well quickly - had them change the timing belt - next morning had a nice puddle of antifreeze underneath the vehicle. Called em up and they said bring it in. They called later saying that the water pump was defective and needed replacement. I told them there wasn't and hadn't been an issue w/ the pump prior to bringing it in. They said there was and that they told me about it during the belt replacement and that I declined replacement. I told them I know the labor involved in replacing the pump and would never have declined replacment. It's as much labor to get to the pump as to the timing belt. They were insistent on charging me full boat on labor to do the pump. At that point I was starting to get confrontational with them which is not the best way to negotiate. I told them I'd meet them halfway on the labor, we agreed and I come back the next day to pick up.
I get there the next day, their guy brings it up front - I get in and I don't know if you've ever had your car broken into, but that's what had happened overnight. I'm looking at the dash where the stereo goes, and it's all jacked up. I turn the car off, I go in and request the service manager, he comes out in the lobby where folks are waiting for their car and I let go. I don't remember all the details of the verbal sparring, of which he was reciprocating equally, but basically said you'll never touch my car again. I go back out to my car and it won't start. So I have to go back in and said now my car won't start. He gets his guy out their again with a battery jump. I ask him why it won't start. He's a young kid and he says well your door was left open overnight, and I had to jump it to get it started. I said what if I had driven 2block down the road and turned it off to gas up somewhere...what do ya think of that??? He gave me a blank stare and probably thought I had escaped from some psych ward somewhere at that point in this process.
I get in my car, start driving down the road and my tach needled starts spiking all over the place. I make it back home, called Nissan said this is what has happened and they said basically sir, if you want to get these issues resolved you really need to go back to the center that serviced it. I told them there is absolutely NO WAY I would take my car back to them. They said sir, these are all independent dealerships and that really is your only option.
I call up another Nissan shop. Took it in and they found a defective ignition pack causing my running issues with the tach. At that point I was feeling that Tom Wood had sabotaged my vehicle over the water pump fall-out.
And lastly while I had that rental, someone ran into it overnight and put a nice dent in the left rear fender. By that time I was feeling I was living a nightmare that I was yet to awaken from... really just unbelievable and I still shake my head when thinking about....and that my friends, is why I try to work on my stuff....myself!
