Bought a truck.... and everything went south

rare991 · 05-23-2013, 07:11 PM

Ok guys here's the story. 2 months ago I bought a lifted 2001 F250 from a dealer in Richmond va that specializes in lifted trucks. It drove fine during the test drive and I ended up taking it home that day. A couple days later the transmission starts acting up.... wont go into gear and reverse is gone. the truck only came with a 1 month warrenty ( it has 241K on it... but its a 7.3). They told me take it to there transmission guy and have it fixed (the warrenty was a 50/50) I ended up paying 1200 out of pocket for a new tranny. get her home and she still doing the same thing!

I call the dealer and tell them to come get it cause Im not driving it anywhere..... they come tow it back to the transmission shop and a week later they call me and say its fixed. I just want them to keep the damn thing and give me my money back. this whole situation has been a nightmare!!

rare991 · 05-24-2013, 10:58 AM

thanks for letting me vent

2010SLVRBULIT · 05-24-2013, 11:03 AM

imo, unless they replaced the transmission, they can keep it.

DemonZL1 · 05-24-2013, 11:27 AM

You bought it with 241k on it. It had a trans issue and they covered it 50%. Id say go pick it up and enjoy it. Those are great trucks. The 7.3 is a good unit. They do get injector and high pressure pump issues sometimes but man they are good trucks. Enjoy it.

rare991 · 05-24-2013, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CoolStoryBro

You bought it with 241k on it. It had a trans issue and they covered it 50%. Id say go pick it up and enjoy it. Those are great trucks. The 7.3 is a good unit. They do get injector and high pressure pump issues sometimes but man they are good trucks. Enjoy it.

That's the whole reason I bought it! the 7.3 is legendary. Ive seen some with over 700k miles!

Steve Dallas · 05-24-2013, 11:44 AM

I think I see the problem here.

We're talking about Ford here, right?

rare991 · 05-24-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

I think I see the problem here.

We're talking about Ford here, right?

yes I'm one of those guys who likes chevy and ford. I know its insane

Dznts · 05-24-2013, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rare991

yes I'm one of those guys who likes chevy and ford. I know its insane

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Scrappy Doo · 05-24-2013, 12:25 PM

You could have spent near 60k on a new 1

LOL.

That should make you feel better

Iwantone2 · 05-24-2013, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Scrappy Doo

You could have spent near 60k on a new 1

LOL.

That should make you feel better

Don't taze me, bro!

Dtrimpi87 · 05-24-2013, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rare991

Ok guys here's the story. 2 months ago I bought a lifted 2001 F250 from a dealer in Richmond va that specializes in lifted trucks. It drove fine during the test drive and I ended up taking it home that day. A couple days later the transmission starts acting up.... wont go into gear and reverse is gone. the truck only came with a 1 month warrenty ( it has 241K on it... but its a 7.3). They told me take it to there transmission guy and have it fixed (the warrenty was a 50/50) I ended up paying 1200 out of pocket for a new tranny. get her home and she still doing the same thing!

I call the dealer and tell them to come get it cause Im not driving it anywhere..... they come tow it back to the transmission shop and a week later they call me and say its fixed. I just want them to keep the damn thing and give me my money back. this whole situation has been a nightmare!!

That's what everyone says, "oh it has 241k on it but it has the 7.3! Its just getting broken in!" Sure, the 7.3 is an amazing engine and can take a lot of abuse and last a long time, however that's just the engine. The rest of the drive train and truck still have 241k miles on it. Things wear out. Things break. Especially with 241k miles on it. Just because it drove fine during your test drive didn't mean things weren't going to break down the road. You knew it only had a 1 month warranty before you signed the paper work. Sounds like you want to hold the dealer responsible because you didn't think about the big picture because you know, it has a 7.3 with only 241k miles.

rare991 · 05-24-2013, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dtrimpi87

That's what everyone says, "oh it has 241k on it but it has the 7.3! Its just getting broken in!" Sure, the 7.3 is an amazing engine and can take a lot of abuse and last a long time, however that's just the engine. The rest of the drive train and truck still have 241k miles on it. Things wear out. Things break. Especially with 241k miles on it. Just because it drove fine during your test drive didn't mean things weren't going to break down the road. You knew it only had a 1 month warranty before you signed the paper work. Sounds like you want to hold the dealer responsible because you didn't think about the big picture because you know, it has a 7.3 with only 241k miles.

It broke during the warranty period. So there are liable to fix it and fix it right during that time frame.

mr_honez · 05-24-2013, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rare991

yes I'm one of those guys who likes chevy and ford. I know its insane

I'm a Chevy/Ford guy too don't feel bad...

rare991 · 05-24-2013, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_honez

I'm a Chevy/Ford guy too don't feel bad...

there are many of us out there!

05-23-2013, 07:11 PM	#1
rare991 Drives: 2014 SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Newport News VA Posts: 896 View My Garage	Bought a truck.... and everything went south Ok guys here's the story. 2 months ago I bought a lifted 2001 F250 from a dealer in Richmond va that specializes in lifted trucks. It drove fine during the test drive and I ended up taking it home that day. A couple days later the transmission starts acting up.... wont go into gear and reverse is gone. the truck only came with a 1 month warrenty ( it has 241K on it... but its a 7.3). They told me take it to there transmission guy and have it fixed (the warrenty was a 50/50) I ended up paying 1200 out of pocket for a new tranny. get her home and she still doing the same thing! I call the dealer and tell them to come get it cause Im not driving it anywhere..... they come tow it back to the transmission shop and a week later they call me and say its fixed. I just want them to keep the damn thing and give me my money back. this whole situation has been a nightmare!!

05-24-2013, 11:27 AM	#4
DemonZL1 199 Drives: like a granny Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Utah, USA Posts: 1,921	You bought it with 241k on it. It had a trans issue and they covered it 50%. Id say go pick it up and enjoy it. Those are great trucks. The 7.3 is a good unit. They do get injector and high pressure pump issues sometimes but man they are good trucks. Enjoy it. __________________ 2024 Silverado ZR2 LZ0 Duramax 2021 Shock SS 1LE A10 www.youtube.com/@demonworksmotorsports Anderson composites coupon code : Demon

05-24-2013, 11:44 AM	#6
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05-24-2013, 10:58 AM	#2
rare991 Drives: 2014 SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Newport News VA Posts: 896 View My Garage	thanks for letting me vent

05-24-2013, 11:03 AM	#3
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,525 View My Garage	imo, unless they replaced the transmission, they can keep it.

05-24-2013, 12:25 PM	#9
Scrappy Doo Drives: Callaway Rogue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: W8n 4 Snow, Minnesota Posts: 4,731	You could have spent near 60k on a new 1 LOL. That should make you feel better