Hi FTE,

I have a 2015 F-250 with the bare essentials. It's built like a work truck but we use it as our everyday vehicle traveling around in Detroit.

Well I'm relatively new to the area and winter's finally setting in. Due to that fact we've begun to realize the value of certain things like heat and defrosting side mirrors (way cool).

That being said, there's a draft down by our legs that we've noticed for some time, but now it's really something I feel could use addressing because it just leaks in cold quite a bit. The draft feels like it's coming in from the front engine compartment/dashboard area.

Is what I'm experiencing common with this kind of truck and is there a fix, or way to stop that draft coming in? I feel this was just one of those things that wasn't really given much consideration as a work truck, similar to the fact there's no cabin air filter, but I'd really like to know if anybody's had this issue and if there's a way to somehow reduce the amount of air into the cabin compartment.

It's something I'm going to address one way or another as we spend a lot of time in our truck. So I thought asking on a board like FTE might be a good place to start.

Any suggestion or familiarity with this sort of thing would totally be appreciated, thanks for reading!

 

maybe look inside the engine compartment along the firewall, maybe one of the grommets isn't installed correctly...

 

I was gonna say, probably rust holes are the source of the draft until I saw how new your ride was, so you got about 10 more years before that starts happening. Although you did say Detroit........ 🤔

Lol, sorry, I have nothing useful to add. I couldn't help it 👹

Frank

 

go to car wash and open hood, pressure wash against firewall, have wife laying on floor inside to let you know where the water leaks in it

 

Great replies guys! Yeah, I was thinking that whatever needs patching will have to be done from inside the engine compartment and not from inside the cabin.

I'll check those places and use water as a guide.

Thanks for the ideas!

 

Welcome to the forum, soupking! Let us know if you're able to track down the source of the draft. Of course, you can always mention this to your dealership as well. How many miles are on your rig?

Crystal

 

Hi Crystal, thanks! Yeah, I should mention it to them as naturally they know them better than anybody. Just over 17k. I just had my 15k check-up done a couple weeks ago.

 

Did you mention it to them when you were in a few weeks ago, soupking? If you'd like, I can push this up the chain to your regional customer service manager (CSM). Since you're new, you may not have access to PMs yet. Send an email to custserv@ford.com with your full name, best daytime phone number, VIN, current mileage, and servicing dealership. This email address isn't monitored, so put my name ("Crystal") in the subject line and post here once you've sent it. That's how I'll know to go and find your message. Once I have your details, I'll arrange for your CSM to give you a call.

Crystal