He called them and they agreed to cover it if they couldn't prove that the
rock caused the damage. Otherwise his insurance company will pick up the
tab. Thanks guys!
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html<raymond.irons@gm.com> wrote in message news:OF58BFDE1C.B957466C-ON85256DA4.00574131@mail.gm.com... > > > Josh, > Depends on the dealer. I had the same thing happen to my Dak the > same summer I bought it. Mine is a 98 and I bought it used from a Ford > dealer in Spring of 2000. That July, a rock went thru the lower valance and > nicked my AC condenser line. The Dodge dealer said normally it wouldn't be > a warranty covered item, but they replaced the condenser and recharged the > system under warranty anyway. Not too bad considering I didn't even buy the > truck from them. What the manufacture's warranty covers is usually > defective parts and damage resulting from design flaws. A rock coming up > and hitting the condenser may be considered an unfortunate accident and is > not the manufactures fault. He may be able to get his insurance company to > cover part of the repair under his comprehensive or collision coverage. > Depends on how much he has to pay for a deductible, but it may be worth > asking his agent about. > > > Ray Irons > Dover, De > >
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