I took my 2001 ford taurus to a local mechanic here in Harlingen, Texas because of the transmission? Question: well the transmission was not working wright so i took it to a new mechanic that had just opened he gave me an estimate of $650 to repair this sounded great to me because everyone else wanted more well i worked on it and it took about a week he came and dropped it off at my house when was done so i thought it was done what i mean is the car will not start on park or in neutral i was furious he promised to repair it but he said could not take it back to the shop that same day because there was no room and know he said that it would be a little more then the estimate i said how much $200 more wow i paid him half what i owed him and told him i would pay the wrest when it was working the way it should well he never came and now he said he went to the local JP Judge Wise to file a complaint that he has my license plate number that the judge granted him a lien on the car what should i do
Answer:
call the BAR(bureau of automotive repair)you might also plan on paying the bill, because once a lein is filed he will have rights to own the car, until he has the money for the repair. I know that you have a worse issue now, but getting the BAR involved will help you. That is what they do, make sure that a service you asked for, signed a paper saying you would pay the charge for the service, and now have a complaint. they will resolve the issue, but know that after 45 days from the day of the lein, he will now gain ownership. hope that helps you
also, another thing I have is if you pay the bill and you have complaints and he is unwilling to fix the issue that you both agreed to in the contract you signed(which I hope he gave you a signed paper with estimates and repair listing what he was fixing and the parts list and repairs made) then paying him, and you still have problems with the original issue or even related issues, then he is breach of contract and is resposible to not only fix the issue, but you can sue for punitive damagees like missed work, rent a car, and maybe more.
call the BAR asap, and be prepared to pay him in full first
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