Loading ...re “American mechanic are retired or no longer here. Also many of the old school dropped out when they got technical less they upgraded.”
Yes on that. Too many unneeded parts, too much integration with electrical. Its all to create work, man hours. Parts and labor.
My son 2003 Chevy Malibu, blinkers malfunctioning. Sometime they work, sometimes no. Sounds simple and cheap. Drops it off. Multi Function Switch, $370 installed (huh?) later they say its fixed. Goes on a long 3 day trip the next day, and nothing changed.
I go on the Internet and find out it was common, a call back problem with various years ’01-’04. And find out its the Hazard Warning button. Turn signal switch relay. Blinkers, turn signal, and 4 way flashers all INTEGRATED. A cheap part and a ten minute installation.
I told Rob, ask for your money back, you can’t afford to pay for mechanics mistakes. If they refuse? Stop it out on the credit card, and don’t go there anymore. And the dummy thru the original expensive part away. They could have put it back in. They took it for granted replacing the multi function switch was the problem. GEEZ.
Several times I had to tell mechanics to google for diagnoses. They don’t even think of it.