Hey guys I havent posted in a while. Main reason is that its snowmobile season here. Ive been riding for a few months and so I have that to focus on now. Got 190-200 honest hp sled w/ another 60hp in nitrous to keep me worried about in the winter.

Anyway as many of you may remember I was back in the shop soon after I bought the truck because of a windshield leak. Well they replaced the seal and on the way out of town my fuel pump went out so that was now my 2nd trip to the dealer and my 1st tow. 3 days later the pump was fixed and within a few weeks I was back at the dealer because my windshield was still leaking. It turns out the pinch welds that hold the car together werent tight.

Well it started snowing and one of the ways out of town isnt open anymore. I have been driving the truck less until recently I had to make several trips to town to pick up new workers. Well I could tell a shift was becoming rougher on one of these trips and just knew Id be back in the shop. I checked the fluid in the tranny and all was well and the tranny held out for a few more trips, until a few days ago. Driving around here the tow/haul light started blinking and the obds light came on. When I turned the car off that would take care of the tow/haul light generally although it would sometimes come on again later. The obds light remained on though. I had to make another trip to town last wednesday for supplies and other stuff.

I let the truck warm up and then put it in reverse and it quickly killed. I started it again and it killed again. In park it was fine but if I put it in reverse of any drive it died. I gave it gas next to keep it from killing and drove it around the parking lot for a while. It seemed to come around and was able to stay idling. During the 3 hour trip to town it was in D the whole time and I could feel the r's fluctuating as the tranny started slipping. I finally came to a decent switchback hill on the way out of Yellowstone and geared it down. The tranny promptly puked. So that was my 4th trip in 3000 miles and my 2nd tow to the dealer. This is getting old to say the least.

Luckily I dont have any of the warranty voiding parts on yet, MAINLY because of the earlier problems I had scaring me.

I still love the engine itself I just wish the rest of the truck would stay together. At this point Im looking for a new truck most likely, but we will see. Id probably go for another V10 and put the same mods back on it.

Captain how are the mods coming along? I did a search but didnt see any updated since we last talked.

 

Wow, you must have gotten one of those Friday after the drunken office party shift trucks.

I can understand being upset with the truck, but it sounds like the service dept has been pretty good at fixing the problem. You might give them another chance to prove themselves with the tranny replacement. Of course, there's always the question of what 'else' will go wrong.

 

Sorry to hear about the run of bad luck, pinch welds not being tight sounds like a pretty serious build flaw. The other stuff is no good either, but hopefully easily fixable considering you are still under a warranty with nothing to void it. Good luck.

 

stalling when placed into gear. sounds like the convertor lockup clutch is staying engaged. you say it puked all the way. so thats better for you as they will most likely order up a factory rebuild maybe even a new one. they will fix it but it's just a shame the nearest dealer is so far away. please let us know what they find.

 

NoMo Im not upset with the dealers. Im just upset that a new truck is in the shop so much, especially this non-diesel. Also it doesnt always go to the same dealer, just the closest dealer, is what Ford will reimburse me for. Its been there since wednesday and I wish they would have looked at it. They said they wouldnt even look at it till after the holidays.

Im definitely not upset with the dealers just the level of service Ford in general offers its customers.

 

id be looking to get a new truck under the lemon law

 

before you start throwing the word lemon law out there, read the entire law. right now he does not qualify. it is also not a easy process.

 

i suppose i should have asked him how long his vehicle has been out of service i was just assuming it has been 15 bussiness days

 

you need 30 days or more in most starts and the problem must occur 3 or more times

 

Repair Attempts
Reasonable Number of Repair Attempts: The Lemon Law gives the manufacturer, its agent or authorized dealer a "reasonable number of attempts" to repair the substantial defect. This standard is met if, within the term of protection (1 year or 15,000 miles):

a repair is attempted 3 or more times for the same substantial defect, and the problem continues or recurs within the term of protection;
or
repair attempts for any substantial defect or combination of defects total 15 or more business days, not necessarily all at one time.
Note: A business day is any day that the service department of an authorized dealer is open for business.

Be sure to keep complete and accurate records of all contacts with the manufacturer and dealer, and all receipts. You have a right to a dated, itemized bill for any repair work, including warranty repair work, under the Attorney General’s Motor Vehicle Regulations (940 CMR 5.00). Examine the bills to be sure the problem you complained about is listed.

The defect must continue or recur after a reasonable number of repair attempts and still substantially impair your vehicle before you can take the next step in the Lemon Law process.

Final Repair Attempt:
If the substantial defect continues or recurs after the manufacturer or authorized dealer has made a reasonable number of repair attempts to repair the defect, you must give the manufacturer (not the dealer) one final repair opportunity, not to exceed seven business days, to fix the defect. This seven-day period begins when the manufacturer knows or should know that 3 repair attempts or 15 business days out of service limits have been met or exceeded. This is usually the date the manufacturer receives a final repair opportunity letter from you. You may notify the manufacturer of the final opportunity even after the one year or 15,000-mile term of protection ends.

You should send notification of the final opportunity to repair by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the manufacturer’s regional office. (See sample below.) You may get this address from our on-line Automobile Manufacturer Address List. Notifying the manufacturer directly by mail and keeping copies of your letters is the best way to document that the manufacturer was provided a final repair opportunity.

 

meeting the first part is easy, but the rest is hard as the same defect must show up again. most of the time it will be a different defect.


''The defect must continue or recur after a reasonable number of repair attempts and still substantially impair your vehicle before you can take the next step in the Lemon Law process.

Final Repair Attempt:
If the substantial defect continues or recurs after the manufacturer or authorized dealer has made a reasonable number of repair attempts to repair the defect, you must give the manufacturer (not the dealer) one final repair opportunity, not to exceed seven business days, to fix the defect. This seven-day period begins when the manufacturer knows or should know that 3 repair attempts or 15 business days out of service limits have been met or exceeded. ''

 

i got my last car replaced under lemon law cause the tranny 5th and 4th gear syncro went out the something with the engine. then the tranny again. so after they fixed the tranny the second time i just powershifted it until it ****ed up then claimed lemon law. (they should have just replaced the tranny the first time)

 

There is a woman here in town who worked for Ford for 12 years. She claims the only problem I would have is that it needs to be the SAME defect occuring. Well that is not the case but who cares, I am easily on my way to 15 days in the service department. I really dont want the truck anymore since I can hardly feel as though it will get me from point A to B anymore.

Id also be willing to pay the differences in order to upgrade some options.

Of course this is probably the last thing Ford wants to do. Do any of those Toyota or Nissan or other foreign companies make trucks with the size and power of the 10 or bigger?

 

I just looked at the Toyota and Nissan websites and no thank you. They dont offer any engines anywhere close to the V-10.

I also have an 05 F150 King Ranch that I could slap some better gears in and throw on some 33's or something that I could use as my tow vehicle. Then just trade off the 250 for something else. But Id think the tranny on the F150 would go soon pulling my 30' enclosed lowboy steel trailer loaded down.

 

Sorry buddy didn't mean to imply you were upset... although you have a right to be.

I was actually (did a poor job) trying to say that I was happy that they seem to be fixing your truck. There are sooo many posts on people having to go get the same thing 'fixed' 5-10 times before it's really fixed or they start getting the 'brush-off' from the dealership/Ford. Sounds like you've been fortunate to find some half-way decent service depts. that have made the diagnosis/repair fairly well.