And after the trip...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
had my brand new F-150 Lariat Special Edition towed back from
Greenville RI to the dealer in Webster, MA because...

The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood. Brand new engine to boot.

In a nut shell, this truck is a piece of s##t. This is the sixth
major failure in 20 thousand miles.

No, I'm not buying a Toyota so don't even suggest it.

I am looking at GMC though.



So, just for comic relief, have they explained the causes of these problems
yet? And, when will you driving it through the dealership's front window, a
la Dirty Harry?

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On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:52:07 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .

had my brand new F-150 Lariat Special Edition towed back from
Greenville RI to the dealer in Webster, MA because...

The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood. Brand new engine to boot.

In a nut shell, this truck is a piece of s##t. This is the sixth
major failure in 20 thousand miles.

That sucks big time. Ford owes you a brand new truck or a full refund ....
your choice.

Yes and there are going to be discussions starting at 8 tomorrow
morning.

One I can understand - two, maybe.

Six in 20,000 miles? No Freakin Way.

The scary thing was the brakes - no warning, no nothing - just gone.
If I had been towing the Ranger, I would have killed somebody.

When I talked to the Service Manager, he mentioned something about
losing vacuum pressure. I said what? I'm trying to figure that one
out - brakes shouldn't be controlled by vacuum pressure - I always
thought they ran off the power steering assist pump.

The insult to injury part annoyed me - something broke in the engine
and it's related to the brakes. If it is a vacuum line, that's
bull**** and I'm getting a different truck.

The more I think about it the madder I'm getting.

Should never have sold the F-250.

And after the trip...
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
had my brand new F-150 Lariat Special Edition towed back from
Greenville RI to the dealer in Webster, MA because...

The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood. Brand new engine to boot.

In a nut shell, this truck is a piece of s##t. This is the sixth
major failure in 20 thousand miles.

No, I'm not buying a Toyota so don't even suggest it.

I am looking at GMC though.

*Courtesy of Consumer Reports...*
Ratings Full-sized pickups

The Ratings rank vehicles on how well they scored in our tests,
regardless of price or reliability. Recommended models () tested well,
have shown average or better reliability, and performed adequately if
crash-tested or included in a government rollover test.


indicates Quick Pick.
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor


Quick Picks Make & model In this issue Overall road-test score
Price as tested Predicted reliability



FULL-SIZED CREW-CAB PICKUPS


What the $%$^%..
This chart looked good when I sent it.
Bottom line... the Tundra scored very well.

And after the trip...
 

How long have you been here *Sunk*?

Long enough to see you're an ignorant ****.

And after the trip...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote
The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood.

Some sort of fault in the vacuum operated brake-booster?

And after the trip...
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

had my brand new F-150 Lariat Special Edition towed back from
Greenville RI to the dealer in Webster, MA because...

The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood. Brand new engine to boot.

In a nut shell, this truck is a piece of s##t. This is the sixth
major failure in 20 thousand miles.



That sucks big time. Ford owes you a brand new truck or a full refund ....
your choice.

Eisboch




I would definitely check the lemon laws in your state.

And after the trip...
 

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:26:48 -0500, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote
The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood.

Some sort of fault in the vacuum operated brake-booster?

You mean there actually is a vacuum brake booster?

What the hell kind of nonsense is that?

And after the trip...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:52:07 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..

had my brand new F-150 Lariat Special Edition towed back from
Greenville RI to the dealer in Webster, MA because...

The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood. Brand new engine to boot.

In a nut shell, this truck is a piece of s##t. This is the sixth
major failure in 20 thousand miles.

That sucks big time. Ford owes you a brand new truck or a full refund
....
your choice.

Yes and there are going to be discussions starting at 8 tomorrow
morning.

One I can understand - two, maybe.

Six in 20,000 miles? No Freakin Way.

The scary thing was the brakes - no warning, no nothing - just gone.
If I had been towing the Ranger, I would have killed somebody.

When I talked to the Service Manager, he mentioned something about
losing vacuum pressure. I said what? I'm trying to figure that one
out - brakes shouldn't be controlled by vacuum pressure - I always
thought they ran off the power steering assist pump.

The insult to injury part annoyed me - something broke in the engine
and it's related to the brakes. If it is a vacuum line, that's
bull**** and I'm getting a different truck.

The more I think about it the madder I'm getting.

Should never have sold the F-250.

Vaccum pressure? Wassat.

And after the trip...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
had my brand new F-150 Lariat Special Edition towed back from
Greenville RI to the dealer in Webster, MA because...

The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood. Brand new engine to boot.

In a nut shell, this truck is a piece of s##t. This is the sixth
major failure in 20 thousand miles.

No, I'm not buying a Toyota so don't even suggest it.

I am looking at GMC though.

I just got finished taking the 2001 F-150 SuperCrew 5.4L V8 on a 1200
mile round trip to Louisville, KY. Up the mountains, down the mountains,
in the vallies and on the plains. Not a grunt, groan or screech from the
trusty old engine or the rest of the vehicle.

And after the trip...
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
had my brand new F-150 Lariat Special Edition towed back from
Greenville RI to the dealer in Webster, MA because...

The brakes failed - as in F A I L E D - causing me to avoid a massive
collision by jumping a curb and heading into the pucker brush.

Then, to add insult to injury, when I restarted the engine after it
stalled out, a horrendous noise and oil smoke started to pour out from
under the hood. Brand new engine to boot.

In a nut shell, this truck is a piece of s##t. This is the sixth
major failure in 20 thousand miles.

No, I'm not buying a Toyota so don't even suggest it.

I am looking at GMC though.

*Courtesy of Consumer Reports...*
Ratings Full-sized pickups

The Ratings rank vehicles on how well they scored in our tests,
regardless of price or reliability. Recommended models () tested well,
have shown average or better reliability, and performed adequately if
crash-tested or included in a government rollover test.


indicates Quick Pick.
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor


Quick Picks Make & model In this issue Overall road-test score
Price as tested Predicted reliability



FULL-SIZED CREW-CAB PICKUPS


What the $%$^%..
This chart looked good when I sent it.
Bottom line... the Tundra scored very well.



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