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As you all remember, on my original thread, I had posted that the main reason, why I had taken my Hoe in, was because of the bump that I felt upon initial take off. I assumed it was the transmission. And since my Hoe is at 90k miles, and still under warranty, I took her in. Camino Real Chevrolet, replaced the transmission, on their paperwork, they stated that I told them, that there was slippage in first gear, and they stated the their own mechanic found slippage, on 4th and 5th gear. Of course I never told them that. Now as far as the airbag sensor, I must off disconnected it by mistake, when I was cleaning the interior of the car, they fixed that.(cool) Well check it out, I get the car back from the Camino Real, everything is perfect, she's running smooth, I drive her the whole day. No problem, then I'm at a stop light, and I step on the gas, cause I wanted to pass a car on the right lane, and there I realized, that the fu*&in bump is still there. WTF. I took her in to get this shit fixed (excuse my language), so I drove back to Camino Real, where I spoke to the service rep., this guy looked at me, like saying "here he comes again". I told him that the problem was still there. All of a sudden, Mr. Expert tells me "It sounds like it's the drive shaft, it needs to be packed in with grease, it must be dry, warranty doesn't cover that. It'll cost you $79.99 to get it lubed". WTF. "So it wasn't the transmission that was given me the problem, it was the drive shaft", and he said "yes". So I said "thank you, for the new transmission, I guess". He told me, that because of the high mileage on the car, that it was better to change the transmission. So I decided to take the car to a local mechanic shop, thinking it was probably cheaper, the guy there quoted me $25 to get drive shaft lubed. (Hooray) I told the mechanic that I would bring it the next day. Today the local mechanic shop was full, so I took it to Tune up masters, and asked them, how much it would cost to get the drive shaft lubed. The guy there looked at me like if I was crazy. He tells me, that since the year 99 ( I could be wrong on the year) chevy drive shaft don't need lube, he showed me an astro van, that was up on the lift, and showed me the drive shaft, "you see, no lube, it don't need it". I told him (mechanic) to drive the car, to see if he can tell me what that bump was. He said you drive. He told me to step on it. I did. BUMP. "I know what it is. It's the motor mount, it's cracked. Pop the hood and I'll show you", he had another mechanic step on the brakes, and give it gas, on drive of course, and there I saw the engine go up. "He says left side motor mount is fu*&ed, needs a new one. Still under warranty?" I said "yes". Take it back to the dealer, and tell them is the motor mount, warranty should cover that. And the guy didn't even charge me, I drove 10 feet, and he knew exactly what was wrong with my hoe. I gave him a $20 tip. 3 weeks of hell, with Camino Real, Enterprise, a new transmission (that I didin't need), oil pump that Camino Real ****** up, a service rep. that thinks he know everything about cars, and yet knows nothing. And this mechanic from tune up masters, in a matter of 5 minutes, tells me exactly what is wrong with my hoe, and shows me, so i can visually see what is wrong with my hoe, so I can go back to Camino Real so they can fix it right, this time. I felt like punching the rep at Camino Real. All the frustration for nothing. But oh well, I take her in on Monday to Martin Chevrolet so they can fix it. I'm happy now, though, now I can look at my wife, and tell her. No, no, no, we are not trading her in. Ha. Maybe for a newer hoe. My confidence restored on my hoe, I knew it wasn't her. F--k Camino Real Chevrolet, and all their service reps. Thank you, Alex, from Tune up master, in Monterey Park, CA. you the man. Thanks for reading my thread. HAPPY NEW YEAR
Keep on hoeing.
Keep on hoeing.
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