Purchased my 2010 "Certified Pre-Owned" V6 on Saturday and by Monday I brought it in to the dealer to have two issues checked.
1. Was a thud sound from the suspension
2. Was a weird creaking/grinding noise when turning the steering wheel.
Keep in mind, the vehicle passed it's "certification" back in October 2012. According to the dealer sheet, everything checked out OK. The day I purchased it, it also passed a New York State Safety Inspection.
Two days later I am being informed by the dealer that the creaking noise was coming from a SEIZED Rack and Pinion. At this point, I am pissed off. How does the car pass a certification only two months ago, to sit on your lot until December and now it has a SEIZED rack and pinion? That doesn't happen overnight! On top of that, if the NYS Safety Inspection was correctly done, that should have been noticed.
I feel scammed having paid all this money for something that they never really checked correctly. They obviously didn't inspect the car correctly, both for the Acura certification and for the NYS Inspection. Not only am I wasting time having them do the repairs but I am also feeling like I didn't get what I paid for.
I am going to call Acura and see what they are willing to do to make the situation right and if not I am going to consult with a lawyer. They don't seem to care that this is a huge safety issue because had the rack and pinion broke, I would probably be dead!
1. Was a thud sound from the suspension
2. Was a weird creaking/grinding noise when turning the steering wheel.
Keep in mind, the vehicle passed it's "certification" back in October 2012. According to the dealer sheet, everything checked out OK. The day I purchased it, it also passed a New York State Safety Inspection.
Two days later I am being informed by the dealer that the creaking noise was coming from a SEIZED Rack and Pinion. At this point, I am pissed off. How does the car pass a certification only two months ago, to sit on your lot until December and now it has a SEIZED rack and pinion? That doesn't happen overnight! On top of that, if the NYS Safety Inspection was correctly done, that should have been noticed.
I feel scammed having paid all this money for something that they never really checked correctly. They obviously didn't inspect the car correctly, both for the Acura certification and for the NYS Inspection. Not only am I wasting time having them do the repairs but I am also feeling like I didn't get what I paid for.
I am going to call Acura and see what they are willing to do to make the situation right and if not I am going to consult with a lawyer. They don't seem to care that this is a huge safety issue because had the rack and pinion broke, I would probably be dead!