the timing chain. But there are many con\u2019s to this design. Sounds like negligence on behalf of the engineers who designed all the 3.5L and 3.7L V6\u2019s in the Fords.  Luckily, I was going between 20-30 mph on a backroad when this occurred. Otherwise, this could have ended very badly and I\u2019d like to prevent this from happening to anyone else in the future.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2014","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"TAURUS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]}]}