RIP OFF!!!!!!!1

zin9 · Apr 1st, 2008, 09:10 AM

I went to the Nissan dealership to get my 97 Sentra inspected, and I truely believer nothing was majorly wrong with the car... I get a phonecall telling me the car needs rear shocks, drums, and break pads and that it would cost me $540 to get it fixed, and that they were already working on it...
That price was extremely high and wanted to just get my car back so I could work on the problmes myself, but they refused because they had already started working on it... I find that to be a load of BS!!! They didn't even ask me first to see if it was alright... then I went to pick my car up and the bill ended up being $632!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a teenager who goes to college, I'm not made of money!!!
I WAS LIVID!!!!

SonsofWisdom · Apr 1st, 2008, 03:49 PM

wait wait..they are going to replace your

shocks
rear drums (shoes included?)
and break pads

for 540?

that's pretty cheap...imo...the shocks alone I figured would have cost you 500...is that including labor? What about your rotors?

IanH · Apr 2nd, 2008, 12:22 PM

I am sorry they did this to you.
Unfortunately they have a work order signed by you.
I suggest you write ONLY, ALL WORK MUST BE PRE-APPROVED IN WRITING and a diagonal line through the space below next time. then sign.
And that may not work !!!
Once they have your car you cant get it back without paying.
I suggest an oil change place that does inspections next time.

Divo25 · Apr 2nd, 2008, 12:53 PM

stealerships plain and simple. i never take my car to the dealer. take it as a lesson learned. either do it your self or find another reputable place.

SonsofWisdom · Apr 2nd, 2008, 05:29 PM

guys...come on...540 for shocks, drums, and break pads????

Most dealerships charge that for each of these ALONE...he did not get ripped off

Divo25 · Apr 2nd, 2008, 05:46 PM

no just the fact that they did it without consent is pretty crappy. they're just out to take money. i dont know if 540 is steep or not. if i was to take my car for inspection and ended up with an unwanted bill ide be pissed too

SonsofWisdom · Apr 2nd, 2008, 07:02 PM

ahh...didn't catch that part of the story.

When I worked with Toyota...didn't matter what you signed...unless you said
"Fix EVERYTHING that's broken or worn and do not call me about it"

We HAD to call the customer and check. Hell if you brought your car in with a vibration we had to ask before doing a wheel balance...if that was suspected of course.

So my badness...yeah...very unprofessional

szembek · Apr 3rd, 2008, 06:27 AM

If you take a car in for an inspection, that doesn't give them reign to make repairs on the vehicle. They can report back to you pass/fail and suggest work that could be done on it.

zin9 · Apr 3rd, 2008, 07:39 AM

Yeah, I wouldn't be so pissed off if they actually called and told me what was wrong with it before touching it. Because I couldn't have done those things myself for alot cheeper then what they charged me...

And yes, this will be the last time I'll be going to the dealership to get my car inspected!!!!

VenomZ31 · Apr 23rd, 2008, 02:10 PM

I had something sorta happen like that. I took one of my cars to a place called Mr. transmission after I blew a hole in the housing running at the track. Well the fixed everything for me but when I got in my car my flip face moniter was missing. Well they told me there not held responsible :[

szembek · Apr 23rd, 2008, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VenomZ31

I had something sorta happen like that. I took one of my cars to a place called Mr. transmission after I blew a hole in the housing running at the track. Well the fixed everything for me but when I got in my car my flip face moniter was missing. Well they told me there not held responsible :[

Should have called the cops before pulling out of the lot.

sinning · Apr 24th, 2008, 11:04 AM

DEAM $540 for all that dude the dealer did that for a raw ass price it was wrong that they did that without your concent but deam thats a good price dont worry it wasnt bad price

SonsofWisdom · May 5th, 2008, 01:30 AM

The rip off is not the price...because that is cheap...even for a local shop.

The rip off is that he did not authorize these repairs.

**Asleep** · May 5th, 2008, 11:04 PM

thats what these warnings are for!

http://www.nissanforums.com/general-...-your-car.html

slo200 · May 7th, 2008, 10:59 AM

I would personally talk to the manager of the dealership and tell him your problem, and tell them that they should have called and asked for your permisssion before starting any work. If they still don't want to do anything then I would threaten to contact the better business burrow, and do it if they don't make things right. Thats what I would do because that is kinda sketchy.