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More Problems
well they had my truck up on the lift today for an oil change and the tech called me over and showed me that my other wheel bearings bad, i thought o great wonderful lets add that to list of problems ive had over that past 6 months, cam sensor, other wheel bearing, new pads and rotors all the way around,and the grand finally a water pump. what would you guys do if you put all this money into a truck that youve owned for 6 months and put 8,000 miles on.
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From: Wasilla Alaska
I would let ford keep fixing it until its right, thats why it has a warrenty. Its not uncommon for a truck to have a few problems when new. Things get fixed and you dont have any problems for years. I have not bought a truck that did`nt have a few bugs when new. The dealer fixed them and all the trucks have been great. It can be frustrating but I would hang in there.
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From: Carhenge
Originally Posted by LUNCH_BOX
well they had my truck up on the lift today for an oil change and the tech called me over and showed me that my other wheel bearings bad, i thought o great wonderful lets add that to list of problems ive had over that past 6 months, cam sensor, other wheel bearing, new pads and rotors all the way around,and the grand finally a water pump. what would you guys do if you put all this money into a truck that youve owned for 6 months and put 8,000 miles on.
The water pump was probably worn out when you bought it. Put a coolant filter on, your new water pump will last a lot longer. For the price of just the labor to change a pump, you can afford a lot of filters. That's also a well known problem with these engines.
The pads & rotors didn't go bad in 8000 miles unless the pads were already worn out. Same thing with the bearings unless you've been running it in some severe conditions. Did you have the truck inspected by a good mechanic before you bought it?
What would I do? First, I wouldn't do business with the dealer you bought it from anymore. Either they didn't check the brakes, bearings, and waterpump, or they didn't care. Second, I'd be very careful buying used trucks. Do a lot of homework. Impulse buying of cars can really come back to bite you.
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From: Bronx & Queensbury NY
if the vehicle qualifies as a "lemon" you should be able to recover your repair payments as well as the value of the vehicle from the original owner. if you're dumping a lot of money in a newly aquired truck i'd suggest looking into this as soon as possible. the more your wait the more it works against you.
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From: Lyndonville, Vermont
Go figure I bought a 99 that was used big time for fleet work. I had to replace the tie rod ends and one balljoint other than small stuff the truck has been great. It has 82k on it.
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