Chevy Blazer/GMC Jimmy

Replying to: jlflemmons (May 07, 2008 4:21 am)

well, I have a great story that happened to me with the warranty work......I took the Jimmy to a "Napa auto care" facility, which I thought were on the same level as the dealership. Well, this one I went to in Eden, N.C. takes the cake for scam artists!!!!!! After the Jimmy was approved for the warranty work on the upper control arm bushings, they started the work on 5/12/08. To make a long story short....they got the approval for (4) bushings 2 per side at $13.00 each bushing. The Napa bushings that they were supposed to be using(because they are a Napa auto care facility) were $23.00 each bushing. Advanced auto bushings were $9.00 each, and the Autozone bushings were $6.00 each. So I asked him what ones did he put in, and after stuttering for 5 minuits, he spit out.....uuuuh.....Autozone.
I fell out!!!!!!!! Here the guy was surely aware that I only wanted top end parts on the car (I told him this 10 times) I told him I'd pay the difference, and he still went behind my back and installed the cheap jap crap parts just to make $30.00 off the parts. The first thing I did was report him to Napa auto care (the regional manager is going there today...5/14/08 to remove the Napa name. This guy was using the Napa name to draw customers in, then he puts the cheapest parts on the car he could find.....making people think hes using Napa parts!!!!!!! Holy cow right? And the regional manager is paying for the repairs on my vehicle out of his expense account for what happened(he doesnt weant me to go national with this probablly) BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!!

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Replying to: jlflemmons (May 14, 2008 4:41 am)

well, havent picked up the car yet....today is 5/14/08. Ill let ya know this weekend....I'm dropping the car off to another facility which is doing the repairs over putting in the moog brand parts at no cost to me. can you believe that mess....Autozone junk!!!!!

Replying to: jlflemmons (May 14, 2008 4:41 am)

MAn bad news.....noise still there.....I think Im gona put this piece of junk up for sale.....Im not gona mess with this junk any more.....not 1 mechanic on this earth can figure out what it is.....and the noise is bad enough where Im not gona wait around to find out what is gona be a huge repair down the road.........something is slapping the frame or something solid as the frame or engine or tranny.....I though gmc's were good? But i guess I got the only

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Replying to: gmck9 (May 15, 2008 5:33 am)

Well, let me remove the last post......the towers werent wallowed out, but they were kinda pushed apart, which just took a little grunting and I pulled it together. However what I didnt notice until then was the rocket science mechanic had put in the lower ball joint bolts upside-down, causing the bolt to dig into the boot that holds the greese- he wins the ASE mechanic of the week award!!!!! Is it just North Carolina or does this happen elsewhere......now I've been scammed by the Napa auto care guy with the Autozone parts that were supposed to be Napa parts, and now the ASE mechanic of the week mishap> My poor car

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Replying to: gmck9 (May 15, 2008 8:20 am)

Have you considered a GM service department???
 
(ducking and running for cover )

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Replying to: jlflemmons (May 15, 2008 8:22 am)

ROFL!!!!!!! ...Well, after this mess gets taken care of(the napa control arm bushings put back in), yes I agree a dealer is gona be the safest bet. Where I moved from my local mechanic had a jimmy also for a personal vehicle, so he was all up on these things. That is a 5hr drive one way or I'd be going to him. Looks like i have some dealer shopping to do, but I'll surely let ya know progress on the noise for you and other people reading this whole post

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