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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / August 20061990 Mustang GT a/c and turn signals not working correctly
I have a 1990 Mustang GT and I recently took it in to have the heater core replaced (worst labor ever, 9 hours) and when I got my car back, all of a sudden the turn signals and the fan/air conditioning has stopped working. At first I though, oh they just blew a fuse and iddn't replace it so I got out my fuse kit and after checking ALL the fuses, nothing has helped. I am at a loss here and I hate to take it back to the shop because I know they will just tell me that it was nothing that they did and then try to charge me an arm and a leg to find out what it is. If anybody has ANY idea what could be causing this it would be much appreciated, it worked just fine before. Thanks. If this is the way you feel about the integrity of the shop, one has to wonder why you took it there in the first place...... Seeing that the function of those systems affected (meaning anything that was even merely disconnected and reconnected) by the repair haven't been checked make me worry.... I rarely work on cars but I *assume* that the instrument/dashboard panel needs to be removed to accomplish this repair.... making it VERY intrusive.... All the more reason for a good shop to check the function of all accessories. I can only suggest doing what you appear to dread... return to the shop and state your case.... On the first visit, DO NOT be agressive or combative - this will serve no purpose. This is a concern between adults an should be handled as a concern between adults - and should be able to be resolved.... OTOH, and this may have me ostracized by the NG, it appears that Americans are continually being screwed over..... usually at the hands of other Americans. I have great respect for SOME of the US foreign initiatives but it bothers me that you guys can't trust each other.... >I have a 1990 Mustang GT and I recently took it in to have the heater > core replaced (worst labor ever, 9 hours) and when I got my car [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > find out what it is. If anybody has ANY idea what could be causing > this it would be much appreciated, it worked just fine before. Thanks. > OTOH, and this may have me ostracized by the NG, it appears that Americans > are continually being screwed over..... usually at the hands of other > Americans. I have great respect for SOME of the US foreign initiatives but > it bothers me that you guys can't trust each other.... Why is it your answer is always a tongue lashing? Canada's population is what, same as California? That leaves 49 other states. We are a big country. We have relatively the same problems and good things as anyone. We don't come to Usenet to say, hey I got my car repaired, and it was done correctly! Oh, and by the way, we're equal opportunity, we get screwed by Canucks too! Gill, I'm an old curmudgeon that came from a different era than most lurking here.... My life experience encompasses much more than some that lurk here... My balls are big and brassy enough for me to "call 'em like I see 'em"... You might be surprised to know that your response isn't a surprise.... What I see, talking on this and many other venues..... Americans are predisposed with f.cking each other over... "caveate emptor" is the battle cry.... TV ads that insult ones intelligence... TV SHOWS that insult ones intelligence.... name calling as a viable political stance.... Through face to face friendships and some of the bonds formed here and on other venues I see that the American dream isn't dead... not yet, anyway. However, the "anything for a buck" crowd are overpowering the good folks.. I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do and f.ck the rest of you.... Size has nothing to do with it... unless you plan on making people think your way... Don't get me wrong... I understand that we are going to see more of those that are victims of unscrupulous businesses (not just auto shops.... and I don't have the "Bernstein advantage"), but it is an overwhelming trend.... (don't forget, I'm looking at forums on the other side of the fence). I'm talking dealer conglomerates where the bottom line is the bottom line... happy customers be damned. My answers can be caustic.. I make no apologies. My job is easy.. all you need to do is think about it - it is the customers that are hard. It is some DIYers that are hard... Now, AZJeweller got his car back in less than ideal shape..... this was a "wham - bam - thank you, ma'am" repair if I ever saw one.... And he is afraid to go back to the shop... WTF is that all about???? Just to set things in to perspective... our shop is $20/hour higher than any other shop (except for the Chevy dealer) in our town.... We run about 40% warranty/60% retail work and we are booked over two weeks in advance... Our goal... concern resolved in one visit and we leave the car looking like nobody worked on it.... Attention to detail is important.... Getting back to "size"... since we are small, we depend on repeat