Parts, Labor and Lawsuits: Customers take local mechanic to court

Andy Fox reports.

[@mariomunoz8810]

EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP GOING TO THESE SHADE TREE MECHANICS

[@peanutsmith1462]

He’s going to come across the wrong person one day and it’s not gonna be a good outcome

[@WISHBONEL7]

You are exactly right , it is just a matter of time .

[@Chop_69]

why are they issuing judgements and not charging with fraud?

[@laithali8004]

Because the whole country is based on fraud. All of Wall Street would be shut down if you could charge them for fraud

[@raifordrucker7113]

That’s cold that he’s doing that to customers. I’m a mechanic and would never cheat someone like that or any other way. If anything I’ve been told many many times I don’t charge enough.

[@nobodyschild967]

Ditto!!

[@Chris_Landry]

you steal from a business, JAIL!! business steals from you, "It's a civil matter" so jacked up. Even when it's a single owner business

[@MyThoughtzAndOpinionz]

It sounds like he’s found some sort of loophole that makes it possible for him to do this.

[@RigmorTalonbeard]

Not really. His victims are just the type of people to wait multiple years for their car to come back without doing anything.

[@tvbooth22583]

If it was child support he would be in jail

[@milmex317th]

True that

[@Kidsadventurestorytime]

I need help with the same problem!

[@dymonnholden]

He should be in jail. Period. For fraud!!!!!🤮🤮

[@johnathanbarajas6646]

This guy seems to "think" that he does not have to listen to a small claim's judgement. He knows that his victims will not seeks attorneys to enforce those judgements because of the legal costs to his victims. In my opinion, if the county can see a pattern of fraud, which the over 100,000 in judgements would be strong evidence to support this pattern. The county district attorney's office should have enough probable cause to file criminal fraud charges against this person (depending on the state's penal code laws). This is a very sad story of a criminal who is taking advantage of people. However, each state does have their own rules regarding civil procedure. I am certain that there are ways of enforcing judicial judgements like writ of execution or liens, exc. I hope his victims get justice. Disclaimer: this is not legal advice.

[@danielsanford4109]

There is no justice for the disenfranchised.

[@meh11235]

I've put one DA out of a job and am now going to have to go after judges... judges are literally working for a corrupt Private Operating Foundation, a mere Trust with SAM Identification number to contract with states as a governing body to uphold the constitution, though they operate in treason to profit through corruption. Courts now have a pander bias checking council that can alter and or erase judgements however.... everyone knows that Money is king in Court. ask any lawyer, ask any judge worth his or her salt and they'll agree.. the only way to stop the corruption is to hunt and expose the money flow and distribution thereof to "stake holders" within the trust organization...dissect their fee schedules and then whoop ass publicly.

[@DonaldHarrington-vl7zq]

He has not paid or returned my parts

[@papichulo8658]

Take his license away

[@wheelstandr]

The auto industry is so crooked. I hate it.

[@scottcpan68]

Who pays for auto repairs up front? When I was a mechanic I did a lot of side work for cash. But I didn't expect payment until the car was finished. Maybe once in awhile on a big job I would ask for some money to cover the parts or have them get the parts themselves.

[@SoraFan23]

We had a similar problem. We got out 2017 Kia Sorento from the repair shop after it was in an accident but then I noticed that the crack that was the windshield was fixed and were forced to pay $500 to the mechanic just to get our car back. Our Car Insurance is looking into what went wrong.

