THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rod@welchco.com


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: March 7, 2012 06:10 PM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Future Ford follow up warranty refund.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Starter Defect Reported Future Ford for Correction


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Future Ford                                                                                                                                                        
020101 - Mr. Don Tuller                                                                                                                                                   
020102 - Customer Service Representative  
020104 - Service Department  

SUBJECTS
Mercury Sable 2002 Starter Ignition System Noise Defective Repair In                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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420501 - Follow up ref SDS 25 0000. ref SDS 24 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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420901 - Starter Defect Reported Future Ford for Correction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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420903 - Follow up ref SDS 25 X236, ref SDS 24 X236.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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420905 - Submitted letter to Jamie at Future Ford saying...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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420907 -    1.  Subject: Warranty Claim Ignition System Correct work Jan 28 Invoice 188423                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
420908 -        Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:06:44 -0800                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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420916 -    2.  This confirms understandings from our meeting in your office on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
420917 -        120301 1142, ref SDS 24 US3M, discussing warranty claim to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
420918 -        recover charges of $336.38 on invoice 189370 for work replacing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
420919 -        the starter on 120216. ref SDS 14 GP62  [...implements Future                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
420920 -        Ford's letter on 120131 requesting reports on quality of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
420921 -        service and notice that customer satisfaction is highest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
420922 -        priority. ref SDS 11 PO5P...]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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420925 -    3.  Work performing tune up services on the ignition starter system                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
420926 -        2 weeks earlier on 120218 under invoice 188423, ref SDS 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
420927 -        6C4H, caused battery and starter problems discovered 2 weeks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
420928 -        later on 120216. ref SDS 14 0001  Future Ford provided warranty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
420929 -        coverage to fix the battery, ref SDS 14 IT4F, but not the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
420930 -        starter on invoice 189370. ref SDS 14 6C4H  You explained in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
420931 -        our meeting on 120301, that Future Ford warrants service work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
420932 -        for 12 months. ref SDS 24 LZ5O  Since battery and starter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
420933 -        problems were discovered on 120216, within 2 weeks of prior                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
420934 -        work, this warrants full recovery for both battery and starter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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420937 -    4.  After we met in your office on 120301, Don reported the next                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
420938 -        day on 120302, that Future Ford again discovered the starter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
420939 -        failed [...see invoice 190084...] 2 weeks after being replaced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
420940 -        on 120216. ref SDS 25 IT4F  This repetitive pattern of 2 week                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
420941 -        failures on the same ignition system component indicates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
420942 -        defects in tune up work on the ignition system performed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
420943 -        120128, were not recognized nor corrected on 120216.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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420946 -    5.  Accordingly, please issue credit on my account in the amount of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
420947 -        $336.38 on invoice 189370 dated 120216 applying 12 month                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
420948 -        warranty coverage on invoice 188423 dated 120128. ref SDS 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
420949 -        4G6N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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420952 -    6.  Additionally, please advise disposition of $20 credit due under                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
420953 -        the Ford Owner's Advantage Reward system, ref SDS 18 Q54F, for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
420954 -        work on the Smog Check Test performed 120222, ref SDS 17 Z95H,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
420955 -        and requested in the letter to Future Ford on 120225.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
420956 -        ref SDS 22 YH6R                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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