2001 FORD F-250 SD Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION PREVIOUSLY LEAKED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE THE DEALER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PUMP, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND O- RINGS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE LEAK AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,525 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,483.

I PURCHASED THE FORD, F-250, DIESEL POWER STROKE, 7.3 LITER, AUTO TRANSMISSION IN LATE 2000. ON AUGUST 20, 2006 I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND HIGHWAY 49 IN AUBURN, CALIFORNIA, FROM BELL ROAD. AT THE LIGHT, I PROCEEDED FORWARD AND NOTICED MY VEHICLE REMAINED IN FIRST GEAR, AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO LET MY FOOT OFF OF THE THROTTLE IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE RPMS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD INTO 2ND GEAR AND PROCEEDED FORWARD. THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO COTTMAN TRANSMISSION IN PLACERVILLE CALIF ON 8-30-06, AS ACCORDING TO FUTURE FORD, WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A REP FROM COTTMAN TRANSMISSION, HE DETERMINED 2ND GEAR WAS LOST AND THERE MIGHT BE OTHER PROBLEMS. HE ALSO STATED THAT REBUILDING 2001 FORD F250...

I HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 ,DIESEL, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND FELT LIKE I WAS REAR-ENDED, BUT THERE WAS NO CARS BEHIND ME. AS I TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED AFTER MY STOP, I HAD NO POWER, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BADLY. I CONTINUED ON TO WORK AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY MECHANIC,WHO REFERRED ME TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. I HAD THE TRUCK INTO HIM THE NEXT MORNING, AND AFTER DOING HIS CHECK OF THE TRANSMISSION, HE INFORMED ME THAT SECOND GEAR AND OVERDRIVE WAS GONE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE TRANSMISSION ,HE TOLD ME THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FORD TRANSMISSIONS, SPRAGE ASSEMBLY AND DIRECT DRUM, PLUS OTHER THINGS THAT IM NOT AN EXPERT AT DESCRIBING. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME CLOSE TO $4000.00 DOLLARS WITH THE RENTAL CAR TO DRIVE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN THE...

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD F-250 SD TRUCK THAT HAS HAD 3-4 TRANSMISSION FAILURES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT. THE TRANSMISSION DETERIORATES 3-4 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. ON MONDAY, MAY 29, 2006 WE WERE IN A HAY FIELD PICKING UP HAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE WITH NO WARNING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. TRANSMISSION IS AN AUTOMATIC. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL NOTICED WITH TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE EXCEPT A UNEXPLAINED THUD NOISE THAT I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR DURING THE INITIAL WARRANTY PERIOD. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED PER FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD DEALERSHIP INSTALLED REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F-250 SD TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE TRUCK FELT LIKE IT HIT A BRICK WALL. IT WOULD ONLY DO THIS WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF 2ND GEAR. POWERSTROKE WITH A 4R100 TRANSMISSION. DEALER STATES THAT THE DRUM OR "MECHANICAL DIODE" HAS WENT OUT, SO THEY REPLACED WITH A "SPRAGUE DIODE", AT A COST OF 1500.00. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS "MECHANICAL DIODE" BREAKING DUE TO FORD USING BAD PARTS. I CALLED FORD AND ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT, BUT WAS DENIED. TRUCK HAD 64,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT FORD SEEMS TO DENY IT. THE DEALER WAS VERY GOOD TO WORK WITH AND IS THE SAME DEALER THAT I HAVE DO ALL MY SERVICE WORK. *NM

2001 FORD F-250 WITH 55,000 MILES. PURCHASED NEW. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE $2,329.79 REPAIR BILL. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME BECAUSE OF SOME CHANGES MADE IN THE PARTS I WOULD NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN 2001 FORD F-250 PICKUP WITH 34,000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED MISSION GEARS AND COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 25 MIOLE AN HOUR. HAD TRUCKED TOWED BY AAA TO CLOSEST DEALER-CRSYTAL FORD. THEY ADVISED THE NEXT MORNING THAT TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED/FRIED. COST WAS 3300.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. WAS OUTSIDE OF 3 YEAR WARRANYY BUT UNDER 36,000 MILES. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BUT NO HELP. AM CURRENTLY FILING APPLICATION FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD . *AK

VEICHLE WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2001. AT 36700 WHILE I WAS ON LEAVE IN DALLAS TX, I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I ATTEPTED TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND TRIED TO GO TO THIRD THEN JUST STAYED IN 2ND AND GOING BACK FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND KEPT DOING THAT UNTIL I PULLED OVER ABOUT A 1/6MILE FROM THE LIGHT. I CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS AND THEY WERE FINE. AT EXACTLY 25500 I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED WITH A FULL SYSTEM FLUSH AND A FILTER CHANGED. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SKYLINE FORD DEALERSHIP IN DALLAS. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT HAD KICKED OUT SOME CODES ON THEIR "FORD" COMPUTER. I HAD NO INDICATION OF FAIL LIGHTS IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. WHEN THEY GOT THE...

