I can tell you from personal experience that GM is just as bad. I have a 2500HD POS that was in the shop more than it was in my garage at home! Got nowhere with their lackluster customer support system. In their surveys they sent, I would alway write "let me put it in financial terms, I will buy approx 15 more new vehicles during my lifetime for my wife and I. At ~$30,000 per vehicle, that is nealy one half million dollars of my money that YOU will not get". They always responded with "thank you for your survey response, we are glad that you are pleased with your GM product and we look forward to serving in the future" ... they never even read the damn thing, oviously.

Once your 450 is back in shape call one of these guys and trade it for an F-650...

http://www.f650pickups.com/out.html


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-0...317|240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...317|240%3A1308

It is a damn shame that ALL the manufacturers not think that they should drop service in these tough times. I am going to opposite direction in my business by just calling up customers and asking them if they want me to come over and clean up their equipment, change filters and such and I am getting a TON of new work out of it. Amazing that little old me can figure that out but a company like Ford, GM, Dodge can not.

Yea ok thats why 80% of big boats are pulled with a ford

nuff said right there
and a round of Jagerbombs

FORD ROCK ON

Thats what im talkin about BIG Daddy dont worry bout CATMAN he can bring his pick em up and we'll chain em up hitch to hitch and i'll drag him around with my ford like he forgot to start his truck traded in my 1 & only Dodge at 700 miles

FORD all the way Bro
have 150s
250s
a 350
& a 450 and no problems now if i could just keep the boat runnin

MAYBE U SHOULD PUT SOME FORD MOTORS IN IT ?!

NOPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and quit hijacking the thread

What was this about again ??? SORRY

Chuck,

I have read this entire thread and I am amazed at the problems you are having and how the entire Ford Motor Company and dealer have treated you. Right now I would not be comfortable buying any brand of American truck and I am sad to make that comment. I have a very goof friend with a 6.0 F350 that has it even worse than you right now because his is out of warranty. It runs one week and is in the shop one week. He has already replaced a tranny and a turbo this year and it is the third tranny since new. The bad part is he traded a dependable 7.3 in on this truck. I have plenty of stories from Dodge and GM owners also both good and bad.

What I cannot understand is why a radiator is failing? That should not happen and should be the easiest fix of all I would think.

Good luck to you and please keep us all posted. I'm really glad that my 7.3 has low miles because I plan to keep it a long time.

Too bad Ford did not accept stimulus money as you could just go around the dealer and straight to Obama for the Government warranty!

Doc

Proud Ford Owner
02 F350 Dually 7.3
01 F250 Excursion 6.8 V10
07 F150 V8