Pay For Something To Be Fixed, But It's Not

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  1. Cody Fousnaugh

    Cody Fousnaugh Supreme Member
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    This is now happening with the speedometer on our boat. When we took the boat out in May, the speedometer wasn't working. Had the boat taken to the marine service, next to our dry storage. Mechanic told us he cleaned out a hole where the speedometer cable connects to a sensor. He then shot some air into the hole and another person, inside the boat, told him the speedometer was working. Took the boat out yesterday and speedometer still not working! Boy, I love it when this happens (being very sarcastic here). So, back to the marine shop.

    This happened with our Dodge Durango. Engine light came on and it turned out that a sensor was bad in the engine. Sensor replaced, and just before getting home, engine light came back on........Code was "bad sensor", again. Next day, went back to the shop and waited. They done something, but told us "fixed". Got on the freeway and engine light comes on again. Took back to shop and analyzer said it was "bad sensor". Well, come to find out, this shop put the wrong sensor in our vehicle. Sensor changed and no problems after that.

    Ever had this happen to you? You pay to have something fixed and it's not fixed.

    Aggravation is the only word I can think of.
     
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    I bought a Chevrolet S-10 new several years ago. It was a great little toy pickup; I drove it for a lot of year and it was still running well when I gave in to my wife urging me to sell it. But the air conditioning was bad. I brought it in once while it was still under warranty. They fixed it, and it lasted a couple of weeks. They replaced the air conditioning unit, and it lasted not quite a year. After that, I had it repaired a few times before I finally gave up. After moving to Maine, AC wasn't quite as important.
     
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    I can't remember any specific items but if I pay for something to be fixed and it's not, I'll call and they'll fix the problem free of charge...in most cases.
     
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    Yes, but if fixed correctly in the first place,.....

    Inconvenience is another word that comes to mind when something isn't fixed right in the first place.

    One thing I do know, and remember from my Navy days, the military doesn't put up with things not being done right the first time. And, Command doesn't like any excuses. The military doesn't like excuses nor do they put up with them.
     
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    Well, business is not the military and you can't expect it to be...if you do, you'll be disappointed.
     
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    Your feelings are fine, but your feelings is a big reason why some enlisted people, who choose to get out after their regular enlistment is up, instead of re-enlisting, end up enlisting into another Service. If you follow what I'm saying.

    I talked to one former Marine, who decided to take his discharge instead of re-enlisting, he told me "discipline" in the civilian job sector basically isn't there (his feelings as well as mine). He said, "I seen all kinds of things employees were doing that the military wouldn't put up with." After a few months on a job, he quit and enlisted in the Army. He ended up retiring as a full-bird Colonel.

    If some businesses would do the work right in the first place, they wouldn't get the bad reviews they do.
     
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    I have a cousin who enlisted for four years in the Army, then enlisted in the Navy, and is now going on twenty years.

    Oh wait! How did we get on this subject from paying for something to be fixed, but it's not?
     
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    What do my feeling about how things are fixed have to do with people reinlisting???

    I'm just saying that things are different in the military and I expect it that way.

    I doubt anybody is saying that we're reenlisting because Chrissy Cross isn't that upset when something isn't fixed right the first time...as long as she doesn't have to pay again. :)
     
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    In my old Kia I had a problem with a sensor light that stayed on....even though there was no problem. I had it checked out and changed but it kept coming on even though nothing was wrong. I just got used to it and as long as everything was working well I just ignored it.

    I've known a lot of people in the Military...and many do come out alot more "rigid" about things than they were before they went in. I remember when my youngest Son-in-Law got out and he thought he was going to whip their home into "shipshape!" My youngest daughter is very laid back in her home and when you have little ones there is no way you can keep things neat like they make you do in the Military. He has learned this the hard way but is not so rigid anymore and everyone is happier. :)
     
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    I'm not "rigid", but do expect something to be fixed when I'm told "it's fixed", but find out that it's not. When I was employed, I was pretty strict about doing my job. IOW, I wanted inventory to be "spot on" correct. I'd always compare the inventory count on the computer to what actually was in the warehouse. If the counts/numbers were different, an "investigation" was started by me. The military (Navy for me), doesn't like incorrect inventory.
     
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    Ive never been in the military but when I do something I try to do it perfectly. I am a perfectionist when I'm doing something.

    I'm more tolerant of others though....mistakes happen sometimes no matter how well someone does their job.

    Can't a,ways blame the worker...he may have requirements or constraints that you don't know about, like time. Sure he can't spend forever on one thing ot he'll lose his job.

    Of course this all depends on what the job is.
     
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    The way cars are made now days...I am not surprised at all there are lots of problems fixing some things that go wrong. Some times we just buy a "lemon" too, but there are "lemon laws" that will let you get another vehicle if you keep having problem after problem with the one you bought. Like most things now days...you will have to stand your ground until they fix things or give you another one in place of the problematic thing. That's just part of the way life is now...it's not right....but it is often the way it is.
     
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