What can I do about a parts store selling me defective parts that ended up costing me thousands of dollars?
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What can I do about a parts store selling me defective parts that ended up costing me thousands of dollars?
Steering pump went out, so I bought 1 from local auto parts store. Husband is mechanic so knows what he’s doing. It didn’t fix the problem so he continued to change 3 more parts to find problem. Was up to and$1000 spent. Asked local shop advice and they said it had to be steering pump so took that 1 back and got another..still not working. Finally towed it to shop and they say the steering pump is bad along with the vacuum pump that we also replaced from same auto parts store. This is commercial vehicle so lost $1000 wages so far. That’s $2000 plus time plus whatever shop bill will be. Do we have any recourse?
Asked on February 3, 2011 under General Practice, California
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
I am trying to figure out the best path for you here. Although you have lost a lot of money in this matter it may not be significant enough to start a full fledged lawsuit and proof a product liability case of product defect in the conventional go-to-the-attorney-and start-a-lawsuit way. But suing in small claims court can be an avenue to try. You will need, though, to have some "expert" opinion, such as the mechanic that diagnosed the defective parts, and bring the defective parts with you. You will also have to prove lost wages so you need to think about that. A letter from your employer; showing turned down jobs - whatever. Good luck to you.
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