The picture indicates a 6.7 HO

 

Confused by this statement. Why would you need an extended warranty if you're going to rotate the truck in one of not two years.

You have a very high probability of receiving $0.00.

​ why would you feel you need to be compensated 10-15%?;

When trucksis recalled, or in for warranty? Should they be paying you/us?

 

Thanks for all the support all. Yes, 6.7L HO motor.

I'm not going to jump through hoops with them. The truck has 400 miles on it. Even though the dealer has been great and seems to have a great diesel tech, it seems unlikely that a brand new truck having it's cab pulled, engine swapped, and Humpty Dumpty put back together again will offer the same build quality experience and resale value as had this never happened in the first place.

It's not difficult to get a vehicle lemon lawed in my state. I would prefer less hassle and just to get some compensation for the downtime, but if that's outside their scope I'll just get it Lemoned.

I think very highly of Ford, their leadership, and their ethos. My family and friends have worked at the dealership level for years in the past, and I grew up on Ford lots doing homework waiting for dad to get off work.

Things break, stuff happens. Luck of the draw it happened to me. I'm not upset about it, so far everyone's working as fast as can be expected to remedy the problem. But a new truck, well disassembled and put together with a new motor, is simply not worth what a truck without that would be. I'll order another F450, identical spec tomorrow. If the current truck gets put back together well and they take care of me, I'll keep it. If it continues to have issues, I'll have a standby option ready shortly.

That turned into a bit of a life story more of an update, but I appreciate everyone's sympathy on the situation. Let's see how long it takes to get a new motor from Ford. The service manager said he had no idea, because these are so reliable this stuff never happens. He did have an F600 next to my truck with 2 miles on it that also needed a new motor however, so we'll see!

 

No loaner, but good hotdogs in the customer lobby.

 

That really sucks man. You order just what you want for big money only to have them ship you a mess. And I agree with you that it wouldn't be the same after major rebuild.

How long did you wait from ordering it to arrival?

 

ordered mid Oct. delays due to the holidays. Delivered mid Jan

 

Maybe. But fords factories still have the lights on, and moronic humans working on the assembly line still. As obsolete as the model t.

A seasoned ford technician is an expert in pain and suffering. With the right motivation and time, he'll hand build your truck back together, far better than the factory ever could. Hopefully your dealer is a nice rural one, setup for trucks.

If they just gave you another brand new truck, it would just blow up again.

 

you should try to get a new truck

the so called "ford new engine" will be a reconditioned used engine thats was repaired...much like yours...do you want someone elses engine explosion in your truck?

 

Is that the case? They always use a reconditioned motor? I guess at least it would have higher QC levels than this POS had…

 

Were you really towing with only 400 miles on the truck?

 

Told ya it was coming.

 

Is there something wrong with asking a simple question?

 

Nothing, nothing all. I've already asked a couple of so questions did not get an answer, I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't answer yours.

So for humor's sake, suppose his answer is yes, he was towing, then what?

Personally, I'm a little skeptical.

 

You think all those rentals' customers wait for break in period to end before towing? LOL.

 

Then what, what? I’m simply curious.