Don't take your car to Mr. Transmission

I had to take my car to the dealership after they were finished with it. Not only did I fork out over $3000 to get it fixed but I had to pay another $2000 for the dealer to fix it after they were done.

Mr. Transmission Sucks

Reply to
Andrew
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Sue them to get your money back.

Reply to
Brian Nystrom

what car/year? what problem?

Reply to
BillyGoat

He has been posting this to a lot groups for the last 2 weeks. Still don't know what his point is except that he got taken with his own consent.

Reply to
Jan

$125 bucks will get you started in your local court for a civil suit, and you do not even need a lawyer.

Reply to
Matthew Rebbert

But you can lose if you screwed up in the first place.

;-)

Reply to
nothermark

If he wishes to make a religion out of hating Mr. Transmission I guess that's his business. Transmissions are very complicated devices and it's easy to make a mistake while re-assembling one.

Reply to
Screwtape III

I'm taking them into small claims court but I'm hiring an attorney for advice. They have agreed to pay $795.02 for their negligence but are refusing to cover the total costs incurred.

Mr. Transmission Sucks

Reply to
Andrew

There was no mistake reassembling the transmission as I had the transmission completely replaced. The dealerships findings: There was a leak in the transmission lines. The transmission cooler placed by Mr. Transmission was not adequate for cooling the transmission. The transmission had the wrong dipstick tube installed and the dipstick was damaged. The transmission was overfilled by five quarts of transmission fluid. This is evidence of gross negligence and incompetence. In addition: the air cleaner box was damaged and vented transmission fluid clogged the mass air filter. An inoperative dash temperature gauge was caused by damaged wiring. Mr Transmission had replaced a sensor which had the sole purpose of doing nothing but supplying the dash temperature gauge. It is very apparent who caused the problems with my temp gauge wiring.

The after market transmission cooler was removed and the transmission lines were rerouted back to the stock cooler. Mr. Transmission had cut to the lines to the stock cooler when they placed on the after market cooler. The transmission cooler, which they replaced the stock cooler with, was designed to be an auxiliary cooler rather then a stand alone cooler. The unit they used was a Hayden 403. When eliminating the stock cooler Hayden states that a large cooler be used. The Hayden 403 is designated as a medium cooler. In addition, Hayden recommends the use of a radiator tank cooler when this is done in order to comply with most auto manufacturer's warranties. This was not done. Having the wrong transmission dipstick tube, a damaged dipstick, and having the transmission overfilled by five quarts speaks very strongly.

You can read about the whole ordeal at

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Mr. Transmission Sucks

Reply to
Andrew

The only problem is that there is a binding arbitration clause in the repair contract located in the small print. However, I am fortunate to be living in Georgia as the courts here tend to make this non-enforceable. I feel that I need help from an attorney to avoid any pitfalls. Of course the cost of the attorney will be added to my settlement.

Mr. Transmission Sucks

Reply to
Andrew

I assume that Mr. Transmission is a chain? If so, you can't justify trashing the entire company for the incompetence of one store. If you want to rag on them, rag on the specific store that screwed you.

Reply to
Brian Nystrom

What's wrong with going to arbitration? It's cheaper, faster and if you have witnesses/afadavits and other evidence, it should be a slam-dunk. You may not get your attorneys fees if you take it to court.

Reply to
Brian Nystrom

I must be bored. I just finished reading Andrew's web site rant. I also re-read his posts here. At no point has he disclosed the make/year/model/mileage of his car. I suspect he doesn't even own a Hyundai.

Mr. Transmission in Lakeland, Florida, rebuilt the transmission in my son's 2000 Accent with 95K miles a month ago. The store manager's name is Jerry, and he's a very pleasant fellow to deal with. But Mr. Transmission is just like every other business chain in that your going to find good managers and some bad eggs too.

Reply to
Screwtape III

A franchise has accountability for the actions of their franchises.

Reply to
Andrew

See:

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Reply to
Andrew

OK Andrew. What *IS* the make/model/year of your car?

Reply to
Zeppo

Agreed. I've had work done by a local AAMCO guy who's been completely trustworthy. The rebuild they did on my Excel transmission lasted 115K miles, which is impressive when you consider that the orignal only lasted 64K. He's even told me when he didn't think that work was worth it on another car. He's good, he cares about his customers and the quality of the work his people turn out. These are the reasons that he's been in business at the same location for 20-something years. I refer people to him all the time.

OTOH, I've heard horror stories about other AAMCO stores. It's not the name on the building, it's the guys that work there that count.

Reply to
Brian Nystrom

Only to a very limited degree. While it may be possible for them to yank a franchise from a problem franchisee, that's usually the only leverage they have and that may not even be the case. They are not legally liable for poor work by a franchisee unless they are following a policy that comes down from the top. One bad store DOES NOT make for a bad company and you have no right to trash the entire company. It would be within their rights to sue you for defamation. While I fully agree with the action you're taking against the local store - assuming that you're telling the whole truth - what you're attempting to do to the company is wrong. Frankly, the fact that you're unwilling to go to arbitration makes me very suspicious. If your case was as strong and "cut and dried" as you make it out to be, arbitration is the best way to go, as you would win, win quickly and do so at minimal expense.

I'd really love to hear the other side of this story.

Reply to
Brian Nystrom

So, there are a lot of "ifs" and "maybes" and "gotcha's" to look out for. What are the particulars of YOUR contract? Why not go to voluntary arbitration rather than court? All that autoissues.org point out is that you need to be careful before agreeing to mandatory binding arbitration. They specifically state that there is nothing inherently wrong in arbitration as an alternative to the courts.

Reply to
Brian Nystrom

'I had to take my car to the dealership after they were finished with it. Not only did I fork out over $3000 to get it fixed but I had to pay another $2000 for the dealer to fix it after they were done. Mr. Transmission Sucks'

REPLY: DOnt take your car to AAMCO Transmission Co. either (if they are still around). I learned they put thier Office personnel thru ' in house sales training courses' to promote rebuilding the transmission or selling a new one after the car is testdriven . I took a car there once , and it ended up being a Modulator Control that was needed -- AAMCO wanted to rebuild the transmission . Thieves.

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Dave in Lake Villa

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