Price verification on fuel rail pressure sensor

[Deen]

Just had my selling dealer replace the fuel pressure sensor, part #68247772AA.
They charged me $759.00 for the part and $345.00 for labor. Plus sales tax.
ALLDATA shows the part as $450.00 and 0.4 hr labor (0.4x 197.50) or $70.
The Mopar onle places show the price as $450.00 and they sell it for about $307 plus shipping so about $325.
What do others find for pricing?

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[DylanM]

Most places online I'm seeing an MSRP of $460-$470 and sale price of $307-$317. Sounds like your service department bent you over for MSRP plus sixty-five percent markup.

 

[Deen]

Most places online I'm seeing an MSRP of $460-$470 and sale price of $307-$317. Sounds like your service department bent you over for MSRP plus sixty-five percent markup.

Yep, exactly what I said. I was hoping that someone at a dealers parts dept would answer.

 

[Deleted User 38384]

Yep, exactly what I said. I was hoping that someone at a dealers parts dept would answer.

Unfortunately this is why a lot of us don't go to dealerships for service work done. Unless it's covered by warranty that is. Otherwise you're looking to have 18-year-olds fresh out of high school with zero automotive experience working on your $50,000 plus vehicle, and then them charging you a boatload of money over what it actually cost to do the job.

For comparison, my local off-road shop charges $160 for 1 hour of labor, and if they like you they charge $120, and if they really like you they'll give you a 10% discount on everything on top of that.

I don't know if they like me, or if I'm just a nuisance who always complains about prices, but they always give me the 10% discount, and occasionally they'll give me the $120 per an hour labor charge.

$300+ labor is about right for the stealership!

Some of that extra time that they spend on your vehicle was probably because the 18-year-old they assigned to do the work had to have oversight from a more experienced mechanic, and thus you got charged twice for the same labor.
I'm joking, but I'm also not joking!

 

[Deen]

Unfortunately this is why a lot of us don't go to dealerships for service work done. Unless it's covered by warranty that is. Otherwise you're looking to have 18-year-olds fresh out of high school with zero automotive experience working on your $50,000 plus vehicle, and then them charging you a boatload of money over what it actually cost to do the job.

For comparison, my local off-road shop charges $160 for 1 hour of labor, and if they like you they charge $120, and if they really like you they'll give you a 10% discount on everything on top of that.

I don't know if they like me, or if I'm just a nuisance who always complains about prices, but they always give me the 10% discount, and occasionally they'll give me the $120 per an hour labor charge.

$300+ labor is about right for the stealership!

Some of that extra time that they spend on your vehicle was probably because the 18-year-old they assigned to do the work had to have oversight from a more experienced mechanic, and thus you got charged twice for the same labor.
I'm joking, but I'm also not joking!

A lot more to the story!
This wasvthe only time the dealer has worked on my '21 JLURD except for the free oil changes (only used 2 of the 3) and recalls.
I already had the part in hand (paid about $325), took to dealer and was told that wasn't the problem and they didn't need the part. It was a bad connector. But they replaced the sensor anyway without notifying me. So I'm out the $759, the $345 and the $325 for the sensor I bought. I couldn't find an independent shop that would work on the engine due to special tools required.

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