tonydav Member 12 Member For: 20y 2m 15d Posted 16/03/06 10:29 PM Share Posted 16/03/06 10:29 PM Seems the torque converter has died in my 2003 XR6T. Started making a loud rumbling sound when the wife was driving to work Tuesday. Luckily she was almost outside the dealership.Ford got the "specialist" out to look at it. He drove it, said "yes it's stuffed but I can see from the exhaust it's modified and hence not covered under warranty". That's all I've been told and certainly received nothing in writing. Mods to the car are dual cat back exhaust and a unichip. (Sorry if I'm a little vague - it's was modified before I purchased it from another Ford dealership 2nd hand.)I've now referred this to Ford Customer Complaints to see if I can get any further with them.S'pose my questions are two-fold:1. Do I have any chance of getting it fixed under warranty? 2. If I have to pay to get it fixed what are my options? I don't want this happening again and am also not keen on paying Ford's generally over inflated prices for repairs. (I haven't even been given a quote yet so it's obviously not going to be good.)TIA,tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 4m 30d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 16/03/06 11:00 PM Share Posted 16/03/06 11:00 PM Very little chance of warranty.If you have to pay, which you will, you could take it anywhere you want. After all it's your car and your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 3m 16d Posted 16/03/06 11:14 PM Share Posted 16/03/06 11:14 PM The only possible recourse I can see you may have is with the dealership that you bought it off I.e did they advise you that the car you were buying did not have a driveline warranty due to the mods.?Long shot but worth a go....... Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 21y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 16/03/06 11:17 PM Share Posted 16/03/06 11:17 PM I agree with Jordak...get back to the dealer you bought it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvyk Member 1,070 Member For: 19y 6m 24d Location: The North Cooma End of Canberra... Posted 16/03/06 11:41 PM Share Posted 16/03/06 11:41 PM How long ago did you buy your T??? As I'm fairly sure that 2nd hand dealers are forced into providing warranty (it's usually 3 months but can be longer) You might find that the dealer you brought the car off has to pay for repairs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonydav Member 12 Member For: 20y 2m 15d Posted 16/03/06 11:54 PM Author Share Posted 16/03/06 11:54 PM Was purchased almost 2 years ago so no chance of a 2nd hand vehicle warranty.I'm going to chase up the contract of sale. I remember they added a bit in there about the engine not being covered under warranty due to the mods, but I'm not sure there was anything about the drivetrain. Certainly worth looking for.Assuming this goes no where and I'm going to have to pay to get it fixed, that brings up my second question: 2. If I have to pay to get it fixed what are my options? I don't want this happening again and am also not keen on paying Ford's generally over inflated prices for repairs. (I haven't even been given a quote yet so it's obviously not going to be good.)<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 4m 30d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 16/03/06 11:57 PM Share Posted 16/03/06 11:57 PM If you have to pay, which you will, you could take it anywhere you want. After all it's your car and your money.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/03/06 12:30 AM Share Posted 17/03/06 12:30 AM Find a local transmission place and get the TC replaced.Do not bother with the warranty as it will not be worth the $800 it will cost to get it fixed.Try to find a transmission place with a lot of taxis outside as they will be the best and cheapest.Do not give Ford the money to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonydav Member 12 Member For: 20y 2m 15d Posted 17/03/06 01:01 AM Author Share Posted 17/03/06 01:01 AM Sounds like a few phone calls required.And yes I realise I can take it where ever I want (thanks again Adam ). Just I've never had an auto before and have no idea of what's involved in the repair of the TC.Should they be doing anything to it to make it more "solid" when I get the repair done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 4m 30d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 17/03/06 01:04 AM Share Posted 17/03/06 01:04 AM Where are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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