I am taking a transmission place to small claims court and I was wondering if anyone had any advice?

Question

I have the documentation from the BBB, his response to my review on yellowpages.com, as well as documentation from Ford and from my family mechanic. He put a junkyard transmission in my car and said it was a ford factory reman with a warrenty. Four days later it broke down from transmission failure and he told me to screw myself. I am asking for the cost of a ford reman as well as the cost i have been out to repair the car/towing since. What type of damages should I ask for? Do I have enough documentation? Oh, I have pictures too!!! Please help!

Answer 1

Without a doubt you have more than enough to proceed. I would highly suggest you look up Lemon Laws for your state, which would apply in a situation such as this. You would need to seek compensation for monetary losses, to cover all expenses therein, and be sure to include any legal fees so that you aren't out any money for taking him to court.

Answer 2

First, when you had the job performed at the transmission shop, what was the warranty that was written on your bill of sale for the services performed? If it was only a verbal warranty, he may claim he never said that. Most sales receipts will have all warranty information clearly printed on them. A transmission place, not associated with FORD, can not force FORD to cover any work that they did not perform.



Second, when you brought it back to them after four days, did they offer to look at it and try to fix it, or did they say no warranty??? You must give them a chance to repair their work, not just ask for your money back under this situation.



Third, if FORD has documented that the transmission was faulty or incorrect, then you can get your money back for the ORIGINAL job. You may also be able to get the fee for towing, but you won't be able to get the money for the FORD job. The job of small claims court is not to make you out in a better position than before the 'wrong' happened. YOU decided to go for the less expensive job, and yes, you learned a lesson and should get THAT money back for trying the cheap way out. They are not liable for you now having to pay for the more expensive fix.



The documentation that you need is your DATED receipt from the transmission place, any written warranty that they gave you with the part, DATED report from the FORD dealer, and any other mechanic that specifically states the problem with the transmission and a DATED receipt for you new transmission from FORD.



GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

A better idea would be to have your "family mechanic" go to court with you. Many judges will give little weight to "documentation" if the creator of that documentation is not present in court to attest to its validity under oath. Plus, your family mechanic can give good testimony about the costs of replacement, and hence, your damages.