Dodge recall notice

^^^^ I also enjoyed the PMs back and forth when you were looking at puchasing your truck...love you too buddy:B

NC Hauler wrote:

transamz9 wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
.you pay nothing for a recall

Not really so much true. I have to drive 100 miles round trip to my dealer. The recalls are spaced out and some people try to get them taken care of as soon as they get them so with 6 recalls that's 600 miles of fuel and my time which is 50-100 dollars an hour depending on what I'm doing. Even buying the truck I don't spend much time. I see a truck I want I go to the lot and ask for their best deal. They come back with a stupid deal and I will get up out of the chair and go to walk out. I tell them up front I'm not there to haggle. I've done my homework and know what they can sell the truck for. I believe I talked to you by PM on the gray truck I bought and that deal was done by phone because I walked out. The GM called me and made an offer that I was looking for.For most people time is nothing but for me it is.

I have worked in shops a lot in my life and have seen what goes on in them and if any way possible I do not take my vehicles to a public shop. When I need tires, the wheels are removed and I carry them in and watch as the tires are installed on the wheels and balanced.

Guess I under stated it...the cost that someone pays to get a recall done will vary..Im about 4 miles from my dealership, so not so bad for me. I agree that my spare time, like yours, means a lot to me and my family, especially since I had a stroke a little over 2 months ago..so I do understand about time lost. I just meant, to the OP on his 10-11 yr. old truck, at least the recall was covered, less cost of fuel to get to and from the dealership and time wasted on getting the recall done..sorry I over simplified.

Jim

:B No harm no foul and I knew what you meant in the long run of things. Heck, there are some OEM that make you pay for a part that is under warranty on a new truck so having something recalled on a truck that is 11 years old don't bother me one bit. It is a company that is stand up IMO to recall a truck that they didn't build begin with , they just bought the company that did, and then pay someone back the money it cost to have the defective part replaced before the recall happened.

BTW, glad you are feeling better and getting on the road back to life. It really makes you love the things you have in life when you see how quick it can be gone. I'm young compared to you but I seen that light 15 years ago and now I try to take everything in as fast as I can and love all I can. :W

OH, and I do Luv Ya man, even though sometimes it don't seem so.. HAHAHA! I much appreciated the PM's I shared with you when I bought my newest truck.

I'd have to think real hard about taking that in be fixed. They would see how they were really made and not give it back. :B

transamz9 wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
.you pay nothing for a recall

Not really so much true. I have to drive 100 miles round trip to my dealer. The recalls are spaced out and some people try to get them taken care of as soon as they get them so with 6 recalls that's 600 miles of fuel and my time which is 50-100 dollars an hour depending on what I'm doing. Even buying the truck I don't spend much time. I see a truck I want I go to the lot and ask for their best deal. They come back with a stupid deal and I will get up out of the chair and go to walk out. I tell them up front I'm not there to haggle. I've done my homework and know what they can sell the truck for. I believe I talked to you by PM on the gray truck I bought and that deal was done by phone because I walked out. The GM called me and made an offer that I was looking for.For most people time is nothing but for me it is.

I have worked in shops a lot in my life and have seen what goes on in them and if any way possible I do not take my vehicles to a public shop. When I need tires, the wheels are removed and I carry them in and watch as the tires are installed on the wheels and balanced.

Guess I under stated it...the cost that someone pays to get a recall done will vary..Im about 4 miles from my dealership, so not so bad for me. I agree that my spare time, like yours, means a lot to me and my family, especially since I had a stroke a little over 2 months ago..so I do understand about time lost. I just meant, to the OP on his 10-11 yr. old truck, at least the recall was covered, less cost of fuel to get to and from the dealership and time wasted on getting the recall done..sorry I over simplified.

Jim

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

Chuck_thehammer wrote:
and they are NOT recalling the 04,05 Dodge Ram .. fuse box problems... the 9 1/4 LSD problems... and bed rust thru with 3 to 4 year old units.. front wheel bearing failure after 35,000 miles.

and the 7/70 warranty changed to 3/36 without notice..

What the heck are you talking about? I had a 04 never had any fuss box issues.

What issues are happening to the 91/4 LSD?

Again my 04 with 150,000 miles had zero rust. But then I had it rustproofed, undercoated and washed it at least once a week.

If you're vehicle had a 7/70,000 warranty that coverage never changed. The 3/36,000 bumper to bumper 5/100,000 powertrain. The powertrain coverage is dropping this year I believe to match Ford and GM's.

Don

I think he has it wrong. The fuse box problem stated in 06. My 05 is rust free also and no fuse problems either. I must have gotten a good one though because I've never had a death wobble, original H2O pump and all hoses and still on the original 48RE trans that has had 150hp over stock running through it for years towing overloaded.

Funny thing is the first week I owned it the truck was sitting in the driveway and all of a sudden the horn went off and the only way I could get it to stop was to unhook the battery (easier than finding the right fuse LOL) I thought then, "GREAT! I've got one of those trucks that's going to have problem after problem". I don't think I've ever replaced a fuse after that day. Brakes and oil changes is all that's had to be done. :)

I was a Service Writer/Service Manager for years. I had a lot of nice customers and a lot of customers I am glad I never have to see or hear from again. I didn't build the vehicles, I was only trying to get them fixed. Whatever went wrong with it wasn't my fault. I only suggested service and maintenance items the vehicle needed. All you had to say was "no". Sorry, not everything was covered by your warranty. As one of my Technicians used to say "If you want a guaranty, buy a toaster"

B.O.

Ask them to address any and all recalls you have for your truck while you have it there. My dealer does it as a matter if course.

Chuck_thehammer wrote:
and they are NOT recalling the 04,05 Dodge Ram .. fuse box problems... the 9 1/4 LSD problems... and bed rust thru with 3 to 4 year old units.. front wheel bearing failure after 35,000 miles.

and the 7/70 warranty changed to 3/36 without notice..

What the heck are you talking about? I had a 04 never had any fuss box issues.

What issues are happening to the 91/4 LSD?

Again my 04 with 150,000 miles had zero rust. But then I had it rustproofed, undercoated and washed it at least once a week.

If you're vehicle had a 7/70,000 warranty that coverage never changed. The 3/36,000 bumper to bumper 5/100,000 powertrain. The powertrain coverage is dropping this year I believe to match Ford and GM's.

Don

NC Hauler wrote:
.you pay nothing for a recall

Not really so much true. I have to drive 100 miles round trip to my dealer. The recalls are spaced out and some people try to get them taken care of as soon as they get them so with 6 recalls that's 600 miles of fuel and my time which is 50-100 dollars an hour depending on what I'm doing. Even buying the truck I don't spend much time. I see a truck I want I go to the lot and ask for their best deal. They come back with a stupid deal and I will get up out of the chair and go to walk out. I tell them up front I'm not there to haggle. I've done my homework and know what they can sell the truck for. I believe I talked to you by PM on the gray truck I bought and that deal was done by phone because I walked out. The GM called me and made an offer that I was looking for.For most people time is nothing but for me it is.

I have worked in shops a lot in my life and have seen what goes on in them and if any way possible I do not take my vehicles to a public shop. When I need tires, the wheels are removed and I carry them in and watch as the tires are installed on the wheels and balanced.

For as good they are doing in sales I am surprised they did not ask if you wanted fries with that. :)