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  1. #1
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    Default Inadequate Repair After Accident

    Worth filing...maybe small claims?

    Single vehicle roll over accident. Was told axles were fine until the day I was to pick up my vehicle, 4 weeks later.

    Repairs then not completed when promised...I sat in their waiting room for four hours for them NOT to complete the work.

    After receiving my vehicle back...front wheel bearing assembly was not replaced, it then shattered causing a fire within my break system.

    No injuries, just a lot of time and money and frustration...

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    Default Re: Shotty Repair After Accident

    what were you looking for compensation for?

    have you spoken to the garage that did the work about them repairing or paying for the damages?


    and this is a biggie:

    when you took the vehicle, could you tell the bearing still had a problem?

    maybe I misunderstood your post:

    are you saying the bad bearing caused the wreck (roll over) or was the repair they were doing because of the roll over?

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    Default Re: Shotty Repair After Accident

    The first shop was repairing the vehicle due to a roll over accident.

    I'm looking for compensation for time taken off work. I took off two hours early because I was told my vehicle would be ready and I was preparing for a trip.

    I'm looking for compensation for time spent sitting at the repair shop waiting for my vehicle when I was told numerous times it would be ready.

    I'm looking for time spent sitting at a second repair shop because the first one didn't repair the wheel bearing hub, which exploded causing a break fire and my being without a vehicle again because of their actions.

    There was no way to tell with the naked eye that anything was wrong with the hub. I had my brakes changed on Tuesday and that repairman didn't notice anything wrong.

    This all goes back to my original question to the first repair shop...if my wheels, solid metal, are bent...how is it everything else is fine. They just looked at the parts. Didn't stress test or perform any other checks.

    If I had been on interstate when this happened, I most likely would have rolled my vehicle several times, totaling it and doing who knows what to myself and others.

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    Default Re: Shotty Repair After Accident

    I'm looking for compensation for time taken off work. I took off two hours early because I was told my vehicle would be ready and I was preparing for a trip.
    you will not get this

    I'm looking for compensation for time spent sitting at the repair shop waiting for my vehicle when I was told numerous times it would be ready.
    nor this

    I'm looking for time spent sitting at a second repair shop because the first one didn't repair the wheel bearing hub, which exploded causing a break fire and my being without a vehicle again because of their actions.
    not this

    There was no way to tell with the naked eye that anything was wrong with the hub. I had my brakes changed on Tuesday and that repairman didn't notice anything wrong.
    then if there was no reason to suspect it was bad, how would you expect them to be liable for anything.

    This all goes back to my original question to the first repair shop...if my wheels, solid metal, are bent...how is it everything else is fine. They just looked at the parts. Didn't stress test or perform any other checks.
    because that is how a repair works. You look for and listen for signs there is a problem.

    If I had been on interstate when this happened, I most likely would have rolled my vehicle several times, totaling it and doing who knows what to myself and others.
    You don't get paid for "what if's"

    Unless you can prove the repair first repair shop was somehow negligent, you have absolutely nothing. If there was sounds or vibrations that would have led you to suspect and you continued to drive the car, you are to blame for your own situation. If there were no sounds or vibrations that would have led one to believe there was a problem with the bearing, the repair shop was not negligent.

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    Default Re: Shotty Repair After Accident

    so...the law doesn't allow compensation for incompetence? I can dump a cup of coffee in my lap and walk away with millions, but a repair doesn't do his job causing financial harm and I get nothing?

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    Default Re: Shotty Repair After Accident

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    so...the law doesn't allow compensation for incompetence? I can dump a cup of coffee in my lap and walk away with millions, but a repair doesn't do his job causing financial harm and I get nothing?
    first, she didn't end up with millions. The final agreement is confidential so only those involved actually know what Stella Liebeck ended up with.

    Second, even during she was found to be (I think) 20% liable so any awards the court awarded, would have been reduced by that amount to compensate for her liability.

    So, were you aware of any defects of the bearing when you drove the car? If not, how would you expect a mechanic to be able to determine there was a problem with the bearing?

    So, how do you intend on proving (not merely suggesting) negligence on the mechanic's part? What did he fail to do that he should have.

    and I might suggest that, since you claim there was a fire, if the bearing was the cause, there was a lot of warning there was a problem. A bearing flying apart is not going to start a fire by itself. It takes a lot of heat to cause brake fluid to ignite and the only way to produce that much heat is if the bearing basically seized and you continued to drive. You would surely have realized there was a problem with the bearing by that time.

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