Before summer I brought my lawnmower to Canton Power Equipment Company for tune-up, service and replacing the blade. The owner said to me, that it will cost 150-160 dollar and it will be ready in week, next Saturday.
Next Saturday somebody from Canton Power Equipment Company called to my home and said that my lawnmower is ready for pick up. I came to the office, they charged me 173.78 dollar. I checked the bill?s description and I saw they did all service and they ran and tested my lawnmower, so I paid this bill by VISA credit card.
When I came home and began to work it started to smoke. I stopped and called to the Canton Power Equipment company and explain the problem. They told me, that because the lawnmower just after service, so smoke will disappear after 5-10 minutes of work. But the smoke did not disappear after 10 and 15 and 20 minutes?. It became stronger and I saw the reason ? the oil was leaking. I stopped and called to the Canton Power Equipment company again, I talked to the owner by phone. He told me bring your lawnmower back to the shop and we will take a look. I explain to him, I can?t put it in the car because it is in the oil and very dirty and I suggested them to pick it up themselves, but the owner did not listen to me. He just answered, as a robot ? wipe it, cleaned it and bring it to the shop. I just paid 174 dollars for service and now I have dirty (in the oil) the lawnmower and I have to wipe it, clean it, and ask for leaving my work earlier for bringing it back to the shop. I this case I told him, it will be easy for me just stop the payment. He asked me don?t do that and leave the lawnmower on the driveway and they will pick it up on the next day. I left it on my driveway and they picked it up for fixing.
Saturday. May 9, when I came the lawnmower was clean and I put it in the car. At home, when I started to work I noticed that the same problem still exists ? oil was leaking and engine was smoking. I stopped to work and in the few minutes all oil was out of tank. I called to the owner and said I did not satisfy this service. I warned him, that I will call to Credit Card Company and will stop the payment. In the same day, I called to the CITY credit card and ask to stop payment to Canton Power Equipment Company, because I don?t satisfy its service.
Few days? later CITY credit card company has asked me to find another business that provides similar services and ask them to indicate how the work performed by the original merchant was incorrect.
I have found small company with the similar service and this is its conclusion:
?Job description ? ?Changed oil? ? performed incorrect.
When they changed the oil, they poured it in 2-3 times more then normal level. That is why the fresh oil was come out from the exhaust manifold and because manifold was loosed, the oil was spread on the cylinder?s ribs on the surface of the engine, burned and smoked. After of draining part of oil and bringing its level back to normal, the lawnmower started to work relatively well. The oil was not leaking, it continues to smoke a little bit, but it will take some time, until all oil will be burned out from the parts of the engine and smoking will be stopped
Job description ? ?Ran + Tested? ? performed incorrect.
If they really did this, they had to notice leaking oil and smoking engine.?
So Credit Company took my side and I didn?t pay anything for this ?service?
The owner of Canton Power Equipment told me, he is running this family business for 30 years and he knows everything and I don?t understand anything. But 30 years in business doesn?t mean that you cannot make a mistake He should pay attention to quality control since he is responsible for everything in his shop, because he is the owner, And if something happened, like in my case, first of all you don?t have to be rude to people, using that you are for 30 years in this business as an excuse for poor service.
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