ford f350 6.0

[PoorMansCat]

The trucks are 2011 F-550s with 12' flatbeds. They routinely haul somewhere around 10,000 lbs on the beds. I don't drive one, but I've talked to the guys that do. They have about 20,000 miles on them, and they seem happy with the performance. One had to go back to the dealer, I think they said a knock sensor went bad. Overall, they seem like good trucks.

We haven't had your luck. We purchased 10 2011 F550 C&C trucks and have been thoroughly disappointed with them. To date, 9 of the 10 have had catostrophic engine failures. There is a lag in accelleration (3+ seconds) when taking off from a complete stop that is so bad it could be considered a safety issue. Other problems include transmisisons that go into neutral when shifting from 2-3..., We had several updates performed at the dealerships that seemed to correct the problem, only to have it return about 8-12 weeks later. We have had a couple lose water pumps, having random CEL's, and fuel mileage is 6 MPG at best when averaged across total mileage from mile 0 thru mile 36,000....
The pickup engines don't seem to be experiencing the same engine failures... while the engine itself is the same, the C&C truck uses different software and a different turbocharger that does NOT have an available exhaust brake option...
Not sure why a manufacturer would build a brand new design engine/transmission and NOT have an exhaust brake as standard equipment, especially on a C&C truck????

 

[jocww]

We have a 2007 XLT CCLB 4x4 and it has 106k on it and so far knock on wood nothing major. Also have a 02 dmax CCSB 4x4 with 145k. I thin the Chevy is alot more comfortable and interior is alot better, to bad its an electrical gremlin