I think I'm getting screwed here. Any advice?

You will know when I know. Right now they just began taking it apart. I am not sure why they decided to take responsibility. it could be because its nearing the end of the 3rd week that they've had it and they feel bad.

Or it could be that they got word that i was trying to get a hold of the DM, i think they know that the tech never disconnected the battery like i asked them to which killed it, and that they were about to be in deep shit over it with the boss man.

At any rate, im not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

 

I should add that my car was completely fixed and repaired as of december 17th (including that batteries being checked over for good health) and i delivered my spazzing out car to them on january 17th. they didnt have much to stand on telling me i needed a new battery less than a month after they were given a good bill of health.

 

the car was clipped after i purchased it by a very throttle happy teenager. i would never purchase a car that has been in an accident but you can't avoid the ones that come flying at you. lol the body shop that worked on my car is in california and i have since moved to texas. the insurance company is going to send an independent claims adjuster to take a look at it.

 

indeed they quoted me 600-$800 just to open up the rear end and look for the problem. Not including fixing the problem.

 

they informed me that my alarm is an after-market alarm (was on the car when i bought it) however even after they disconnected it the problems continued to persist. So we ruled that one out.

 

no. all the repairs took place in California at a collusion shop. i am now currently in texas. My car is at an official toyota dealership right now getting worked on.

 

Update. the guy who did the original work repairing my car after the collusion got in contact with me. I explained all the issues i was having and told him that they'd had it for three weeks already and he was PISSED. told me he would call back in 10 minutes. Calls me back in less than 5 minutes and tells me he literally found the solution to all my car problems on GOOGLE (actually this site). Tells me to demand the dealership to put my car back together immediately because they are incompetent and remove it from their shop. Gives me a referral to a shop he is connected with out here in texas and to keep him posted. So now i have to figure out how to get my car back without ransom. lol.

for those who wish to know what the solution to the problem is, here is the link

http://priuschat.com/threads/door-open-ajar-warning-light-staying-on-repaired.95328/

 

well seeing as how they know they screwed up and tried to cover it up, i have them by the balls. However the fact that the solution is on the internet and they keep wasting my time.... im livid...

im not getting a rental car because A) im not going anywhere any time soon so i can live with out a car B) My spouse has a car so if i need to go anywhere i have that available to me

 

frankly, I think I'm ready to let another shop take a look at it. I am not happy with the service that i have received and this shop is much closer to my house than the dealership. (its an hour away versus 20 minutes away)

 

you are right. no use being rash. ill give them a 2nd chance.