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Broken Down Car

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I live in Tx.
Ok well I went to this business yesterday and I went in to get four new wheels and tires and fairly expensive ones they ran me close to $2,000. So I went in there and they ended up leaving my lights on, they got jumpercables and tried to start it and it didn't work, so thinking my battery was dead I just went out and got a new battery; that didn't do anything either. So now I have a broken down car that hasn't started since it's been in the possession of this wheel company, I had the car towed to a nearby Honda dealership. I can hold them fully responsible for all damages seeing as they did have it when it stopped working and hasn't worked since it's been in their posession.
 


rmet4nzkx

Senior Member
They should be responsible for the damages caused by their neglect, do you know if they tried to jump the battery correctly, done incorrectly it can damage more than the battery, does your car have an onboard computer or alarm system sometimes having your battery run down completely will prevent the car from starting without knowing the "Trick". Hopefully the dealership will discover the problem.
 

justalayman

Senior Member
Thanks for telling us this incorrect information.

Was there a question you wanted to pose to the forum? Maybe one about your car?


You can hold them responsible for the damages they caused. This may not be all the damages you believe they caused. If your car had an extremely weak battery before you took it to them, all they would be liable for is an exteremely weak battery that is capable of starting your car. If you had problems before you went in, they would not be responsible for them.

Leaving the lights on a car is not going to do any serious damage to a good battery and it will not cause any other damage to a properly operating car.

Now, the tire store may have caused other damage that is not known at this time they would be responsible for but you need to find out what is wrong with your car first. Then you can start pointing fingers.
 

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