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As-is purchase... Not much you can do. What has been breaking?

 

I'm guessing with all that you didn't have someone look at it first.

 

4 sets of steer tires?

 

Hate to say it but a lot of those items you've replaced are to be expected on a nearly 7 year old truck. Bent tie rod and coolant lines I'd say should have been relatively easy to spot. The rest honestly are things that can #### the bed at any time and are usually not noticeable until its time for replacement.

 

As a Peterbilt dealership...this is one of your biggest problems. First off, you bought a 2010 Kenworth "as is". The dealership, whether Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, etc - has no obligation to help you. Used Trucks can be a nightmare.

When you buy a used truck, you accept the risk. We (the dealership), aren't going to keep paying, or servicing your truck for free), when you buy it used - especially if its not our truck (ex: Kenworth truck and we're a Peterbilt dealership).

On top of that. Peterbilt Motors Company is not going to care that your used Kenworth is breaking down - even if it was sold by a Peterbilt dealership. They're going to expect that you did your due diligence to ensure that it was in proper condition prior to you making your purchase.

When you car shop, especially used - do you inspect the vehicle before hand? Ask for repair histories? You should. If you didn't, shame on you. If you did, and there was nothing alarming, that's unfortunate - however that's also not the dealerships fault.

Unless you have some definitive proof that the dealership knowingly sold you a truck with issues (as in they knew it would have these issues), it is not their problem. You bought a used truck without warranty from a non-OEM dealership. Sadly, you are out of luck there.


Edit: Also "4 set of steer tires" - Peterbilt does not warranty tires. They are a wear item. Tires wear out and the customer replaces them. You should have checked the tires and ensured they were OK and if not negotiated a better price, or negotiated them to be replaced as part of the purchase. Peterbilt would NEVER pay for that under warranty unless they were damaged as part of another failure. I don't do warranty for Kenworth, but I can almost guarantee that Kenworth is the same. Wear items are not warrantable.

 

Yea so you Didnt spend any money to have it looked at? You trusted a dealer to Be honest about a Used truck?

 

I bought a used pickup truck off a dealership once. I looked it over top to bottom. No leaks or bent/broken parts. Drove straight, everything looked good. Less than a week later the tranny #### the bed and a u-joint failed. The dealer was nice enough to cover the cost of parts to repair the transmission. I had to pay labour. Over the next 14 months the pickup truck required an entire front end replacement, a trans cooler, water pump, fan clutch, a couple oil seals, electrical repairs, posi-trac rebuild, transmission mounts, exhaust and a battery. Point is it was a used vehicle sold as is. The dealer had no way of knowing what was going to fail. They didn't even have to cover part of the transmission bill. They did that in good faith. Its not the dealers job to provide free repairs to a vehicle for life. It doesn't matter where you bought it from. If its got tires, tracks or ###s its gonna be a pain in the rear.