[@jerichojoe307]

According to estimate law they are supposed to give you an itemized estimate and log of repairs for anything exceeding $20 and are not allowed to exceed that estimate by more than $10 or 10%, whichever is lower yet most of them think that it means whichever is higher and that's not the case. An example would be if you had an estimate bill for $75 they can legally only charge you an additional $7.50 or 10%; if your estimate bill is over $150, they can only charge you $160 because it is 10% or $10 and since 10% would exceed the $10, they can only charge $10, same if your bill is in the thousands. If they give you an estimate for $3,000; unless they call for your consent to do any other repairs than what they estimated, they may only charge you $3, 010. They also cannot force work to be done and refuse to release your car; you will have had to give them consent for any additional repairs. If you did not authorize that windshield repair; they had no right to fix it or bill you for it. And they definitely not going to be able to keep your car for it. You have a lawsuit my friend. It's also illegal for them to put a lien on your vehicle or property for unauthorized repairs either. they can only have a lien on your property for authorized repairs within their estimate if you refuse to pay. And even if you did refuse to pay they cannot hold your vehicle hostage as the value of the vehicle is worth more than what you owe them. They would have to go after you in court just like you would have to go after them in court. They cannot willfully hold your property from you. Yes you would have to make a police report and then take it to court to get a signed judges order for them to return your property which could be a pain in the ass, but legally they have no right to hold your vehicle. When you go in for repair you are not signing over ownership of your vehicle and if they try to have you sign an agreement alluding to such it should already tell you that that's a red flag and you shouldn't do business there

[@wildestcowboy2668]

You got punked out

[@jeanp.5929]

I have a mechanic that I was going to that I need to sue. The guy has been scamming me for years. He almost wrecked my car with his faulty repairs.

[@willnichols5516]

"scamming you for years?" Well, that means you're idiot. Fool me once....

[@duke45jp]

@@willnichols5516 How good did that make you feel?

[@RAET302]

I have a question, I'm live in Delaware and went to a car shop for a repair...I need a new bumper for my 2013 buick lacrosse, the mechanic charged me $550 to place a order for a new bumper and to have it painted, once it would arrive he said within a week all I'd need to pay was the labor fir them to install my bumper, that was 8 weeks ago...all I have is my bank statement of the $550 payment and a text message from him on April 11th stating he was expecting my bumper in a week. Still no bumper!!! Do you think I can sue this mechanic if he refuses to give me a refund due to breach of verbal agreement??

[@jeanp.5929]

@@RAET302 I'm not a legal person but I would think if you have a receipt and the work wasn't done that he should refund you. I think taking him to court if he doesn't refund you is fair but try to get the full refund first and then talk to a lawyer about filing the lawsuit after if he doesn't pay you back.

[@RAET302]

@@jeanp.5929 ok thank you so much for responding. 🙏🏽

[@tricktop9064]

Another great example of our legal system

[@american236]

He will definitely be held accountable one day I know men like him I’ve met them, and they just cheat their way through life, but eventually catches up to them

[@adann5638]

Gonna go thru this soon. Took a truck for a ticking and misfire issue. 5 month and 3000$ later got it back with a ticking and misfire issue. What helps is that I never signed or was given any paperwork whatsoever

[@LaurelBailey-g2m]

So a judge says you just pay them back and it's court ordered means if he doesn't pay something at least try then he should go to jail and be placed on probation where they will force him to pay restitution

[@DonaldHarrington-vl7zq]

He said he was transporting stolen car battery's somewhere north and never said anything about a funeral and indirectly threatened to kill me in 2 days

[@hackwilson1467]

Karl could give a rats AZZ about anyone but himself. Middle finger to the judges and the courts and the paying customers. It's vandalism! That's a felony!

[@LaurelBailey-g2m]

Cease and desist that will shut his business down immediately and he can do any transactions or even be on his property until he makes some type of payment place and actually pays it . That's what the city does if you don't get permits to do work at your place of business

[@m.mooverssr9211]

Why would you pay a jack leg mechanic up front

[@meh11235]

And that's why you reconcile equity with crooks outside of legislation

[@yatusabes909]

Can you elaborate

[@meh11235]

@@yatusabes909 criminally prosecute before arguing civilly over stolen money and fraud.

[@yatusabes909]

@@meh11235 So one can say he basically stole my $1,000 deposit that he asked me for that according to him it’s for parts he had to order? Is that an example of what you mean?

