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Mechanic fixed wrong problem

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  • 05-09-2014 10:16pm
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    wicorthered
    Registered Users Posts: 729 ✭✭✭


    My car started making a funny grinding noise, particularly when I took a hard left turn. I brought it to a local mechanics to have it checked. He told me it was my rear left wheel bearing. This made sense to me, a mate suggested this was the problem, so I told him to go ahead and fix it. That was all grand I collected the car yesterday, it cost me 190 quid but i was happy to be back on the road. So today I was driving to the shops, took a sharp left and the grinding noise was back. I'm obviously heading to the garage first thing tomorrow but I have no idea what my rights are?

    As the noise is still the exact same I'm now assuming the wheel bearing didn't need changing, so he should have never charged me 190 euro. Where do I stand here, I'm sure he'll argue it did need changing and that I still have a part he paid 120 euro sitting in my car. Whatever about the labor cost I still have an apparently brand new part. Can I demand my money back and drive away with the new bearing, as I doubt he'd put my old one to put back in?


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    #2
    wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    If the part was worn and you agreed to have it replaced I can't see you having any comeback, unless he guaranteed it would silence the noise. Most mechanics I know would state the most likely cause and ask to go ahead with a suggested fix. There could be a number of parts causing noises.


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    sully2010
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭sully2010


    You have total comeback. They have to fix the issue you first sent the car in for or give you a refund. Im not even a mechanic and I can narrow down to 3 things the issue could be, they should know exactly what it is.

    They said they would fix it and charged 190 so bring it back and get them to fix it. Too much of this "where do I stand with mechanics" going around. Some really good ones out there but way too many chancers too.


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