MY 2001 F250 SUPER DUTY HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 50534 MILES. THE MECHANICS AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE ONE-WAY CLUTCH HAD FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. OUT OF POCKET COST $2805.82. WHILE SPEAKING TO THE MECHANICS I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. EVEN I KNOW THAT A TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO LAST LONGER THAN THIS, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS ON A "SUPER DUTY". THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND EXPENSIVE. IT IS TIME FOR A VOLUNTARY RECALL OR A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT.

WHILES DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD AND BIG BANG NOISE, AND WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FLOOR MANAGER STATED IT WOULD COST $3,400. THE CONSUMER SEARCHED THE NHTSA WEB SIDE, AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOWN SHIFTING HARD AND MAKING A BANG NOISE,WHILE SLOWING DOWN.ON 7-18-04 WHEN RETURNING FROM THE SOCCER FIELDS WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE F-250 PICK-UP ,THE TRANS TRIED TO LOCKUP A COUPLE OF TIMES.PROCEDING THOUGH INTERSETION INSTEAD OF UP SHIFTING. IT TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT AND STOP.EVERY STOP SIGN OR LIGHT THIS HAPPENED.3 TIMES I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PUT IN NEUTRAL.MY DAUGHTER WAS SO SCARED SHE KEPT ASKING TO JUST WALK HOME.NOW THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS,UNLESS MANUALLY SHIFTED AND STILL SLIPS BADLY.THE F-250 HAS ONLY 52960 MILES 90% HIGHWAY MILES,ONLY TOWED A COUPLE OF SNOWMOBLES TWICE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD 2001 F-250 UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY HARD SHAKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE THEN IT BEGAN TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY. THIS VEHICLE DID GO OUT OF WARRANTY ON APRIL OF 2004 BUT IT ONLY HAS 32,600 MILES ON IT(AS OF 8-10-04) THE TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS IN OUR AREA PALM SPRINGS FORD AND FIESTA FORD BOTH TOLD US IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD CHARGE US TO FIX THE TRUCK. PALM SPRINGS FORD COULDN'T START FOR TWO WEEKS AND FIESTA FORD WANTED AT LEAST $2400 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE RECOMMENDED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT COULD FIX IT IMMEDIATELY FOR $1795 AND HE WOULD GUARANTEE HIS WORK FOR 36000 MILES. WE HAD THE WORK DONE AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE FORD SERVICE CENTER TO SEE IF WE COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN DRIVE. WOULD DRIVE IN 2ND GEAR ONLY. WHILE ON A DEALER TEST DRIVE IT LOST REVERSE AND WAS SO BOUND UP IT COULDN'T BE PUSHED IN NEUTRAL. NEEDS NEW TRANNY $3,100.00. TOLD THAT THE SPRAG AND TORQUE CONVERTER ARE THE WEAK LINKS. *JB

1. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATE LOST OF POWER. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD F-250 WITH THE 4R100 TRANSMISSION. 2. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO EGRESS TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. AT ANOTHER LOCATION OR TIME, SEVERE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. 3. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. THE ASSESSMENT FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT THE INTERMEDIATE ONE WAY CLUTCH (MECHANICAL DIODE STYLE) HAD FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REBUILDING OR REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001 MODEL 4R100 TRANSMISSIONS AND MENTIONED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED. I FOUND FORDS TSB-01-13-5 ON THE INTERNET AND DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE SITUATION IS THAT IN JULY 2000 THROUGH MARCH 2001 FORD CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE...

1. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATE LOST OF POWER WITH MY FORD F-250 WITH A 4R100 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT DUE TO THE OFF HOUR, AND I WAS ABLE TO EGRESS TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE AT ANOTHER TIME OR LOCATION. FAILURE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. 3. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION. THE ASSESSMENT FROM THE DEALER WAS THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE INTERMITEDIATE ONE WAY CLUTCH (MECHANICAL DIODE STYLE) ON SECOND GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BIND AND SEIZE. THE RECOMMENDED FIX IS EITHER A TOTAL REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION OR REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 01-13-5) WHICH ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO...

