i was in a wreck and took my car to have the body work repaired. while it was there the mechanic had to take it to the dealership, so he and his son drove it there. a few days later, i received a call saying that my car's engine had went out and that the car would not move. This was true, the car has still not been repaired because the cost to do so is around $5000. My insurance would not cover it because they say that it was not a result of the accident. My truck was running fine when i took it there, i had had no problems.
2007-10-04 00:22:13 · 7 answers · asked by sunshine 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Before you jump off a cliff over this,someone needs to find out what happened to stop the engine.It may not be a big deal.
2007-10-04 00:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by wildmanny2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunshine? what are we talking about here. You start out talking car and end up talking truck. Year make model and how many miles are on it. Why was it taken to the dealership did they hear or see any motor problem? did you write down or did the body shop write down the miles when they took the car in. Look at all the paper work and ask to see what was inspected at the dealership. Did the body shop use your truck to move something and while thay were driving around MILES the engine failed. Sounds like unauthorized use of your car read all the fine print on the repair orders. And hire an attorney when in doubt.
2007-10-04 00:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mann, that suks. Not to worry, you have to find out if the engine died because of the wreck. It obiously did, however - insurance companies will do all they can to not pay and hustle for time so it will be more difficult. And the mechanic will try to steep things up since you have insurance. So, you have to file a complaint / summons to both parties at your towns civil court, I dont know the name, but all cities and towns have one. They make a case on your behalf and send a court date to both the mechanic and insurance. When they receive this court notice/appearance, they will start calling you like crazy. Usually the insurance may end up at fault.
2007-10-04 00:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by rareicon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For anyone but you to be liable, you will have to be able to prove that the engine failure was the result of abuse or negligence by either the bodyman or the dealership while it was in their care, because either they beat the heck out of it or missed obvious damage from the accident that caused the failure. If the engine just coincidentally died of old age, you're stuck. You'll need to have this looked at by an independent party, neither the bodyman nor the dealer is going to hang themselves.....
2007-10-04 00:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is the age and make of the car?? generally an accident doesn't effect the running of the car; why did it go to the dealership , the reasoning?? more details
2007-10-04 00:30:13 · answer #5 · answered by sml 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what sort of broker sells a motor vehicle with a rebuilt call? even with the shown fact that in case to procure it "as is" i could say you're caught with the damages. Now if there's a manner you're able to be able to desire to coach that they knew relating to the front end damages you have a case. yet from the sound of issues it fairly is not looking solid for you.
2016-11-07 05:46:06 · answer #6 · answered by ritzer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND MILEAGE WOULD BE HELPFUL ????????????????
HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE AND WHERE WAS THE VEHICLE HIT ???????????
2007-10-04 00:36:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