Mechanics: Needed repairs or rip-offs? - WKMG Orlando
EARLIER THIS MONTH WE REVEALED HOW SOME DRIVERS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF BY UNLICENSED LOCAL MECHANICS SO WE STARTED TO WONDER HOW CAN YOU MAKE SURE YOUR MECHANIC IS MAKING THE RIGHT AND FAIR REPAIRS. Reporter: THIS IS THAT THEY AND WE USED IT IS 10 YEARS OLD AND IT DOES HAVE SOME ISSUES BUT WE ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE BECAUSE EVERY MECHANIC WHO LOOKED UNDER THIS HOOD SAID SOMETHING DIFFERENT WAS WRONG. ONE OF LOCAL 6'S VANS, WHEN IT COMES TO THIS 2005 FORD FREESTYLE THEY SAY THEY KNOW IT INSIDE AND OUT. IS THERE ANYTHING MAJOR WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO MAJOR FALSE WITH ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. Reporter: WE TOOK IT UNDERCOVER TO SEE WHAT OTHER LOCAL MECHANICS FIRST HOUR PRODUCER WENT TO FIRST PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE AND 30 MINUTES LATER WE PAID $90 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND CODED 1500 TO $2500 TO REPLACE ENGINE MOUNTS IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER A... NO MAJOR FAULTS WITH THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. Reporter: WE TRY AGAIN THIS TIME WITH THE MAGIC MECHANIC IN ORLANDO, AN HOUR LATER WE GET THE DAMAGE NO CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC WHAT THEY SAID BOTH THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS NEED REPLACING TO THE TWO OF 1100 BUCKS, TWO PLACES... Reporter: FINALLY WE HEAD TO MUFFIN MAN, MIKE TAKES HOUR PRODUCER FOR A RIDE SAYING HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ON THE SAME PAGE AND RECOMMEND SHE TRY A. Source: www.clickorlando.com
