Nissan Mechanic drives a customer's car home (almost 200 km) at 148 km/hr on the 401. Dealer blames the Customer

[james t kirk]

Ontario man takes car to Nissan dealership for repair, app shows it was then taken for 90-km trip | Globalnews.ca

Frank Statti said he thought the car was stolen, but after calling police an officer it found near Woodstock. It turned out a Milton Nissan technician was driving the vehicle.

globalnews.ca

And the best part, these assholes didn't even fix the fucking problem that the guy brought the car in for in the first place!

AND they blame the guy who owned the car!!


Just read this, thought it was hilarious, thought I'd share it with the peanut gallery.

The Service Manager actually had the temerity to say that the guy authorized (verbally of course) the mechanic to take the car home. Now why in God's green earth would anyone with half a brain authorize a mechanic to take a car on a 180 km road trip to diagnose a faulty backup camera? That just makes no sense whatsoever. And then the service manager blames the customer for "illegally tracking" his own car. Make me laugh. Amateur lawyers never cease to amaze me.

Needless to say, there are going to be some interesting phone calls from Nissan HQ to MIlton Nissan today.

 

[dsc]

Reminds me of when I worked a summer job at a radiator shop in Mississauga in the early 80s. Cars didn't have the warranty length that they do now, so it was common for quite new cars to come in. Remember someone dropped off a nice Camero, which you could see the owner took care of. I had to go with the so called mechanic to return the car to the owner. This guy was a piece of work, ran the sh*t out of the car, slamming the auto transmission into every gear and racing from the turn lane to cutoff traffic. What a assh*le.

 

[K Douglas]

I've had plenty of dealings with folks who work in the automobile service industry. Its full of shady characters and general scumbags. No surprise when I read this.

 

[lessjamie7]

I've had plenty of dealings with folks who work in the automobile service industry. Its full of shady characters and general scumbags. No surprise when I read this.

What about priests? I think scumbags are just a part of society, politicians, cops, there is no occupation they are specific to.

LJ

 

[Fun For All]

I've had plenty of dealings with folks who work in the automobile service industry. Its full of shady characters and general scumbags. No surprise when I read this.

I think it’s gotten worse...the dealerships with their recommendations and technology combined with the high costs with automobile maintenance and repairs are just fleecing innocent people who don’t know better...

 

[NotADcotor]

What about priests? I think scumbags are just a part of society, politicians, cops, there is no occupation they are specific to.

LJ

If you are worried about priests... Grow up, as pedos they only fuck kids.

Variant of a Jimmy Carr joke. UK variant even.

 

[james t kirk]

I think it’s gotten worse...the dealerships with their recommendations and technology combined with the high costs with automobile maintenance and repairs are just fleecing innocent people who don’t know better...

For sure.

The dealer where I bought my car was bought out by the "dilawri group" and ever since its been nothing but bullshit taking a car in for service. I usually try to fix whatever I can myself, but there are a lot of issues that your average backyard mechanic can't fix. Especially electrical. But I am very experienced with cars so I am able to quickly yay or nay their recommendations.

For example, the way they work now is that you bring your car in for issue 1. Maybe ask them to take care of some routine maintenance while you're in there.

A few hours later you get a phone call saying that they "noticed a few things while they were looking at the car".

They send you a text with some massive list and all the pricing. (At least they give you a quote I suppose.) You then yes or no their reccomendations. I easily NO 75 percent of them because there is no need.

For example, they want to replace my front brakes and rotors (which is easy money) of course. They tell me my rotors are rusted and there are only 6mm of pad left. Now if you didn't know that rotors naturally corrode where they are not swept by the pads, and that 6 mm is still plenty of pad you might ok that 800 dollar front brake job.

Then, in addition, they tell me that my oil pan is also corroded and should be replaced for a grand. Make me laugh. All oil pans may get a touch of surface corrosion, nothing a bit of abrasive pad and a touch of high heat engine paint won't cure for the next 10 years for about 10 bucks. Same reccomendation for my transmission pan (though I would clear coat that). There were many other nonsensical reccomendations.

It's absolute nonsense.

If you don't know what you're doing, you can be in trouble.

