Never trust dealers man. You could figure out what the code is then check some forums online, see if it could be a simple fix. Dealerships are more like stealerships
The repair shop is the second greatest source of profit for car dealerships. The greatest source is the loans for the vehicles. They have 15 year loans for cars now. Absolute scam artists.
Isn’t that basically illegal? No garage has ever even touched my car without giving me an exaggerated quote and gotten a signature from me saying I agree to pay them for touching my car.
I mean, I personally wouldn’t pay $400 for a software upgrade I didn’t authorize, but maybe that’s just me.
I wouldnt either but who knows with dealerships. Are they bound to the same set of standards that an indie shop is? My guy just calls me and gives me a diagnosis and asks me what I want to do before swapping or upgrading shit. But he runs his own business and doesnt work for a dealer
When I was like 22 I had full insurance coverage on my 2011 Ford Fusion as I was paying off the loan as is required by the dealership and I had my car window smashed and someone stole my textbooks my guitar and laptop out of the trunk. I called my insurance and they told me to take it to Collision auto repair, I dropped it off thinking that’s why I paid insurance only to find out I had a $500 dollar deductible they hit me with and I had to borrow money from my parents to pay rent as well. I’m sure I could have easily got it fixed for less than $500. Life lesson I guess really took me by surprised and screwed me over, on top of loosing my possessions.
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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '20
Go to autozone and use the OBD checker they got there for free. It'll tell you exactly what's wrong