AAA car care centers suck!

obieone
obieone Posts: 5,077
edited March 2012 in The Clubhouse
Approx. a month ago, I had a tune-up done on my S-10. In order to get to the spark plugs, you have to through the front wheel wells. There is a rubber and canvas curtain that hangs down, held in place with plastic anchors.
Did they remove the anchors and curtain, to get to the engine? NO, they cut the friggin curtain, in two places, on both sides of the vehicle!:evil:
Now, when I turn the wheel too far, I get this horrendous grinding noise.
Thanks, you f&*%ing HACKS!
I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited March 2012
    Uck, we call those fender liners. A lot of times the retainers are one time use only, unless your very careful. I'd ask them to replace them, otherwise fine a pair of used ones if it bothers you that much.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited March 2012
    Why do you feel the need to bad mouth AAA Care Care Centers? Name the particular one that caused your woes and be done with it. It's like blaming all of FedEx because of something a branch office did.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2012
    I have a '98 S10 I bought brand new.
    Went to put a stereo in it and there was a Morgan silver dollar taped under the dash.
    You checked under your dash lately?
    Testing
    Testing
    Testing
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited March 2012
    pepster wrote: »
    I have a '98 S10 I bought brand new.
    Went to put a stereo in it and there was a Morgan silver dollar taped under the dash.
    You checked under your dash lately?

    Whaaaaaat!! Crazy!! I had a 98, red, extended cab 4cyl/2wd! My favorite vehicle ever, until the head gasket blew and cracked the head. I should have kept it, but other things in life at the time made me get a sedan. Such is life...
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,505
    edited March 2012
    I've got a Blazer, same thing as far as spark plug access goes. When I changed my plugs the first time, I did the same thing. Way easier to cut a vertical slit in the shield than remove it. Just tuck it behind the upper control arm mount away from the wheel & it's fine.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited March 2012
    What they should have done is come to you and said the typical way to access the plugs is to cut a slit in the sheath and take you out there to show you. Or we can remove the sheath and re-install it but the parts aren't in stock and it's going to cost you $xxxx amount more.

    And then let you decide if you wanted them to cut the slit or pay extra to remove and re-install what sounds like a single use component. No surprises for you later on and a happy customer that won't bad mouth them.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2012
    Sounds like small claims court fodder.....you should win, easily.
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