81CJH Member 204 Member For: 19y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Brisvegas Posted 08/05/07 09:22 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 09:22 AM For every thirty or forty stories you hear about Ford Service Centre's being rip off, no good, lousy <expletive>'s, there is usually only one or two that paint the "Factory" as the good guys.This is one of those.I had my XR6T booked into Byrne Ford in Brisbane today, to have them look at a steering problem. The car seemed to be tramline-ing on camber changes, and I'd noticed a clicking sound every time I moved the steering wheel while stationary.Upon explaining my concern to the service advisor and demonstrating said "clicking", I was somewhat dismayed at his response:"Yeah mate that clicking happens on all these, and those tyres tramline heaps. Has it had a wheel alignment?""Here we go" I thought... no fault found but we'll take $100 for looking.The tyres in question were original SP3000's, with about 38500km's on the clock.A full wheel alignment had been performed at the 30000 service, at Byrne's.Well blow me down if I don't get the same service advisor when I returned this afternoon..."This is your lucky day mate"..."We fixed up the clicking in the steering rack, and we found cracks in three of your four tyres. We replaced them under warranty."..."You what?""New tyres mate, three of 'em." ...yeah, that's what I said.So fancy that! Three new tyres and I didn't pay a red cent!Cheers Byrne - see you at 45000km's Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_XR6T Member 425 Member For: 18y 22d Gender: Female Location: Adelaide Posted 08/05/07 09:46 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 09:46 AM your very lucky go out and buy a lottery ticket or something now. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/05/07 09:50 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 09:50 AM Good stuff Had nothing but grief from those suckers in the past, so that's great to hear. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
koppers Member 119 Member For: 18y 4m 10d Posted 08/05/07 09:52 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 09:52 AM Well done. Think of it as using the utes warranty which ended at 5000km lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 19y 1m 7d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 08/05/07 09:57 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 09:57 AM If the tyres were cracking, isnt that Dunlop replacing them. Its been round here a while that the Dunlops crack and get replaced. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthxr Donating Members 553 Member For: 19y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: The Shire Sydney AUS Posted 08/05/07 09:58 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 09:58 AM Just let me add >>>> ALL people with these particular Tyres should go back to ford to have them inspected for similar tyre faults , it has been recognised as a safety concern but not made public... So I've Heard Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/05/07 10:00 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 10:00 AM MateHillis Ford fixed two warranty jobs now no problems. First being a unservicable (US) sensor on cylinder 6. Secondly I to had the clicking noise in my steering. thought it was the after market sway bars for a time. Then people kept telling me it was not normal. Went into Hillis Ford, spoke to thje receptionist and said I need to speak with a mechanic about a clicking in the steering. She said its a shim that is required I will book it in strait away. Problem sold, warranty work done twice by Hillis with a smile.Scotty Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 6m 30d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 08/05/07 10:02 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 10:02 AM I just got new diff, T56 gearbox, half shafts..On the condition I signed a stat dec to say I have never heard of a bloke called "The Wog"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/05/07 10:12 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 10:12 AM They obviously never saw the photo of him in your wallet then Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 08/05/07 10:42 AM Share Posted 08/05/07 10:42 AM I think from memory I had tyre splitting but didnt think anything of it at the time Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/34783-warranty-win/#findComment-530063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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