2007 6.0 Powerstroke reliability.

[Diamondpilot]

A side note.....Today the parts guy from the dealer delivered to the firehouse my new oem floormats and a few other dodads that I needed/wanted. I was really impressed that he did that instead of me having to go there when I get off in the morning. He also took the time to make sure I liked them after I put them in and to stand around and BS for a bit. It sure made a good impression with the guys here at the firehouse.....

A good dealer is the key. I have had very good luck over all with the dealers I have taken my business to with the exception of one.

I would have to say one of the best dealers I have had is with Dodge. I had nothing but problems needing 2 trannys, AC, Power Steering, Radiator Cooling Fan, ect replaced before I traded it at 68,000 miles but they were top notch. I really hated not buying another vehicle from them because they gave me such good service and I still may but I had such a bad taste in my mouth at that point I had to go elsewhere.

What I am saying here is a good dealer can make a good experience better and a bad experience tolerable.



Chris

 

[Soundguy]

Calm down. If you go back and read my post, you'll see I said SOME of the stuff I read here.....

it felt like you had included my comments since you quoted my post.

my gm's a pos.. and I have the repair bills to prove it

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

ditto that for sure.

While my dodge has had only 'normal' problems.. like a starter, a sensor, radiator.. and water pump.. all stuff I consider maint items.. the dealer was terrible.. ( not even a dodge dealer any more ).. so much so that while I did most of the repairs myself.. the one repair I did take it in for.. I took it to my ford dealer. i've bought 2 trucks from him in the last 10ys.. treats me good... johnny on the spot with stuff.. and they work hard to make a deal 'fit' right.. fast too.. none of that waiting stuff... you walk in.. know what you want.. know what you want to pay, after a quick talk you know if it's a deal or not.. no going to the back office to talk to the sales manager stuff.

my last truck I bought.. that 450... i was returning from another city.. had driven down to look at a 350 and had passe don it.. onthe way back the wife mentioned we should pull in the ford dealers lot we had bought from.. then we saw that nice 450. I was on my way home.. had to be at work in 1.5 hrs and it was a 20m drive home.. so not rushed.. but not much time to dicker.

within 20 minutes, someone had helped me take a quick test drive down a back road.. sat down.. showed me what they could do bottom for cash and no trade.. their number matched what I had been thinking about in my head. It was a sunday.. I figured I'd be coming back on monday to get the truck and do paperwork.. I had a grand in my pocket for an auction I had attended the day before, and the guy walked back out of the back room with keys and a temp tag and a buyers agreement... I threw the 1g down and they took a copy of my drivers license and insurance card, and I left a few mintues later.. hadn't even been there a half hour... came back the next day with a check for the ballance.. bottom line.. good dealer... heck.. the 10 minutes I was doing paper work it was parked out front and people were crawling all over it re-detailing it before I left. looked like ants crawling all over a grasshopper that fell in the ant mound...

soundguy

A good dealer is the key. I have had very good luck over all with the dealers I have taken my business to with the exception of one.

I would have to say one of the best dealers I have had is with Dodge. I had nothing but problems needing 2 trannys, AC, Power Steering, Radiator Cooling Fan, ect replaced before I traded it at 68,000 miles but they were top notch. I really hated not buying another vehicle from them because they gave me such good service and I still may but I had such a bad taste in my mouth at that point I had to go elsewhere.

What I am saying here is a good dealer can make a good experience better and a bad experience tolerable.



Chris

 

[Builder]

it felt like you had included my comments since you quoted my post.

my gm's a pos.. and I have the repair bills to prove it

soundguy

Maybe you oughta sell it
That's what I did with my last 2 POS Fords.

 

[Soundguy]

it's worth more to keep.

the value of a 2000 yukon with 146K on her and a few dents is almost nothing$$

worth more to run her till she takes her last smoke break...

then get a real truck..

soundguy

 

[Builder]

Anyone who keeps a truck for 146K all the while complaining really has a love/hate relationship.
Just dropped off the F-150 to the dealer. Gas tank leaks......wonderful. Bunch of Crown Vics up on dealer lifts getting more fuel tank pads put on. Mech told me the ones that they take off the road are being replaced by Tahoes & Jeep wagoneers?????.

 

[JSUnlimited]

Well we got the Suburban back Saturday and ran great until this morning. Had to use my trusty F350 to jump start it.

So now its back at the dealer getting a new alternator and battery. Battery tested bad and the alternator was way overcharging.....bad regulator/diodes. When it sat all night the diode(s) would drain the battery?

Oh well, its under warranty.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Well we got the Suburban back Saturday and ran great until this morning. Had to use my trusty F350 to jump start it.

So now its back at the dealer getting a new alternator and battery. Battery tested bad and the alternator was way overcharging.....bad regulator/diodes. When it sat all night the diode(s) would drain the battery?

Oh well, its under warranty.

Boy, when it rains it pours. I am sure they will get it all strait. Funny how you worried about the Ford when the GM is the one giving you all the headaches.

Chris

 

[Soundguy]

Anyone who keeps a truck for 146K all the while complaining really has a love/hate relationship.
.

simply can't aford to sell it and replace it with a similar sized vehicle. it's not worth enough to sell, without me digging into my pocket to buy a real truck..

soundguy

 

[W7XYZ]

Anyone who keeps a truck for 146K all the while complaining really has a love/hate relationship.

Guilty as charged. I had one of those "real trucks" for 250K miles that I disliked immensely, but like Soundguy said, "Simply can't afford to sell it and replace it with a similar sized vehicle." It did the job, but what a PITA. The sad part was that I was really looking forward to it after having excellent results with another 250K mile E-350 cargo van. Yep, I was almost a lifetime subscriber to Found On Road Dead.