After the Court of Appeals issued their silly ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear it - since there was nothing worth addressing in it. www.lehtoslaw.com
Three judges go in for heart surgery, the doctor installed the heart and left, all three passed away. Per the judges ruling the doctors have preformed their job. We now have an opening for three new appeal judges!
Got a rope? After all when your actions cause contempt for the system you are giving Aid to the enemies of the system. Last I checked giving Aid and comfort to the enemy was an act of treason. Capital felony treason!
Judges are accountable if people weren't so dumb and yes too busy to care that much. """ Justices and judges in the Michigan court system must run for election. All are elected on the non-partisan ballot. Trial court and Court of Appeals judges serve 6-year terms. Michigan Supreme Court justices run for 8-year terms."""" The law isn't that fair, we all know that, the rich and corps as always have mostly ruined it. Steve is part of this system and rarely speaks up .
We get these business biased Supreme Court judges because we elected the politicians that appointed them. Thats on us. Look at the US Supreme Court. Same issue. It’s government by and for the wealthy political contributors. Google “Citizens United” if you’re still in doubt.
They adjudicated on the pleadings of the original case, they are not required to look for relief elsewhere. I believe Steve is accurate in wondering if that case was originally pleaded correctly, using the correct statute.
Many years ago I went to Target (back in the day when they had a garage service) to buy tires. After completion back at home my dad was inspecting the new tires he noticed two missing lugnuts, the rest loose. We loaded up, went back to Target, pointed out the problem. The store manager was summoned, he explained they don't carry lugnuts., followed by the manager driving to the local auto parts store, bought lugnuts and the tire was correctly secured. The young man that installed tires was fired on the spot. Ass chewings all around from dad. No courts involved.
@@gregorysampson8759 Boo hoo! A kid this stupid and/or lazy deserves to be fired. A person's life was on the line! This was no "honest mistake;" it was pure NEGLIGENCE!
When they refer to performing repairs, the steps would be outlined in a repair manual. The torque spec for tightening the lug nuts would be listed in those steps.
And at no times are they allowed to bypass, remove or render ineffective any safety equipment and you can call me stupid but I think not tightening the lug nuts qualifies as bypassing safety equipment seeing you can not drive the car safely with loose lug nuts. So yea there's that as well.
Well see the problem is according to these idiots perform only means begin. So is that step one tightening them? No well then did they do step one? Still no? Well did they open the book to the page that talks about how one might go about starting to change the tire. Cause apparently if I open the book, I started changing it and that's performance enough.
True Quote: "I performed well in my bar exam, i only completed 50% of the test. And i passed, got a job, and eventually got a posting on the Supreme court of Michigan. Where i only need to perform 50% percent of the time to get paid." Statement from Judge Half-right
Wait till it happens to one of their cars, or their kids car. It wouldn't even make it to court because the mechanic would hear theyre a judge and settle.
Qualified immunity allows judges, cops and other government employees to commit crimes and act in an irresponsible manner without any accountability. Time to end qualified immunity and many of these problems will go away.
The entire system needs torn down and rebuilt police and judges should not have qualified immunity we are seeing the outcomes of that as time goes on and any time they screw up it should come out of they’re own pockets not the tax payers
When I was studying law, the first case that exposed me to the concept of "The Fix is In!" was Cuthbert v. City of Philadelphia, 417 Pa. 610, 209 A.2d 261 (Pa. 1965) in which Ms. Cuthbert, while crossing a City street, got her foot caught in a hidden hole below a street car track, and suffered broken bones and other severe injuries when she fell down, her foot still trapped. A jury brought in a verdict in her favor. A majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the jury verdict, basically saying that pedestrians in Philadelphia could never win such cases. Justice Musmanno, in an eloquent, stinging dissent, explained the far reaching effect of this amazing ruling, using the following language in part of his dissent: "But the majority says that there were other possibilities for her injuries. And one has to admit that there were. A thunderbolt may have fallen from the skies and struck her. An enemy may have thrown a hand grenade at her as she was crossing the street. Her bones may have been as brittle as match sticks and they all snapped at the crucial moment. Anything is possible in this possible world, but the world moves not on possibilities but on probabilities, on likelihoods, and on conclusions built on facts. Every fact in this case, every inference, every application of logic, every rule of cause and effect establish, not only by a preponderance of evidence, but by irrefuted and irrefutable evidence that Mrs. Cuthbert was hurt because of falling into the defect which the City and the Traction Company inexcusably allowed to exist for two years." A Google search using the citation above will lead you to this amazing case, comparable in its idiocy to the Michigan lugnut case.
