Hello, my name is Eddie and I live in Arizona.
Four weeks ago I took my vehicle to get a oil change. The employee at the location did not install the oil filter correctly and all the oil fell out of the engine within 1 mile of the location. The engine ceased and is now having to be replaced.
The company is replacing the engine, but with a used engine. I understand that my engine was not new, but it only had 20,000 miles on it and now the engine warranty is voided. The used engine that was put in my vehicle has only 2,000 miles on it, but only comes with 6,000 mile warranty on it. Even if they leave the used engine in my vehicle should I be compensated for the loss of value on my vehcile, which is a 2006 vehicle, and how would I go about finding out what kind of loss I have incurred.
I have been given a rental car to use during these four weeks, but the length to time to get this resolved is just getting annoying now. I have missed six days of work and have had to put in a lot of time to try and get this resolved. The amount of stress involved is unbelievable. Now the insurance company is dragging it's feet and I have still not recieved any compensation.
My question is would it be benificial to seek legal advise or should I just wait to see if the insurance company compensates me for the cost of the used engine and just forget about all the stress, time put in, and missed work, and loss of value?
Four weeks ago I took my vehicle to get a oil change. The employee at the location did not install the oil filter correctly and all the oil fell out of the engine within 1 mile of the location. The engine ceased and is now having to be replaced.
The company is replacing the engine, but with a used engine. I understand that my engine was not new, but it only had 20,000 miles on it and now the engine warranty is voided. The used engine that was put in my vehicle has only 2,000 miles on it, but only comes with 6,000 mile warranty on it. Even if they leave the used engine in my vehicle should I be compensated for the loss of value on my vehcile, which is a 2006 vehicle, and how would I go about finding out what kind of loss I have incurred.
I have been given a rental car to use during these four weeks, but the length to time to get this resolved is just getting annoying now. I have missed six days of work and have had to put in a lot of time to try and get this resolved. The amount of stress involved is unbelievable. Now the insurance company is dragging it's feet and I have still not recieved any compensation.
My question is would it be benificial to seek legal advise or should I just wait to see if the insurance company compensates me for the cost of the used engine and just forget about all the stress, time put in, and missed work, and loss of value?