jmgratz
Original Owners Club Member
Sunday evening I went to start my truck to prepare to leave the RV Park on Monday morning. My truck would do nothing when I turned the key. All I got was a message on the instrument panel saying 'starting sytem fault'. I then remembered a man at the site next to me told me several days earlier he had been watching a squirrel going in and out of my engine compartment. To make a long story short, I had to have my truck towed in to the shop for repairs. The Ford dealer told me I had several wires chewed apart and it looked like a squirrel had been making a nest under the hood. I did talk to the mechanic and he told me this was not uncommon and that he sees several of these types of issues every week. I guess I should have checked it sooner and not let my truck set for two weeks without moving or starting it. If anyone knows of something I could put in the hood to keep them away I am open for suggestions. The mechanic told me he has been told moth balls don't work and neither does pepper spray. He said the only thing he knew that would work for sure is a shotgun. Anyway this is going to be a $700-$800 lesson learned. GRRRR