Audited!!

[HBrink]

I had good intentions... ... ... .



I planned on waiting until next week to call for the railroad car number so I could get an idea of where it was, but now with all the paint fiascos I think I'll call tomorrow and check on the status of my rig.



Next I'll look up the site for tracking the truck as it makes its way to the Pacific Northwest. I see that you are in Idaho so we should have our trucks on the same rail shipment. Good luck. I hope we both escape any paint problems.



Harry

 

[Ladders]

See my post in the "D1 Status"

Wonder how many of us are in this fix? Ordered (3-22-03) and waiting (birth is expected EOM now) a longer time than "normal".



\\BF//

 

[pstillo]

I just washed my 03 it was built a week before the trucks that are being audited. I saw one small chip on the hood which ok it could have been a rock but then i saw the same size chip on the tailgate. I hope this is not the start of something. My truck only has 800 miles on it.

 

[wscott]

Mine has been on the ground in Denver since 4/2 with no information as to when this required "inspection" is to take place.



You guys asked about fix for the affected trucks. I spoke to my dealer and was told that trucks that don't pass the "inspection" would not be repaired since the problem is with the paint primer and a fix would consist of stripping the truck and repainting it. DC would pull the trucks and sell them at auction w/o warranty. As for special order trucks, as yours and mine, a "replacement" would have to be built.



I asked the dealer to order its "replacement" now and he did on 4/11. You see, DC won't build the "replacement" until after the "inspection". If the truck fails this "inspection" then I'm that much further on getting a truck. If it passes the "inspection" then I will require the dealer to provide me with a VALIDATED copy of the bulletin, i. e. an affidavit stating that the bulletin is legitimate, and also a copy of the inspection for that truck. Thats so just in case I have any related problems in the future. If I accept the original truck then the "replacement would just go into their inventory.



Hope this helps some you guys in the same pickle as me. This post is also for a second reason. I'm hoping that some you guys that are affected can verify with your dealers that DC will "fix" this problem the way my dealer said. Either way I'm going to proceed the same in regards to the documents if I take the affected truck.



Thanks.

 

[pstillo]

How can you find out the day a truck was built??

 

[Tomeygun]

My zone rep has ASSURED me that the dates have been changed to:

March 10th thru March 27th



My 3500 was built on feb 17th, so needless to say, I was a bit upset. But he assured me that my truck was not effected and the dates are correct.



Any one heard anything to support this?



And BTW, a crew came to the dealership today to inspect the 2 trucks we had that were effected, and the inspection was brief, and they used a type of pressure washer to see if they could blow the paint off



I hope they inspect better than that!

 

[dmurdock]

Lord have mercy, tomeygun can you or someone get a copy of this to nail down the dates? Mine was built 3/3...

 

[Tomeygun]

Originally posted by dmurdock

Lord have mercy, tomeygun can you or someone get a copy of this to nail down the dates? Mine was built 3/3...

any one who want me to, I will fax a copy of the "daily news"off of the "dealerconnect" website to them.



It is on that paper that is says that the dates are march 12th so march 27th



Thanks!



Tom

 

[Tomeygun]

heres the best I could do, although not very "official" looking:



DAILY NEWS

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Friday, April 11th, 2003

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***************************************** * H O T I N F O R M A T I O N *

* D e a l e r C O N N E C T *

* U. S. S C H E D U L I N G R E S T R I C T I O N S *

* T. O. P. S. U P D A T E *

* *

*****************************************

The information contained in this report should be reviewed DAILY

to remain current. It contains HOT INFORMATION about vehicle changes, followed by DealerCONNECT, then U. S. SCHEDULING RESTRICTIONS and finally the most current T. O. P. S. Update.

*******************

***HOT INFORMATION *

*******************



Vehicles built from March 12th thru March 27th coming out of Saltillo(Plant G) are on Quality Hold at various railheads.

Release from Quality Hold is TBD. (4/2)



********************

* DealerCONNECT *

********************





Hope that helps

 

[wscott]

Just curious how many of you guys are still caught up in this mess? Mine truck is still sitting at the rail yard with no date for inspection in site. Has anyone received their truck after aa passed inspection.

 

[Tomeygun]

Originally posted by wscott

Just curious how many of you guys are still caught up in this mess? Mine truck is still sitting at the rail yard with no date for inspection in site. Has anyone received their truck after aa passed inspection.

we just recieved our first one from the rail yard today,

needless to say, it passed



but time will tell



Tom

 

[Elite1]

My dealer placed my order, March 31... . he told me 10 days ago, my truck should be in (to Phoenix) on approximately May 1st. I wonder if this inspection process will log jam the whole process and my truck will be pushed back a few weeks??? Any thoughts, Tommy?

 

[Bill Stockard]

My truck has been built over a month and is caught up in this. It's still listed as in "Containment".



My dealer had 21 trucks on his lot that could not be sold and three had already been delivered. The 21 were tested last Friday and all passed. The three already delivered will have to be found and checked. He received 5 more trucks on the transport earlier this week and all had already been checked and passed. Hopefully, my truck will show up eventually.



Bill

 

[Fiver]

My dealer called today to say that mine has now been loaded onto a rail car. Of course, he didn't say if the rail car was moving.

As near as I can tell mine was painted on April 3, don't know how long full assembly takes from there but if some that were built in March do not arrive in Phoenix until May 1 my worst fears may come true. Sales tax going up another cent here in Idaho on May 1 so chalk up another $330 or so. Gotta love it.

 

[Ladders]

When you get your truck you can get the month/day/hour the truck was built from the door sticker. This is one way I ck to see what the auto trans is when the invoice is missing (window sticker).



Know that if built last year it has to have the 47 and SO (just another way to keep the sales straight ).



Mine wont be built till the LAST week of Apr and they "basically" told me to quit calling them till then. With the SO in hosp we may get to take it on the trip after all (if I still "buy" it -we really dont NEED 3 vehicles but the diesel 4x2 would be a nicer tow'r than the 99 4x4 gas F'r).



May God bless ALL our Servicepersons and keep them safe!



\BF//

 

[imp]

Originally posted by Fiver

My dealer called today to say that mine has now been loaded onto a rail car. Of course, he didn't say if the rail car was moving.

As near as I can tell mine was painted on April 3, don't know how long full assembly takes from there but if some that were built in March do not arrive in Phoenix until May 1 my worst fears may come true. Sales tax going up another cent here in Idaho on May 1 so chalk up another $330 or so. Gotta love it.

Looks like I'm in the same Boat. mine is silver and held up in Washington from about 4/2 with no news. my dealer has been on the phone every day but no answer from dodge.

Alex

 

[Prairie Dog]

So does anyone know exactly what their looking for during these inspections?

 

[Bill Stockard]

The story I heard is that the “test” is done by sticking a hypodermic needle into the paint in an “inconspicuous area” and then spraying the area with high pressure from a pressure washer. The truck passes if no paint comes off. If the paint peels off, the truck fails. All colors are tested.



Bill

 

[Elite1]

Originally posted by Elite1

My dealer placed my order, March 31... . he told me 10 days ago, my truck should be in (to Phoenix) on approximately May 1st. I wonder if this inspection process will log jam the whole process and my truck will be pushed back a few weeks??? Any thoughts, Tommy?

Tomey Gun, What is the usual time frame for a truck ordered? This wait is killing me!

 

[Tomeygun]

the honest truth is there is NO usual time frame.



I have had one that was ordered on nov 1st and it was on my doorstep on nov 27th,



or course i have waitinf 11 weeks for a truck also.



It is hard to tell.



Sorry i dont have better info!