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KozmoNaut posted:My Whirlpool washer seems to be holding up OK so far, although it does squeak a little if I overload it. In all fairness it was only ~$150 including delivery. Yeah I bought one of those stainless inside and out $700 washers thinking I was getting a quality unit. Anyway I'll shut up I thought I was in the mechanical failure thread so this is more offtopic than usual for me.
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BoostCreep posted:It really is. I rode in it from Bend, OR to Portland and everyone in the car was complaining about the ride quality and terrible seats. GM never fails to disappoint. Stay in Bend much at all? I've got some family that work at the McMenamins there. I love staying despite the terrible road designs.
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Aug 14, 2015 23:10
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xzzy posted:The problem is that the people monitoring social media have different powers and motivation than people on the support phones. This is bullshit though because it relies on the company actually giving a poo poo. I bought all new appliances from Sears when I purchased my house, but I delayed delivery while I was doing renovations. Within a month of delivery, the Kenmore/Frigidaire fridge poo poo the bed. Long story short, it was a lemon that they wouldn't exchange or refund, even after I took to Twitter to shame them. They just kept sending techs for two months while the fridge wouldn't get below 46 degrees F. Eventually, I got the store manager to call in on my behalf and approve an exchange, but it was loving infuriating. I'll never by from Sears again. Edit: I forgot to add that they had no record of my delivery date, so they thought it had been in my possession for an additional three months which is probably why they wouldn't let me return it for a refund. MetaJew fucked around with this message at 23:35 on Aug 14, 2015 |
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MetaJew posted:I'll never by from Sears again. It's only a matter of time until you can't buy anything from Sears.
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PBCrunch posted:It's only a matter of time until you can't buy anything from Sears. Sears is the loving Radio Shack of home appliance stores. Let's hope they end up going the same route soon.
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BoostCreep posted:It really is. I rode in it from Bend, OR to Portland and everyone in the car was complaining about the ride quality and terrible seats. GM never fails to disappoint. The things that truly blew my mind about just how bad it was, in no particular order: *Absolutely no logic for the cruise control. Bump it up 2MPH? It's going to hit WOT and kick down two gears. The first time it did this I had to ask my brother what he was doing because I didn't think anything made in the past decade could be that stupid. *Abrasive interior materials. No, really, I had a sore spot on my loving elbow because the fabric felt like sandpaper. My old Volvo 240's sun-destroyed plastic shards made for a less dangerous interior. *poo poo fuel economy. It sure didn't feel any bigger than my CRV inside or out, but got mileage closer to my WJ than my CRV. Nope, I could've been riding in my brother's Civic Si instead, but it got rear ended and totaled two days prior to the trip. I bought my WJ the night before and wasn't ready to take a chance on a road trip (in hindsight, it would've done fine and been far better). The executive at GM who honestly thought whatever pittance they made from whoring those shitheaps out to rental companies was worth the brand damage is the real terrible car poo poo.
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nm posted:My understanding is that this car is done for. A couple trim pieces might get salvaged at most. Just an update but the guy admitted to having car trouble and turning around and limping the car home. I still think its a bad move at that point to stay on the freeway.
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So my dad had some small wheel noise on his 2013 F150 which he was taking back to the dealership to have checked out. While there, he was having them also change the oil. Cut to that evening, he picks it up and drives it home. The check engine light comes on and the truck dies as he pulls into the driveway. You probably know where this is going, and sure enough I go over and the engine is bone. loving. dry. No oil. They did not refill it. Oil plug is in place and there is no signs of leaking. He calls Ford's corporate number, and they sent out a tow truck today to get it and take it back to the dealership. My dad is too laid back, and I'm worried they are just going to refill it and tell him it is ok without really checking it out. Truely, terrible car stuff.
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Dr.Caligari posted:He calls Ford's corporate number, and they sent out a tow truck today to get it and take it back to the dealership. My dad is too laid back, and I'm worried they are just going to refill it and tell him it is ok without really checking it out. If you let that happen you're not doing your job as a son, I'd go in to the dealership with him to make sure he does not take it back if for some miracle they get the engine to run which probably won't happen. They need to offer him a new truck or at the very least put a brand new motor in it.
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With a major failure like that, I wouldn't hesitate to keep Ford corporate involved as well, and make sure that they (the dealer, I mean,) don't try to pull something over on you, like limiting the power train warranty to something lower than the rest of the new-vehicle warranty, due to the engine change, or something. Dealers are scum, treat them as such.
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Aug 15, 2015 23:00
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From a few days and pages back, but this very well could be a 24 Hours of Lemons entry. I hope?
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Oh, yeah for sure. One of the first thing's I did was left a message for a csm at Ford's corporate office.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Having ridden in a Captiva from Phoenix to LA and back, I'm not sure it was an improvement. That thing is loving atrocious. Best part? The Captiva is just a rebadged Saturn Vue from right before GM axed the brand. Those things are second only to Chrysler in atrocious quality.
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Hair Is Spiders posted:From a few days and pages back, but this very well could be a 24 Hours of Lemons entry. No cage.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:
Isn't that a Festiva?
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PCOS Bill posted:Isn't that a Festiva? Haha, no. Hyundai Excel.
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Ozz81 posted:Best part? The Captiva is just a rebadged Saturn Vue from right before GM axed the brand. Those things are second only to Chrysler in atrocious quality. No poo poo? I always wondered what they did with the Vue, it was too one-offy for it to have been a real GM product. Now that I know they got their badge engineering fetish satisfied by it...
