So I had my car towed into the Ford stealership last night to have them look at my electrical issue (picked up a short moving stuff around for clearance to get at the header bolts). And I talk to them this morning. The girl at the service desk says, "the mechanic looked at it, and he couldn't find the issue. He put a larger fuse on the EEC line to get it to not blow. He is seeing alot of current drain." Then she says, "you have a lot of aftermarket stuff on there. We don't work on that kind of stuff, so you should take it somewhere else."
My
detector is on overload. First of all, I specifically described the issue when scheduling the work, including my aftermarket parts. I also told them that since it was a tow in, I wanted to make sure they could do the work before I went to the expense of getting it in there.
After she said that the mechanic is seeing a lot of drain, I said, "that makes sense, it sound just like a short. Can't you test for a short?"
Nothing doing. They couldn't even offer a recommendation of a shop that CAN do the work.
I could kick someone!!!
BTW, isn't putting a larger fuse on a circuit pretty boneheaded driveway hack wrench stuff? Sounds like a great way to make a little issue turn into a MUCH bigger one. I will go down there and kick someone if they burned up my computer.
OK, that's my venting for the day.
My
detector is on overload. First of all, I specifically described the issue when scheduling the work, including my aftermarket parts. I also told them that since it was a tow in, I wanted to make sure they could do the work before I went to the expense of getting it in there.After she said that the mechanic is seeing a lot of drain, I said, "that makes sense, it sound just like a short. Can't you test for a short?"
Nothing doing. They couldn't even offer a recommendation of a shop that CAN do the work.
I could kick someone!!!
BTW, isn't putting a larger fuse on a circuit pretty boneheaded driveway hack wrench stuff? Sounds like a great way to make a little issue turn into a MUCH bigger one. I will go down there and kick someone if they burned up my computer.
OK, that's my venting for the day.
Freaking dumbass. I just took my car to the shop cause whenever I would press the unlock button the interior lights would come on and so would the taillights. He's been working on it for a full day now and still no sign. I trust him though, and if doesn't fix it, I just won't pay him anything. 
I've never been a fan of going to the dealership for any reason. I've only been there once and it was to order a couple of cobra emblems for my buddy's car a long time ago. Things like this and extremely high prices keep me away. 
