Warranty issues with Ford F350

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Slick Fork

What do you think the Vancouver olympics will look like if GM goes under and can't provide the fleet of vehicles it is donating to the games, never mind the millions of dollars in straight up sponsorship money. After 9/11, the big 3 donated millions upon millions of dollars to fire department and victim relief funds, what did the japanese manufacturers do?

Better Maybe they could even cancel them!

Would make a heck of a lot of people happy here in Vancouver!

Why would Japanese Manufactures donate money to the US???

[Slick Fork]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Why would Japanese Manufactures donate money to the US???

Because they sure don't mind taking money out of the states, it's probably one of their biggest markets. You would think that they would want to support the people who write their paycheques in a time of crisis. Volkswagen and Hyundai also contributed.

I wasn't trying to make the point to bash the imports per se, just trying to show that there are many good reasons to support home-made products. Here's a cut and paste of the email I got, it was a CNN report

CNN Headline News did a short news listing regarding Ford and GM's contributions to the relief and recovery efforts in New York and Washington after 9-11.

The findings are as follows.....

1. Ford- $10 million to American Red Cross matching employee contributions of the same number plus 10 Excursions to NY Fire Dept. The company also offered ER response ! team se rvices and office space to displaced government employees.

2. GM- $10 million to American Red Cross matching employee contributions of the sam e number and a fleet of vans, suv's, and trucks.

3. Daimler Chrysler- $10 million to support of the children and victims of the Sept. 11 attack.

4. Harley Davidson motorcycles- $1 million and 30 new motorcycles to the
New York Police Dept.

5. Volkswagen-Employ ees and management created a Sept 11 Foundation,
funded initial with $2 million, for the assistance of the children and victims of the WTC.

6. Hyundai- $300,000 to the American Red Cross.

7. Audi-Nothing.

8. BMW-Nothing.

9. Daewoo- Nothing.

10. Fiat-Nothing.

11. Honda- Nothing despite boasting of second best sales month ever in
August 2001

12. Isuzu- Nothing.

13. Mitsubishi-Nothing.

14. Nissan-Nothing.

15. Porsche-Nothing. Press release with condolences via the Porsche website.

16. Subaru- Nothing.

17. Suzuki- Nothing.

18. Toyota-Nothing despite claims of high sales in July and August 2001.
Condolences posted on the website
Whenever the time may be for you to purchase or lease a new vehicle, keep this information in mind. You might want to give more consideration to a car manufactured by an American-owned and / or American based company. Apart from Hyundai and Volkswagen, the foreign car companies contributed nothing at all to the citizens of the United States ...
It's OK for these companies to take money out of this country, but it is apparently not acceptable to return some in a time of crisis. I believe we should not forget things like this. Say thank you in a way that gets their attention..

[dsaundry]

Have you tried going over the dealerships head.Start by going to Fords customer services dept. They have one http://ford.ca/app/fo/en/customer_support.do

I will also explain that when you are dealing with them that if the frst person says "NO" ask for their supervisor..most importantly stay calm, if you get hot and start to yell and scream at them you are hooped for sure.
Had a buddy who was a service manager for a dealership and I asked him one time "what would it take to void somebodies wty?" His response was " It depends on how big of a jerk they are". Wish you luck in your quest.

[my2rotties]

I never get mad or pitch fits about things... it just makes a person look like a moron in the end (unless you are fighting with the spouse)

I talked with the service manager today, then the dealership manager. The sales manager was sick today but I will be speaking with him tomorrow. They said we will all work something out... Hopefully that means I don't need to go to AMVIC or pursue this anymore then I need to after tomorrow.

Thanks for all the advise everyone.

Originally Posted by dsaundry

Have you tried going over the dealerships head.Start by going to Fords customer services dept. They have one http://ford.ca/app/fo/en/customer_support.do

I will also explain that when you are dealing with them that if the frst person says "NO" ask for their supervisor..most importantly stay calm, if you get hot and start to yell and scream at them you are hooped for sure.
Had a buddy who was a service manager for a dealership and I asked him one time "what would it take to void somebodies wty?" His response was " It depends on how big of a jerk they are". Wish you luck in your quest.

[bullit67]

Well it is no wounder they need a bail out if they throw money around like that.

If they fixed there products and sorted out there in house money problems ie. rediculous wages and out of wack pensions. They wouldnt need our money/ Help. They have done it to them selves. I sure dont think I would be getting a bail out if I spend too much money on my aquarium. And cant make the Credit Card payments.

Please excuess any spelling mistakes I am wacked on Cold meds :}

[awa1979]

I personally don't see anything wrong with their line up.

When I was looking for a new car this year, I didn't see much of anything at the foreign companies that was any better, and GM seemed to have a better selection of fuel efficient non-hybrid vehicles then Toyota or Hyundai did.

We can't all afford hybrids.

[a4twenty]

Originally Posted by bullit67

Well it is no wounder they need a bail out if they throw money around like that.

exactly, it's great to be able to give money away and not worry about where it comes from or if your company is on the verge of bankruptcy?????

if you believe them ( at least the 2 ) they were a week away from having to close their doors. but now with the first ( don't even think this is the end ) billions flowing they can lay everyone off for a few weeks to a month ( yes, dumping them on EI ) while they figure out what to do. now seriously if sales are down and no signs of a quick recovery for the economy how can they continue to build vehicles and keep everyone employed??? well thats were the next bail out will begin............

the notion that this would be the end of the auto industry in NA is silly, they would just have to restructure and renegotiate their contacts. yes there would be job losses but believe me there are still going to be.


sorry about that, back to the OP

was the truck chipped?

from the sound of it ( lifted, oversize tire, etc.. ) it was, that with the other mods ( cat back / CAI ) will allow the engine to perform out of the manufacturer specs., so i can see where the manufacturer is coming from.

you're lucky to be getting out now, i work in construction and we have loads of diesel pick ups. the Ford engines are dieing at about 250, 000 K and needing 8 - 10 grand to fix. we don't buy Ford anymore, the salesman still comes by to see why but all we have to do is point to a dead Ford, then to a much older truck beside it still pulling strong.


good luck, hope everything works out for you

[andestang]

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[mark]

Originally Posted by a4twenty

the notion that this would be the end of the auto industry in NA is silly, they would just have to restructure and renegotiate their contacts. yes there would be job losses but believe me there are still going to be.

truth here

[awa1979]

Originally Posted by a4twenty

exactly, it's great to be able to give money away and not worry about where it comes from or if your company is on the verge of bankruptcy?????

Well way back in 2001 GM was making money.

GM earned 1.7 billion on revenues of 177 billion.