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Ayup - wouldn't surprise me if they're still putting out old, lovely back stock of those things even for the newest models. 2008-10 Saturn Vue  2008-12 Chevy Captiva  You can probably peruse the rest of this thread to find some very dissatisfied Vue owners too, I think one guy even had like stacks of papers on his table from all the service records from poo poo constantly breaking.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:No poo poo? I always wondered what they did with the Vue, it was too one-offy for it to have been a real GM product. Now that I know they got their badge engineering fetish satisfied by it... It was another platform-engineered SUV - it was built on the same chassis as the Chevy Equinox, Pontiac Torrent, and Opel Antara. Much like the Ion is related to the Cobalt and G5. .... it was actually Saturn's best selling vehicle at one point.  The V6 Vue actually used a Honda drivetrain at one point though (and only the Vue version did this).
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some texas redneck posted:The V6 Vue actually used a Honda drivetrain at one point though (and only the Vue version did this). My mom has one of the weird Honda ones and the drivetrain completely makes up for it being mediocre in every other aspect. Little thing just loves to hustle.
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Ozz81 posted:Ayup - wouldn't surprise me if they're still putting out old, lovely back stock of those things even for the newest models. They actually finally replaced the captiva with the trax this year for fleet buyers. there are still a whole pile of terrible off-lease 2015 captivas sitting around everywhere if you really wanted one though. http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/639685269/overview/ it also apparently uses the saturn style headlights and fender instead of matching the facelifted international version. Apparently we're not the only ones discussing it right now, too.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Captiva
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Wait a sec, they IMPORT that godawful POS? Wtf GM?
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Wait a sec, they IMPORT that godawful POS? Wtf GM? They import a bunch of daewoo models here in Canada and they're even more miserable than the usual GM fare Friend had a Chevy Epica with the 2.5L I6 producing a colossal 150hp and it was somehow worse than my 3rd gen Taurus.
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I had a '13 Captiva as a company car when I worked for HP. Nthing all of the reports of it being terrible, right before I was issued a new vehicle it suffered a manufacturing defect where the oil rings disintegrated and it developed a 1 quart per 500 mile habit of blowing through motor oil. Took it to a dealer, they had it for two weeks replacing the block and pistons under a recall. My manager ripped me a new rear end in a top hat on grounds that I must have done something to cause the damage, apparently not being able to comprehend what a manufacturing defect resulting in the automaker initiating a recall is.
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Geoj posted:My manager ripped me a new rear end in a top hat on grounds that I must have done something to cause the damage, apparently not being able to comprehend what a manufacturing defect resulting in the automaker initiating a recall is. You told him to gently caress off in the nicest way possible right? Gotta love ignorant fucks that think they know better than you because MANAGER
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Plot Twist: That manager was Carly Fiorina failing her way up the ladder
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FatCow posted:No cage. KInda looks like a diagonal bar just behind the seats. Or a tragic accident involving a rear shock. Its one of those gifts that keep on giving as you look at it.
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Ether Frenzy posted:Plot Twist: That manager was Carly Fiorina failing her way up the ladder I finally saw/replied to your PM
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leica posted:You told him to gently caress off in the nicest way possible right? I explained that the dealer stated it was in no way my fault and was a known issue with the engine, his response was "well I've been managing people here for over 15 years and nobody has ever had to have their engine rebuilt" and we just kind of left it at that. Also this is one of many reasons why I wasn't particularly broken up when they eliminated my position and laid me off. Ether Frenzy posted:Plot Twist: That manager was Fixed. Actually the reason they eliminated my position is because under her leadership HP is splitting off its printers and personal systems arm into a separate company so the layoff axe is back out in full force. Basically they fired me so somebody's stock value could go up by a quarter of a percent. Geoj fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Aug 17, 2015 |
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Edit: Wrong thread.
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Uncle Jam posted:Just an update but the guy admitted to having car trouble and turning around and limping the car home. I still think its a bad move at that point to stay on the freeway. I hadn't heard that, but the truck driver is claiming she was distracted by an Asthma attack. Mhum.
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Humphreys posted:Crosspost from Shaden thread: I can't tell if they are being funny and just put the cone where there is a dent in the bumper (i like that idea) or if the cone was covering something much more structural and the van backed into it (something I would do with my work van)
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 Local Lamborghini owner who dresses up as Batman to visit kids in MD hospitals was killed last night. Engine had trouble and only managed to pull over partially sticking out in the left lane. Got out to check the car and was killed by a Camry. So the terrible car stuff is a Lamborghini that actually got used is gone. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...43d3_story.html davebo fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Aug 17, 2015 |
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MetaJew posted:This is bullshit though because it relies on the company actually giving a poo poo. http://consumerist.com/tag/sears/ Read them and weep. You aren't the only one. A better story: http://www.salon.com/2013/12/10/ayn_rand_loving_ceo_destroys_his_empire_partner/ TL;DR: A libertarian wanted to prove to the world that libertarian principles were awesome. Sears' current state is a result. nitrogen fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Aug 17, 2015 |
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davebo posted:
drat, that's really sad 
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leica posted:You told him to gently caress off in the nicest way possible right? How do you think they became MANAGER. Managers are people that have no skills other than to tell other people what to do.
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