The pitch for aluminum-bodied vehicles is genuinely compelling. The material is lighter than steel, resistant to rust, and increasingly sophisticated in how it can be formed and joined. Ford made the ...

A cylinder head, especially an aluminum one, seldom fails on its own. Typically, there's another matter to contend with. Undoubtedly, the most frequent cause of cylinder-head cracking is an overheated ...

The Real Cost of Repairing an Aluminum Ford F-150 03:26 Consumer Reports finds that the price to fix the aluminum body of the new pickup is similar to what it costs to repair the steel-bodied version.

Ford says their certified repair centers can fix the 2015 Ford F-150 and its all-new aluminum body "no problem." But this crazy story of a month-long job and an unbelievable service bay bill — $17,000 ...