I got my truck back this week. It had been in the shop for nearly 2 months. Before my last cruise I had been unable to get it to start. It turned over but didn’t fire. I figured it was a computer issue. Probably an EXPENSIVE computer issue.
So I had it towed to the garage. It wasn’t a priority with me and it certainly wasn’t a priority with them, so they did little or nothing before we left on the cruise. I called to make sure it was okay with them to just leave it there until I returned. It was.
I thought the chances of it ever running again were low. I gave it up for dead and went on the cruise.
When I returned I gave them a call, expecting the worst. But, much to my surprise, they said it was running! But the guy who had the details was out and would call me back. He didn’t.
I was in the neighborhood of the shop the next day so I dropped in. Yes, they said, it was running fine. Great, I said. What was the problem?
“No problem that we could find. It started right up and ran fine when you brought it in.”
I think I gave them my best “WTF?” look. I try everything for 10 days and can’t get it to fire and the moment I bring it into the shop it fixes itself? I was dumfounded.
Anyway, I paid $168 for their diagnostic time (mostly driving around using my fuel) and took the truck home.
I am pretty sure that it will, sooner or later, just stop working again. Probably when it is least convenient. But for now I have a usable truck.