97-03 7.3L DIESEL RECALL

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by SteveKran

I'm not letting my Ford dealer touch my truck. They said that they needed it overnight.....I sald BULLSH!T, cause I can change the CPS in less than 20 min. He told me to come back the following monday....lol

well..your call....

if you dont get it replaced under the recall..then if your truck dies and you get in an accident because of it...ford is off of the hook cause you didnt get it done

[somebodyelse5]

how big of a deal is this? ie never heard anything about it. ( havent been around here that long tho so) anyone willing to fill me in?

[Super Kaz]

I already changed mine. Can i bring in the receipt for it and get a refund? I just have to find the letter now.

[mschn99]

its a decently big deal....

cam sensors are known to fail in 97-03 7.3's regularly enough to cause a safety hazard..

the hazard is....if the truck dies....so does power breaks and power steering...

ford is recaling the sensors and replacing them with sensors from a new manufacturere thats suposed to be more reliable...

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by Super Kaz

I already changed mine. Can i bring in the receipt for it and get a refund? I just have to find the letter now.

yes...you can file a claim with ford for a refund.....

if you did it yoruself...they will just refund the sensor price...

if it was done at a dealer they will refund the full repair price...

[greenie]

I plan on buying a new sensor and doing myself.I have the old one out,I'll see if its any different.Ya know ever time I go to a ford dealer ,they make a big deal about my millage.I don't get it.Im under 100k and no one believes it.Its a 99.A second vehicle ,used for towing.Whats the big deal. I do everything myself,with help of course.

[silverF250]

My brother took my truck in and dropped it off yesterday theyhad it done with in a half hour. Then he tells me later that they say I need all new brakes and rotors and they just happen to have all of those parts in hand. He told them no thanks.

What I don't get is why didn't the tire shop or the safety inspection reveal any of these problems? They were both done with less than 3000 miles and 2200 were on two long trips of 1100 miles. I guess I'm going to have to check them myself and see.

[dsl_pwrd_ford]

i dropped mine off tonight, and of course (like any shop) they offer a free inspection. we'll see what they find. But what makes me mad, they won't swap out my spare CPS. what the hell?!?! if Ford knows its a bad part, why would they want it on the street? i don't have a receipt, so they won't refund my money. what have the rest of you done?

[silverF250]

My brother has to put his old one back in the truck and then get it replaced. He will then have a spare one he already bought in the glove box. I just don't know why they even checked anything but the cps on mine. They weren't asked too. If my brakes are really bad I have no problem replacing them and will probably send them a message thanking them for letting me know.

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by silverF250

. I just don't know why they even checked anything but the cps on mine. They weren't asked too.

they checked because a good tech should...

most techs get paid based on "flat rate" hours....

we get paid by the job.......so the more jobs we sell...the more we make....

he took extra time he technically didnt have to in order to look your truck over.......hoping to sell an extra job.....its what we all do. I sold a water pump and HPOP o rings the other day doing the same thing.....i also sold brakes today on a CPS recall....