[@twincitydezray]

I was going to call the police on this dealership that stole 1500 dollars in repairs and see if they could charge them with criminal damage to property but I guarantee the police will just show up and say it's a civil manner and after that happens the attorney General won't touch it.

[@meh11235]

@@twincitydezray they'll tell you to sue the dealer and then you'll get an incompetent judge acting as a silent partner in the pretend trial..... that is friends with the owner of the dealership... and you'll get one tenth the true value of your injury.

[@Whoa532]

Sounds like he needs to go into the hospital and recover from a couple of broken legs and maybe a broken arm and hand.

[@Patricko-x7u]

That narcissist is using and milking the broken system in his advantage! If it was customers owing him money that same broken system would have enforce judgement quickly. The ony thing he can't milk is the universal divine law. And sooner or later karma will pay him a visit and he will not be able to escape that 😎.

[@Berserker006]

The issue with the labor is that the actual mechanic is getting paid only a fraction of that cost.

[@Carelock]

How does he have a license to operate a business?!?!

[@401Northwestern]

And if they beat his ass theyre wrong smh

[@HeismanHopeful]

Now this is a crook!

[@bilalahmed2123]

The guy is smart, he knows how to screw people really well with no repercussions.

[@donbush9091]

He’s right He can’t be forced to pay

[@drnocka-rocksteady]

Don't take the job if you can't do it.

[@marttileivo5151]

Don't pay upfront for repairs

[@jessicaorellana4244]

He knows how this system works and takes advantage of it….sad

[@Queen123Chitown]

Somebody is gone get dat man!! Everybody ain't gone take u to court. U talking THOUSANDS of dollars and he just sitting there without a care in the world.

[@DonaldHarrington-vl7zq]

It was over 2 grand in motorcycle parts he probably stole

[@thereal_johnle]

That dude sounds like he’s on drugs. You don’t just don’t do that with family friends

[@warrenlewis3977]

The reporter asking dumb questions...the real question is "Why did you take the money and not do the work"!! Thats the only question he needed to ask.

[@jdigitalseven7]

Car branded Dealerships can't away with stuff like this. Find one that takes customer bought OEM parts and stick with them. Independent mechanics love their aftermarket (knockoff parts) and charging OEM part prices. Yes, labor is more expensive at a dealer, but the training they have and the trouble you save us worth it.

[@laragreene8328]

The court cant help you? BS....The court in my state told me exactly what to do if the crook didnt pay me..... but the crook paid me so I didnt have to do it!!!!

[@laragreene8328]

hELP FROM THE LAW?? wHAT HELP?? ITS TOTALLY PATHETIC...THAT MAN SHOULD BE IN PRISON!!! WHY ARE THOSE JUDGES EVEN GETTING PAID??

[@willnichols5516]

It's not the judges, it's the system.

[@laragreene8328]

@@willnichols5516 So who is the system??

[@m42037]

That's terrible but the news guy talking isn't very knowledgeable about cars, a 78 Mercedes isn't an "antique" antiques are 100 years old and older. It's technically a collectable car or most like to call a classic. A 1924 Ford is an antique

[@DonaldHarrington-vl7zq]

He hasn't returned it yet

[@suzannavaino1300]

He has a silver tongue, that's how he keeps going.

[@gijoe9106]

So what do you do if you know an auto body shop swapped your parts for old junk ones on a totaled discontinued jeep ,And lost brand new spare that ain't made anymore grrr so angry:) Any advise friends?

[@iamnvmbr2015]

Get it inspected first to make sure the parts aren’t used. Get more than one inspection and get them to print out the statements. You already paid the shop for the job and that’s all u need is another company’s inspection and print out.