 

[contact]

yup no surprise one of my Mercedes had a faulty rear wheel bearing just out of warranty I brought it in they called me later saying that my rear wheel hub was broken and I had to pay for it was like $1800.00 the manager told me I should have known it could crack when they pulled the wheel bearing and its my problem. I said no I will call MB Canada which I did about 20 minutes later the dealer called back and said sorry mistake the ENTIRE repair was on them that dealer still kisses my ass

BUT if your car is having random problems the dealer will have a mechanic take it home and use it If they cant replicate the problem

 

[bluebro69]

In 2017 I went into a Canadian Tire service to have them fix a flat tire. I was on the road, far from home so it seemed a good enough choice.

The guy did a battery test (without asking) and advised me that I should get a new battery. On a two-year-old car. I told him I'd take my chances, thank you.

Four years later the guy was proved right--the battery died and I had to replace it this year.

 

[bazokajoe]

In 2017 I went into a Canadian Tire service to have them fix a flat tire. I was on the road, far from home so it seemed a good enough choice.

The guy did a battery test (without asking) and advised me that I should get a new battery. On a two-year-old car. I told him I'd take my chances, thank you.

Four years later the guy was proved right--the battery died and I had to replace it this year.

I understand you were on the road, but CT is the last place I would ever take my vehicle for repairs.

 

[bluebro69]

I understand you were on the road, but CT is the last place I would ever take my vehicle for repairs.

Me too, but it was a flat tire, not a car repair. I didn't know the area at all. Here at home it IS the last place I'd go.

 

[K Douglas]

I think it’s gotten worse...the dealerships with their recommendations and technology combined with the high costs with automobile maintenance and repairs are just fleecing innocent people who don’t know better...

Yup. That's why its important to find a trustworthy and competent independent mechanic. They do exist you just need to look a bit harder.

 

[Fun For All]

Yup. That's why its important to find a trustworthy and competent independent mechanic. They do exist you just need to look a bit harder.

I got one...old-school shop that I trust.

 

[whynot888]

Happens all the time like this case at a Markham Canadian Tires.

Canadian Tire employee fired after dashcam footage shows him joyriding in customer’s car | Globalnews.ca

A five-minute dashcam video posted on YouTube shows what appears to be an employee taking out a customer's BMW M2 car from a Canadian Tire service shop and speeding around the block in a residential area.

www.google.ca

 

[GameBoy27]

It's cool the owner of the Nissan had one of those insurance tracking devices installed. The guy must drive like a saint. I'd never put those in my cars. Nissan dealer in Milton is a dick. And yes, I'd never take my car to Canadian Tire. And never buy one of their batteries, they're junk. Get a Kirkland from Costco.

 

[basketcase]

The story makes sense to me. Everyone knows that a backup camera is best tested at 150K. And I'm sure the mechanic would have driven backwards to take the extra miles off.

The place I go to is because I've know one of the mechanics since before he was working and trust him. I do need to make sure to go in when the new owner is away to avoid all the extra bullshit though.

 

[Sunlight]

When I read such stories, I think that sometimes it is better to buy a used car. The price is lower, you take it to the independent mechanic and don't have to worry about such cases. And it has to be noted, there are car brands and models that hold their value with years. I personally prefer choosing and driving my cars only by myself. Also, there are services that allow finding out all the needed info online, including damages, stolen status records, rego check, etc. I usually use https://www.quickrevs.com.au/vin-check. It's very convenient.

 

[contact]

When I read such stories, I think that sometimes it is better to buy a used car. The price is lower, you take it to the independent mechanic and don't have to worry about such cases. And it has to be noted, there are car brands and models that hold their value with years. I personally prefer choosing and driving my cars only by myself. Also, there are services that allow finding out all the needed info online, including damages, stolen status records, rego check, etc. It's very convenient.

those are only "reported damages" through if the car is damaged IE replaced bumper and pay yourself its not reported and wont show on those searches same with some out of province

 

[Mr Bret]

It's cool the owner of the Nissan had one of those insurance tracking devices installed. The guy must drive like a saint. I'd never put those in my cars. Nissan dealer in Milton is a dick. And yes, I'd never take my car to Canadian Tire. And never buy one of their batteries, they're junk. Get a Kirkland from Costco.

I had one of those insurance devices installed temporarily to assess our driving habits. We were conscious of it and made minor adjustments to our driving style for a while.
It resulted in a reasonable reduction in our rates.
Wouldn't want one permanently.