Ford's warranty system

Jrgunn5150 · Jan 23, 2008

When I was looking for Cobra's, it came up in a thread I was reading over at SVT that you can somehow run a VIN through Ford's system yourself and see if any warranty work has been done. True or False? I probably read it wrong or half remembered it, but the dealer is claiming this truck I may buy had the trans replaced, and I want to independently check that, so if anyone can help, I'd appreciate it.

2slo95fiveoh · Jan 23, 2008

i havent heard of any website specifically, but maybe carfax would carry something like that?
i'm not for sure :dunno:

AaRoN · Jan 23, 2008

Carfax should have that info..maybe.. :dunno:

Jrgunn5150 · Jan 23, 2008

AaRoN said:
Carfax should have that info..maybe.. :dunno:

Carfax only tells you if it was recalled, not any repair issues.

realitygt · Jan 23, 2008

call ford I'm sure they'll tell u

2slo95fiveoh · Jan 23, 2008

realitygt said:
call ford I'm sure they'll tell u

he was saying though that he wanted to independently check it out.
like stated before, not too sure of any "non-ford" places to get it checked out.

Jrgunn5150 · Jan 23, 2008

Well if Ford would tell me, that would be independent, the truck is at a Nissan dealership now, lol. Who the hell trades a Supa Duty for a Titan anyway?

powermelissa · Jan 23, 2008

I used to work at a Ford Dealer. You can go to any Ford Dealer and they can run the VIN and give you a list of any work done at any dealer on the car. I don't think that kind of stuff is in CarFax is it? I think CarFax just has info on each time it was registered or and crashes.

AaRoN · Jan 23, 2008

powermelissa said:
I used to work at a Ford Dealer. You can go to any Ford Dealer and they can run the VIN and give you a list of any work done at any dealer on the car. I don't think that kind of stuff is in CarFax is it? I think CarFax just has info on each time it was registered or and crashes.

Yeah I think so.

Jrgunn5150 · Jan 23, 2008

powermelissa said:
I used to work at a Ford Dealer. You can go to any Ford Dealer and they can run the VIN and give you a list of any work done at any dealer on the car. I don't think that kind of stuff is in CarFax is it? I think CarFax just has info on each time it was registered or and crashes.

awesome! Are they going to want money for this service? probably a little huh?

powermelissa · Jan 23, 2008

No, they shouldn't. They should definitely be able to do that for you for free. Your best bet would be to stop by and see them. It's always harder to make an excuse to someone's face than over then phone!

Jrgunn5150 · Jan 24, 2008

powermelissa said:
No, they shouldn't. They should definitely be able to do that for you for free. Your best bet would be to stop by and see them. It's always harder to make an excuse to someone's face than over then phone!

Sweet, thank you.