http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:39:45 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/noob-grill-question-242675/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:26:41 GMT so i am supposed to take delivery next month some time for my f350 and have a question.

i am looking for a radiator protector like you can get on motorcycles. i am looking for a mesh type one that doesn't impede airflow, but is fine enough to keep bugs and rocks from striking it. does this exist for a truck? ]]> r0guenj http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/noob-grill-question-242675/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/spare-hanger-broke-spare-gone-242665/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:55 GMT I wanted to get this story out to the public for a couple of reasons. First, so the world knows what I am currently going through with Ford. Second, to find out if anyone else has had this issue. And lastly, as a warning to all other Super Duty (and maybe other truck) owners to make sure to check this.


I recently purchased a backup camera to install on my 2008 Ford F-450 Super Duty. When I crawled under the rear to begin the installation, I found my spare tire missing. The winch for the spare is there, but there is no cable, no saddle, no tire. There is not even a little bit of cable sticking down. (I felt that had the tire been stolen, there would have been some cable sticking down.)

I took the truck to my local Ford dealership. (This is the one I use when needed. They are the ones that do my oil change and any other warranty work that is required if I am not traveling.) When I told the service advisor about my issue, almost immediately told me it would not be covered under warranty. They did not look at the truck at this point. I told her I was not going to let this go and I needed to know how to move on. She gave me the 800 number to Ford Customer Care. (Or the 1-800 who cares number as I like to call it.)

My first call into Customer Care was about 20 minutes after I left the dealership (11-19-2009) and I spoke with a very nice lady who told me that the parts may be covered under warranty, but the truck would need to be diagnosed by my local dealer. She said she logged it in the computer for the dealership.

I called back to the dealer and they told me I could bring it in right then and they would look at it. I returned to the dealer and they did put it up on the lift and look at it. They did not however do anything more than a visual inspection that returned the results of, "The tire is not there and we can not see the cable." This is what I told them to begin with. They did state that there was evidence of the tire being there at some point as there was rub marks underneath from where the tire was mounted. I was then told I would need to call back into the Customer Care line as they could not determine it was a faulty unit. (Nor did they determine it was not.)

I called into the Customer Care line as I was returning home and explained it all again. Customer Care told me I would need to return to my selling dealer. (90 miles from where I now live.) When I asked why I needed to return to that dealer, I was told it was so they could determine if the tire had been installed at the factory. When I explained that this had already been determined by the local dealer and I did not wish to drive 180 miles to have them state the same thing, she no longer had anything to help me with. I asked to speak to someone higher up as I was not going to let this die. I was told she was it. She actually said to me, "Sir, you are talking to Ford!" I then explained that I wanted to talk to someone higher up IN Ford. She told me her supervisor had no additional resources and that it would not change anything. I explained to her that I would take this all the way to the CEO of Ford if I needed to. She put me on hold, came back and explained that all the supervisors were currently busy and I could wait or have them call me back. I chose the call back.

A supervisor called me today (11-20-2009) about 3pm. I explained the situation again (3rd time) and told her I felt I was being treated unfairly. I felt that no one was taking the initiative to actual diagnose the issue. I explained that not only was I upset the tire was missing, but that if this is an issue, someone could be killed. A dually tire is not light and if it came out at road speed, someone could easy have been killed. She then said that I would have noticed it. I don't think that is true. As big as this truck is, as rough as it rides, I don't think I would have noticed anything. She put me on hold and called the local dealer again. They said they were willing to pull the winch down and open it up to see if they could determine what the issue was. (They will likely charge me a diagnostic fee however.) She also made a comment that if it was defective, they would replace the hanger, but not likely the tire. My comment to that is what if my leaf springs fail and my axle falls out? Will they cover the springs and not the axle?

So at this point I am awaiting a time to go back to the dealership again to get it diagnosed.


So that is the story to this point. Anyone else lose a tire on a Super Duty? I would also like this to be a warning for you all to drop the tire occasionally and check the condition of the cable. I only have 30K miles on the truck. Also, for the record, I seen the spare when the truck had 1200 miles on it as I was under the truck to install the 5th wheel hitch. The last time that I "know" the tire was under there was August of 2008 when I had the truck at a dealership in Augusta, GA. and had nitrogen put in the tires. I requested that the spare also be done. I would imagine (if they actually did the spare) that they would have told me it was not there. So it disappeared in the last year.


I hope this is an OK place to post this. This forum has helped me a ton since I purchased my truck

Please let me know if anyone has had this issue. This could turn into a safety recall! ]]> GShelton http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/spare-hanger-broke-spare-gone-242665/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/i-have-clunk-242395/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:10:12 GMT Truck is going in tomorrow (if I can get some time off).

I'd like to know if anyone here has any ideas what i might have.

Intermittent clunk sound coming from what seems to be passenger side and low in the engine compartment area. I have heard it stopped, under acceleration and braking. Sometimes I can feel it in my feet and sometimes I can't. I can't seem to do anything to cause it or I would say, "when I do this it does............" Any ideas.

