Snow/Ice buildup under left and right side of truck

[sntwnsnd]

Anyone else in a snowy climate having trouble with snow and/or ice building up on the two plastic pieces (ford calls them "Deflectors") on the underside of the truck. There's one on each side of the tuck, they're made of plastic and collect snow and ice like ice cube trays. When it's really cold the snow freezes and the trays (deflectors) start to sag and bounce up and down while driving creating a loud banging sound. I'm sure mud flaps would help with this, but it seems like a design flaw to me. Pictures of the part below...

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[Heliian]

Nope, not in there at least. Slush gets everywhere and when it freezes it can be a problem.
It's not a design flaw, there is no slush proofing anything. Every single road vehicle I've ever driven has had slush buildup in annoying places.
Best thing to do is get a wash with the underbody spray after driving in the crap.

One year, we had perfect conditions for tons of slush and it would ice up the entire underside of my ridgeline. It would freeze then fall onto the driveshaft, making a hell of a racket. Had to go under the truck and use an ice pick to get it out multiple times.

My personal fave is slush/ice buildup in the coil springs, every bump is a rattle.
Happened to every car I drove with coils.

 

[sntwnsnd]

Certainly no stranger to vehicles with snow and ice. I’ve lived in the Buffalo, NY area all my life driving many different vehicles and I’ve never seen anything like this. They’re two big trays right behind the wheels waiting to be filled with snow and slush. It can happen after just one trip when there’s snow.

 

[sotek2345]

Never had any issues with build up there last winter on mine (upstate NY)

 

[Yellow Buddy]

There's one on each side of the tuck, they're made of plastic and collect snow and ice like ice cube trays.

It’s a feature not a bug.

The trays are designed to do exactly that, they’re ice cube makers. You’re supposed to then dump the ice into the frunk. Why do you think they include a drain plug there?

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