Dodge Dealer RIP-OFF....

[Behr]

Well yesterday I decided to drop down to my local dodge dealer to pick up a fuel filter cartridge for my 2001 Ram.



Now keep in mind this is my first fuel filter change.



I told the parts guy... give me a couple of them..... he pulls the info up on his computer ... then asks... "you sure you want 2 of them?" He tells me they are $64. 90 Cdn each !!!!! Thats about $42. 00 US.

I took only one... . and once I got back to my shop I then phoned Cummins and was told they are $18. 25 Cdn which is about $12. 50 US. Now I can see how these dealerships can afford to build fancy showrooms with all that glass and polished aluminum. I guess it pays to shop around.....

 

[DEZLPWR]

No surprise.....

You think that's bad, you shoulda asked the idiot what they charge to change the fuel filter for you. (including parts and labor)

My local stealer wanted $99! :--)

If I can give you one word of advice, that would be: STAY AWAY FROM THE STEALER! #@$%!

 

[Shovelhead]

Take that one back to the dealer, get a refund, then go to your local Cummins parts house and get 3 or 4 for the same $$$.



For your local Cummins parts store check here.

http://www.cummins.com/service_locator/index2.cfm

 

[BFC]

the fuel filter thing has been debated here before, a lot. Before buying parts at the stealer, do a seach, might save you grief and hard earned $$$



Glenn

 

[mcoleman]

I purchased one of Geno's kits with 4 oil filters, 2 fuel filters, and and an air filter for 75. 00. And they are Fleetguard.

 

[Pit Bull]

A dealer I used here at one time charged $15. 00 for the service and $43. 95 for the filter :{ That is before I knew better But that is still way better than some of you are being quoted

 

[WadePatton]

Yeah, same thing happened here.



I'll sell you a filter for $45 AND change it for free!



Line 'em up boys.

 

[Pit Bull]

With my new truck I got some coupons $$$ off service and I have used the first one for oil and filter change. Took in my own Stratpore filter and they did the oil and the lube and the change. Quite a saving I plan on taking in a fuel filter that I bought from Geno's and using a coupon on my first fuel filter change. Dealer is cool about it. Some are good and some are real $$$ expensive. I don't have a problem with a dealer making a profit, they just don't need to make all of their profit for the week on my transaction

 

[bighammer]

I just wanted to read this thread because of the redundant title

 

[Cook]

Yeh, a CKP sensor at the dealer was 57$. 37$ at Cummins dealer. I won't buy anthing unless necessary at a dealer.

 

[bmoeller]

Originally posted by Behr

Well yesterday I decided to drop down to my local dodge dealer to pick up a fuel filter cartridge for my 2001 Ram.



Now keep in mind this is my first fuel filter change.



I told the parts guy... give me a couple of them..... he pulls the info up on his computer ... then asks... "you sure you want 2 of them?" He tells me they are $64. 90 Cdn each !!!!! Thats about $42. 00 US.

I took only one... . and once I got back to my shop I then phoned Cummins and was told they are $18. 25 Cdn which is about $12. 50 US. Now I can see how these dealerships can afford to build fancy showrooms with all that glass and polished aluminum. I guess it pays to shop around.....

My grandpa had the same problem when he went to the Ford dealer to get a fuel filter for his Powerstroke. Stealer wanted $45 for it. He got one at Farm & Fleet for around $20. Looked like it was even made by the same company, just in a different box.

 

[curatchko]

And people get upset when you call them the 'Stealer'!!!



More like common thugs.

 

[jrobinson2]

Howsabout $28 for 10 christmas tree clips to hold the door panel on!



Jared

 

[lschultz]

And now you know not to do that again Back when I had a 91 I was changing my oil and then figured out that I was out of oil filters(fleetguard)so I went to the dealer and was charged double what I had been getting them from a truck shop.

 

[MABurns]

yikes..... 2001 and this is your first fuel filter change! you must get clean fuel out there in your part of the world... ... .

 

[Behr]

Originally posted by MABurns

yikes..... 2001 and this is your first fuel filter change! you must get clean fuel out there in your part of the world... ... .

Actually after I took out the old filter... . I cleaned the water sensor and was surprised at how clean the canister was. I was kinda expecting to see some kind of sediment on the bottom. The fuel that I pre-drained into a 500 ML bottle looked good to.



Maybe I was just lucky..... but trust me... plan on doing a fuel filter change on every other oil change.



I also make sure I buy my fuel at brand name dealers... Sunoco. . Shell... etc.

 

[MABurns]

You must be lucky, I always try and buy at a high volume (truck stops) dealer as apposed to a primarly gas station.



Name brands are good but fuel that sits for a long time is gambling in my book, and around here that means crud, and water... ...



That . 02 from me and . 73 more will get you a cup of coffee... ... ... .

 

[WadePatton]

And on top of all that parts price gouging, they'll sell you a vehicle that will lose 60% of its value in the first 4 years--they'll even let you pay interest for that opportunity.