I though maybe I had something loose on the outside but that doesn't explain why I can get it stopped. ]]> StanMI http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/i-have-clunk-242395/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/08-f-450-a-242383/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:34:06 GMT Seeing quite a few of these trucks now with low km.Seem to be fairly well priced.Should I get one to replace my 06 f-350 daily driver. Seeing quite a few of these trucks now with low km.Seem to be fairly well priced.Should I get one to replace my 06 f-350 daily driver. ]]> fullthrottle1000 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/08-f-450-a-242383/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/winter-tires-242347/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:42:10 GMT Hey everyone i was wondering if any of you know of a really good winter tire that's big enough for stock size 275/70/R18 tires. If they could be studded that would be an awesome bonus. Another thing...Is their a winter tire that could come in a 35x12.5R18 size. The reason why i ask is that i rolled my truck with my toyo Mts... which i found out are not good on glare ice haha. Thanks everyone. ]]> Jonstoy http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/winter-tires-242347/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/first-only-issue-so-far-new-truck-242230/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:46:46 GMT They put one 20" King Ranch wheel on with the rest of the polished wheels. :lol:

Had the truck for about three months now, washed it several times myself, but didn't notice it till last night when the lights in the parking lot I was on hit it just right. Sure enough you can tell where the insides of the wheel are the subtle painted gold accents for the King Ranch.

My salesman is actually a real good guy, so hopefully he'll handle it for me when I get the time to take it up there. ]]> SFC1984 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/first-only-issue-so-far-new-truck-242230/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/door-lock-programming-242174/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:28:22 GMT Is there a way to program the door locks so that when I open the driver's door all the doors unlock?

Right now, I need to press the unlock to unlock all the doors. The problem is that if I forget to press the unlock when exiting the truck in the garage, it is a hassle if I walk around and the passenger doors are still locked.

Thanks,

Dan ]]> danr1707 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/door-lock-programming-242174/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/front-bumper-weight-242153/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:27:01 GMT Anyone know how much a '08+ chrome front bumper weights?

Thanks,
David ]]> klahanie http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/front-bumper-weight-242153/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/4-blocks-dually-242018/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:43:33 GMT If I were to replace the 2.5 in blocks that are between the axle and the springs in my dually with 4 in blocks from a SRW truck what else would I need to change. Would shocks be long enough, would I have to shim the carrier bearing etc. I haul alot of heavy loads and would like the back of the truck to be a little higher. If I were to replace the 2.5 in blocks that are between the axle and the springs in my dually with 4 in blocks from a SRW truck what else would I need to change. Would shocks be long enough, would I have to shim the carrier bearing etc. I haul alot of heavy loads and would like the back of the truck to be a little higher. ]]> GreenDually http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/4-blocks-dually-242018/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/timing-recall-2008-sd-241959/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:44:58 GMT Can anyone find specific dates for which TSB recalls were announced for the 2008 F250SD Job 1s? Specifically I am looking for the TSB for fuel stopper bracket. I *thought* the local dealer I was using at the time did it well over a year ago. My recollection is almost crystal clear since they kept the truck 3 days. No lie. While it was in, they did the seat bracket TSB and the Venturie T TSB. But I was still getting messages from Ford telling me the Fuel Stopper Bracket recall had not been performed. So I take the truck into my current dealer yesterday morning for the 30k service and inquire about the outstanding recall issue. Sure enough, the work was never done. I am trying to look back through my records and see when I originally took it in for the service. I'm thinking it was July or August 2008, but can't be certain. Anyone have a better idea when they came out. Much appreciated. ]]> lhrhodes http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/timing-recall-2008-sd-241959/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/2011-drw-flares-241957/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:09:40 GMT I'm sure almost everyone has seen the photos or video of the 2011. What are your thoughts on the DRW flares?

I think they look bad. Looks like Ford took the cheep way out and did like Dodge did with the mega cab. I guess the Ford designers couldn't design integrated flares in the bed like GMC has done for a few years and the new Ram. The 2011 looks great but they killed it with the cheep flares.
Just my opinion what do you think? ]]> edinning http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/2011-drw-flares-241957/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/2009-f350-shortbox-tall-5th-wheel-camper-241885/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:41:02 GMT So my new truck is too tall for my trailer that already has the axles flipped. It was suggested I replace the 4" blocks on the truck with 2" blocks. Anyone done this? If so wher did you get the parts - any old ford parts center? I guess the other option ]]> afacey http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/2009-f350-shortbox-tall-5th-wheel-camper-241885/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/f-450-tire-replacement-241816/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:40:54 GMT while my aluminum front wheels are being reconditioned - whatever that means -

http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/...hed-up-240499/

I have loaner wheels with Goodyear 647's on them. Maybe its my imagination but they seem much quieter that the Continental HSR and HDR.

Has anyone replaced the F-450 OEM tires and found something quieter? ]]> guardrail22 http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/f-450-tire-replacement-241816/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/flimsy-crewcab-roof-question-241813/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:16:37 GMT So, I finally washed and waxed the new truck today. I noticed that the roof over the back doors is pretty flimsy. It is very easy to push it down, but what bothered me, was when it did this on the driver's side the outher roof skin can flex in far enough to touch (I assume) a roof brace underneath the roof. So you can make a metal to metal sound. Didn't do this on the right side, so I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this? I hope Ford didn't forget to put something in there on mine. I would appreciate any input, otherwise I'll be at the dealer pushing on some roofs! LOL!
Jerry ]]> Jerry Miller http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/flimsy-crewcab-roof-question-241813/ http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/08-job-2-a-241724/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15:26 GMT Is the OFF Road 4x4 the same as the job 1 FX4 as they stopped making the FX4 in job 1 Thanks Is the OFF Road 4x4 the same as the job 1 FX4 as they stopped making the FX4 in job 1
Thanks ]]> Canuk http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f54/08-job-2-a-241724/