Should I pay a shop twice if they didn't fix my problem?

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  1. kameleon

    kameleon Bobtail Member

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    I took my truck to the shop because my truck keeps asking for manual regens. They said it was the valve doser and said they replaced it. I'm still having the same problem and the foreman is being stand offish and hardly texting me back. Do I have to pay them again for another diagnostic and labor if I want them to fix it? Seems unfair as ####
     
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  3. Mike250rs

    Mike250rs Heavy Load Member

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    truck needs to go back. Hopefully it was at a dealership or otherwise reputable place.

    If it is the same part that failed, then no you shouldn't have to pay anything. If its something else you will have to pay something depending on shop.
     
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  4. kameleon

    kameleon Bobtail Member

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    I'm still having the exact same problem after paying them $1500, so I don't know what part is failing. They can lie and say it's a different part that's failing
     
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  5. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    If you don't trust your shop not to lie to you, you need a different shop.
     
  6. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    If it’s something that doesn’t have a core charge you can ask to take the old part with you.
     
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  7. zaroba

    zaroba Heavy Load Member

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    Parts can be defective. A reputable shop will recognize if this is the case and should fix it again for free.
     
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  8. LoneRanger

    LoneRanger Road Train Member

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    A reputable shop will know what the problem is before attempting to fix and not lie to and will stand behind their work. Reason why there are receipts with guaranties on labor and parts. If none is given after the work is done then that’s sign the shop isn’t worth anything.


    Majority of shops replace things without knowing the actual issue, it’s a crap shoot with these idiotic engine designs.
     
  9. HopeOverMope

    HopeOverMope Road Train Member

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    That’s the chance you take when you allow shops to diagnose your issues, especially when otr and not with a home shop that you trust. Don’t know your experience level, but we got to know our equipment just as well if not better than the techs to avoid these type of occurrences. Unfortunately, your just another ticket, and another frustrated emissions customer that signed the work order.

    how about giving us your engine model, year, there’s about 5 sensors that run that system. Anyone of these sensors could be causing it instead of a high dollar part. Their computers rarely diagnose these.

    ps- no is the answer to your question. Unless indeed, it is a faulty doser injector. Some would fight it and maybe win, but your talking months and months and court time probably.
     
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  10. PE_T

    PE_T Road Train Member

    They keep charging you until they fix the problem, unfortunately. I went through this when I first got my truck in 2016, and the dealer couldn’t fix a problem with my cruise control. Not much can be done, and they’re probably right about it. Mechanics cannot guarantee the problem will be fixed. Some problems can be really tough to solve even for the best mechanics out there. Try a different mechanic shop.
     
  11. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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    how you or he knows it was that problem. people throwing parts at problems get costly
     
  12. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    If you can get back to the shop that tryed to fix it bring ticket and put it on top of new work ticket?
     
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