We bought a 2002 F-350 from Jess Ford and first let me say, they couldn't have been nicer. Cody is great as his whole family. About 2 months after buying the truck Cody called just to say hi and ask how the truck was doing. Now that's care I've never had before. Unfortunately being nice doesn't mean you'll get a good deal on a vehicle, in fact it's the antithesis thereof. We saw the truck online and while it wasn't a very good price we called them about it. They were unwilling to come down much on the price, stating that all their vehicles had a nationwide, lifetime powertrain warranty through a company called Warranty Forever and that was a huge selling point. Yes, we bought into it. Great, anything that would keep the truck from running would be repaired for free. We thought. About a month after buying it, one morning it wouldn't start. It was towed to the dealership where were, Montana, and they diagnosed it was the glow plug relay. They contacted Warranty Forever and low and behold, it wasn't covered. Apparently, nothing electrical is covered. So of course we had to pay for it. Next, it wouldn't start one evening. Again it was towed to the dealership near to where we were, Southern California, and they diagnosed the issue as a failed starter. Well certainly that's covered right? I mean the vehicle won't start, wouldn't a powertrain warranty covered anything that would keep it from or keep it running? Nope, not according to Warranty Forever, not covered. Next up on our hit parade, the flywheel had to be replaced. Now surely that's covered. For those of you who don't know, the flywheel is directly bolted to the crankshaft, separated only by a paper gasket. Certainly you say, that must be covered by a powertrain warranty. I mean really, what could be more powertrain? Nope, not according to Warranty Forever, it's not covered by the powertrain warranty. The moral to this story, if the price isn't good from Jess Ford, DON'T BUY THE CAR. Warranty Forever is a SCAM. The service writer at the dealership we always take the truck to deals with numerous extended warranties daily and his direct quote, "These guys are by far the worst extended warranty company I've ever dealt with. They come with every excuse imaginable to deny claims." Every time there is a claim Warranty Forever says the dealership has to send them copies of all work done and finally the service writer put his foot down and reminded them, and sent them confirmation, that he'd done that twice previously. They do whatever it takes for them to deny a claim. Don't buy a vehicle from Jess Ford if you're relying on Warranty Forever to make the deal palatable. IT'S AS WORTHLESS AS THE PAPER IT'S PRINTED ON.
Furthermore, when we bought the truck, Clive, the sales manager said they'd give us the service records. We've now asked for them at least ten times and still haven't received them. Why is that so important you ask? I want to be sure the odometer wasn't rolled back and those should show milages when services were performed.
This is the third of this exact same powertrain combination I've had. The first I sold at 385,000 miles with no problems, and the second I sold at 255,000 miles with only one issue. We bought this truck with 93,000 miles and everyone seems to be surprised at the extent of problems we've had with so few miles. read more