This is wild. I get my tires done at Costco. I have a buddy who used to work in the tire center and had been there for years. Even then he still wasn't authorized to do the final torque on lug nuts, only the manager could do that. Every car that leaves has it's lug nuts torqued by a manager.
I have seen that at Costco and I applaud their work. On the other hand, a big tire chain near me rotated my tires and cross threaded 3 lug nuts and studs. They obviously did not want the tires to fall off!
@@pjtruslow Well i'm a 38+ year master auto tech that owned and operated my OWN shop for 23 years before I retired...I was a small independent 4 bay shop that did most any kind of repairs and servicing and I can tell you hundreds of horror stories that my customers have told me from these repair shop parts hangers and tire service centers. I was only word of mouth and my customers never left me because of the service they received from my shop. I lived the horror stories from a lot of rotten so called mechanics.
Steve, How can the courts look to the dictionary for definitions but not look to the manufacturer procedure when making a decision if the work was completed. Manufacturer ALWAYS states a torque specifications. I think the courts have performance issues.
I am very happy to know about the result of this case. I had previously been unable to work as a mechanic since the directional lever on my ratchet is stuck. It only turns things counterclockwise. But thanks to this ruling I will be able to start working again.
As a mechanic for 40 years, I was taught loooong ago to put the torque wrench on the drivers seat BEFORE you rack the car on the hoist and begin tire work. Hard to drive out without a reminder in your as...
The Judges on the Michigan Court of Appeals are elected for 8 year terms. (Courrts MI.gov says it's 6 years.) There are a total of 28 judges serving 4 geographical locations (Wikipedia said 23 judges.) They serve in panels of 3 judges. District 1 based in Detroit. District II in Troy. District 3 in Grand Rapids. District 4 in Lansing. There is no connection between where the case arises and the judges who sit on the panel. I"m going to have to come back to this, to find answers I have to keep flipping from one site to another after googling specific questions. And I'm getting too many different answers. If anyone else knows feel free to add a reply. Are the judges all elected state-wide? Or in those districts? How often are the judges elected? Are they all elected at once, every 8 years or is there a staggering of elections? Which judges sat on this case? I'm sure I'll think of more questions. We need to know, to know how to vote.
@@phiksit You are probably right but I’m not convinced an auto repair shop necessarily qualifies as ‘big business’. Sounds more like outright conflict of interest type of corruption IMO.
I got my oil changed the day before driving 300 miles to my GRANDMOTHER'S MEMORIAL. When my two children and I went to my car, there was a pool of motor oil under it. The tech forgot to replace the washer before refilling the oil. The mechanic got really lucky that nothing happened after such a long trip. They paid for the new oil change and refunded me. Negligence is so frustrating.
Did you see his Rogan interview...? Dude is a BEAST! Downed half a fifth of whiskey WHILE smoking a HUGE blunt...DURING the interview...! "If I'm gone more than 6 hours, my wife starts dialing up random hospitals, and Police stations..." He wasn't joking!
So I rotated the tires, and used the impact wrench on 3 tires then fred said hey dude lets get high so we did and i came back and pulled the car out and went on to the next car.
I think all the sitting judges of both the appeals and Supreme Court in Michigan should be required to have their vehicles serviced by that shop and that shop only. I sincerely hope that they get a lot of "performed" jobs... this also may spill over into employment cases where companies say people didn't perform their duties. Hmmm since those judges are being absurd already, the state and municipalities could save so much money having their police, fire and ems walk out to their vehicle, climb in, start it, turn it off and go back to what they were doing, since they performed their duties, certainly if an address is flagged in the system to be one of theirs.
