Joined
·
50 Posts
I had the rear axle of my 2004 GM 2500hd 4x redone in January.
For the sake of cost and time (both were a factor) the mechanic and I agreed to sleeve the slightly pitted inner pinion shaft. Inner pinion bearing was wailing for months prior. all other bearings in rearend were redone at same time.
Now my connundrum is that just the other day the pinion bearings FRIED out of my rear axle!!!!:cwm23: An astounding 72days after the complete rebuild!!!
I called the repairman immediately from roadside once it occurred AFTER taking pics and video of smoking rearend. He gave me a tow truck company name and number and said "I'll put it on the hoist and look at it before we can figure anything out."
2 days later I come to shop take pics of where I hit a deer just days prior to the rear end blowing, for insurance which had to be contacted about truck no longer being drive-able. Owner/mechanic comes out and states that my truck is fixed!!!:wtf: WTF!!! is right here...
NO notice to me about trucks condition little own gettig verbal nor written agreement from me to do ANY repairs on truck... just did it. THEN hands me a bill for $2800 stating "I dont expect you to eat(pay) all of this but we'll have to come to an agreement/arrangement."
now that I have vented the twisted tale... :violin comes the question....
Am I legally obligated to pay for unrequested repairs upon inproper previous repairs???
bill for previous repairs has over $1600 against it already, and lucky i had a minivan for sale that i could drive since truck is/was toast...
For the sake of cost and time (both were a factor) the mechanic and I agreed to sleeve the slightly pitted inner pinion shaft. Inner pinion bearing was wailing for months prior. all other bearings in rearend were redone at same time.
Now my connundrum is that just the other day the pinion bearings FRIED out of my rear axle!!!!:cwm23: An astounding 72days after the complete rebuild!!!
I called the repairman immediately from roadside once it occurred AFTER taking pics and video of smoking rearend. He gave me a tow truck company name and number and said "I'll put it on the hoist and look at it before we can figure anything out."
2 days later I come to shop take pics of where I hit a deer just days prior to the rear end blowing, for insurance which had to be contacted about truck no longer being drive-able. Owner/mechanic comes out and states that my truck is fixed!!!:wtf: WTF!!! is right here...
NO notice to me about trucks condition little own gettig verbal nor written agreement from me to do ANY repairs on truck... just did it. THEN hands me a bill for $2800 stating "I dont expect you to eat(pay) all of this but we'll have to come to an agreement/arrangement."
now that I have vented the twisted tale... :violin comes the question....
Am I legally obligated to pay for unrequested repairs upon inproper previous repairs???
bill for previous repairs has over $1600 against it already, and lucky i had a minivan for sale that i could drive since truck is/was toast...