Farm2Fleet

Yeah, we are talking to the dealership. Service department agrees the truck is toast but it is the sales department that needs to pay the bill. Working on that today. They really have two options, a complete engine rebuild or they give me credit for what I paid (We paid cash) towards another truck. Will keep you updated.

 

So far they have been totally awesome. That could quickly change. If they just "fix" the truck to get it running I will have a moral dilemma on my hands because I will need to take it to another dealer and trade it in but that means someone else gets stuck with this truck eventually. I am hoping for the complete rebuild. The truck interior is in like new condition. Just need to get the mechanical systems to match. The dealership also have multiple lease and rental locations so I will be expecting a loaner while they rebuild mine.

 

Well, the dealer has my truck in the shop and they are tearing my engine apart to find everything wrong. I told them I would split the cost of a full in-frame at Cummins (Great suggestion Rawze) since it will give me a solid truck I can run for a few years. They want to identify the problem first. Should know more tomorrow. I suspect they are looking for a smoking gun they can blame on me but since that does not exist I expect they will do the right thing here. More to come.

 

That may be a bit tough since the new turbo FINALLY fixed the regen issue. It turns out the turbo was going bad the whole time. We will see. If they decide an in-frame is the answer, I am going to push hard to have it done at Cummins. Other than a lawsuit, I do not have a lot of leverage and that would not get me rolling anytime soon, if ever, so I do not want to even think of going there. They have been great so far at owning the problem.

 

A $3100 paperweight without labor