Pwr running board seized

sixsix · Dec 21, 2018

That’s kinda what I figured was going on. I’ve moved it around the yard with them out but never tied to drive around with them out. Unfortunately the kids need to get out on that side of the car at school and my little one can’t get in or out with out the boards down. So far she hasn’t managed to destroy it yet running with that one out. Appointment is set for the day after Christmas so I’ll know something then.

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sixsix · Dec 26, 2018

So a little update on my running board situation. They are going to replace the entire running board at a cost of $1900. My extended warranty is gonna cover it so it’s only gonna cost me a hundred bucks. Hopefully it doesn’t take too long to come in, the noise it makes is really loud and it does it every time you stop and start again, doesn’t matter if you open the door or not.

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sixsix · Jan 18, 2019

Here’s the breakdown of the cost to change one running board assembly. I still don’t know why they wanted to change the whole board and not just the motor, but I have a feeling they wanted to make more money off of it being that I have the extended warranty and it only cost me $100 bucks.

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Gary Waugh · Jan 18, 2019

Wow, that makes my $80 ebay motor unit and 1 hour of my time to change it really worthwhile!!

Gary

ManUpOrShutUp · Jan 18, 2019

sixsix said:
Here’s the breakdown of the cost to change one running board assembly. I still don’t know why they wanted to change the whole board and not just the motor, but I have a feeling they wanted to make more money off of it being that I have the extended warranty and it only cost me $100 bucks.

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I had both of mine changed under warranty between Fall 2015 and January 2016. The dealership replaced the entire assembly just like yours. The one replaced in Fall 2015 started giving me problems Winter 2017 and finally seized up completely a couple months later (despite being babied for 2 years). I was about 1 month outside of Ford's 2 year part warranty so I was SOL on another replacement. Ultimately, I disconnected that one at the board and bagged up the connector. Eventually I'll replace the motor (maybe with one of those cheapo eBay motors), but I really just need one side for the senior dogs to get in/out without injury. When the driver side was working I would always unconsciously step over it as I'm 6' 1" and can easily get in/out of the truck without it.

John Christopher · Jan 18, 2019

sixsix said:
Here’s the breakdown of the cost to change one running board assembly. I still don’t know why they wanted to change the whole board and not just the motor, but I have a feeling they wanted to make more money off of it being that I have the extended warranty and it only cost me $100 bucks.

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Replacing the whole board when all you need is a motor is really taking advantage of the customer. Imagine if you needed both sides done, it would cost over $4700. How can they sleep at night?

ManUpOrShutUp · Jan 19, 2019

John Christopher said:
Replacing the whole board when all you need is a motor is really taking advantage of the customer. Imagine if you needed both sides done, it would cost over $4700. How can they sleep at night?

Mine was over $5K + tax for replacement of both assemblies. Like the other poster it was covered by my extended warranty.

TobyU · Jan 19, 2019

Absolutely PATHETIC!!

This is pricing stuff based on the ridiculous overpricing of the sale price of the vehicle and what the market will bear.

It is CRIMINAL!!!
No way it's worth over 400-500 a side for everything.

Sad world we live in sometimes.

montecarlo31 · Jan 19, 2019

John Christopher said:
Replacing the whole board when all you need is a motor is really taking advantage of the customer. Imagine if you needed both sides done, it would cost over $4700. How can they sleep at night?

Not really, makes sense if you have any service experience. They are also looking at labor swap time and costs if the replacement part does not work. Makes sense to me to swap out the entire part causing the complaint. I can tell you our shop labor rate is over 150 bucks an hour. Do you really want someone tinkering with it at that rate?

John Christopher · Jan 19, 2019

Your entitled to your opinion. I want to disagree though.

Why should any repair shop be adding the cost upfront to work that may be needed if the part doesn't work. That's crazy! If they do the work correctly there should not be a problem.

There is nothing wrong with the board other than the motor and I don't consider changing the motor tinkering.

Good for your shop making $150 an hour. Sounds excessive to me. How much does the mechanic get $35.

I would do the job myself and pocket the difference and I can afford to pay the $4700.

How can you expect a working man to pay that amount of money?

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