wdk450
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Gang:
First of all I am posting this in the Heartland General Area, as I looked around the forum sections for an appropriate area about Prepaid RV Roadside Towing Service, could find no area specific, and found previous posts on the subject in this area.
On Friday, April 30, 2021, I had an incident with my truck travelling unhitched where a hard braking action to avoid an accident caused the diesel engine to stall and the dash gauges to all read 0. I now think that an electrical connector pulled partially apart from the hard braking G forces, but the truck is now in the shop and I will let the pros determine this.
(On edit: the problem was determined to be a hard error code in the computer concerning a power supply voltage being out of spec, although there was no check engine light on - probably due to the fact that none of my dash gauges and readouts worked. The fix was determined to be from service notes to replace both batteries, although the engine cranked vigorously, and reset the computer.
$670 and the radio and cigar lighter are still intermittent. I have an appointment to get the computer reflashed next Wednesday.)
My truck is a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 2wd crew cab (4 door). After I was stalled out in the wide median of Governor's Street in North San Diego, I called my Good Sam RV Road service. I both entered my data electronically from my smartphone to their supplied webpage connection, and by voice over the phone. I WAITED 90 MINUTES FOR THE FLATBED TOW TO ARRIVE. When the tow service arrived, the driver took a hard look at my truck, called his supervisor, and I was told that what Good Sam was paying them was not enough for a "heavy duty" (standard 1 ton truck), and I would have to pay about $195 extra for a 6 mile tow to my selected service shop. Then Good Sam and the towing company argued for 45 minutes while I waited. Finally Good Sam started calling other towing companies, and I left the truck in the middle of the street with a note for the police. I finally got a call from another towing company's driver saying that he was picking up my truck, and noting that a number of towing companies apparently had been called and refused the job at Good Sam's terms.
This turn of events is disturbing. About 5 years ago Good Sam authorized a tow of my hitched truck and 5th wheel, 58 feet, about 6 miles in Woodland, Ca. with a semi big rig tow truck, with no additional charges. It seems that Good Sam now uses a wholesale towing intermediary, Agero Company, who does this for most all the entities that offer roadside assistance. The tow drivers had little good to say about Agero.
First of all I am posting this in the Heartland General Area, as I looked around the forum sections for an appropriate area about Prepaid RV Roadside Towing Service, could find no area specific, and found previous posts on the subject in this area.
On Friday, April 30, 2021, I had an incident with my truck travelling unhitched where a hard braking action to avoid an accident caused the diesel engine to stall and the dash gauges to all read 0. I now think that an electrical connector pulled partially apart from the hard braking G forces, but the truck is now in the shop and I will let the pros determine this.
(On edit: the problem was determined to be a hard error code in the computer concerning a power supply voltage being out of spec, although there was no check engine light on - probably due to the fact that none of my dash gauges and readouts worked. The fix was determined to be from service notes to replace both batteries, although the engine cranked vigorously, and reset the computer.
$670 and the radio and cigar lighter are still intermittent. I have an appointment to get the computer reflashed next Wednesday.)
My truck is a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 2wd crew cab (4 door). After I was stalled out in the wide median of Governor's Street in North San Diego, I called my Good Sam RV Road service. I both entered my data electronically from my smartphone to their supplied webpage connection, and by voice over the phone. I WAITED 90 MINUTES FOR THE FLATBED TOW TO ARRIVE. When the tow service arrived, the driver took a hard look at my truck, called his supervisor, and I was told that what Good Sam was paying them was not enough for a "heavy duty" (standard 1 ton truck), and I would have to pay about $195 extra for a 6 mile tow to my selected service shop. Then Good Sam and the towing company argued for 45 minutes while I waited. Finally Good Sam started calling other towing companies, and I left the truck in the middle of the street with a note for the police. I finally got a call from another towing company's driver saying that he was picking up my truck, and noting that a number of towing companies apparently had been called and refused the job at Good Sam's terms.
This turn of events is disturbing. About 5 years ago Good Sam authorized a tow of my hitched truck and 5th wheel, 58 feet, about 6 miles in Woodland, Ca. with a semi big rig tow truck, with no additional charges. It seems that Good Sam now uses a wholesale towing intermediary, Agero Company, who does this for most all the entities that offer roadside assistance. The tow drivers had little good to say about Agero.
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