Turtle n Peeps wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
bigcitypopo wrote:
Lantley wrote:
fla-gypsy wrote:
Never owned one but based on actual owners responding here it would appear to be reasonably reliable but not great on fuel mileage. There will always be an entire chorus of Ford haters on this forum who have nothing but doom and gloom stories on why you shouldn't ever buy a Ford.
I agree there are Ford haters. However I am not one. I have had Ford's up to my current truck. I have Ford work vans.
Nevertheless Ford has had real issues with their PSD engines after the 7.3. To recommend a 6.0 or 6.4 engine to someone without making them aware of the issues would be misleading. I have nothing to gain or loose but I prefer to give an honest opinion.
One does not have to own the truck first hand to become aware of problems. Every vehicle will develop a history and reputation on its own.
I prefer the interior,chassis, and overall Ford truck better however their 2003-2011? Diesel engines have had issues and have developed a questionable reputation.
The only reason I have a Chevy now is due to the issues with Ford diesels of my era.
Currently Ford is shooting itself in the foot again by denying warranty claims on the 6.7 engine.
Maybe some do not want to hear any discouraging remarks about Ford.
I am not so brand loyal that I choose to cover up or deny real issues.
Hopefully someone may avoid making a big mistake by being informed.
I imagine the OP wanted all the info he could get both good and bad in order to make an informed decision.
Thank you... yes... all the info! but on another note. I have a great relationship with my local ford dealer. They haven't denied any warranty claims on the 6.7L unless there is obvious owner abuse....
Did you have a failure of your HPFP? If not, your Ford dealership can not override FMC if there ever was a question of warranty coverage on the HPFP.
As long as the dealer follows the required check list and sends pictures to Ford to validate no rust is in the pump or DEF crystals in the filters there should be no denial.
In addition there's been some reports that the techs are the culprits in an effort to charge more $$$$ instead of warranty repair $$$$.
So what's your excuse with Ricatic's pump Troy?
No rust found in the whole fuel system. No DEF either. WARRANTEE DENIDED!
I for one would like to see these reports. I'm sure you have them right Troy?
I don't know why Ricks warranty was denied, but I suspect it was a fraudulent dealer as there are others including some techs who will not do the proper diagnosis and just take the route to capture more $$$$ which is not the warranty route. Going by his story with no rust internally in the pump and no DEF crystals it met the criteria for warranty coverage which I've read reports that warranty was covered due to no contamination. In addition my cousin reported he or the other techs simply go by the Fords document and don't feel they are pressured to deny warranty. His shop did void warranty on a Ford CP4 and 2 Dodge CP3 pumps for fuel contamination last year which was gasoline in the tank.
Now where's that link where a Duramax/CP3 pump failed and warranty was denied do to water contamination that was reported here on RV.net?