customers... You big guys get a constant flow of "new meat" to hose down... get them in the shop - get what you can... if you never see them again, I think PT Barnum said "there's one born every minute...". >> OTOH, and this may have me ostracized by the NG, it appears that >> Americans are continually being screwed over..... usually at the hands of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Oh, and by the way, we're equal opportunity, we get screwed by Canucks > too! > Gill, I'm an old curmudgeon that came from a different era than most lurking > here.... My life experience encompasses much more than some that lurk > here... My balls are big and brassy enough for me to "call 'em like I see > 'em"... You might be surprised to know that your response isn't a > surprise.... Age is no excuse. > What I see, talking on this and many other venues..... Americans are > predisposed with f.cking each other over... "caveate emptor" is the battle > cry.... TV ads that insult ones intelligence... TV SHOWS that insult ones > intelligence.... name calling as a viable political stance.... Your watching too much TV > Through face to face friendships and some of the bonds formed here and on > other venues I see that the American dream isn't dead... not yet, anyway. > However, the "anything for a buck" crowd are overpowering the good folks.. > I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do and f.ck the rest of you.... You think we all just cower and take it? It's really not all that bad. > Size has nothing to do with it... unless you plan on making people think > your way... I think I'm getting you wrong here. > Don't get me wrong... I understand that we are going to see more of those > that are victims of unscrupulous businesses (not just auto shops.... and I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > need to do is think about it - it is the customers that are hard. It is some > DIYers that are hard... I worked in a service dept. and I understand this. All that I saw was problems. But that was my job, to fix problems. The company I worked for is the largest of it's type in the country, so on the Internet, most of the problems posted are about this company....Because THEY ARE THE BIGGEST. So now most people think this company sucks, but they no different than any other. > Now, AZJeweller got his car back in less than ideal shape..... this was a > "wham - bam - thank you, ma'am" repair if I ever saw one.... And he is > afraid to go back to the shop... WTF is that all about???? You happen to be in one industry that has it's share of unscrupulous characters. But you're blanketing the idea that bad business practice is rampant across all the US. I resent that. By the way, I think the OP may have just wanted to see if the switches not operating, might just be an easy (plug this wire here) type of fix. And it doesn't sound like the shop was trying to rip him off...Just human error. > Just to set things in to perspective... our shop is $20/hour higher than any > other shop The rest of the commercial snipped. >>>OTOH, and this may have me ostracized by the NG, it appears that >>>Americans are continually being screwed over..... usually at the hands of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>Oh, and by the way, we're equal opportunity, we get screwed by Canucks >>too!  SignatureTropic Green Y2K Mustang GT W/bits & pieces http://tinyurl.com/eh99n >> OTOH, and this may have me ostracized by the NG, it appears that Americans >> are continually being screwed over..... usually at the hands of other [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >done correctly! >Oh, and by the way, we're equal opportunity, we get screwed by Canucks too! Warman just likes to hear himself talk. I really don't think he's Canadian. Jim, I actually have had this shop do work for me before, they had done a great job replacing my oil pan when i found the drain plug was stripped on the inside of the pan. They did a great job, and that is why I went back to them. I then took it back there when I had my alternator bracket break and had to have that replaced, and they even let me help them find a part since Ford wanted $400 for a new one (they were astonished by this) and I found a used one for like $20. They put it on, and showed me the old broken one so I really thought by then that I could trust them. Plus they have Mustangs in there on a regular basis, they had 3 in there last time I was there, they work on them all the time. I think I have decided to bring it back there and let them see if they just pinched a wire somwhere or forgot to hook something back up. GOD i just wish i had all the tools/equpiment to work on my own car, then none of this would happen. >:( > If this is the way you feel about the integrity of the shop, one has to > wonder why you took it there in the first place...... Seeing that the [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > find out what it is. If anybody has ANY idea what could be causing > > this it would be much appreciated, it worked just fine before. Thanks. |
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