Car seizes

[ImBetterDude]

Pretend you've owned your 2014 Ecoboost Mustang since 2016, bought it with 6k miles. You've gradually modified it over the years, eventually it's FBO, turbo swapped & tuned. Never an issue of any kind. Car sits with 59k miles.

Then, box spring flies off a truck while driving on the freeway and becomes a missile, slamming into your front end. You take it to the dealership and get like $3000 in repairs to bumper, lights, intercooler, etc.

You pay your deductible, drive home, and within a week you're on the same freeway and BAM car seizes on you; big plume of smoke out the tailpipe, engine failure warnings on display, throttle is non-responsive.

What's your move? Car is out of warranty, and you suspect the repair a week prior (reputable, big local dealership) likely has something to do with it. Something installed wrong, maybe ECU was reflashed despite you requesting in writing that this wouldn't happen, idunno. You take it back to same dealership? Somewhere else? Call a lawyer? Car is out of warranty.

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[usgiorgi]

It depends on what failed on the car. If it overheated and siezed, then maybe they messed up the radiator or fluid. If you damaged something internally in the engine, you'll have a hard time proving the dealership did it.

 

[BlackandBlue]

You can claim it was connected to the first claim but you will need proof.

I wouldn’t mess with the dealership as they will just deny it was there fault. What they could help with is telling you how it could have been connected to the first claim. Have them help you and you might get it though insurance. Put them on defense and you will be out of pocket.

For instance if the radiator was busted or bad and the engine overheated. That might be crash related and could be covered under insurance.

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