khartley
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- Jul 20, 2004
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Faith,
South_Dakota
I'm having nothing but problems in the DSM world right now. My 91 GSX needs a new engine (jumped timing) but this is what really pisses me off:
I took my 95 GS to the dealership to have them replace the waterpump and the timing belt. They did it, and I picked up the car the same day. The next day I hop in it to go get my tax return, I pull into the parking lot and the car just dies. After messing with it a few minutes I decide that it has to be something the dealership did. So I tow it back there, and after they look at it, they tell me the tensioner broke and the timing belt skipped 4 teeth (or whatever you call that). So they proceed with putting a new tensioner on, and then call me back saying that the car still wont start, and that there are bent valves. They are saying it's going to cost me over $700 in labor alone to fix it.
This is total BS...shouldn't they have to fix it for free??? He is saying that if it was their fault, I would have never made it out of the parking lot with it. He says that it's just unfortunate luck.
What do you guys think I should do?
I took my 95 GS to the dealership to have them replace the waterpump and the timing belt. They did it, and I picked up the car the same day. The next day I hop in it to go get my tax return, I pull into the parking lot and the car just dies. After messing with it a few minutes I decide that it has to be something the dealership did. So I tow it back there, and after they look at it, they tell me the tensioner broke and the timing belt skipped 4 teeth (or whatever you call that). So they proceed with putting a new tensioner on, and then call me back saying that the car still wont start, and that there are bent valves. They are saying it's going to cost me over $700 in labor alone to fix it.
This is total BS...shouldn't they have to fix it for free??? He is saying that if it was their fault, I would have never made it out of the parking lot with it. He says that it's just unfortunate luck.
What do you guys think I should do?