GRRR. Why can't people listen.

tbaleno · #1 09-26-2006, 08:05 PM

I finaly got the front camber kit installed on my car so of course I had to take it for an allignment.

So I tell the guy "don't touch the tire pressures". And you guessed it. 36lbs all the way around.

$.50 later and 5 minutes of my time and they are hovering around 58psi. The guy at the desk said that he would tell them not to touch the tire pressure. I guess someone forgot. Either him or the tech. My mileage dropped in 7 miles from 55mpg down to 42mpg with them "test driving" my car.

*Sigh* I'm going to have to work to get this tank back up.

Chuck · #2 09-26-2006, 10:06 PM

Could this be one of those "do it by the book" episodes?

I had a drain plug removed at a Honda dealer....

philmcneal · #3 09-27-2006, 02:12 AM

you should start threating them, I know i would because its $ we talking about here. Not some sweet bull**** about how you treat my car when I take it to service.

**** Tom you should be furious! So that they should be grateful that you choosed them to service the car from the day you bought it.

I know I hell's would, lucky my dealership doesn't touch em like I say, then again I've developed relations with them since I'm their jokster when it comes to laughing about FE.

rhwinger · #4 09-27-2006, 05:06 AM

Hey, everyone makes mistakes with communication. Next time, leave a note on the seat and put black electrical tape on the valve stem caps when you drop the car off at the shop. Maybe, just maybe, when the mechanic finds the tape on the caps it might remind them, or at least cause them to pause and think - what the...?

brick · #5 09-27-2006, 06:23 AM

Two part expoxy?

tigerhonaker · #6 09-27-2006, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbaleno

I finaly got the front camber kit installed on my car so of course I had to take it for an allignment.

So I tell the guy "don't touch the tire pressures". And you guessed it. 36lbs all the way around.

$.50 later and 5 minutes of my time and they are hovering around 58psi. The guy at the desk said that he would tell them not to touch the tire pressure. I guess someone forgot. Either him or the tech. My mileage dropped in 7 miles from 55mpg down to 42mpg with them "test driving" my car.

*Sigh* I'm going to have to work to get this tank back up.

Tom, This reminds me of when I had the New Wheels installed on my HCH II. I ask the Manager to make sure that the Air-Pressure was adjusted back to 50 PSI and he said {No-Problem}. Yeah, right, want to guess where it was when I checked it the next morning in the Garage??????

So as you found out I had to put it back where I wanted it. Oh forgot I also called back to Goodyear where the Wheels were installed after picking the car up and ask if the Tech put the Air-Pressure to the 50PSI I had requested. Manager assured me "No-Problem" it is right on the (Money-Mr. Honaker) as You-Requested. NOT !!!!!

I found from working at a dealership for over 10-Yrs. now, don't ever trust the simple things when you drop your vehicle off. They just go through the motions and do what (THEY) choose to do know matter what is written on the Repair-Order. They see and read what they choose to. Ignore the rest.

Terry (tiger)

Chuck · #7 09-27-2006, 08:39 AM

Do you wonder if part of this is "legal"?

If the manufacturer recommends 38psi, they inflate to that pressure religiously to avoid lawsuits...

tbaleno · #8 09-27-2006, 09:25 AM

If they wite it down and I sign it then they are not liable. It is not legal. It is lazyness

lightfoot · #9 09-27-2006, 12:31 PM

I actually had the reverse problem. My Honda motorcycle developed a vibration, seemingly from the rear end, at 70-80mph. I took it to the dealer (>1 hour each way!) and the problem vanished. It reappeared a few days later, so I went back. They had an identical bike in for sale used, so they sent me and a mechanic out on the two bikes so we could swap - no vibration in either bike. We fabricated all sorts of complex theories, e.g. airbox intake flapper valve getting stuck or resonating. The Honda regional service rep had no clue.

Several days later it reappeared so I checked the rear tire pressure: 17psi when it should have been 40. I found a sheet metal screw in the tread causing a slow leak.

What had happened was that every time I took it to the dealer the mechanics dutifully set the tire pressures and never said anything about them being low. I never suspected the tire because I was used to bias ply tires. When bias ply tires lose pressure the bike gets really squirmy, and they go flat you can't go anywhere. This newer bike has radials. Motorcycle radials have short stiff sidewalls to reduce slip angles (riders don't handle slip well!), so when they go flat the bike will still go - a bit like a run-flat car tire.

But ALL of us should have checked the tread.

laurieaw · #10 09-27-2006, 12:59 PM

how about this one? i have my oil changed at the tire place where i buy my tires. i always call ahead so they can have the 0W20 ordered. a few weeks ago i had the oil change and the car aligned.

i am looking at the invoice, and i am getting charged for 5w30 oil! he checked, and sure enough, somebody missed the note.........they quick switched it out, but it cost me a longer lunch hour.

on the other hand, last night i was going home, about 60mph on the highway, when i hear this flapping coming from the front end. i thought maybe it was a plastic bag, since i ran over one in a parking lot and never saw where it ended up. it's way too low for me to look under the car, even when my knee was good.....i tried again, flapped again.

i happened to find a shop open, and he put it on the hoist. seems when i ran over the deer last spring i must have cracked this piece of plastic covering that's right under the engine. it finally worked itself loose and was blowing in the wind. he put a couple of new bolts in it, and away i went. i called honda for a replacement, and it's only about $80 to replace......

oh well