Transportation: Today, I took my car to dealer because of the loud knocking sound...

By AnonymousOne - 08/12/2016 10:57

Today, I took my car to dealer because of the loud knocking sound I heard while driving it. Twenty-four hours later, they told me it was fixed. Fifteen minutes after I drove away, the tire flew off my car while I was on the highway. My car is now totaled. FML

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By exalia - 07/05/2012 20:40 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I finally bought a car, after saving up for a year. My dealer had told me it was a good buy, so I snapped it up then and there. On the way home, the rear axle practically fell out of the car due to frame rot. My dealer wants to buy the car back at half the price. FML

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By alucas3 - 29/05/2016 20:14 - United States

Today, I got a rental car because my car needed new tires and I had a long drive ahead of me. Today, the rental car got a flat tire. FML

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Whoops

By mmv - 18/09/2009 00:02 - United States

Today, I took my car into the shop to get a minor problem fixed. I left several hours later, without my car. Why? The mechanic crashed it while out on a test drive to make sure he'd fixed the problem. FML

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By Jim - 12/04/2018 01:30

Today, I dropped my car off at the dealership for a bumper replacement due to a hit and run in a parking lot. After being told it was ready, their shuttle picked me up, and backed up into my just-replaced bumper. FML

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That's nuts

By shbaxter - 16/03/2020 06:00

Today, I finally got my car back after it was in the auto shop for a week. On my way home, I started swerving all over the road. It turns out they didn't tighten the lug nuts on one of my wheels properly. FML

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By 205 - 13/11/2009 21:23 - United States

Today, after getting my car completely fixed after it being damaged for a year, I was driving and the entire side panel on the car fell off. The repair man forgot to put the screws back in. FML

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Burning rubber

By Anonymous - 16/05/2021 00:01

Today, I bought a car that literally caught fire seconds after I started the engine. The dealership then fobbed me off, saying I'd driven it off their forecourt (by about 3 yards), so it was entirely my problem, but they still expect my monthly payments to be on time. FML

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Ouch

By Anonymous - 17/02/2018 15:00

Today, accustomed to dealing with my old car's faulty accelerator, I pressed the pedal way too hard in my new car and crashed into a pillar, totaling the engine, and giving myself a concussion. I could still see the dealership down the street. FML

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Thanks, I hate it

By effmylife - 23/10/2009 10:09 - United States

Today, I took my SUV in to get the oil changed, and the tires rotated. They allowed me to stay there, because they said it would only take 30 minutes. So I sit there in the waiting room, and I look through the window only to see my SUV falling off the lift, from 6 feet in the air. FML

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Pull!

By Anonymous - 08/10/2020 11:01

Today, my tie-rod snapped, forcing me into a parked car. The wheel literally flew off my car. FML

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Thursday 8 December 2016 17:32

lawyer up

Mauskau 35

Thursday 8 December 2016 17:48

They should reimburse you because they said it's fine, someone didn't do their job properly and they could've killed you.

Comments

Sevarog 13

Thursday 8 December 2016 22:14

Well, it looks like they did a great job then!

Nina825 21

Thursday 8 December 2016 22:28

Refund or inform the dealer to fix his mistake ...

soulreaper12296 28

Tuesday 27 December 2016 17:05

Inform? More like sue!

Dominus101 20

Thursday 8 December 2016 22:36

All those who voted OP YDI wtf ?

leo1106 15

Thursday 8 December 2016 22:41

Jesus! Hope you're alright. Definitely lawyer up because you have a solid case.

monagro 22

Thursday 8 December 2016 22:50

Can you sue?

JCDJR3755 2

Friday 9 December 2016 0:05

where is the dealership ?

Kristoffer 35

Friday 9 December 2016 1:17

On they plus side, they get to buy you a new car.

SG44 14

Friday 9 December 2016 5:39

Glad you're alright OP. Find a good lawyer, you've got a good shot at it.

NereidAlbel 14

Friday 9 December 2016 18:55

And now the dealer is funding your retirement. And probably going out of business...

sunflowers2k 0

Saturday 10 December 2016 4:34

The only way a lawsuit would apply is if OP had previous work done at the dealership that involved taking off tires - some random could have loosened said lug nuts then OP brings it into dealership. Dealership checks for knocking noise, checks suspension, all seems ok. Either way, a more detailed inspection should have been done, but unfortunately it wasn't. Hope OP gets a new car though if it was the dealerships fault.