Help Please - New $50,000 truck don't work

[powerboatr]

go find another dealer PERIOD
they are wrong and espcecially if you got a paper trail
electrical wiring and the like are covered under the 3/36 and so are the batteries
raise he## call the 1-800 I am ticked off number

sounds like you have a big charging prblem or some grounds not fucntioning correclty
then after they fix it demand all metal under or near said corrosion is cleaned, treated and repaired to prevent futher corrosion damage.

any other electrical issues....... cables tight? you do wash off the batteries periodically and check for tightness
a wire loose in its attachment, no matter where on teh truck wil cause a difference in electrical potenial and corrosion plus more ressitance to flow

good luck

 

[HoustonPerson]

Thanks everyone that has contributed positively in helping me resolve this problem. I have learned a lot.

In regard to the selling dealer they regard this strictly as routine maintenance.

In talking with people that “know” that is not true, and both the batteries and cables are 100% covered under bumper to bumper 3/36,000.

Additionally, during this last week I have visited first hand with 4 SuperDuty owners in our boat club. Models 04-07 with 8,000 to 95,000 miles, all have original batteries, and there is zero corrosion. None of those owners have heavy rust stains in the driveway………this battery/cable issue explains the heavy rust since day one on my truck, that the dealer could not explain!

All the dealer has done after 3 days in the shop is to replace the cables. The truck still has the original batteries………..so for me the problem is still there, at least in my opinion.

Additionally, now that we finally have sunlight in Houston after 3 weeks of rain, I can see the battery shelf is corroded heavily and worse yet, there is a AC line fitting directly under the corner of that tray that is also heavily corroded.

At mid day here in Houston it is about 65-70 degrees, with the windows rolled up and the AC set to full max, and full fan recirculate it will barely make the truck 70-75 inside the cab. So I had thought it has not been working very well during the last 4 months; but it never has worked well; it just seems much worse now.

For those of you that do have heavy rust stains in your driveway; beware. You are having corrosion that may be damaging in places you can not see. Like the “inside” of the heavy power(+) cable on the passenger side battery on my truck.

I will not be posting anymore information about this until this is fully resolved. Rest assured it will be.

 

[bushpilot]

which dealer ?
id grab the service writer and start pop'in hoods on the lot &
other trucks that are in for repair...maybe thatll get thru to 'em ?

 

[DragonSlayer]

they better get their ducks in a row...if i were you i'd go to the general manager, skip service all together and see if you can get someone to fix your truck. because to me what you have trouble with should be easy for them to fix UNDER warranty. for the trouble, dude

 

[strokin'_tatsch]

well if it makes any of ya'll feel better my batteries absolutely SUCK!!! i haven't gotten around to gettin' new ones yet and my current ones die about once every 2 weeks and it takes 2 of my friends trucks to start it. don't got the money for batteries yet. oh well