LonghornIII
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? OHIO. First off my problem has to do with Auto Repair and what to do when you get shafted?
The background on my problem. I have a 94 Explorer. I had to replace the engine over a year and a half ago and had not had any real problems until It broke down.
I had It towed Into a well known shop In my area. I told them that I wanted It fixed and they never did give me a estimate. About 3 days later I stopped In to get a update on the problems. They found that my Flywheel had broke In the center. So they had to pull my Transmission, Replace my Flexplate/Flywheel. They also replaced the Neutral Safety Switch and the Transmission Modulator ( All on the Transmission ). When It was all said and done It cost me $1675.00.
I went to pick It up and It ran great until I got It home and shut It down. It would not restart after It got hot. So I contact them and they told me to bring It back and they would fix It. They never once said It would cost me. After It cooled down I took It back and after a hour they had to repair a ground at the engine. It cost me another $72.00.
After all of that Me and my Wife decided to drive around and test the Truck. After about 2 hours we started to head home. When I got about a mile away from my house I noticed smoke coming from the back of my Truck and cars were staying back.
So I got It home and then I saw the problem. I was losing Transmission fluid and you could follow the trail to my house.
Come to find out, My Transmission Front Seal had went out. The shop had just worked on my Transmission. So I contacted him the next morning and tried to work something out with him but all he would say Is that It Is not his fault and It would cost me for him to fix it.
I have contacted a few other shops and I was told that If the Transmission Is pulled on a high mileage vehicle you always replace the seals. He did not. Because I spent so much money to get It fixed I now did not have the money to fix the new problem. So I had to drive It that way for over 2 months. I have now destoryed the roads In my complex. Went through so much Transmission fluid and just last week the transmission finally gave out.
I have now had to put out almost $800.00 more to get It fixed again and of course replace the front seal.
I have been told I have a very good case and to take the shop to small claims court.
I have never done that before What should I do? If I do I want to make sure I can prove my side of the case. What Is the best way to do that? What kind of case do I have?
Please any advice I can get will be of alot of help and thanks for taking the time to read It..
The background on my problem. I have a 94 Explorer. I had to replace the engine over a year and a half ago and had not had any real problems until It broke down.
I had It towed Into a well known shop In my area. I told them that I wanted It fixed and they never did give me a estimate. About 3 days later I stopped In to get a update on the problems. They found that my Flywheel had broke In the center. So they had to pull my Transmission, Replace my Flexplate/Flywheel. They also replaced the Neutral Safety Switch and the Transmission Modulator ( All on the Transmission ). When It was all said and done It cost me $1675.00.
I went to pick It up and It ran great until I got It home and shut It down. It would not restart after It got hot. So I contact them and they told me to bring It back and they would fix It. They never once said It would cost me. After It cooled down I took It back and after a hour they had to repair a ground at the engine. It cost me another $72.00.
After all of that Me and my Wife decided to drive around and test the Truck. After about 2 hours we started to head home. When I got about a mile away from my house I noticed smoke coming from the back of my Truck and cars were staying back.
So I got It home and then I saw the problem. I was losing Transmission fluid and you could follow the trail to my house.
Come to find out, My Transmission Front Seal had went out. The shop had just worked on my Transmission. So I contacted him the next morning and tried to work something out with him but all he would say Is that It Is not his fault and It would cost me for him to fix it.
I have contacted a few other shops and I was told that If the Transmission Is pulled on a high mileage vehicle you always replace the seals. He did not. Because I spent so much money to get It fixed I now did not have the money to fix the new problem. So I had to drive It that way for over 2 months. I have now destoryed the roads In my complex. Went through so much Transmission fluid and just last week the transmission finally gave out.
I have now had to put out almost $800.00 more to get It fixed again and of course replace the front seal.
I have been told I have a very good case and to take the shop to small claims court.
I have never done that before What should I do? If I do I want to make sure I can prove my side of the case. What Is the best way to do that? What kind of case do I have?
Please any advice I can get will be of alot of help and thanks for taking the time to read It..