- Joined
- Aug 13, 2007
- Messages
- 1,193
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- 8
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- Age
- 39
- Location
- Osceola Mills, Pa
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 396W
- Transmission
- Manual
I might be dumb for buying their stuff but in my explorer I have kept it 100% stock and use factory parts expecting it to run like stock and be reliable. May 2010, battery takes a dump. No big deal its 5 years old. Today OEM replacement motorcraft battery takes a dump....84 mo warranty. It was bought through the garage I used to work at, I have a garage recipt. Garage owner tossed his from the purchase. Motorcraft dealer won't touch it, local dealer won't touch it and the 1800 number won't touch it. I'm jacked. I don't expect a free replacement but at least the prorated replacement, hell the battery has a date stamp on it so they know how old it is. I chewed some poor lady's ass out on the 1800 number over this. If they can take the effort to date stamp it then at least own up to replacing it or stop dating them and take the money the save on that to make the battery 5 bucks cheaper when you get screwed on the replacement anyway. To make it better the last time the battery was out the explorer lost all its memory and wouldn't run...fail safe mode. Off to the dealer to pay for a reflash most likely to do it all over again. Long story short...buy the cheapest generic parts you can get because the expensive factory stuff isnt any better. Rant off.
Matt
Matt