Complaint Review: Priceless Automotive

My responsibility with that car begins and ends with necessary repairs.
- Unless you have a warranty or something in writing your responsibility is for ALL repairs.

In addition, when you have a loan your responsibility is to make ALL payments as scheduled. The status of the car is independent and unrelated to this requirement. It doesn't matter if the car is operational, on blocks, or beamed to outerspace by aliens. You still are required to make your payments until you have paid it off.

The malfunction of a device placed inside my engine without my knowledge consent or aporoval may not be illegal in my state- but its certainly unethical.
- If it isn't illegal, after the finance company repos your car for nonpayment, they will take you to court and the judge won't care about your feelings on the "ethics", they will only care about the "legal". Now, you may get a sympathetic judge who will try to work out something between you and the company but you  are still going to owe the money.

Out of 3 garages ive spoke with only 2 have ever even seen a device.
- For you math majors out there that is about 66% or a majority of the garages you talked to.

Shopping for a better price for repair is moot.
- No, shopping for a better price is recommended even though you may not be able to find one.

I was also informed by local mechanics and others with a knowledge of dealers that its not unheard of for a bankrupted company to use these "kill" type devices to collect cars to subsequently pay debt. This sounds like a stretch Im really not sure if thats possible.
- Well with that sort of thought, perhaps that isn't the mechanic to take your car to. As of course it is not possible. Your purchasing the car and the loan are two separate items and this sort of conspiracy theory is just the typical "sub-prime" attitude of trying to blame everyone else.  When a dealer sells you a car, they get paid by the finance company. If they declare bankruptcy 3 days later, the money the creditors would go after is the csh the finance company paid them..not the car that is now legally owened by a different company. If by chance the dealer holds the finance contract, in a bankrutpcy they don't take the car back..they just sell the contract to another lender. Which could be a reason you actually had 3 different companies.

I have an appointment to speak to a member of management within the finance company-- but Im feeling more and more its pointles
- Good luck, but if the finance company doesn't give you permission to remove it and you have nothing in writing that states they are responsible for any repairs. If you really wanted to make someone responsible, you may actually have grounds to go after original mechanic who replaced the starter because they should have seen the device hooked up and not attempted the repair....like the other mechanics you talked to who didn't want to take responsibility.

 That's right! Don't make your payments. You'll sure show them! I would imagine by now they are shaking in their boots because of you! Nothing to worry about. You're going to show them and you're going to show them super good!!!

 I will not pay a dime on the car. When its taken so be it. My responsibility with that car begins and ends with necessary repairs. Devices that arent a necessary part of my car wont be paid by me. The malfunction of a device placed inside my engine without my knowledge consent or aporoval may not be illegal in my state- but its certainly unethical. Garages in my area wont touch jobs like this- they dont want liability issues if the car were to lose power. Out of 3 garages ive spoke with only 2 have ever even seen a device. Nobody wants responsibility for doing the electronics-- which is why the labor rate is so much. Shopping for a better price for repair is moot. I was also informed by local mechanics and others with a knowledge of dealers that its not unheard of for a bankrupted company to use these "kill" type devices to collect cars to subsequently pay debt. This sounds like a stretch Im really not sure if thats possible. Regardless ill be doing what I can personally to resolve the situation. I have an appointment to speak to a member of management within the finance company-- but Im feeling more and more its pointless. The finance company is local to Arizona- consequently there is much information posted about them on this site. Its a matter of clowns to the left of me jokers to the right.

I was aggressively pushed into a car-- an 09 chevy cobalt. Now I know why.
- So that they could transfer your loan three times, the Starter could fail 4 years later, and the mechanic who you used to replaced it got locked out of your car and recomended an independent mechanic who charges $150/hr. If they were trying to rip you off, don't you think there would be easier ways to do it?

By the way as the other poster stated, you weren't "pushed" into the car. If they didn't give you options and you didn't like the car they were trying to sell..YOU should have walked out.

I won't pay anyone a dime for the car anymore.
- Bad move. If you stop paying now it will be reposessed and you will destroy any positive payment history.

You say this device doesn't belong in the car. So what did you sign?

The issue with these devices is that they are not easy to tamper with, in fact when your mechanic replaced the starter they could have blown out a few of your electronic modules(which is a much more expensive repair).  If the current finance company doesn't know anything about the device, there is nothing that says you can't remove it. But it would be at your expense.

If the finance company does still require it, you will need to go through your paperwork to see if you can find who is responsible for any repairs on the device. However, that is most likely you.

I would call around to several other electronic shops, explain your situation and see if you can get someone who knows what to do and is a bit less expensive.

Good Luck

 I wouldnt come here filing a report to make myself look right when im not-- so get over yourself " Dog". No back $ is owed on the car and its less than a year from being paid off. I thought comments would be made by lawyers a possible comment by someone affiliated with the now defunct business- not by hillbillies nicknamed "Dog". In short- it does absolutely no good to anyone to let redneck hillbillies who know zero about a situation even comnent at all since it serves no good purpose whatsoever. The reason my car is not inoperable is not because of unpaid money.

My car was not shutoff or diabled as suggested for non payment or for any reason. The car was disabled due to the fact that a restrictive device was wired from the starter to the electronics panel inside the car. The restrictive device issue is clearly a result of the failure of the starter that the restrictor was wired through. Intelligent comments welcomed. Trolling hillbillies who read a few words and fill in the blanks for themselves are not. I established with the finance co. 5 minutes after there was an issue that it wasnt due to a clerical error- then i verified that no back payment was due. If you dont know then dont comment-- pretty simple

 I dont owe one dime of back $ on the vehicle as ive now stated twice previously. If youre just here to point fingers at others expense while ignoring the facts - then go to fb. Comments should be made by someone with a knowledge of the situation. Im looking at you "Dog"

 I dont owe a dime of back $ on the car. You can gladly bring that tough lying bs to my address "Dog". I know a few people nicknamed "Dog" and theyre in jail. Shocker

 NOBODY "pushed" you into car. YOU agreed to buy it and that's YOUR fault! It is YOU who were late on payments which caused them to disable the car.

h*o ahead and refuse to pay...they'll do a repo! Ruining your credit is apparently NOTHING NEW to you, otherwise YOU wouldn't be with a subprime deadbeat lender! I'm impressed!