Ford F-450 Super Duty

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $35000.00 from SUBURBAN FORD SACRAM

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 F-450 4-2 REG CHAS CAB 6.8 LITER V- 10 ENGINE

Strengths:
NO COMMENT

Weaknesses:
TRANSMISSION !!!!!! REBUILT TWO TIMES WITH ONLY 77000 MILES ALSO TRANSLINE PROBLEMS. HOW ABOUT TRANSMISSION NOT LAST FOR AT LEAST 100000 MILES!!!!

Summary:
THIS FORD BUILT TRUCK IS PUTTING MY SMALL BUSINESS OUT OF BUSINESS I HAVE SMALL TOWING BUS I HAD TWO CHEV TOW TRUCKS. I COUNTED ON THIS NEW FORD SO CALLED TOUGH TRUCKS TO KEEP THINGS ROLLING THE NEW TRUCK HAD DOUWN TIME THAT KILLED ME.

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NO COMMENT

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $52000.00 from Power One Valencia

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Ford 450

Strengths:
good looking truck, plenty of power, aside from motor, no problems

Weaknesses:
engine is junk Ford should have done more test and should stand behind it better

Summary:
Purchase 450 6.0 in Jan 2004 and dealer shorted me on purchase. In Sept with 44,000 engine overheated and had to be replaced. Vehicle down for 7 weeks. June 05, (8 months later) engine again overheated. So far they replaced egr cooler and put back together and now heads are bad so they have to go back in and replace heads. Now with 3000 miles left on warrantly I am worried how long the engine will last. Been on the phone with Ford in Detroit and am not optimistc. Also been in contact with an attorney and may go that route. When I purchase the vehicle I was hoping for 300,000 miles, now I have my doubts. Should have stayed with Dodge (291,000 miles) or gone with Chev. Any ideas or comments please advise. rpgens@hotmail.com

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Dodge 3500

Price Paid:  $26000.00 from Battle Creek, Mi.

Year / Model Reviewed:
1994 F-450 powerstroke

Strengths:
Extremely durable. With proper maint. should last forever.

Weaknesses:
Ford dealerships, specifically service departments. Universally full of incompentents and liars. The 1994 referenced ran fine until a Ford mechanic replaced an injector, failed to remove residual oil, hydro-locked a cylinder and bent a connecting rod - then denied it!

Summary:
This was an excellent truck until a Ford mechanic got his hand in it. Vehicle was equipped with a service body for use in my construction company. Truck was like all 25+ other Fords I have owned, ran every day thru use and abuse.

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