
Help Me Get a New Motor for my Stranded Jeep
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Hello! I am in need of a new motor for my car. I took it to a mechanic shop that totally screwed me over and took almost all of my savings to get it out of there. They tore it down way too far and did not label anything, leaving me without a running vehicle since July 2024. My car sat in the shop for a month with multiple promises of working with the warranty company and getting them to cover the thousands of dollars in work it supposedly needed. I was told the man handling my claim was the "best in the business" and he would get them to cover the work. They then told the warranty company that the issue was from a wear part which is not covered under my warranty. I tried to get them to see that it wasn't the timing chains that were the issue, it was electrical (most likely the harness) but they insisted. I had multiple other mechanics confirm my suspicions. The warranty company also refused to take another look and change their denial. So I practically emptied my savings to get my jeep out of the shop before they charged me storage fees since they wanted $6500.00 plus tax to replace my motor. And because they tore it down so far and did not label any of the parts or bolts- several mechanics who I know personally said they were not comfortable trying to piece it back together with unlabeled parts/bolts. The shop also failed to give me all of my parts back when I had to towed out of their shop. They forgot about my expensive battery, and a few internal engine components. I was forced to drive the 40 minutes back to their shop- which I had to take a day off of work for since they are not open on the weekends- just to claim my parts. So now I have no choice but to buy a motor and find someone to put it in. I will NEVER return to that shop and I will never recommend it to anyone. One of the female managers there was nice to me on the phone- but very rude in the background when she thought I couldn't hear her. It's an extremely long story, and extremely upsetting that I am still without my jeep almost half a year later. This has been a huge stressor in my life on top of all my medical expenses and other life things.
I have had no choice but to rely on other people and other forms of transportation this entire time, so I can continue to get to work and my many doctor's appointments. I need help getting the funds to put a new motor in my car. Any amount helps. This shop took advantage of me and left me paying for a car I haven't been able to drive for almost half a year. It’s been sitting in my driveway full of the parts they took off of it. They didn’t even bother dumping the fuel out of the fuel rails, they just threw it in my car- making it a fire/combustible hazard during the summer. Please donate what you can, so I can get my baby back on the road. Thank you so much.
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Tori D
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Vineland, NJ