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Originally Posted by timbercruiser
My grandson bought a nice Ford Platinum a couple of years ago, loves the truck. Three weeks agp he was over at his brother's house and a thunderstorm came up and lightning hit the vehicle next to his and blew a hole in the hood, then the lightning went into his truck and fried the computer. Now the iinsurance company says there are no computers available anywhere and it might be 6 to 8 months to get one built, sounds like BS to me. Can he force them to total the truck? Progressive offered a $33 dollar a month rental.


Your problem is most likely just Progressive. Either way, it should be easy to figure out

1. look at the estimate and see if they figured a new Ford part, or a used one.

2. Call the dealership and see if a new PCM is on backorder or not.