?On June 7th 2016 I took my truck in to replace the starter!This was a mechanic I used for about 4 years. Pacific and vine garage!?
?After truck was repaired, and paid him in full I drove for about 2 -3weeks. After one morning as I started my truck, I heard a loud noise. Following that a leak of transmission fluid. I called pacific and vine to check my truck and see what the problem was in regards to leaks.?
?The owner of Pacific and vine garage, Orlando Diotalevi went under the truck to diagnose the leak. Tells me that the starter came loose, “the starter that his employee Installed, 3 weeks before.?
?I asked Did you tighten the starter? So I crawl below my vehicle and I see the stuarter completely loose and hitting my transmission lines! ?
?I said to him This is why my transmission lines are leaking, it's totally rubbing and slamming against the lines. He started to dengy it! First excuse was that the leak is coming from the trtansmission to engine seal! Then He says that the lines are rusty, and that he’s not changing the lines. As I got upset and and tried to tell him that something went wrong on his part.He decided to drive my truck of his lot! Tells me Mr muscat I'm not fixing your truck ,if you come back I will call the police!?
?I had to go to a different mechanic?
?that day inform me that the starter was installed incorrectly and this cause a chain reaction mechanical failure of my truck costing me over $5500 not to mention loss of work and a huge amount of stress?
?I went through small claims court and found out the name of the mechanic that worked on my vehicle . Salvatore siggia was an unregistered mechanic. Not even registered as an apprentice worked on my vehicle.?
?Work that wasn’t inspected by a journeyman ?
?After all this I brought this business to court and i have a judgment for an amount below $5,500.00. And still he refuse to pay?
?Stay away from this mechainc. When he screws he’s a coward and will lie at all costs!?
I would definately not recommend this mechanic. Just because the price seems right, the work is awful. I had a new clutch put into my car. Orlando did the work. About a week after getting my car back, the clutch starts acting up. It got so bad that I had to have my car towed from downtown back up to Concord. He never put the clutch in properly and there was a fluid leak. Because there was this leak, a ring on my transmission burnt. Now my second gear is all messed up. It grinds and shakes. He gladly fixed the leak then told me that the burn was there from before, that the noise it's making is was there before. Then he went on to tell me that I won't notice the noise anyway because I can't drive the car properly. Well not only is he a bad mechanic, he's a liar and extremely sexist. Now I have to go to another mechanic to fix my trasmission which will cost me $1000. Please do not go to this shop.
No, I would NOT recommend this business to a friend
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