JasonD
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- February 1, 2003
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- City, State
- Findlay, OH
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 XLT
My wife's beloved truck only has 60,000 miles on it and it quit running on her about 3 hours from home. She initially had it towed to the closest mechanic which was a Firestone Garage. They checked it out and determined it was the camshaft chain. They also told her about the numerous problems Ford was having with the camshaft chain guide and tensioner. They advised her to have it taken to the Ford dealer to be taken care of. Well, the local Ford dealer is telling me that I'm basically out of luck and I will have to pay for a new engine. This just dosen't sound right to me with the numerous TSP's for this issue. I called Ford's Customer Service Line and they told me the same thing. Should I let this die or pursue it further down some different avenue?
I currently own 3 Fords (2 Mustangs and this truck), I feel like selling them all right now. I never thought I would feel that way about Ford, but I guess that's how the imports are taking a hold in this country.
By the way, the chain didn't break, it just slipped off. (4.0 SOHC)
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Jason
I currently own 3 Fords (2 Mustangs and this truck), I feel like selling them all right now. I never thought I would feel that way about Ford, but I guess that's how the imports are taking a hold in this country.
By the way, the chain didn't break, it just slipped off. (4.0 SOHC)
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Jason