rick
quakertown,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, November 23, 2002
a car has around 1.2 pounds of freon in it. if it were to leak enough to get you sick. it would last about the first trip no more. there simply isnt enough freon to do what you say its doing. we all experience our ac leaking at some time. yet this is the first time i have heard of anyone getting sick from it. just be glad it isnt a older car with 12 for freon. if you smoke in a car leaking freon with 12 you are breathing mustard gas. that is a true fact.
#30
Wed, September 11, 2002
Hi, Still have never heard from State Farm or Darling's Auto about this 1999 Pontiac Grandam that is still leaking freon. State Farm Insurance paid auto Buff for damages done to my car and the vehicle is still inoperable even after it came home from their garage. he didnt't even touch the car and got the insurance money and never fixed it. The car was putting on a thousand miles every hundred the sppedodometer is not working properly. when i bought the car it had 30,000 miles on it and less then two months it read 42,000 i never put that kind of milage on that car So, therefore i canceled the exended warranty that was only good for 50,000 miles in no time i would lost 1,500.00 in no time. I have been ripped off and want to persue a complaint against theses two companies. Sincerely, Jackie Stanwood
#40
Wed, September 11, 2002
Hi, Still have never heard from State Farm or Darling's Auto about this 1999 Pontiac Grandam that is still leaking freon. State Farm Insurance paid auto Buff for damages done to my car and the vehicle is still inoperable even after it came home from their garage. he didnt't even touch the car and got the insurance money and never fixed it. The car was putting on a thousand miles every hundred the sppedodometer is not working properly. when i bought the car it had 30,000 miles on it and less then two months it read 42,000 i never put that kind of milage on that car So, therefore i canceled the exended warranty that was only good for 50,000 miles in no time i would lost 1,500.00 in no time. I have been ripped off and want to persue a complaint against theses two companies. Sincerely, Jackie Stanwood
Meg
Buffalo,#5Consumer Comment
Tue, September 10, 2002
... against the dentist who told you you need to have those fillings removed. There is no evidence that mercury amalgam fillings cause ill effects due to mercury poisoning - in fact, the most reliable evidence (that from studies conducted under strict scientific protocols) indicate that not enough mercury is released to cause mercury poisoning. The belief that they do is very much on the fringe & relies on frightening the public rather than scientific evidence. The dentist who told you otherwise is trying to make a buck by performing an unnecessary - and expensive, as the alternatives to mercury amalgam are generally the more costly option - treatment. And THAT's a rip-off. Whatever ill effects you are feeling is from something else - or is psychosomatic because you've been told your sick. Also, state insurance plans (and, these days, HMOs as well) are not allowed to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. Coverage is more expensive for those with chronic pre-existing conditions, but the plan are required by law to cover everyone. On to your main complaint: If your car is a recall, the dealer has to fix the recalled component free of charge. Bear in mind - auto makers don't recall entire cars (e.g., everything is wrong with this car; we'll give you a new one), but defective components. I don't know what the recall on your car was for, but you do have the right to get it fixed. If your car is leaking freon, by all means you should get it fixed - but unless it's a defect in the car, no one is obligated to fix it for free. In a car that's a few years old & has been through a flood [!] it's going to be difficult to prove that it's a defect. Your best bet is to try to prove that they should have known about/fixed the freon leak and the mildew in the A/C unit before selling you the car. Which brings me to a pertinent question: Did you know you were buying a flood-damaged car & did the dealer have you sign any paperwork releasing responsibility for prior damage to the car? OK, that's two questions. But if the answer to either is "yes," you're going to have a hard time fighting the dealer. While they SHOULD have fixed any damage from the flood, if you signed a release of any kind - as part of your sales contract or as a separate release - it's going to be difficult to hold them responsible.
Mark
Arlington,#6Consumer Comment
Mon, September 09, 2002
Lets see you hit a Porcupine & did $1500.00 worth of DAMAGE which State Farm paid for to get fixed. But you say it isnt. Well then I would contact State Farm & dont sign a FINAL RELEASE with them. If you are STUPID enough to do that, then Im sorry but YOU ARE TOO STUPID TO BE HELPED (Which I am pretty sure you are. I will show you here in a moment) Secondly you complain because you car is LEAKING FREON. Well that is unfortunately a common problem with A/C Systems on cars. The Inner Condensor coils (Not sure of the correct Technical term) have a tendency to develop leaks in them cause of the corrosive nature of FREON. So I guess your choices are to PAY to have the A/C fixed or have it evacuted and have no A/C. When you buy a USED CAR it is sold AS IS. The Only warranty that it will come with it will be spelled out for you. But Im sure you think you are special & those things dont apply to you. They should just fix everything forever on the car for you. Well sorry but it dont work that way. Cars break & you have to pay to fix them. it is part of owning a vehicle. So get over it & just pay someone to fix it for you.........