If I could rate this place less than 1 star, I would. PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING. And Read this with an OPEN MIND.
I was like all of you interested buyers reading the negative reviews here. "Eh, they just weren't lucky". "Dang, that sucks but I'm not buying that specific car". "Maybe they should have done more research first". I had the same thoughts, I bought a car, and it has been the biggest financial mistake of my LIFE.
By the way, I bought this piece of junk from Phillip Kubaric. Phil, if you're reading this. Please start looking for another job because I'm feeling sue happy now.
Backstory: 2015 Ford Transit 350, 3.2L Diesel with 97.8K miles on it. 2 owners, both in Oklahoma and Texas. Needed a new transmission, shop "replaced" it before I bought (I'll get into that later). No bad repairs on the carfax, no squeaks, no leaks. Everything *looked* perfect.
I drove it back to Colorado. As soon as I left the g**d**m state, the belt started squeaking. I thought, "ah, it's an older car, it's gonna need repairs". Then, a pool of oil started to form under the van once it was parked. Took it to a mechanic, walked out with a est. $700.00 repair. It started leaking again- took it to a diesel-specific repair shop.
Now, remember how the dealership fixed the transmission for me before purchasing? The dang thing was hanging on by a thread. It was missing FIVE bolts. Mechanics were amazed I got it all the way back to Colorado without the piece of junk falling off and causing a deadly accident.
Got that fixed, still leaking... Finally, I end up with an est. $2,000 bill for fuel injector bolts replacement. Glory!!! No more leak!! Belt is still squeaking, but I can fix that myself.
A couple months ago, the DEF system started malfunctioning. FOR ALL OF YOU READING THIS AND THINKING "well you shouldn't have gotten a Ford Diesel, idiot.". It's not just the type of car, it's the quality that was sold to me in a slimy, lying way.
I took it to a van, diesel-specific mechanic this time. There was a missing O-ring on the DEF tank causing a leak. Got that fixed for a measly $500. Drove it home, and about five minutes from the house, I got a lovely "DEF System Error. Engine Will Idle Soon". Turn that pig off, and when I turn it back on, it's in forced idle mode. Can't drive it now. Get it towed back to mechanic, it has 15 codes. Get it towed to a Ford Dealership for the best possible diagnosis.
My new total (not including anything in the past) is $5,000. And $2,300 of that is free labor because the mechanic feels so bad that I got such a piece of crap.
You might also be thinking, "well you've had it for a year..... explain that." It has spent about 5 months TOTAL in shops. In shops, back home. Breaks again, back to shop, etc. etc. I purchased it with 97,800 miles on it. It now has 98,900. And most of that is its drive back from Texas.
Now, I will say. The GM of the dealership pitched in $1,000 to help with repairs initially. But this is the biggest waste of money, lemon vehicle I have ever owned.
I'm a young woman in her mid-20's. I feel lied to, taken advantage of, and most of all- I feel really, really stupid for trusting them in the first place.
Please, look for a car somewhere else. I have held off on writing a review because I trusted that things would resolve. They haven't, and they won't. I spent a YEAR saving for a down payment on this car, and I can't afford to sell it but I also can't afford to fix it. Learn from my mistakes, I am begging you. Listen to the bad reviews. Notice that a lot of the 5 star reviews are from similar people, or sound fake. They are. read more