Auto Zone Auto Zone Store Put My LIFE In Danger... Durham North Carolina
I went to Auto Zone and purchased a new car battery and the employee installed the battery in my car for me. After the installation of the new battery my car cut off twice after that, once in the middle of the street and once in a wal-mart parking lot. I went to the wal-mart auto center and they told me that not only had the Auto Zone employee installed the battery incorrectly, but he forgot to secure a piece on the battery which secures the battery on it's terminal. The reson my car was cutting off was becuase one it was loose and kept slipping off of the terminal and two a wire was not secured correctly.
The mechanic also told me that if the battery had kept slipping off of the terminal it could have hit the alternater causing the car to explode. I'm thinking about taking legal action but not certain what I can do. I could have been driving and went over a pot hole or a speed bump and my car could have exploded. I have called the regional office and the customer service line but customer service keeps directing me to the regional office which will not return my phone calls.
Lisapooh142000
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
U.S.A.
10 Updates & Rebuttals
Joshua
Clarkston,Michigan,
United States of America
Just Wow
#11General Comment
Sun, February 13, 2011
Dude
1) Auto zone can counter sue you for suing them by law
2) any place would say anything just to get you to buy parts
3) exploding alternetor? Never in a million years has that ever happened. If the alternator get over charged it will mostlikely melt the coils and break the electric current which by default the car is to either stop or drain its next power source which is the battery.
4) i kinda think your making this such a big drama and should settle down.
samlm90
United States of AmericaYou....
#11UPDATE Employee
Wed, February 02, 2011
are an idiot. And you go to Walmart to fix a problem that someone else made? Really? Talk about counter-productive....
PSM69
USASorry, but I think you have bad info...
#11UPDATE Employee
Sat, October 17, 2009
Sorry, I think your information isn't correct. When driving, if the terminal comes loose, all that is going to happen is that the alternator will not be able to recharge your battery. The battery is used to start your car, and after that, your alternator is what supplies the power to run it. Most alternators these days actually have a max load of 120 amps, so if your car was "cutting off" you have other problems.
Aaron
Rock Island,Illinois,
U.S.A.
The liability is limited to your damages
#11Consumer Comment
Fri, December 26, 2008
Which is the price of the battery and any labor your may have spent. Changing out a battery is not hard and can be done by anyone. Sorry to hear he messed it up but since you should have been under the hood with him why didnt you notice.
Also the chances of the car exploding were small, even the chances of the battery exploding were small. That was drama and in Wal-Mart's case it was getting you to buy from them next time.
Thegreatpudini
Chicago,Illinois,
U.S.A.
I agree with robert
#11UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, July 21, 2008
I'm a an ex employee any thing an auto zoner does once they leave the buildings the kindness out of their heart. So no warranties I mean I always told customers '' Is their anything you signed? Think about that before someone touches your car. No agreement no liability at all.
Thegreatpudini
Chicago,Illinois,
U.S.A.
I agree with robert
#11UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, July 21, 2008
I'm a an ex employee any thing an auto zoner does once they leave the buildings the kindness out of their heart. So no warranties I mean I always told customers '' Is their anything you signed? Think about that before someone touches your car. No agreement no liability at all.
Thegreatpudini
Chicago,Illinois,
U.S.A.
I agree with robert
#11UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, July 21, 2008
I'm a an ex employee any thing an auto zoner does once they leave the buildings the kindness out of their heart. So no warranties I mean I always told customers '' Is their anything you signed? Think about that before someone touches your car. No agreement no liability at all.
Gabriel
Corpus Christi,Texas,
U.S.A.
Yes they will
#11Consumer Comment
Sun, April 06, 2008
unless it is the alternator that has gone bad. Ol' Lisapooh never mentioned that she had the battery tested, just that she went to Auto Zone to purchase a battery.
Clifford
South Haven,Michigan,
U.S.A.
Run on alternator?
#11Consumer Comment
Sun, April 06, 2008
I haven't worked on cars in years but the cars I used to work on (70's and earlier) would run without a battery at all once you got it started. If the battery got disconnected the battery light would come on but the car would run until it was turned off. The alternator had enough capacity to run the engine without the battery at least for a while. Then of course it wouldn't start again.
Will they still do that?
Robert
Bowie,Maryland,
U.S.A.
You'll get the same amount in Court that you paid
#11Consumer Comment
Sat, April 05, 2008
You paid ZERO to have the battery installed, and that is all you will get in compensation.
First, you have this report posted under the heading of "Mechanics". AZ has no mechanics. They have parts sellers. You went to AZ because you knew repair shops with Mechanics would actually charge labor for installation, plus the typical markup on the baterry itself. You figured it would be CHEAPer to go the Zone and have one of their NON-Mechanics install it.
Second, whoever the genius is who told you an alternator will cause your vehicle to explode is a blithering idiot.