Ford F-150 — Radiator Replacement Cost

What owners actually paid

Real repair reports

These reports are a recent sample of real, paid Ford F-150 radiator replacement visits — quoted the way the owner and the technician actually said it.

Car owners said

What this repair is

The radiator sheds engine heat to the air. Plastic end-tanks on modern radiators crack with age, showing up as coolant loss or overheating in traffic. Replacement includes fresh coolant and bleeding the system; hoses and the thermostat are often done at the same time.

Is your quote fair?

If your quote lands between $232 and $668, it's inside the range where half of all real Ford F-150 repairs of this kind land — and the typical job takes about 1.8 hours of labor. Quotes well below aren't automatically good news (economy parts, or related work skipped) and quotes above aren't automatically gouging (trim variants, premium parts, seized hardware) — but both ends deserve questions.

The symptom behind this repair

This fix most often shows up when owners report Car Heater Not Working or Car Overheating — those pages show how often each complaint actually ends here, and what the alternatives cost.

Other repairs on the Ford F-150

• Throttle Body — typically $263 – $593
• Water Pump — typically $349 – $656
• Window Regulator — typically $268 – $402
• Tie Rod End — typically $238 – $603
• Brake Pads, Rotors & Caliper — typically $529 – $981
• Brake Rotors — typically $248 – $542
• EGR Valve — typically $176 – $453
• Shocks / Struts — typically $298 – $659

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The FixDozer Fair Price Report puts this page on one printable sheet — the fair range, parts and labor split out, and what moves the price — so you can compare a written quote line by line.

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