What do you get when.....

[Lars]

You mix a Tires Plus Shop
A 2000 Subaru Impreza
3 new guys in training
Front Drivers Side Ball Joint Repair
and a week of driving around town?

 

[AllenM]

isn't that special.

 

[jblomenberg16]

OUCH!

 

[Griffeycom]

Ouch! What was their response when you showed them this?

 

[alxjmrk]

Ouch! What was their response when you showed them this?

what he said. thats scary

 

[alxjmrk]

those tires look pretty new too!

 

[Lars]

The tires were put on the car about two months ago at the same shop. At that time they mentioned that the front left ball joint needed to be replaced. The front right CV Boot needed to be replaced, and one of the rear half shafts was leaking grease.

We took the car in a week or so ago to have all of that work, as well as an alignment, oil change, and something else done....

So far what I know is that they took the invoice from the tow truck driver, and made a space in the shop nearly immediately to put the car on a lift. I'm pretty sure they know they stepped in it. Now I get to wait and see how much they're going to repair.

I don't think I'd settle for less than fixing whatever broke as a direct response to the ball joint coming apart. (front left fender, Door, tire, and anything underneath that was damaged.)

 

[Lars]

as a side note.... I couldn't tell for sure, but it looks to me like when it was put back together someone forgot to put the cotter pin through the bolt to keep the king nut on.....

 

[AFA1CY]

... snip ...

I don't think I'd settle for less than fixing whatever broke as a direct response to the ball joint coming apart. (front left fender, Door, tire, and anything underneath that was damaged.)

I would ask for a rental car during the repair.

 

[SavageEagle]

WOW! That sucks. Yea, I'd be making them fix EVERYTHING damaged. That's pretty messed up. However, if you weren't driving like a maniac you would have never had to have it fixed in the first place. J/K Hope everything works out for the best.

 

[Lars]

I think she was doing 20 in a construction zone marked 25, when it happened.

 

[nighthawk80]

Man, that is terrible. Hope everyone is ok. Hope that they take care of your car for you too!

 

[SavageEagle]

I think she was doing 20 in a construction zone marked 25, when it happened.

Well it's a GOOD thing she wasn't on the interstate then! HOLY COW! How far from the shop did it go before that happened?

 

[Lars]

A week and a half of driving actually.

 

[Archbishop]

Sorry about your luck. I'm amused at how well your tag line of "Daddy is not amused." fits in this situation.

 

[AllenM]

The guys that worked on your car must have been fired from this job

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break_room/73161-bigfoot_4x4_inc_chevy_suspension_fail.html

 

[JohnP82]

wow that sucks

 

[hotfarmboy1]

Well that's no good. I hope they fix it all. If not I'd be getting ahold of some higher ups and see what can be done. Its hard to say exactly what happened. They may of not gotten it tight enough, or forgot the cotter pin (although kinda unlikely the nut would come off in that short of time). Oh well keep us updated I'm curious what all they find out.

 

[HandK]

Wow!! and what really sucks is you had to pay them to wreck your car!!! Hope it all works out for you.

 

[IndyGunworks]

i am not a car guy, so i really dont see whats wrong in this picutre