Heck, I've had a broken down car towed OUT of a dealer's shop after I figured out they were screwing me!
Again, avoid the dealer and find a reputable, independent repair facility. Have the car towed there if you must. --Geoff On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 7:17 AM, Pam McMurray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I don't know that it is drivable to town let alone 100 miles away to the > dealer I have been trusting. I feel I have to trust these people...I have no > choice. > Has any one else been in this spot??? > ~Pam~ > > Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... > It's about learning to dance in the rain. > > > From: Geoff > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 10:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [dodge_intrepid] code > > > Agreed 100%. Hasn't this same dealer taken you to the cleaners before Pam? > Why keep going back? > > --Geoff > > On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 8:34 PM, gregg hyma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > THEY are giving you the run around. Find a shop with ASE certified > > mechanics. > > > > Certification Benefits Motorists > > ASE certifies the > > technical competence of individual technicians, not repair facilities. > > Prior to > > taking ASE certification tests, many technicians attend training classes > or > > study on their own in order to brush up on their knowledge. By passing > > difficult, national tests, ASE-certified technicians prove their > technical > > competence to themselves, to their employers, and to their customers. > > Moreover, > > shop owners and managers who encourage their employees to become > certified > > can > > be counted on to be concerned about the other aspects of their business. > > How Certification Works > > About 100,000 technicians sit for > > ASE tests each May and November at over 750 locations. Technicians who > pass > > at > > least one exam and fulfill the two-year work experience requirement > become > > ASE-certified. Those who pass a battery of exams (and fulfill the > > experience > > requirement) earn Master Technician status. > > The tests, developed by industry experts with oversight from ASE's own > > in-house pros, are administered by ACT, the same group known for its > > college > > entrance exams. > > There are specialty exams covering all major areas of repair. There are > > eight > > tests for auto technicians alone: Engine Repair, Engine Performance, > > Electrical/Electronic Systems, Brakes, Heating and Air Conditioning, > > Suspension > > and Steering, Manual Drive Train and Axles, and Automatic Transmissions. > > (There > > are also exams for collision repair technicians, engine machinists, parts > > specialists, and others.) > > ASE requires technicians to re-test every five years to keep up with > > technology and to remain certified. All ASE credentials have expiration > > dates. > > Finding ASE-Certified Technicians > > Repair establishments > > with at least one ASE technician are permitted to display the ASE sign. > > Each ASE > > professional is issued personalized credentials listing his or her exact > > area(s) > > of certification and an appropriate shoulder insignia. Technicians are > also > > issued certificates that employers often post in the customer-service > area. > > Employers often display the blue and white ASE sign as well. Businesses > > with a > > high level of commitment to ASE (75 percent of service personnel > certified) > > are > > entitled to a special "Blue Seal of Excellence" recognition from ASE. > > > > Good luck... > > > > Can do the same thing the dealers do...but cost less usually > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 8/31/08, Pam McMurray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Pam McMurray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [dodge_intrepid] code > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 3:14 PM > > > > they are telling me they have to do it because they will have to program > > the > > computer??? can I good mechanic do that?? > > ~Pam~ > > > > Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... > > It's about learning to dance in the rain. > > > > > > From: Geoff > > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 1:12 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [dodge_intrepid] code > > > > > > Recommend: you find a good independent mechanic and avoid the dealer. You > > will save money. > > > > --Geoff > > > > On 8/30/08, Pam McMurray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I have rechecked that code several times...it is what comes up! > > > I went to the dodge dealer and they acted stumped but printed me off > > > something that said it COULD BE the > > > evap purge evaporator > > > or the PCM > > > so they talked me into trying to drive it to town to the dealer wed. to > > put > > > on the computer and see what they come up with. > > > NOW I know they will end up coming up with something expensive and say > > > they have to fix it their self. They already told me if it is the PCM > it > > > will cost me 800 to get it programmed. > > > > > > > > > ~Pam~ > > > > > > Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... > > > It's about learning to dance in the rain. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Geoff > > > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:41 PM > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Subject: Re: [dodge_intrepid] code > > > > > > > > > > > > Recheck the codes, that one isn't valid. > > > > > > --Geoff > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 12:14 AM, mee_pammie_poo > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > I am searching the internet adn with no clear anwser to this so I > > know > > > > some one here has the right one. > > > > what is the P 0499 code mean???? > > > > my car won't stay running and that code is showign. > > > > > > > > thank you > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> > > > > Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Unsubscribe: > > <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Moderator: > > <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Yahoo! 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