I took my car to see what was wrong with it and the dealer worked on my car with telling what was wrong with it. Did not sign any papers telling him to fix my car and know he he wanting me to pay him the money before i can get my car.
2007-10-17 04:39:49 · 9 answers · asked by ba-anna21 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
All states have a requirement that you be provided with a writen estimate of charges before any work is done. If you did not sign any repair order or if the repair order that you signed does not include a written estimate for diagnostic charges then you don't ow them any money and they have no legal right to hold your car.
If you signed a repair order that says you would pay a diagnostic charge then you are liable for up to the amount of the writeen estimate on the repair order.
If you didn't sign a repair order or if they didn't provide you a written estimate for the diagnosis or repair and the dealer won't release your car to you, call the police from the dealership and they'll get the car released for you. Obviously you'll want to talk to the service manager and the general manager of the dealership before you go to that point
hope that answers your question
2007-10-17 04:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by honda guy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One problem is that they may not know what's wrong with the car when you drop it off in the morning and then you go to work for example. So they can't give you a repair quote to sign until they know what parts and labor it will take to fix it. Then during the day, the service writer normally calls you on the telephone and tells you what's wrong with the car and how much to fix it. Then you either verbally authorize the repair or some part of it. But in a "verbal agreement", it becomes your word against the dealers as to what work was or was not authorized. When you dropped the car off, you could have said that no work is authorized until you come in to sign a formal repair quote. You could write that right on the order you sign to have your car looked at. That order you sign in the morning may say that they can charge for diagnosis fees even if you don't end up fixing the car. Usually the diagnosis fees are waived if you go on to have the repairs made. Ultimately no contract is iron clad and is only as good as the company and consumer that stand behind it.
2007-10-17 04:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has never been a time for me when I had to sign any papers for a dealer or any mechanic to fix my car. When dropping your car off, you should make sure to tell them that you want to know what is wrong with your car and an estimate before you approve any repairs.
2007-10-17 04:49:52 · answer #3 · answered by Krista 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually when you take one to a dealer and say repair it they wont get in touch with you,if you told them to wait on the repairs when you took it in then they should have called you,if no papers was signed that's a different thing,but you will still have to pay for the repair,or you wont get the car back,legally you owe them money,and this must be paid,i just wouldn't ever go back to that dealer if you think they did you wrong,good luck with it.
2007-10-17 04:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That blue smoke skill your engine is burning oil. undesirable information is you relatively can't fix that for low priced, in maximum situations. in the journey that your automobile burned 4 quarts in decrease than 3,000 miles, the engine is probable shot. Get the compression examined...that permit you already know in the journey that your rings are undesirable. Your valves may additionally desire changing. the two way, your finding at a super form of money... the only suggestion I even have for you is to seem into getting a used altima engine swapped into yours. seem for altima aspects automobiles on craigslist, and different classifieds. you need to attempt a junkyard too, yet it relatively is riskier. Any time you place a used engine into your automobile you possibility that that engine could have the comparable undertaking. As you basically found out, it relatively is perplexing to observe while it relatively is working how ought to you even tell if it relatively is not. So notwithstanding occurs guy, good success to you. i'm sorry to convey the undesirable information, even though it seems such as you acquire jipped guy. optimistically you will come across a miles less intense priced answer...take it to a mechanic.
2016-10-07 02:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work for a dealership, They cannot fix your car without you authorizing it.
2007-10-17 06:49:20 · answer #6 · answered by jumbobret 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people can do what they want to do, you have to take some one to court to get the justice you deserve
thats like asking if a policeman can go upside your head, they can and will, you can take it to court later, . . ,
think im about to invest money in a prepaid lawyer so i have someone to deal with issues like this, i have about two issues a year that shouldnt even be a issues
2007-10-17 04:50:02 · answer #7 · answered by MACK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't have to pay for repairs you did not authorize.
2007-10-17 04:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by baby1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, THAT ILLEGAL. Tell him that you will take him to court.
2007-10-17 04:49:30 · answer #9 · answered by Tri T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