NAR 02/28/2003 MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED WITH THE GEARS GOING OUT SHIFT. *CB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THERE WAS NO FORWARD, NO REVERSE AND NO WARNING. *SC *JB

I WAS HEADING OUT ON A FAMILY VACATION WITH MY 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. I WAS IN WEST VIRGINIA GOING DOWN A LONG GRADE, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE GRADE I SAW MY ENGINE RPM FALL OFF TO IDLE SPEED ALL I HAD WAS MY BRAKES TO GET ME DOWN THE HILL. I PULLED OVER AT BOTTOM OF HILL AND CHECKED TRANSM FLUID (I HAD JUST HAD IT SERVICED A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE) IT WAS FULL AND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF IT WOULDNT GO IN ANY GEAR INCLUDING REV. THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS TOWED TO SAID THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME WITH THE PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION I HAD AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED (AT 3000 BUCKS) IT WAS JUST 4000 MI OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAMPER I PULL IS DESIGNED FOR A HALF TON TRUCK I PULLED IT FOR 5 YRS WITH...

2001 FORD PICKUP F250 SUPER-DUTY 7.3L DIESELV8 TURBO VIN:F / TRANSMISION PART / SECOND GEAR AND CLUTCH.THIS PART BREAKS AT NO FAULT OF OWNER YET MANUFACTURER DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSABILITY FOR PART. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE PART IN ALL 2002 AND UP TRANSMISIONS BUT THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS HAVE THE PARTS PRONE TO BREAK PREMATURE.MY SECOND GEAR BROKE AT 40,000 MILES 4,000 MILES PAST MY WARRANTY.IT COST ME $3,000 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISION.I WOULD LIKE THIS TRANSMISION PART INVESTIGATED.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; LOW MILEAGE; NO WARNING; DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDS RECALLED; I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK AND STOPPED FOR CONSTRUCTION, UPON ACCELERATING MY F250 WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLES TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME, BEFORE LOOKING AT THE TRUCK THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WITH NO WARNING SIGNS WHATSOEVER, BAM! I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER F250 OWNERS THAT THEIR TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH LOW MILEAGE AS WELL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE FORD KNOWS IT! THE DEALERSHIP MUST HAVE SEEN ENOUGH OF THESE FAILURES TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BLOWN! WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET FORD OR SOMEONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER OR AT LEAST HAVE FORD PAY THE BILL INSTEAD OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *LA

I PURCHASED A FORD F-250 HD CREW CAB LARIAT NEW IN 2000 (2001 MODEL). AT 52829 MILES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. THE REPAIR TICKET STATES THAT THE ONE-WAY CLUTCH FAILED RESULTING IN THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. FORD INSTALLED A FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR 3552.97$. AT 110,000 MILES THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAS NOW FAILED. FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE MAY BE AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION AND INSTEAD BLAMES THE PROBLEM ON THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY, OR OWNER NEGLECT, OR ANYTHING THEY CAN COME UP WITH. AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESIGNED TO MATE TO A 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN AN AVERAGE OF 55,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS EITHER KILLED OR MAIMED BY FIRE FROM A FAILED, LOCKED-UP, OR LEAKING TRANSMISSION.*AK

2001 F250 CREW CAB, 4X4, AUTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 36,200 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THAT A "DIRECT 1-WAY GEAR BROKE, AND NOW THERE IS METAL INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION". I BELIEVE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT. *LA

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 TO 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED, AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO CONTACT A DEALER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FRIED AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

2001 F250 CREW CAB 4 X 4 AUTO TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 49,000 MILES. DRIVING ALONG AT 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR AND TRANSMISSION LOSES 2ND AND THROWS/SNAPS PASSENGERS FORWARD. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OFF ROAD, ALL MILES ARE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS NOT PULLED ANYTHING. FORD SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR ONLY REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $3100. I HAD A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP MAKE REPAIRS FOR $2200. THEY WERE TOLD BY FORD WHEN ORDERING PARTS THAT THE ONE-WAY CLUTCH THAT FAILED WAS A NEW DESIGN IN 1998. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE SINCE FORD HAD SINCE GONE BACK TO PRE 1998 DESIGN. THIS IS CLEARLY A "LATENT DEFECT" THAT FORD IS/HAS BEEN AWARD OF. I AM ASKING FORD TO STAND FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS OR WILL REFER TO COUNSEL TO FILE A DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE CLAIM AGAINST THEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. ALSO THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD, IN WHICH CONSUMER BELIEVES STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PRIOR. *AK CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, THE FIRST DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE SECOND OPINION, WHILE ON HIS WAY TO THE DEALER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*YD