Rick Ohnsman
Active Member
I had my -03 ST in the shop the other day for an oil change. Coincidentially (??) the next day I walked back to the vehicle after attending a ballgame (Go BSU Broncos!) and the truck cranked, but would not start. Finally after repeated tries it started and all seemed well until later when it died in traffic - not good. Again, I got it started and it was fine the rest of the day. The next day it again died in traffic. Getting it started again, I drove directly to the dealer.
The diagnosis was a faulty "inertia cutoff switch," a device apprently designed to cut off the fuel supply in the event of a crash. Maybe a good idea, but I had not had a crash or anything remotely close to one. Having the computer make bad decisions about when to do this kind of thing is BAD NEWS! What if I'd been driving on the freeway or had been miles from any help when the computer decided to do this?
These damned computer-controlled vehicles are a real pain! I'd never consider owning something like this if I did a lot of backcountry drving and could run the risk of being stranded, unable to even run the heater to stay warm!
Then there was the extended warranty. Yeah, it did save me about $600 off what would have been an $800+ repair, but I still have to pay the deductible and one little part (about $37.00) was "not covered." How is it when you have these warranties that it's always the part you have go bad that somewhere in the fine print is "not covered." ARGGHHH!!! :angry:
The diagnosis was a faulty "inertia cutoff switch," a device apprently designed to cut off the fuel supply in the event of a crash. Maybe a good idea, but I had not had a crash or anything remotely close to one. Having the computer make bad decisions about when to do this kind of thing is BAD NEWS! What if I'd been driving on the freeway or had been miles from any help when the computer decided to do this?
These damned computer-controlled vehicles are a real pain! I'd never consider owning something like this if I did a lot of backcountry drving and could run the risk of being stranded, unable to even run the heater to stay warm!
Then there was the extended warranty. Yeah, it did save me about $600 off what would have been an $800+ repair, but I still have to pay the deductible and one little part (about $37.00) was "not covered." How is it when you have these warranties that it's always the part you have go bad that somewhere in the fine print is "not covered." ARGGHHH!!! :angry:
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