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kaiser715

kaiser715

Doing hard time
Joined
Jun 1, 2006
Location
7, Pocket, NC
Last year, July '17, I had to replace the starting battery in the Winnebago. It was under warranty (3/36 bumper-bumper). I had parked it, but not flipped the battery disconnect, and ran the battery flat. It just didn't come back to life after that.

A couple of weeks ago, I went to pull the RV out of the shop for a wash. Battery was dead. Only been a couple of weeks since I'd cranked it, and the disconnect was off, so figure bad cell or dead short. Battery is marked 3 year free replacement.

So...been riding around with it for 10 days in the back of the truck, and finally had time to get to the Ford place. I took the receipt with me where they swapped it out last year.

Well, when they replaced the battery under warranty, the warranty period/expiration is the same as the original battery, not from when the replacement was installed.

So, guess what??? The 3/36 warranty ran out last week, on 11/23. If I'd gotten to the Ford place as soon as I pulled it, it would have been free...today, it was $116. Tried for good will, etc...no dice.
 
I bring nothing good this this thread except this delightful video about Winnabagos.

 
Well did you keep the battery?
 
No, bought a new one, traded the core.

I could have run all over the place and maybe finally found a Ford place that was stand-up and give me some goodwill, but time is money. I'd rather cut my losses and move on.

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