Big Red build thread...
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Art, did you have a new multi function switch installed since the column was mangled?
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Sorry to hear about your vandals/potential thieves.
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I am not sure, there is a estimate for "column and parts to be repaired by Ford Technicians" at the bottom, so we shall see. I was also told that my PATS was not working so they are going to fix that as well. Who knows, I just want my truck back!
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I would bet my next paycheck that someone at Discount Tire flagged you for a visit from the local thieves guild. They were in your truck, liked it and decided they wanted it. I strongly recommend giving these places a family members address in another city far away, or a P.O. Box, when you go in for service, and don't keep stuff in your car with your address or phone number in it while in for service. They will look for that info if they are thieves on the side.
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I guess they could do that, but how would they know where I worked? It hasn't been in Discount since last June, that was about the time I had the tires rotated and balanced. For sure lesson learned, I won't be carrying as much stuff with my information on it for sure!
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So the dealer cannot get the new keys programmed to the PATS. I have a TS gearhead chip and advised they remove it, but I am not sure that would stop the programming. The other thing is I replaced the instrument cluster and never got it programmed to the truck...no need since everything works, or so I thought! The body shop was able to start my truck without the key. Either way when I left the dealer was supposed to be programming the cluster and go from there. I won't be able to stop by until Wednesday to check on it again.
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Cosmetic or functional?
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Functional the original one went out, the notorious cluster failure!
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I did not think it would be a problem, but they cannot get the new keys to sync. Truck will not start and theft light is flashing.
