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iTrader: (1)

Well I brought my car in for the power seat recall and while they were looking at it they noticed a leak in the radiator. Fortunately its covered under warranty and they are replacing it for me next week, Ive only got about 30k miles on it and the radiator is already leaking. Im just wondering if anybody here has had the same issue

mynameispee

iTrader: (3)

i just broke 30k last month, i haven't noticed anything.

lightonthehill

Blax - Other than some of the 'modding' type posts, I have tried to read every post on the 6th gen board for the past two years, and yours is the first radiator leak I have seen.

As the radiator seemed to function well for a considerable number of miles, I would almost bet something (road debris?) hit your radiator at some point. Do you know exactly where the radiator is leaking (high or low, left or right, front or rear)?

But then, you could be the receipient of the only faulty radiator ever found in a 6th gen.

In the old days, whenever one would take their vehicle to a 'shady' garage or service station, a sneaky mechanic would sometimes use a screwdriver to surreptiously jab a small hole in the radiator, and voila! They sell a radiator, plus installation labor.

Usually, authorized dealers have too much to lose to risk such shennanigans. These days, most states have 'bunco' squads that follow up any cluster of complaints by bringing a pre-inspected vehicle to the 'suspect' business. Any 'problem' found with that vehicle usually results in severe legal action.