Ok, went to the dealer Sat 7, 2014, Arrived at 7am, and by 10 am there was nothing done, first they put my truck on the alignment machine , where there tech left it running for almost 10min while he was off doing what ever, so I yelled to another tech to shut my ******* truck off, So the service manager came out and asked whats going on, so I told him if your not paying for my gas don't leave my truck running if no one is working on it, then the tech gets back and starts looking at my shocks, along with the ser-manager, then the teck walks away, and the ser-manager comes over to talk to me, as where talking the tech hands him a piece of paper with FORD TSBS Info, list as follows:
(44421) SVT RAPTOR-SHOCK ABSORBER NOISE OVER BUMPS
2010-2014 SVT RAPTOR VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH UNIUE-PERFORMANCE FOX SHOCK ABSORBERS DESIGNED FOR SEVERE OFF-ROAD USE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY BE CONCERNED WITH BOOM,CHIRP OR CLUNK NOISES FROM THE FRONT OR REAR SHOCK ABSORBOERS MOST OFTEN HEARD OVER SMALL,SHARP BUMPS IN THE ROAD SUCH AS FROST HEAVES,POTHOLES,OR EXPANSION JOINTS,COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES CAN MAKE THE CONDITION MORE APPARENT,THIS IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC ORIGINATING FROM THE HYDRAULIC MOTION OR THE FLUID AND INHERENT TO THE UNIQUE DESIGN OF THE SHOCK ABSORBERS,IT IS NOT CUASED BY CONTACT OF ANY SUSPEENSION COMPONENTS,NOR WILL THIS CONDITION HAVE ANY DETRMENTAL EFFECT ON THE LIFE OF THE SHOCK ABSORBERS, DO NOT ATTEMPT SERVICE TO CORRECT THIS NORMAL CONDITION,( EFFECTIVE DATE 24-FEBRUARY-2014.
(44362) SVT RAPTOR-SHOCK ABSORBER WEEPAGE
SOME 2010-2014 F-150 RAPTOR VEHICLES MAY HAVE FLUID PRESENT ON THE SHOCK ABSORBER SHAFT-TO-BODY INTERFACE OR WETNESS AT THE REAR RESEVOIR SNAP RING, SHOCK WEEPAGE IN THIS AREA IS NORMAL AND COMPONENT REPLACEMENT FOR THIS CONDITION SHOULD NOT OCCUR, SHOCK ABSORBER WEEPAGE WILL NOT CAUSE ANY DETRIMENTAL EFFECT TO THE LIFE OF THE SHOCK ABSORBERS OR SUSPENSION, IF SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY IS VISIBLY OR PHYSICALLY DAMAGED OR OTHER SUSPENSION SYMPTOMS ARE PRESENT, PROCEED WITH WORK SHOP MANUAL (MSM)204-00 DIAGNOSTICS TO RESOLVE THE CONCERN, REPLACEMENT OF SHOCK ASSEMBLIES DUE TO WEEPAGE MAY BE SUBJECT TO WARRANTY CHARGEBACK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 20-JANUARY-2014.
(22428- SERVICE TIP ) 2011-2012 F-150 HYDAULIC POWER ASSIST STEERING EXPERIENCING KNOCKING NOISE WITH ENGINE OFF,
SOME 2011-2012 F-150 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDAULIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (HPAS) MAY EXSPERIENCE A KNOCKING NOISE GENERATED WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK-AND FORTH WITH THE ENGINE OFF, REPLACING HYDRAULIC RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM COMPONENTS WILL NOT RESOLVE THIS CONDITION, THIS IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE HYDRAULIC RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING. EFFECTIVE DATE: 30-JUNE-2014.
To continue, the ******** did not check the back side of the shocks where the oil from the shocks is running down, to see it's a little more than a weepage, next we move on to my heated set issue, the tech checks the connections, checks the switch in the dash, and all fuses, they comfirm the heated seat is out, great one out of 2 right, WRONG, the SER-MANAGER, then comes over to me and comfirms its out, but theres one more test they like to do, but it will take 3 hrs, due to them having to take the seat cover off, then if that test fails, they have to order the parts and i will have to come back in 2 days for the repair that will take a few hrs, so i told them they don't have to take the seat cover off, just use a meter and check continuity, or ohm it out, I got the dumb look, and they just went back to there ******** lines again, so I flipped telling them to take my truck off the lift, don't touch another thing, then explained to them ,3hrs of watching the tech do shit, and that I am a mechanic, and not an ******* off the street, and told them to hire tech's that know what there looking at and looking for, also got a check coming back to me for the ESP protection, bottom line is ford is looking to skate on any warranty, and not all but most dealer techs should get a job at jiffy lube, I'll bit the bullet and fix it myself, not worth going to another dealer to do it all over again.
SORRY FOR THE RANT, HAD TO VENT.