Article Comments - 2008 F-450 Super Duty Full Test

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#118 of 146 by thedemoguy Oct 27, 2008 (6:52 pm)
Come to think of it, 2 of the 3 ford dealers close to me are closed now and in the last year...
#119 of 146 Re: [jason550] by charlie890 Oct 27, 2008 (7:26 pm)
Replying to: jason550 (Oct 27, 2008 5:59 pm) If you are in the US take a look at this:http://www.fraudguides.com/lemon/federal-lemon-law.asp There is a federal law that covers "lemons" and getting compensation. Yours sure sounds like it qualifies. Replies to this message: helplemonf450 (Dec 04, 2008 5:12 pm) charlie890 (Dec 04, 2008 6:41 pm) FCI (Jan 15, 2009 1:56 pm)
#120 of 146 Re: F-450 Found On Road Dead [1bigdaddy1] by jhedimaster Oct 30, 2008 (10:46 am)
Replying to: 1bigdaddy1 (Jul 08, 2008 10:38 am) Ford rep will not honor the warranty on our f450. EGR blew and the engine hydrolocked causing the motor to blow. From everywhere I have read that Ford is not standing behind their product. Any info would help Replies to this message: losman54 (Oct 30, 2008 11:50 am)
#121 of 146 Re: F-450 Found On Road Dead [jhedimaster] by losman54 Oct 30, 2008 (11:50 am)
Replying to: jhedimaster (Oct 30, 2008 10:46 am) get a hold of your local TV station, they usually have a consumer report that flushes these people out.
#122 of 146 Re: Blown up piece of crap [rayray1967] by rentals1968 Nov 03, 2008 (5:18 pm)
Replying to: rayray1967 (Mar 10, 2008 9:42 am) F450 all the coolant leaked out and no warning light came on. The truck then had flames shooting out the tail pipe. The dealer said that b/c I missed an oil change that the oil caused the problem and is not covering the engine that they say now is blown. Oh the truck is an 08 with 20,000 miles on it. I am so pissed that ford comes up with ways to not fix the problems they knew about!!! DON'T BUY ONE OF THESE TRUCKS!!! I guess rayray I feel your pain!!!
#123 of 146 by thedemoguy Nov 03, 2008 (6:25 pm)
Ford fixed my truck F450 3 weeks but got it back today, the list of parts is to long to post but every thing, short block,....and all that good stuff... One thing I notice on the way home is a whining sound from the engine that I never heard before, If I was driving one of my big trucks I would say it was a turbo but I'm not a ford tech so what do I know,... I'll tell them tomorrow. All of this could be avoided with a real "radiator" and change or bypass the "EGR Cooler" or make one that works or at least blows out instead of in to the air intake...Daaa...lol How much do the engineers make at ford...lol These guys are ether on the take from a manufacturer or 2 or there just F---ing stupid....
#124 of 146 by 1bigdaddy1 Nov 05, 2008 (6:19 am)
My F-450 blew a motor and i took it to the same small dealership i bought it from and they gave me some line about there not going to warranty the motor so 2 months later i took my truck to a bigger Ford dealership and they fixed my truck two weeks. I just hope that it dont happen again.
#125 of 146 by thedemoguy Nov 05, 2008 (6:49 am)
Ford has a warranty report card so to speak, that the dealer gets for doing warranty work. If they do a lot of warranty work they get a bad grade so the dealer doesn't like to do it because it makes them look bad with ford.... The first thing that tells me is ford is looking for someone to pass the blame off to or get the dealer to find a way to get out of doing the warranty work. This is not the ford that once was, ford used to be a great company that would stand behind there trucks and cars 110% now I think they have a bunch of been counters running the show and that will be the end of ford down the line. To bad, ford was the greatest truck money could buy and now there just another failing part of history. Henry Ford is probably turning over in his grave.
#126 of 146 Re: [charlie890] by helplemonf450 Dec 04, 2008 (5:12 pm)
Replying to: charlie890 (Oct 27, 2008 7:26 pm) I am a first timer on these message boards. I also own a lemon F450. It has a problem where is stalls then won't restart. (first time was on the bay bridge with a horse trailer!!! that was fun) Now it has been towed in four times for same concern and has been down 22 days. I have been talking with a Ford rep. She informed me the lemon law doesn't apply because the truck weights over 10,000 lbs. Has anyone acctually had any luck or any suggestions????? Replies to this message: charlie890 (Dec 04, 2008 6:41 pm) FCI (Jan 15, 2009 1:56 pm)
#127 of 146 Re: [helplemonf450] by charlie890 Dec 04, 2008 (6:41 pm)
Replying to: helplemonf450 (Dec 04, 2008 5:12 pm) Might be true and might not but the Ford rep is the last person I would believe about anything. Check this site out: http://www.lemonlawusa.com/ I think you can also find on the web a site pertaining to a Federal Lemon Law. Good luck. Most of our problems with our lemon 450 have turned out to be electrical. The first really bad one was some cable that runs behind the engine. It shorted and it took three weeks and countless tries for Ford to fix. The last problem was an electrical cable that controls the injectors. Ford replaced injector #1 three times and the computer once before they figured out it was the cable....three weeks later.