Chontay
Lexington,#2Author of original report
Wed, September 27, 2006
Thanks for your post. I bought the truck used in 2004. It has a little over 100,000 miles on it and prior to 12/11/2005 I changed the oil in it myself but I never checked the fluid. It may have never been checked. I/ve thought about small claims court and I figure that I'll be SOL there as well but its worth the 71 dollars to try. I've already paid to have my truck fixed, but I just wanted to warn people that this may happen to them. Thanks agian.
Robert
Jacksonville,#3Consumer Comment
Wed, September 27, 2006
If the seal areas are bone dry, and have no signs of any leakage at all, you may have a claim against them for negligence(for claiming to have checked the fluid) only. If there is even the slightest residue, you are SOL. Did you buy the truck new, or used. Did you buy it from a new car dealer that claims to check everything prior to sale? Even new vehicles are pencil whipped on the "dealer prep" work. How many miles are on it? All of this will be taken into account if you pursue this in Court. You may also wish to get a lab analysis of the fluid in the differential. It is supposed to be GL-5, a synthetic gear oil. I doubt anyone at WalMart can even spell Synthetic, much less know what it is. If the results show the wrong fluid is present, THAT will be how you fight them. Good luck.
Robert
Jacksonville,#4Consumer Comment
Wed, September 27, 2006
If the seal areas are bone dry, and have no signs of any leakage at all, you may have a claim against them for negligence(for claiming to have checked the fluid) only. If there is even the slightest residue, you are SOL. Did you buy the truck new, or used. Did you buy it from a new car dealer that claims to check everything prior to sale? Even new vehicles are pencil whipped on the "dealer prep" work. How many miles are on it? All of this will be taken into account if you pursue this in Court. You may also wish to get a lab analysis of the fluid in the differential. It is supposed to be GL-5, a synthetic gear oil. I doubt anyone at WalMart can even spell Synthetic, much less know what it is. If the results show the wrong fluid is present, THAT will be how you fight them. Good luck.
Robert
Jacksonville,#5Consumer Comment
Wed, September 27, 2006
If the seal areas are bone dry, and have no signs of any leakage at all, you may have a claim against them for negligence(for claiming to have checked the fluid) only. If there is even the slightest residue, you are SOL. Did you buy the truck new, or used. Did you buy it from a new car dealer that claims to check everything prior to sale? Even new vehicles are pencil whipped on the "dealer prep" work. How many miles are on it? All of this will be taken into account if you pursue this in Court. You may also wish to get a lab analysis of the fluid in the differential. It is supposed to be GL-5, a synthetic gear oil. I doubt anyone at WalMart can even spell Synthetic, much less know what it is. If the results show the wrong fluid is present, THAT will be how you fight them. Good luck.
Chontay
Lexington,#6Consumer Comment
Wed, September 27, 2006
Blame my mom for my name, but I'm all guy. And yes, my wife is 6 months pregnant, you can check my whole family out at ((( website removed by ROR))) And, I dont know how the fluid got out. But, like I said if I did have a leak, how could he mark it as good every 3 months. Wal-Mart never documented that they had to fill it. And, the fluid I had put it there 2 weeks earlier was still in there when I took it to the shop. Maybe it is magic.
Jamie
Midlothian,#7Consumer Comment
Wed, September 27, 2006
Yet your wife is pregnant. Ok Well how did the fluid get out? If there is no leak, did it magically disappear? NO You have a leak
Chontay
Lexington,#8Consumer Comment
Wed, September 27, 2006
Thats what I thought to man. I check everything as did both mechanics. I filed my claim and had my fluid filled on 8/25/06. My truck finally broke completly down on 9/8/06 and I limped it to the mechanic. The fluid I had put in there was still in there and it was still full, no leaks at all man. Belieive me if I though it was in any way my fault, I wound'nt have went through the trouble with Wal Mart. Plus if I did have a leak, how could the Wal Mart service technician check it as ok every 3 months. If he checked it, he would have at least marked that he had to fill it. He marked it as OK.
Robert
Jacksonville,#9Consumer Comment
Tue, September 26, 2006
If you had no leak, you would be missing no fluid. More than likely, the pinion, or axle seals leak, and you lost the fluid through them. Look at the front of the differential, where the driveshaft attaches. Is it dry? Look at the backing plates at the ends of the axle tubes. Are they dry? By dry, I mean nothing on them at all, except paint. No residue of any type. What about the differential cover? Is it dry, with no evidence of wetness? I find it hard to imagine a WalMart flunkie putting forth the effort required to drain the fluid out of the fill plug. They barely have the initiative to even show up for work each day.