Just want to vent and forget about it..... $3800 for trans rebuild

[Triathlete]

If your Vx tranny worked right before you took it to the dealership, they didn't put the proper amount of fluid in (and admited to doing so) and then your tranny aquired all the problems...I would say they better do more than just "try" to reimberse you!
I find it kind of funny how the dealerships can't find the parts but a tranny shop can.
Good luck! Hope they make it right for you.
P.S. how 'bout an update on how your season has been going!

[VX crazy]

If your Vx tranny worked right before you took it to the dealership, they didn't put the proper amount of fluid in (and admited to doing so) and then your tranny aquired all the problems...I would say they better do more than just "try" to reimberse you!
I find it kind of funny how the dealerships can't find the parts but a tranny shop can.
Good luck! Hope they make it right for you.
P.S. how 'bout an update on how your season has been going!

I ditto what Tri said! I would be pissed! I hope everything works out, I wonder if Aamco would have been able to find the problem sooner than the dealership did.....and maybe before it was too far gone....

[Y33TREKker]

Get all the documentation you can at AAMCO to help you prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the dealership not adding the adequate amount of fluid the first time is what caused the subsequent trans failure. That's what it takes sometimes as some car dealerships these days seem to want to claim plausible deniability almost as much as those covert government bad guys in the movies.

Do what you can now to prevent it from leading to this later.

[ZEUS]

It sounds like you may have a legal case against them if they don't pay you. Let them know that and I imagine they will try a lot harder to reimburse you. Get everything you can in writing or record conversations just to protect your case. If they know your intentions from the beginning, it should be easier to get them to pay you what they owe when it is time. From my understanding, if you take it to court, and if the dealer loses the case against them, they will owe you more than the bill if you notified them about possibly taking them to court and they still failed to pay. There is an interest rate of sorts for money owed when you take steps like that. You should do some research and plan ahead to get as much money out of them as you can. Don't go down without a fight and good luck with everything!

[tom4bren]

When one shop FUBAR'd a repair on my SeaDoo ($1000), the second shop actually put on the repair invoice the part number and details about the improper installation. The first shop wasted no time in reimbursing me for the first repair. It doesn't have to go legal and it doesn't even have to get nasty but keep those options open.

[LittleBeast]

Aamco is working with me to clarify on the bill that the physical damage inside the transmission was due to lack of fluid. I really would like to avoid any legal action, because the service manager at the Isuzu dealership is a great guy and has helped me out a lot, but I do not mind given the higher ups a hard time about it if they refuse to reimburse me. Oh and side note that Isuzu delaership will be closed down at the end of October.

[LittleBeast]

So I went and paid the $3800 this morning and as soon as I went out of the parking lot I noticed the shift between 1st and 2nd was harder and quicker than stock. As I kept going (straight to a gas station to refuel) I noticed that the power side mirrors were not working and the cruise control would not come on!!!!! Then I decided to try to see how the downshift into 1st would feel and once again it is alot harder and almost jolting and quicker than it was stock. So clearly I went back to the Aamco to discuss all these concerns and I noticed a HUGE I MEAN HUGE DEEP THICK scratch going the entire length of the passenger side front fender!!!!! I wash and wax the VX regularly and I know every inch of it and this was not there when I dropped it off!!!!! Service manager was no help, guy that went on the test drive with me was no help, they claimed the harder shift into 2nd and back down into 1st was because they had put a shift kit on it to protect from ovrheating and it quickens up the shift and produces a harder 1-2 shift, but I still felt like I had just paid and got a 3 year warranty on an unfinshed job.

But the owner just called me back and he said he will have a body shop fix the scratch, see if a different spring and program will soften the 1st 2nd shift and he wants me to bring up the service manual (I have the CD) to try and fix the cruise control and power mirrors and such. Owner made me feel a lot better about the situation and said he will personally make sure the receipt will say that internal damages were due to lack of fluid. I thought this was over...... oh well..... It is times like these that I am reminded that I really am not in control of things after all.....

[rocket man]

Wow...anybody know what a crated brand new tranny costs from Isuzu ??...I'll bet its not $3800. But I betcha it does not include a torque converter and then + labor and then a 90 day guarantee...

I owned an Aamco shop back in the mid 70's....we used to have a Car Ownership guarantee back then, our most expensive job was on those Cadillac and Oldmobile FWD turbo 425's @ around $400 bucks...times sure do change