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Re: FORD WON'T PAY $3,500 repair for 95 Windstar transmission failure caused by computer failure

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From: Neil Schimler
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 00:00
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If I were you, I would be mad also. Not at Ford but at Aamco. I feel
for you. You were taken for pleanty of money. 
When your engine computer was replaced and the problem was not fixed,
you should have been suspicious then.
Usually a transmission shop will not go through the trouble of
disassembling a transmission in front of the customer. I am sure you
wouldn't know if parts were damaged from heat from a hole in the wall.
The trans. shop will just put a rebuilt transmission in right away and
rebuild yours later. If they do not have a rebuilt there they will
charge you the same price as if they did.
Your thansmission should have cost about $1,200.
For what Aamco charged you , you could have bought a new transmission
not a rebuilt.

Ford was right for not paying for your window motor. You knew that the
car was out of warranty. When they said that they would not cover it
at the dealer you should have went elsewhere.

I think you should go back to Aamco to discuss why the transmission
cost $3,500. They are the real problem.

I used my 88 Mercury Grand Marquis for livery here in NYC. After
450,000 miles I had to get another because it was stolen. The car had
the original engine and I only changed the transmission once.
Would I buy another Ford?
You bet I did.

 
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From: neilz@pipeline.com (Neil Schimler)
Subject: Re: FORD WON'T PAY $3,500 repair for 95 Windstar transmission failure caused by computer failure
Date: 1996/10/18
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