dpinvidic
This guy gets shotgun
- Joined
- Dec 18, 2013
- Posts
- 174
- Reaction score
- 59
- Location
- Cave Creek, AZ
- Ram Year
- 2014 RAM 1500 Limited
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7
Sorry, but I need to blow off some steam. In general, I hate taking a car to the dealer because the techs are usually in a hurry to get stuff out.
Today I had to take my 2014 RAM (1,700miles) into the dealer for a intermittent "Battery Low" message when the air suspension runs.
I was confident there was nothing wrong with the battery, but was hoping they could see something with their scan tool.
The system worked fine at the dealer. So the tech simply cleans the battery terminals. These things DID NOT NEED CLEANING. When I took delivery of the new truck I had prayed them with corrosion protectant. They were perfect.
Anyway, when I look under the hood tonight, the tech had lost the rubber cap that goes over the positive terminal. This cap helps to prevent accidental shorts. I just don't get it.
I bet there are enough "left off parts" at the dealers to build a complete vehicle.
We also have a Lexus. They have a replaceable oil filter element which goes inside of a screw-on shell. The engineers did a great thing where they provided a cap at the bottom that you can unscrew and drain out the oil before you remove the filter. Really keeps the mess down. On the only two different times that the dealer changed the oil, they took a short cut, and put the wrench on the cap to tighten the whole filter assembly. So when I try to unscrew the plug when I change the oil, the whole darn filter comes lose because they tightened the drain cap way too tight.
AND THAT is why I hate dealer service shops......
Anybody got similar stories???
Thanks for letting me rant.
Dan
Today I had to take my 2014 RAM (1,700miles) into the dealer for a intermittent "Battery Low" message when the air suspension runs.
I was confident there was nothing wrong with the battery, but was hoping they could see something with their scan tool.
The system worked fine at the dealer. So the tech simply cleans the battery terminals. These things DID NOT NEED CLEANING. When I took delivery of the new truck I had prayed them with corrosion protectant. They were perfect.
Anyway, when I look under the hood tonight, the tech had lost the rubber cap that goes over the positive terminal. This cap helps to prevent accidental shorts. I just don't get it.
I bet there are enough "left off parts" at the dealers to build a complete vehicle.
We also have a Lexus. They have a replaceable oil filter element which goes inside of a screw-on shell. The engineers did a great thing where they provided a cap at the bottom that you can unscrew and drain out the oil before you remove the filter. Really keeps the mess down. On the only two different times that the dealer changed the oil, they took a short cut, and put the wrench on the cap to tighten the whole filter assembly. So when I try to unscrew the plug when I change the oil, the whole darn filter comes lose because they tightened the drain cap way too tight.
AND THAT is why I hate dealer service shops......
Anybody got similar stories???
Thanks for letting me rant.
Dan