Dealers hassle you with the 3650 TSB?

[rage707]

Hey Everyone,

I have an 03 GT with 16k and the warranty is up in Oct. The tranny seems to have the early stages of the 1-2 clunk/grind and Id like to get the TSB done. Are dealers happy to do this or are they likely to hassle and say they dont see the symptoms?

Thanks
Andy

 

[Chuckster88]

I get mines out tomorrow and still under warranty. (20K miles 03 GT)They didnt hassle me about it.

 

[Marks5.0!]

no hassles here

 

[TGJ]

I have an 05 GT with the 3650. I had on a rare occasion, the 1-2 grind and a little more frequently, couldn't find 3rd gear. One dealership here told me it is normal and part of the break-in period. The other dealership here is replacing the transmission, no questions asked.

 

[hotdog71]

Mine is in the the shop being done now, and I didn't get any hasle from them either

 

[Joel's98GT]

I have an 05 GT with the 3650. I had on a rare occasion, the 1-2 grind and a little more frequently, couldn't find 3rd gear. One dealership here told me it is normal and part of the break-in period. The other dealership here is replacing the transmission, no questions asked.

i guess we know which dealer will get your buisness in the future

support dealerships that support us.

 

[timeless2]

Don't know if you have perused this or not, but......


http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=328655

 

[xspwr stang]

Why would your warrenty expire in October? I have an '03 w/14k miles but I thought it would not be up until '06=3yrs/36,000 miles.

 

[rage707]

How long was did it take for the dealer to order the parts, then for the car to be in the shop? As for the warranty, mine was originally purchased in Oct of '02.

 

[rage707]

Anyone have a time estimate on this process?

 

[Mustang5L5]

My warranty expires on April '06. I am at 24K miles.

I am gonna wait til fall before bringing my car in on the 3650. It's summer now and it's actually shifting great despite today it seemed to tighten up or bind a little on the 1-2 shift. I'm hoping it's a fluke.

I hate this damn 3650.

 

[1bad04GT]

'03 model purcahased in '02 i would guess...

 

[Pearl02]

How long was did it take for the dealer to order the parts, then for the car to be in the shop? As for the warranty, mine was originally purchased in Oct of '02.

No hassle from the dealer but it took almost 2 weeks. Part of that was dealer also replacing some steering parts under the TSB. They got the tranny put together but the tranny wouldn't shift into 5th gear. They tore it down again and found a broken OSS ring. All is good now. We'll see how it act during winter. The dealer also rented me a car for those 2 weeks. Pearl02.

 

[Satin Silver GT]

Lighthouse Ford in Falmouth MA. No hassle and did not care about my Hurst shifter.

 

[hotdog71]

My car has been in since Monday 6/27 morning.
The dealer called me again and told me that they were almost finished. They would have been finished today but someone took/lost a tool they need to finish building the box.
They didn't give me any hassle about doing the TSB once they felt dioagnosed the issue. It took them 1 day to get all the parts.
Hopefully find out if it works tomorrow...

 

[02mingreyconv]

I did have some hassle before I got a dealer to do the TSB for me.

1st dealer replied that they could not duplicate. I told them that they need to drive it in the morning when it has been cold outside. I left the car with them for 2 days and then I called to inquire about it and they told me that had not had time to check it out. I went there and picked it up immediately and had a nice little chat with the manager.

2nd dealership reported the same, can not duplicate. I left the car with them and went there myself in the morning. I took the tranny guy out for a spin and shoved him the problem. 1-2 grind and popping out of third (if you dump the clutch at 4k rpm). It took them 2 days to have it fixed.

 

[hotdog71]

Update

Still waiting for car to come back from dealer. They called me again to tell me the there still waiting for some new special tool to arrive so they can finish assembly of the gearbox

hope to get the car back for this weekend, I am driving around in a loaner dodge stratis W-A-POS going from 260 HP to "feels like about 60 HP"... BLOWS!!!!!!