Subject: 
F-350 6.0 Super duty


Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:48:07 EST
Date:    




I own 4 F350 Super Duty trucks. They were all bought this year, the first  
one now has a blown head gasket. I have brought it in to a Ford dealer shi[p to  
be repaired, and the dealership said that ford will no longer warranty my 
truck  because I installed an after market exhaust system. 
 
    Since then I was told that it will cost me $13,000  dollars to repair my 
truck with a junk yard motor. Since I own my own  construction company I paid 
the fee, because I am loosing money every day I  don't have it on the road.
 
    After I paid for the engine I asked for my old  engine back and was told 
that I couldn't get it back. When I asked  why the dealership told me that 
their is a core charge on the motro form  the junk yard, I said that I would pay 
the core charge. Then the Service Manager  told me that it would be $5,000 
dollars, I told them that I would pay the  core charge, but I wanted to see the 
invoice from the junk yard and  then I would write the check directly to them. 
Well I have bought  motors from junk yards before and they don't charge for a 
core charge. During  this time a friend of mine has a brother who works for 
the  dealership =and found out that their is nothing wrong with the block, I  
just needed new head gaskets.
 
    After calling for 2 wks I finally was told that  their is no core charge 
and that they ave lost my motor, ( the new motor )  no one can tell me who 
delivered it and wear it is coming from. 
 
3 days later they found it and are ready to work on the truck. Know they  
have my entire cab in the air  because this is the only way to work on  these 
motors. so therefore they have to charge me an extra $3,600 to remove the  cab 
and reinstall the cab.
 
    I have since found out that Ford is having problems  with programmers, 
and also was told by another certified mechanic that they are  having problems 
with these trucks that haul heavy loads every day. 
    
    Now I bought these trucks because if the work that  I do and know that 
ford has a very large problem they are looking for any way  out of correcting 
the problem. and I was told that Ford is witting the  warranty book again, know 
saying that if you put larger tires, or a lift kit on  these trucks that will 
VOID your warranty. 
 
    Now I was just old by the dealership that they will  pay for my rental 
car which I can't figure out, is because they feel sorry for  me or is it 
because they got caught with their hand in my cookie jar
 
     I need an attorney to help represent me I hope you  can help me with 
this, I am located Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33301
 
Shawn Knowles
President 
Knowles & Assocuiates Landscaping,  Inc.