Repair gone wrong what can I do?

[Kcdavis12492]

My car had to go into the shop and my normal shop had a three week wait so I took it to anyother shop in town and had them look at it and fix it which cost $1400 a couple days after getting it back I was coming off the interstate and my front passenger side wheel locked up it was the side that they worked on I had to get it towed and I towed it to my normal shop which cost $140 I have to get a rental that cost $250 because I have two kids and needed to be able to go to work and then the repair bill which was $40. The problem with the car was when they put the caliper back on they forgot the bolt. I going to go talk to the repair shop tomorrow I was just wonder can I ask them for my tow bill and rental bill and the other shop bill be paided for and if so and they just say no what can I do? This happened in vermont

 

[Shadowbunny]

My car had to go into the shop and my normal shop had a three week wait so I took it to anyother shop in town and had them look at it and fix it which cost $1400 a couple days after getting it back I was coming off the interstate and my front passenger side wheel locked up it was the side that they worked on I had to get it towed and I towed it to my normal shop which cost $140 I have to get a rental that cost $250 because I have two kids and needed to be able to go to work and then the repair bill which was $40. The problem with the car was when they put the caliper back on they forgot the bolt. I going to go talk to the repair shop tomorrow I was just wonder can I ask them for my tow bill and rental bill and the other shop bill be paided for and if so and they just say no what can I do? This happened in vermont

You can ask them for anything you want to, and if they say 'no', then you will take them to small claims court.

 

[TheGeekess]

Did you call the shop that did the original work so someone at a managerial level could at least come and inspect it before the wheel was removed and the bolt replaced?

 

[Kcdavis12492]

Did you call the shop that did the original work so someone at a managerial level could at least come and inspect it before the wheel was removed and the bolt replaced?

No I did not will that be an issue

 

[TheGeekess]

No I did not will that be an issue

If you want money from the shop that repaired the brakes initially to cover the repair and tow to a different shop without the initial shop inspecting the problem first, yes, it could very well be a problem.