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522 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2009 at 2:43 PM
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Hi everyone, there is some details for the problems what Infinity repair shop claims, that my car has. 1. LEFT FRONT lower arm needs to be replaced. 2. RIGHT FRONT lower arm needs to be replaced. 3. Tie ROD and Declined....??? have no idea what is that. 4. POWER STEERING leeks, the oil pump needs to be replaced. 5. BANJO BOLT, COPPER seal... i can't read the sign... those are small things. 6. Alignment. All together 2300$. I did not pay the money to the Infiniti dealership and after several days I went to another repair shop. They said that The only thing what they consider as a problem in my car is that there is very slow steering oil leek. And they said that this is very common in most of the second hand cars which are older than 5-6 years. I was told that i can drive the car that way for a long time but i have to check often the liquid levels. I wonder what to do?!? |
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One more thing. When i talked to the infiniti repair shop about the details of that list i realized very interesting things. They new that i have no experience with cars (with the mechanical part). I asked the guy if he is sure that the oil pump is the reason... his answer was what else could be!?! And i asked him again if the pump is bad... he said that he doesn't know but that could be the problem?!? Well how come he is charging me 900$ to replace the steering oil pump if he is not sure that the pump is bad???? And what about the front LEFT and RIGHT lower ARMS??? I have never had any problems with the handling of the car. Is anyone out there who had problems with his front lower arms ???
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Replying to: ferdi1 (Jun 12, 2009 8:12 am) Whenever I hear on the one hand "this is a disaster waiting to happen Mister!" and then on the other hand a wave of the hand and a "awww....no problem".....I sometimes think that the truth may lie somewhere in the middle. The reason I say that is that neither side is presenting any detailed information to you. |
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Hi everyone, Today i went to car repair shop again. I had hope that the guys there will find something wrong with my Infiniti I35. I gave them the list with the problems which my car has according the Infiniti dealership. And it took them like 1 hour to do the inspection. The results ware that there is no problem with the tie rods, the front lower arms ware in good shape and that there is very slow steering oil leak which is not a big problem for now. I don't know who to believe. But one thing is for sure i will never ever go to the infiniti dealership again to change my oil or for whatever it is. I think that they ware not earnest to me and try to make some more money of me. I'm so sorry to say that but that is the way i feel.
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Replying to: ferdi1 (Jun 15, 2009 10:53 pm) I like the advice you got from the car repair shop and I would continue to going to him. Though a couple of items… 1) Power Steering - look for an oil spot in your driveway coming and going to the car. Check your PW fluid regularly. Listen for noise when turning the wheel (there should be none). This problem will get worse over time. Before I bought my 2002 I35, the dealer put a little money into it and I have the invoice of work done. 1) “Replaced both front lower control Arm Bushings”… ripped and leaking grease. Labor $150, parts $300. 2) “Replaced both Front Sway Bar Link”…Both links worn and noisy. Labor $75, Parts $80. Both repairs appeared to me as items that were found via visual inspection, so if your guy didn’t see anything there you should be all set. Basically, they performed the 60k inspection on my car and IMO, did things I would of never even considered or even asked to be checked. Therefore, I was OK with this work and many other things they did. (Of course they baked the repair cost into the purchase price, but overall I am very satisfied with the car and dealer buying experience)
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Replying to: bostonguy1 (Jun 16, 2009 8:24 am) I have been checking for oil spots in my drive way for a long time. There was not a single drip. At the repair shop they show me under need the car and i saw the spot where it was dripping. For 6 months, since i bought the car there was just little greasy spot. I do not say that the dealership is bad. They sold me a great car for a great price. But if they ware not trying to make some money of me in the infiniti repair shop may be i was going to be 100% satisfied. |
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Hi everyone, today i went to downtown of SLC to do some shopping. On my way back i stopped at Firestone service center and ask them to do complete alignment to my Infiniti I35. Also i asked them to inspect the car - suspension front and back, front lower arms, sway bars, tie rods, breaks and so on... After i was told (at the infiniti dealership service) that my car is not in good shape and i have to repair many things such as: replace both front left and right arms, replace steering oil pump, tie rods and so on (2300$ all together)... I decided not to pay them and to go somewhere else. Since now i went to 2 other places and the Firestone service center was the third place where i went today. You may think that I'm getting crazy about that, but believe me i was very scared after what i was told in the Infiniti service. So back to the story... The inspection cost me 79.00$ + taxes but i had no choice. It turn out that the car is in very good condition no problems with any part of the suspension and there was no need even for much alignment. This is may be my 5th post about this... I hope you guys can understand me... I'm very very ANGRY... I don't understand why they are doing that in the Infiniti dealership service?
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