Lemon Law, anyone ever do it or have info?
11-05-2006 | 09:13 PM
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Re: Lemon Law, anyone ever do it or have info?
Originally Posted by 9 Lives
Gino,
I've been doing a lot of research on MDT's on other sites as well. There seem to be a lot of electrical problems with the M2 Freightliners that were assembled in Mexico. Maybe some of this will pertain to your problems. Check this link:
http://escapees.infopop.cc/eve/forum...1/m/5061044502
I do notice how many people here on OSO are trying to help out our friend with the black cloud following him. Sure, we're still giggling some, but seriously, we'd all like to see your current run of bad luck turn around.
Good luck Gino.....it's gotta get better soon.....
I've been doing a lot of research on MDT's on other sites as well. There seem to be a lot of electrical problems with the M2 Freightliners that were assembled in Mexico. Maybe some of this will pertain to your problems. Check this link:
http://escapees.infopop.cc/eve/forum...1/m/5061044502
I do notice how many people here on OSO are trying to help out our friend with the black cloud following him. Sure, we're still giggling some, but seriously, we'd all like to see your current run of bad luck turn around.
Good luck Gino.....it's gotta get better soon.....
11-05-2006 | 09:17 PM
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Re: Lemon Law, anyone ever do it or have info?
Originally Posted by gixxerracer 340
How about a Caterpillar service center. They'll know what to do.
11-05-2006 | 09:26 PM
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Re: Lemon Law, anyone ever do it or have info?
No, not a caterpillar certified center.
I mean an actual Caterpillar shop. They're here in Michigan. They have the best Mechanics around, and all they do is work on Cat equipment and sell it.
Whenever I have problems with our Cats at our shop, they always come through.
I mean an actual Caterpillar shop. They're here in Michigan. They have the best Mechanics around, and all they do is work on Cat equipment and sell it.
Whenever I have problems with our Cats at our shop, they always come through.
11-05-2006 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Lemon Law, anyone ever do it or have info?
get ahold of freightliners zone rep and tell your story to them ,if no help call freightliner direct,but should write everything down from the start of your probulms and get names of anybody and everybody you did or will be talking to,if this truck is only 5 or so months old start fighting them now and let them stall you
11-06-2006 | 04:29 AM
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Re: Lemon Law, anyone ever do it or have info?
Cat C7 uses a high pressure oil pump to fire the injectors. Yes not changing oil on a regular basis can cause stalling plus alot of other running problems. Yours sounds more like it is sucking air from some place. Gm used crappy plastic lines that are prone to cause that same problem. You could also have a cracked fuel pickup tube in your tank. Find you a Caterpillar Dealer that also does truck engines.
11-06-2006 | 05:05 AM
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Re: Lemon Law, anyone ever do it or have info?
I had a problem as this a while back. Seems like nobody could figure it out for weeks and a small independent shop found the problem. There was a small round piece of aluminum foil (seal from an additive) that plugged the pickup tube in the tank. Was hard to spot because it blended in with the tank. The mechanic found it by poking around with a wire. Good thing this was covered under warranty, everything in the fuel system was replaced before this was found.
11-06-2006 | 05:55 AM
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Re: Lemon Law, anyone ever do it or have info?
The chassis dealers usually have one motor guy on staff that's OK for run of the mill stuff. As suggested, the truck needs to do to a Caterpillar franchisee. Big yellow and black sign that says "XXXX CAT".
Went thru the same thing with my FL. Each time, another definitive answer- didn't fix the problem. Intermittent problems can really suck.
Went thru the same thing with my FL. Each time, another definitive answer- didn't fix the problem. Intermittent problems can really suck.
