RX-8 Junebug |
11-14-2012 08:51 PM |
HELP I think my dealer is screwing me!!!
First a little back story on my 2004 RX-8.
I bought the car in Hawaii about 3 years ago and had no issues. I then got stationed in Germany for 2 years where the only issue I had was leaving my car with my neighbor when I got deployed and he moved it and then shut it off which caused it flood. Now im in Cali and this is where my troubles begin.
After about 5 months of being here I had no problems until the car suddenly broke down while I was driving to LA. Had the car towed to a local shop where he was able to tell me that the engine had lost compression and needed to be replaced. I then had the car towed to the dealership where they confirmed that the engine needed to be replaced and because I was under 100K miles it would be covered under warranty. The first engine they put in there was bad out of the box so they had to replace that one as well. After they installed the second one, the called and had me pick it up and after driving less than a 1/4 mile it started to sputter and I had to turn around and take it back to the dealer. They called me the next day to tell me that I needed all new coils which was not covered under warranty. I paid to have the coils replaced and once again went to pick it up and the same thing happened again, the car sputtered out almost as soon as I drove off. Took it back to the dealer where they then told me the second replacement engine was bad, but hey at least this time they gave me a loaner vehicle :rolleyes:.
So now it has been 3 months, 3 replacement engines, 2 rental cars and a loaner vehicle. I pick my car up again and to my surprise I am able to get to my house. But before I get there a CEL pops up. I call the dealer they tell me to bring it in the next day, I start the car in the morning and now I not only have a CEL I also have no power steering!!! I get the car to the dealer drop it off, no loaner car this time, and wait for the next bad news. They call me 4 days later because their Mazda tech doesn't work everyday and tell me I now need a new manifold for the cheap cost of $3000 with installation and it will be another $268 to fix the power steering.
I have attached the work order they gave me when I came to pick up the car. I am asking for any help deciphering what it means and if there is a cheaper option other than replacing my entire intake manifold. Any help would be appreciated and thanks in advance.
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