Expert: Tim hagan - 8/8/2009

Question
I JUST PURCHASED A 97 JIMMY 4X4 A FEW WEEKS AGO. I LOVE IT , IT RAN LIKE BRAND NEW. MY FIRST TRUCK EVER , AND VERY NICE AND CLEAN. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE THE FLUIDS AND FILTERS REPLACED. BECAUSE AFTER CHECKING , I COULD TELL IT WAS TIME. AFTER DROPPING THE VEHICLE OFF , WENT BACK TO GET IT THAT EVENING , AND WHEN I WENT TO GO FORWARD AN LEAVE . IT WOULD HARDLY MOVE. SUCKING AIR, AND GAS PEDAL  HESITANT WITH A LOUD VACUIM SOUND. THE MECHANIC SAID HE DIDNT SEE THE OLD SLEEVE GASKET ,IN THE OLD FLUID PAN  AND THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY THE OLD AND THE NEW IN THERE , AND IT WAS SUCKING AIR PROBABLY , AND TO LEAVE IT THERE OVER NIGHT . SO I DID. THE NEXT DAY I WAITED FOR THEM TO CALL ME , UNTIL 4.PM , FINALLY I WENT DOWN THERE , AND , NOW IT WILL ONLY MOVE IN THE REVERSE POSITION. NOT FORWARD , WHAT HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE WANTED TO ADJUST THE CLUCTH BANDS. IVE ALREADY PAID , THEM MY IS STILL DOWN THERE , IM WITHOUT A VEHICLE , AND NO MORE MONEY. WHAT SHOULD I DO . I DONT TRUST THEM. PLEASE HELP.

Answer
well if it drove in, then it is there responsibility to make it drive out, I would pay them no more money and tell them you need it back, running properly by 5pm today or they will hear from your attorney ( doesn't matter if you do not have one, they don't know that)  THey are the ones that stopped it from moving, not you, so its up to them to make it right, stand your gorund, you are the paying customer