I took my car a 1992 Pontiac to AOK Auto Center, 236 Forrest Rd, West Haven, Ct. 06516, to have a simple coolant leak in the hose/pipe from the heater core to the radiator repaired on the passenger side of my car in late/mid December.
The temperature gauge, and all other gauges in my car worked normally before any work by the above mentioned was done.
The owner 'test' drove my car [I should have went with him] for about 2 3 minutes, returning with steam coming from a hose I had personally 'patched' month's ago with no hint of a problem since, on the drivers side of the car.
He and one of his "mechanic's" showed me where the leak was 'alledgely' comming from, [they left the Obvious problem I took the car there for altogether and created another, that led to even more problems not there before their work].
All I saw was a little dried coolant below the hose on some type of fitting that screwed into the engine block.
He was the expert, so I said nothing, and asked about the leak on the passengers side of the car again that was still leaking, but he [the owner] kept drawing my attention to the 'mysteriously' appeared 'leak' he had uncovered.
I reluctantly agreed ["trust me he said"] to his assessment, needing my car running properly again for many different reasons.
I picked my car up, paid the owner's $517 bill and drove off [I should have test drove it first], and immediately noticed steam/smoke coming from where he had done his work [there was also a smell].
The temperature gauge was'nt working now, and I noticed coolant still leaking from the same spot I took it to him to be fixed originally.
The steam and accompanying smell I assumed was harmless residue left from his work after it stopped [wrong again/it's now back worse than ever].
On pointing to the same problem I originally had, he then used a simple pressure gauge to show me exactly where the leak was on the passenger side of my car.
He gave me a $50 estimate to fix the problem I already paid him over $500 dollars to fix. I refused his offer and contacted my state motor vehicle dept. Who are trying to help in this matter.
My problems still linger and worsen with time, a;ong with my health. Being a state emmissions garage, he'll wiggle out of this somehow if I don't get outside help.
Can someone help or contact me, as I need legal advice/representation indirectly related to this ongoing incident.
I have no confidence in any court system I've had the misfortune of being involved in to this point [ssa, too for that matter]. The editors comments are right on the money about certain governments!
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