I should be in government procurement.
I thought municipalities were beginning to prosecute tradesmen who prey on the elderly with scams like this.
My ?Service Engine Soon? light went on in the car ? a ?99 Chevy Tracker.?
I took it to Chevrolet where I was in Oregon. During the day they had it they said it was a bad solenoid. Replaced for $227.84.. They got the SES light out, and I drove the car the mile back to the campground.
Towed the car to Arizona the following weekend.
Drove 4 miles into town for food. The SES light went back on.
Took the car to Chevy in Mesa. $118.84 to replace the gas cap.
Drove over to Mike the Lube Shop guy on Main St. to get my propane tank filled. Told him about the SES light. He said, ?Oh, I get people in here all the time with that light on. I tell them to go over to AutoZone and buy a gas cap. Put it on and drive around. Within a day the light will go out 90% of the time. It?s just the cap leaking. Common knowledge.?
I phoned AutoZone to price a gas cap for a ?99 Tracker. $7.99.
Mike the Lube Shop guy?s advice: free.
I?ve written a letter to the survey place the Mesa Chevy dealer uses. Hope it gets some response. And, by the way, the office partner of the service advisor in Mesa who was honest enough to give me an indication of what had happened shut him up and told him not to get involved.
--pat
I thought municipalities were beginning to prosecute tradesmen who prey on the elderly with scams like this.
My ?Service Engine Soon? light went on in the car ? a ?99 Chevy Tracker.?
I took it to Chevrolet where I was in Oregon. During the day they had it they said it was a bad solenoid. Replaced for $227.84.. They got the SES light out, and I drove the car the mile back to the campground.
Towed the car to Arizona the following weekend.
Drove 4 miles into town for food. The SES light went back on.
Took the car to Chevy in Mesa. $118.84 to replace the gas cap.
Drove over to Mike the Lube Shop guy on Main St. to get my propane tank filled. Told him about the SES light. He said, ?Oh, I get people in here all the time with that light on. I tell them to go over to AutoZone and buy a gas cap. Put it on and drive around. Within a day the light will go out 90% of the time. It?s just the cap leaking. Common knowledge.?
I phoned AutoZone to price a gas cap for a ?99 Tracker. $7.99.
Mike the Lube Shop guy?s advice: free.
I?ve written a letter to the survey place the Mesa Chevy dealer uses. Hope it gets some response. And, by the way, the office partner of the service advisor in Mesa who was honest enough to give me an indication of what had happened shut him up and told him not to get involved.
--pat