What did you do to your truck today?
02-16-2014, 03:15 AM
My, now, old t-case had no issues other than those. I'm thinking of rebuilding it to keep on hand just in case the manual one fails or if I need it for some other project down the line. Maybe fabricate a better alternative to the shifster or whatever its called, to give another option for turning an electric shift into a manual shift.
02-16-2014, 03:38 AM
Senior Member
"What did I do to my truck today?"
I watched it get loaded on to a tow truck ti be taken back to a ford dealer. For the 4th time since Jan 31st this year. Bought the truck Jan 30.
First problem the tpms didn't work. Supposedly fixed it. Drive off came back to dealer for another 3 days. Found tpms sensors were removed for places unknown.
Second, must sever issue! Well ago in traffic the truck and completely dead without warning. Catastrophic power loose. Sat in traffic 20 min the truck restarted. Got it to dealer they said the battery shorted out. They replaced it.
Week later heading in to the snow filled mountains to go skiing. As ruling into the parking lot another power failure. Sat 30 min it restarted and able to park. And skiing. But, on the way home driving on mountain snow covered turns. Another power failure. Was able to man handle it to last chain up pull out before roads get narrow. Truck failed to restart. Sat 4 hours waiting for Ford Roadside to find find and get us. With complete failure to driver could not get it in to neutral. Had to drag his flat bed tow under the truck.
Truck is unbelievable not when I can't even trust it to get from point a and b.
Truck is at dealer. Calling corporate Ford Monday I have the direct number to regional manager from my other issues.
Oh btw, truck only had 1200 miles on it. Yes that's 12 hundred not thousand miles.
Been at dealer line then I owned it. Not happy.
I watched it get loaded on to a tow truck ti be taken back to a ford dealer. For the 4th time since Jan 31st this year. Bought the truck Jan 30.
First problem the tpms didn't work. Supposedly fixed it. Drive off came back to dealer for another 3 days. Found tpms sensors were removed for places unknown.
Second, must sever issue! Well ago in traffic the truck and completely dead without warning. Catastrophic power loose. Sat in traffic 20 min the truck restarted. Got it to dealer they said the battery shorted out. They replaced it.
Week later heading in to the snow filled mountains to go skiing. As ruling into the parking lot another power failure. Sat 30 min it restarted and able to park. And skiing. But, on the way home driving on mountain snow covered turns. Another power failure. Was able to man handle it to last chain up pull out before roads get narrow. Truck failed to restart. Sat 4 hours waiting for Ford Roadside to find find and get us. With complete failure to driver could not get it in to neutral. Had to drag his flat bed tow under the truck.
Truck is unbelievable not when I can't even trust it to get from point a and b.
Truck is at dealer. Calling corporate Ford Monday I have the direct number to regional manager from my other issues.
Oh btw, truck only had 1200 miles on it. Yes that's 12 hundred not thousand miles.
Been at dealer line then I owned it. Not happy.
02-16-2014, 08:09 AM
Senior Member
02-16-2014, 10:16 AM
"What did I do to my truck today?"
I watched it get loaded on to a tow truck ti be taken back to a ford dealer. For the 4th time since Jan 31st this year. Bought the truck Jan 30.
First problem the tpms didn't work. Supposedly fixed it. Drive off came back to dealer for another 3 days. Found tpms sensors were removed for places unknown.
Second, must sever issue! Well ago in traffic the truck and completely dead without warning. Catastrophic power loose. Sat in traffic 20 min the truck restarted. Got it to dealer they said the battery shorted out. They replaced it.
Week later heading in to the snow filled mountains to go skiing. As ruling into the parking lot another power failure. Sat 30 min it restarted and able to park. And skiing. But, on the way home driving on mountain snow covered turns. Another power failure. Was able to man handle it to last chain up pull out before roads get narrow. Truck failed to restart. Sat 4 hours waiting for Ford Roadside to find find and get us. With complete failure to driver could not get it in to neutral. Had to drag his flat bed tow under the truck.
Truck is unbelievable not when I can't even trust it to get from point a and b.
Truck is at dealer. Calling corporate Ford Monday I have the direct number to regional manager from my other issues.
Oh btw, truck only had 1200 miles on it. Yes that's 12 hundred not thousand miles.
Been at dealer line then I owned it. Not happy.
I watched it get loaded on to a tow truck ti be taken back to a ford dealer. For the 4th time since Jan 31st this year. Bought the truck Jan 30.
First problem the tpms didn't work. Supposedly fixed it. Drive off came back to dealer for another 3 days. Found tpms sensors were removed for places unknown.
Second, must sever issue! Well ago in traffic the truck and completely dead without warning. Catastrophic power loose. Sat in traffic 20 min the truck restarted. Got it to dealer they said the battery shorted out. They replaced it.
Week later heading in to the snow filled mountains to go skiing. As ruling into the parking lot another power failure. Sat 30 min it restarted and able to park. And skiing. But, on the way home driving on mountain snow covered turns. Another power failure. Was able to man handle it to last chain up pull out before roads get narrow. Truck failed to restart. Sat 4 hours waiting for Ford Roadside to find find and get us. With complete failure to driver could not get it in to neutral. Had to drag his flat bed tow under the truck.
Truck is unbelievable not when I can't even trust it to get from point a and b.
Truck is at dealer. Calling corporate Ford Monday I have the direct number to regional manager from my other issues.
Oh btw, truck only had 1200 miles on it. Yes that's 12 hundred not thousand miles.
Been at dealer line then I owned it. Not happy.
02-16-2014, 12:42 PM
Now I think I should find a Bronco with a 351 and swap that in, swap in the 30 gallon tank, bolt on the tire carrier, and use the rear glass to make a rear power window on the truck.
02-16-2014, 02:10 PM
I was actually thinking of doing most of that to my truck, except the 351 part. The tank and tire carrier would be easy. A power rear window would take slightly more work. I could do two soon but I'd save the window for the summer.
02-16-2014, 10:03 PM
I re-trained my TPMS. My truck sticker says 65psi rear and 60psi front (Load Range E tires).
Owners manual says that on vehicles with different pressures, the TPMS is programmed to trip the light at different pressures so you have to retrain it on each tire rotation. Not difficult.
Drive truck.
Stop and turn it off.
Turn it on but do not start it.
Turn on and off hazard lights 3 times.
Horn will beep once and dish display will tell you you're in TPMS training mode and tell you to go to the left front tire.
Remove valve cap and discharge tire until horn beeps again.
Go to right front and repeat.
Next right rear.
Next left rear.
You're done with training.
Refill tires to proper inflation.
Discount tire said they had a training tool but they forgot to use it.
Owners manual says that on vehicles with different pressures, the TPMS is programmed to trip the light at different pressures so you have to retrain it on each tire rotation. Not difficult.
Drive truck.
Stop and turn it off.
Turn it on but do not start it.
Turn on and off hazard lights 3 times.
Horn will beep once and dish display will tell you you're in TPMS training mode and tell you to go to the left front tire.
Remove valve cap and discharge tire until horn beeps again.
Go to right front and repeat.
Next right rear.
Next left rear.
You're done with training.
Refill tires to proper inflation.
Discount tire said they had a training tool but they forgot to use it.