[@iamnvmbr2015]

Sue for negligence and fraud

[@gijoe9106]

@@iamnvmbr2015 Hey THANKS for advise ,funny I already called the dealership and asked for a inspection on tape ,When I showed for my appt the nerdy jerk assigned to me said Ooo I'd have to charge u for every part ,All while looking at like he don't like me and I'm dumb , Had to about drag him by the neck just to plug the little tester in jeep ,He said cat converter leaking ,But didn't wanna look at the obvious out side wrong parts ,I'll get em ,Thanks bro

[@iamnvmbr2015]

@@gijoe9106 for sho man, always keep your foot on their neck and stay 2 steps ahead. When you understand all these people want is money, you know how to handle every situation. It’s all in the money for them and greedy people always leave a trail behind

[@RAET302]

I'm on here asking around to see if I can sue a mechanic if he refuses to refund me my money after breaching our verbal agreement. I made a payment to him to order me a new bumper for my car on March 1st, I payed $550 for the bumper and to have the bumper painted, he said it would take about a week to arrive...I showed up at the shop on March 28th and he act like he didn't know what I was talking about, found out he never ordered the bumper so he said he would place the order again, I waited till April 11th and messaged him which he responded stating the bumper would be in within a week again. STILL NO BUMPER!! I sent a text message 2 days ago asking if my bumper arrived yet and that by next week meaning by the first week of May if my bumper still hasn't arrived I'd like a refund. I got no reply text message back. I really don't know what to do at this point, can anyone help with advice?!?

[@Turbogn87]

These judgments are worthless I mean really!!!! There is just no serious punishment for crooks anymore.

[@APerez89]

Are u following up or just trying to make ratings ?

[@ronaldoquintos1675]

One word he is a “swindler”

[@israelguzman3550]

A mechanic stole 9 thousand from me and returned my 2017 Silverado ltz z71 worse .

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Looks like he punked ALOT of those guys out ..

[@miamiwax5504]

King Carl 🏃🏾‍♂️💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

[@firstchoice9335]

this guy is a thief . only time i take money for repairs is when working on a older classic car . i am very upfront with the owner and they are totaly aware of whats going on no funny business

[@promisedcovenant9917]

King cobra more like it.

[@yatusabes909]

So what then, This crook mechanics are not forced to pay back money and they don’t get valuables taken legally to pay back victim’s? What do we do when the legal system doesn’t work?

[@meh11235]

go to war

[@PGilbert-p7w]

RIP off shop like A1TRANS auto repair shop in PC FL.. David and Jeff, stealing from the public

[@olandofuller5588]

I thought that was. Charleston White 😅

[@reyconcepcion134]

He lost he's job for ever

[@JavierReyes-vp6ih]

King ofthe usual don't go off script.

[@weaverdreams]

Can you print up a bunch of signs letting people know the guys Scam Artist and you go put them out all around where he has his business. Plenty of them because I’ve been taken down and you’ll have to keep putting them up every month. Also you can post a review on yell and get everyone else to as well. Also put him on rip off report under his name and his business name. That way it’ll shoot up to the top of a Google search.

[@gijoe9106]

Thanks Hun

[@JamesAvila-xu7ds]

I knew. Car Painter who would take peoples money and not do work on it and he got guns drawn on him that the police had to get involved

[@christophermckoy3671]

Wow

[@jdubzsursidedelatone1653]

King Carl is a Smart Man

[@dynacia2]

Man he is ON it…hands up to him!! He understands how the American system works and fails and he is pulling a Donald Trump right now…good for him…but bad for his customers.

[@meh11235]

he's actually pulling a Joe Biden.... declare racial jungle and profit from the war on drugs all the while coddling a drug addict son... then posture that he loves black people lol. when Joe Biden hates black people.

[@jdigitalseven7]

Trump got all of his money legally, actually providing a product and services. Never took a salary or kickback as President too....unlike all the other life time politicians that leach off taxpayers. You are confusing Trump with the Bush's, obama's, clinton's, and biden's.

[@jimmywells33]

All these people need to do is to leave the civil process behind and move into the criminal realm after meeting with the VA State's Attorney.