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5. I watched a video where a mechanic

demonstrated how, on a brand new F150, the water that runs down from the windshield goes into the drain grates in the cowl and empties out right on top of the great big main fuse box under the hood by the firewall. Now yes it is covered but right next to it are several large connectors for parts of the wiring harnesses and they are right in the open where all of that splash can wash over them along with the corrosive ice melt chemicals used on the roads. They could have designed the channel to direct the water away but could obviously care less.

This is an item one normally wouldn't think to be looking at in a vehicle but it obviously could become a monstrous, recurring problem over the years when those connectors start having problems. Especially considering it never had to happen. Think of paying well north of $60,000 for a deluxe model and then that's the kind of sloppy design you get. Maddening.