Sorry if you are "irked" but you incorrectly assume I was offered to buy an extended warranty - I was not. Sure I could have approached them but honestly it never occurred to me and when the truck went in the first time with this issue, I wasnt sure if the warranty was still in effect or not. Ive had 6 Jeeps, 2 Durangos and 1 RAM before this, never ever bought an extended warranty nor regretted not doing so. Regardless, I do think that its realistic to expect that a truck shouldn't require a 5000 repair when its only got 22000 miles on it, so was hoping Ford would view this as a exception and at least provide something toward the expense.