Today, I picked my car up from the shop. After 5 minutes I noticed the oil and check engine light on. I pulled over, then the engine shut off completely. Turns out they forgot to put oil back in my car. I'll be needing a new engine. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got my car back from the shop. The engine has been rebuilt twice in the past 3 months. My check engine light just came on. FML
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
Today, I bought a different car because I was having to constantly repair my old one. On the way home from the dealer, the check engine light came on. FML
Today, my car broke down because it couldn't wait two more days for an oil change. Now it might be FUBAR. FML
Today, I picked up my car from the repair shop, drove two miles, and ran out of gas. I then walked to get gas, put a gallon of gas in the car, and tried to start it. The battery was too weak to start the car, and died on the spot. FML
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
Today, I paid over $500 to pick up my car from the mechanic, after it'd spent almost a month there. It broke down again on the way home. FML
Today, I picked up my car after I got it painted. As I backed up in the parking lot, my car scraped against a pillar. Now I have to put it right back in the shop. FML
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
Today, I took a car out for a test drive to investigate a mysterious clunking noise. I heard the exact sound the customer had described, and then realized a wrench had been left on top of the engine and had slipped down and got caught near the battery. I had to come back and explain that the issue had been a skill issue. FML
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Cramps_fml 0
It was their mistake, their damage, they'll cover the cost. Bring it up to them with proof, escalate the problem if needbe, and go to court if it gets that far (it won't, they'll fix it).
dul_fml 2
They should be willing to compensate for that, but FYL for having to wait for that process to be complete.
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Comments (116)
srak 0
huh, well, ydi because you didn't cheak of the 2009 Automobile Assistance Regional check list before you left. that's the obvious thing to do!
Mommy2KAR420 0
I'm going to have to say YDI... I'm a young female (23) and even I know to stand out there and watch them work on my car to be sure they're doing what they say they are going to do. But they need to fix it as it was their fault. Good luck.
redsoxgrl824 11
Most places have a sign on the door that don't allow anyone other than employees pass to be in the work area.. Don't know where you go where they allow such a thing to happen. It can be dangerous enough with just the employees out there without annoying customers standing over their shoulders
manmoosewaffel 0
i wouldve been raising hell but you really shouldve been a bit smarter about that.
stain33319 0
the shop WILL fix it . the mechanic will be out of a job and or pay for it . there are only a few shops out there that will k
spartan_girl 0
It might be tougher to get that done than you'd think- my sister was borrowing my car once, and I told her she either needed to wait for me to get the oil changed before she took it, or she needed to get it changed- she went to get it changed, and they didn't put the cap back on after putting the oil in, and she was on the highway with about 8 miles to go before the next exit when the light came on...so the engine died. It was a HUGE hassle to get the shop that changed the oil to do anything about it, even though it was clearly their fault, as they still had the cap! and to everyone saying you should watch them- some places you really can't get back there to see it- you can't stand next to them for safety reasons, and if there isn't a window or something, you just have to trust that they do the job they're trained to do.
FerrariCake 2
Why did it take you 5 minutes to notice the light was on? If there was no oil in the engine, the light would have been on immediately when you started the car. Five minutes is a long time to drive without any oil, and a very long time to "notice" that an oil light is on. If you're THAT slow, you probably shouldn't be driving on public roads.
Spooner1322 0
Not true, some cars go off low oil pressure and if there's no oil at all then it confuses the system and the light won't come on....... Just so you know and don't sound like a jackass
stain33319 0
there are very few shops that will keep that tech
xpxp2002 4
Was that shop Midas? Repeat! http://www.fmylife.com/money/5488645
redbluegreen 41
Nope, it's just fine. Don't get your panties in a twist.
nofrillz 0
that's why you don't goto mr lube and u should goto a dealership regardless the cost it will save u in the long run.
KEYS248 0
the shop has to pay the damages...
carinamenina 0
This happened to me almost a year ago. We had taken our car to a nationally-recognized chain and they didn't pull oil back in the car, which we realized when the engine shut down less than half a block away (and no check-engine light came on beforehand). After a lot of going back and forth, they fired the guy who did the oil "change" and offered to either pay for a new engine or give us a check for the amount it would cost to fix it, probably so we wouldn't sue them. We elected to use the check as a down payment on a new car. Just thought you might want to know that this has happened to at least one more person!