After market/OEM warranties on used trucks

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by gimacen, May 25, 2021.

  1. gimacen

    gimacen Bobtail Member

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    Well i bungled that reply to @Farmerbob1

    Any way...


    Im actually in the process of reading through the entirety of a post you started with your first truck at Crete.

    Soooooo informative.
    I just recently, on a 30min brk, got to the end of the fiasco you're post here mentions- dealing with that TruNorth claim over Thanksgiving '19

    I fully intend to continue reading your escapades, can't stop when a good story hasn't finished.

    I suppose i could get into why I've asked and posted this original question, ehh maybe lol
     
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  3. gimacen

    gimacen Bobtail Member

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    And bungled that reply. Woah...


    I'll have to get into it a little to appreciate your guidance.

    Im currently in an SFI truck with a Lease On to Landstar. That fiasco in and of itself is a story, promise.

    The truck im in has a MX13, the 18' T680 with just 300k mi broke in yesterday.

    It's been in the shop a total of 3 consecutive months with more than $47k approved Paccar Warranty (not to mention the $52k lost revenue during that time when compared to the previous full year revenue)
    work completed without any conclusion, another story, promise.

    Fast forward to 3 months before (now) the Lease with SFI is completed and i have my eye on a Cummins anything Kenworth/ Peterbilt, new/ used and knowing the 2nd Owner Warranty is an option removes a huge weight of uncertainty from my shoulders. Despite that uncertainty I'll be in another truck end of Sept '21.
     
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  4. gimacen

    gimacen Bobtail Member

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    I appreciate you chiming in, if i had any intention of getting my own authority in the next five years i would add the Detroit 60 to my list above
     
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  5. gimacen

    gimacen Bobtail Member

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    I assume the Premium 2k is similar or the same as Cummins XT1 Encore 2nd mentioned by @Midwest Trucker .
    But I'll be doing my own research now that you've all pointed me in a direction for research. Im giddy to actually.
    ..and to have more replies to this thread to keep the convo going..
    and to share/ learn.
     
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  6. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Farmerbob, I'm sorry of your luck in this case. Unfortunately, it sounds like they fought "tooth and nail" probably because the shop misdiagnosed the fault.

    My assumption would be they pulled the head first thinking a head or cylinder issue, used the scored cylinder as an excuse, and finally found the egr cooler failed, which caused the original complaint.

    We all know about assumptions, but I seriously doubt all that went wrong at the same time.
     
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  7. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    The EGR cooler and cracked head were independent of each other. The truck never recorded an over temp condition. The EGR cooler parts and labor was covered by the warranty, as well as the head itself, and a very small part of the labor to fix the engine.

    The cracked head leaked coolant and oil into the cylinder that was scored, which should have also been covered, but they refused to cover it.
     
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  8. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    The XT1 Encore is by factory Cummins. It’s not a 3rd party. The only negative is it doesn’t cover emissions. So there is still some exposure but the engine itself is 100% covered. Even some oil leaks can cost 5k to fix so it’s a great warranty.
     
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