Generic TSB question

[dcscott]

I picked up my 03 1 year ago this coming Saturday. So far I've managed to stay away from any dealers. Other then crappy paint, paper thin metal, and a church pew hard seat, this rig has been great. 38k miles and no reason to risk going into the shop. Now all of a sudden the darned 68-73mph vibration has come back. I had it the first month and then it went away. Of course, it failed to show its ugly head until I went over the 36k mark. Thus the following TSB question.



Are TSB's only valid during the warranty period?

Is the vibration TSB considered part of the drivetrain warranty or the 36k warranty?



Thanks,



Dale

 

[BrianWalker]

Sorry I can't answer you question about the TSB. But had give $0. 02.

From what the dealer told me about TSBs, they do not automatically fix them (like a recall), a customer has to "have the problem" and report it, to have it fixed.



Back to your vibration. I hope you got something documented from the dealer when you first heard it. This would give you ammo to get it fixed now.



Brian

 

[dcscott]

Nope - nothing is documented with any dealer. The truck hasn't seen a dealers lot since the day I drove it off a year ago. I'm thinking this is the vibration related to the A/C. I didn't notice it all winter (duh) and thought it had gone away. Now that the days are turning warmer and I'm running the A/C again it has come back. About the time it went away I had changed tires so thought that was what might have caused it.



Anyway, I'm wondering if the A/C related TSB is considered part of the drivetrain or the rest of the vehicle. My drivetrain is still under warranty but the rest of the vehicle isn't (just hit 38,000). I'm thinking that they only honor the TSB if the component(s) in question is still under warranty.

 

[InThinAir]

TSBs are just Service Bulletins to help the service folks to recognize common problems and correct them with a common fix. Think of it as the Brail Instructions.



But if you are out of warranty then you have to pay, the vibration TSB is prolly covered in the 7/70. Since it is part of the Power steering system.



Good luck.





---Doug