Poor Cousin...

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:39 pm

As some of you may remember I posted about how my cousin bought a 97 blazer from a used car dealership. The dealer didnt get it inspected as he was surpose to, so my cousin took in and it failed, needed both lower ball joints. After a long fight with the dealership they finally agreed to pay for the new balljoints...

So he pays the shop that inspected it to install the lower ball joints. He picks the truck up and within two miles the front drivers side tire about falls off.. Onto a tow truck and back to the shop. The shop didnt put the axle nut back on (which is what holds the wheel bearing together) so now it needs a wheel bearing. Obviously the shop replaces that free of charge (their fault).

He picks the truck up and as he pulls out of the shop he hears a pop, so now he takes it to another shop and tells them to go over it. The next day they call him and inform him that he needs upper ball joints and front shocks. FREAKIN CRAP!

He finally does the right thing and makes an appointment with my uncles shop. This morning he goes to the parts store and picks up the parts and takes them to my uncles shop. My uncle jacks it up and the balljoints and shocks are fine. Already having the parts he goes ahead and has my uncle put them on anyways.

Now, when installing the parts my uncle notices that the drivers side upper control arm is slighty bent (from the wheel bearing problem), just enough to cause it to make contact with something else during sharp turns, which is responsible for the pop... Yay..

It also needs the inner tie rod and idler arm on the drivers side...

Plus the engine started running ruff... So awhile it was out there they hooked it up to the scanner, throw five codes..

P0113 - Intake Air Temperature [IAT] Sensor Circuit High Voltage
P0131 - HO2S Circuit Low Voltage Bank 1 Sensor 1
P0151 - HO2S Circuit Low Voltage Bank 2 Sensor 1
P0171 - Fuel Trim System Lean Bank 1
P0174 - Fuel Trim System Lean Bank 2

So yeah, he still loves the truck and is going to fix it, but god damn...

This all reminds me of the movie (the money pit)

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:46 pm

I would of taken it back and got my money back for the POS right off the bat.

THis is crazy. Either that or sue the seller for the repairs and all costs associated with.

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:04 pm

He insist on keeping the truck. It's sorta a love-hate relationship, he loves the truck, the truck hates him. I say toss in a carbed 350 and be done with it...

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:40 pm

I had a 97 Jimmy 4dr 4x4 and it was by far, the biggest piece of CRAPOLA that I have ever had. And I once owned a Porsche 924! Anyway, just hope he doesn't have any problems with the motor itself, that was 1800 bucks I could have used elsewhere.

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:33 pm

I honestly think if he would of took it to my uncles shop in the first place it would of needed the following...

Drivers side tie rod and idler arm.. and thats it!

I wouldnt doubt that the lower ball joints were in good shape, just like the uppers where... The shops around here are real shaddy like...

As for the codes, I think its the maf sensor.

Its not like its the blazer giving him tons of trouble, its the people hes dealing with...