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GM & Friday Motors Taos New Mexico

V. C. vs. General Motors (Gm: Headquarters)
PO Box 33170, 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan, 48232, United States
    • Claimant Seeks: 1 non-monetary items.
    • Claim #: 7623744
    • Amount Involved: 9,873.00
    • Filed On: Sep 16, 2010
    • Posted On: Oct 01, 2010
    • Complaint(s):
      • Questionable Business Practices
      • Safety Issue
      • Service Problem
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Statement of Claim
Claimant says:
"dealership made unjustifiable charges due to misdiagnoses of vehicle repair issues, then installed major vehicle part (transmission) wrong. GM did not have this Saturn vehicle transmission in stock which delayed repair by three weeks. I was provided a rental to travel back to my home state, but needed to travel back to NM to pick up my Saturn at the dealership at my expense (flights - 2). My vehicle was driven back at my expense (2 to drive 2 days to Texas with 1 overnight stay). My vehicle did not make it home due to faulty repair. I dropped it off at another dealership whose service manager said/documented 'misalignment' of transmission from NM dealership caused more issues. Service Manager also told me that the initial work for which I was charged in NM was "a waste of time" (and my $293.00. The service manager in San Antonio TX said that they replaced parts including main computer of vehicle due to damages beginning with faulty installation of transmission in NM. I would like compensation for nearly $300 in NM dealership work that should not have been done. I also want compensation for unnecessary expenses. What does a PeopleClaim do to help me make justice out of injustice from this NM GM dealership?"
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  • 07-17-2010 — departed Texas on route to Taos New Mexico
  • 07-19-2010 — Took Saturn to Friday Motors
  • 07-31-2010 — Traveled from Texas to New Mexico in Rental Car paid by GM through dealership under PowerTrain Warranty
  • 09-02-2010 — Flew (2) myself and husband to New Mexico
  • 09-05-2010 — Dropped off Saturn in San Antonio at GM Dealership on Labor Day - they were closed
  • 09-05-2010 — Picked up Rental (GM product) at Enterprise at San Antonio airport location (only one open from Lubbock to San Antonio)
  • 09-05-2010 — Saturn Outlook leaked transmission fluid while driving to San Antonio.
  • 09-10-2010 — Was informed of the origin of transmission issue (dealership in NM faulty repair, unnecessary service, etc.)
  • 09-11-2010 — Traveled Three hours north to San Antonio to pick up vehicle
  • 09-11-2010 — Traded- in Saturn, under value, to get out of unsafe vehicle
  • 09-16-2010 — Filed compaint here
What Claimant Wants Hide
Non-Cash
What By When How Much
1. Apology: Mr. Perez Service Manager at Friday Motors in Taos NM should apologize for his error in not providing proper transmission service repair immediately upon receiving the vehicle with customer clearly indicating that she and family members believed it to be a transmission problem which needed repair. He should work with staff to establish quality procedures to ensure that no other customer, especially those traveling in from out of state, will not receive a vehicle with indicator lights going off on the dash panel. He should understand how important it is for work to be handled efficiently and properly. The service Manager in San Antonio also mentioned that they should have known from GM documents / alerts to check the transmission for system issues. This same service manager had to call Friday Motors because the work they had done was not documented as required by GM in the computer system. This is inadequate. Apology due. Oct 01, 2010 N/A
Cash
1. Recovery of Losses: value of saturn losses (trade in to market value difference including condition degrade due to faulty repair) Oct 01, 2010 $5,000.00
2. Recovery of Losses: lodging 1 night to travel from NM to TX in Saturn (2 day trip) Oct 01, 2010 $80.00
3. Recovery of Losses: flights (2) from TX to NM Oct 01, 2010 $600.00
4. Recovery of Losses: unnecessary service charges Oct 01, 2010 $293.00
5. Compensation: docked pay for 2 days missed to travel due to Saturn vehicle needing pick up (husband) and my own days taken at daily rate Oct 01, 2010 $2,600.00
6. Damages: nail in tire from dealership upon pick up; they repaired the tire only ; cost of new tire for replacement requested Oct 01, 2010 $300.00
7. unnecessary four week wait for transmission repair issue Oct 01, 2010 $1,000.00
8. Other – Physical delivery charges Oct 01, 2010 $2.00
Cash total : $9,875.00
Non-cash: 1 items
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Respondent's Counteroffer Hide
Non-Cash
What By When How Much
1. Apology: Mr. Perez Service Manager at Friday Motors in Taos NM should apologize for his error in not providing proper transmission service repair immediately upon receiving the vehicle with customer clearly indicating that she and family members believed it to be a transmission problem which needed repair. He should work with staff to establish quality procedures to ensure that no other customer, especially those traveling in from out of state, will not receive a vehicle with indicator lights going off on the dash panel. He should understand how important it is for work to be handled efficiently and properly. The service Manager in San Antonio also mentioned that they should have known from GM documents / alerts to check the transmission for system issues. This same service manager had to call Friday Motors because the work they had done was not documented as required by GM in the computer system. This is inadequate. Apology due. Oct 01, 2010 N/A
Cash
What By When How Much
1. Recovery of Losses: lodging 1 night to travel from NM to TX in Saturn (2 day trip) Oct 01, 2010 $80.00
2. Recovery of Losses: unnecessary service charges Oct 01, 2010 $293.00
Cash total : $373.00
Non-cash: 1 items
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Offer History
Sep 16, 2010
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