Re: loaner cars

From: W. Jack Hilton III (hemi@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Jul 08 1998 - 13:44:08 EDT


I have no idea , Bruce , but it can't be good , what ever it is .

At 09:23 AM 7/8/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>Jack,
>Do you know what the fix is for the "popping noise"? It doesnt bug me
>unless its screwing something up.
>BKB
>At 12:03 PM 7/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>>Bruce -
>>
>>I was probably in for the same thing you are describing .
>>
>>There is a TSB for when you hear a popping noise from the rear of the cab
>>while turning onto an uneven surfaces such as a driveway approach .
>>
>>I can't remember the actual TSB # , but you can either look it up by
>>subject in the archives , or go to the place where I found it inthe first
>>place . It has TSBs going all the way back to like when the Model T was
>>made , seriously . The address is as follows :
>>
>>http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/servicemmy1.cfm
>>
>>
>>At 08:42 AM 7/8/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>>>Jack,
>>>Which TSB are you in for?
>>> I noticed the cracking sound from under the cab over right hand driveways
>>>for the first time this am on my way to work (wife finally let me drive The
>>>Thing).
>>>The last loaner we got (to repaint my tail gate after the tonneau cover
they
>>>put on scratched it...) was a 4 cylinder caravan. If it wernt a Mopar
>>>product I would have had to shoot it. @ 33Kmiles it had a bad axle
bearing,
>>>minimal a/c and so little power that your ford truck coulda beaten it.
very
>>>disappointing for the #1 selling minivan...
>>>They did a great job on the tailgate, fixed the tonneau adjustment AND they
>>>ordered the R/T decals and got them in less than 3 days. You to can
order a
>>>set too or so it seems...
>>>Bruce K Bridges
>>>
>>>At 09:26 AM 7/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I had to drop the CC R/T off at the dealer this morning to have a couple
>>>>things looked at , including that TSB .
>>>>
>>>>I had aranged for a loaner car as the dealer is about 40 miles away and
>>>>guess what they give me.......a freakin' '94 ferd ranger extended cab
>>>>4-loser !!!!!!!!
>>>>
>>>>If I didn't have to drive it , I would like to open the door and piss in
>>it !
>>>>
>>>>I've seen sloths faster than this thing , and that's not even the fun
>>>>part.....try turning on the a/c and THEN moving more than 6 inches in an
>>>>hour....SHEESH!!!!!
>>>>
>>>>Anyway , while checking the truck in , I talked to the service writer
about
>>>>mods and how they affect the warranty . He said as long as I didn't
disable
>>>>or otherwise rip out any computer control stuff that I could do what I
>>>>wanted ! YIPPEE!!!!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 12:09:04 EDT