Thinking about getting a second truck for work, specifically a 2020 F250 6.7. Looking at the Carfax, I noticed it’s been to the shop twice in the last 20k miles for hard start/no crank issues. First time they replaced the pump relay, and the second time they replaced a battery. The dealer told me they replaced the batteries again during their pre-sale inspection (just 10k miles after the previous battery replacement).
The truck has 90k miles on it. Should I be concerned about these issues, or do you think the fixes they’ve done are enough? It’s clean otherwise and started up fine multiple times while I was at the dealer. Just feels odd that it was traded in so soon after these problems were addressed.
@Bevin
Good points. The dealer said the previous owner upgraded to a 2024, so that’s reassuring.
I plan to tune and delete it, reroute the CCV, and install a disaster prevention kit. So the CP4 and emissions equipment aren’t as much of a concern for me. Just wanted to make sure there isn’t another major issue tied to the symptoms I mentioned.
@Gentry
I’m wondering the same—if the dealer tried the cheap fixes first and the original owner traded it in when they found out the real problem was $$$. If there was a major issue, though, it probably wouldn’t have started up multiple times at the dealership for me.
And replacing two batteries over four years and 80k miles seems normal. Just trying to cover all my bases before dropping $50k on a used truck!
I’ve got a 2015 F-350 with 250k miles. Most of the maintenance has been routine: replaced one DEF heater, tie rod ends, draglink, upper radiator hose, thermostat, and now looking at body mounts and an oil pan.
Other than that, I’ve spent more on tires, brakes, and oil changes than actual repairs. It depends on how the truck was cared for, but mine still runs great with no major issues. I’ve seen others, though, that are nothing but trouble.