20+ years ago when I was going to trade school for my career in turning wrenches, I was taught that one bad review was dozens told about it. But a job done properly, that got no thanks. I've tried to be perfect. Defective parts exist. Obvious symptoms with hidden root causes happen. Intermittent electrical problems absolutely suck to track down. And I've occasionally made minor errors. This is just inexcusable. Be proud of your work.
I just want to note, this case was Samuel Anaya v. *Betten Chevrolet Inc.* , and that *Betten Chevrolet Inc.* is the corporate entity that operates the *Betten Baker Chevrolet dealership in Muskegon.* Instead of calling it the "Insane Lugnut Case" I think we should call it the *Betten Baker Chevrolet of Muskegon Lugnut Case* ... just a thought.
Wait a minute, you can clearly see a conflict of interest. How can they be released of liability, errors of omissions, and revocation of their certifications under this claim? All of which are mandatory in order to be operating under the terms "Dealershit"
Phone: (231) 903-4537 Betten Chevrolet. We could call and ask their service department what "perform" means. Saved this to my notes to remind myself to do it.
No no, you wrote your name on the essay, therefore you performed the work. The teachers grade your performance, and it would by abysmal. They did not rule on completion, which is the sticking point for so many people. I'm not saying they're right, just that you've got to think like a lawyer. Terminology is crucial.
A lawyer once said to me "if you are looking for justice in a court you are in the wrong place, what happens here is the practice of law, there is a reason we say that."
Opens the floodgates on shoddy everything. If performing to them means to start only. Then anyone could start a task not finish it and still demand payment. P.S. Don't let the kids hear this. For if they do parents could be in for a fight.
It also opens the gates for anyone injured by another driver...That then claims "mechanical failure", as their excuse for texting while driving...A defense attorney could have a FIELD DAY with this "ruling"...Get a shade tree mechanic to issue a "performance" repair, that states they never actually finished the repair= Case dismissed! "Killed someone texting while driving? "Your mechanic was only lawfully required to START the repairs, that failed while you were driving..." Better call Saul!
@@buckhorncortez One of the reasons Judges dislike plain language law is because its makes it so easy to spot undue influence. But they know they can't be easily held accountable. In fact its damn near impossible to penetrate the politics to slap the judicial wrist. No doubt these bozo's will not be disciplined even IF bribery were proven. Your friends are safe.
@@oneshoepilot3943, again, that's a whole lot of speculation. Yes, there are corrupt judges. But unless you ARE one, you really don't know what they like and dislike. You're just assuming that "plain language law" makes it easy to spot undue influence. That's just not true. Even plain language law requires a reading of context and circumstance. For example, in this case, a wheel fell off while the vehicle was in motion and the car was damaged and someone was injured. It makes sense to claim that the mechanic didn't complete the work and is at fault. If, on the other hand, only one lug nut was not tightened down and the driver was suing over the loss of one lug nut, it would be appropriate (although not necessarily correct in the literal sense) for the court to say that they won't hear the case and that the work was "performed". The loss of a lugnut doesn't justify a claim that they violated a statute (even though they did) and it doesn't justify the mechanic being responsible for legal fees.
@@phiksit you and @Buckhorn Cortez have skillfully highlighted the broader issue: Not following the law as it was meant to serve the individuals whom have been harmed, but serving the court instead. Can you not understand by now that this ruling is CLEARLY influenced to serve the court’s interest above the interests of the public who are now put in harms way directly counter to the legislation as written? I will write no more on this subject in this forum. I wish you well.
I am reminded of my friend that works at the local university. He was telling me how the professors are so smart but they don't know how to check the oil level of their car. I am thinking these judges don't even know what a lug nut is.
Definition of an expert A person who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing. Example you have someone who knows a lot about chevys, then you have smart people who know about camaros, then really smart ones that know about first generation camaros. Then you have experts that know about 67 Z28 convertibles.
Under that definition of performance, you could properly perform compliance with a subpoena by starting to gather responsive documents, but never deliver them to whoever issued the subpoena. Though it occurs to me that payment is also a performance of obligations, if you start to fill out a check and just never finish it.
Yeah by that rationale you could perform an oil change and leave the oil out of the car. The Court of appeals and Superemes need to get their head out of their asses.
A lawyer friend here in Stockton got a case across his desk. A guy was arrested for having a "lethal weapon" in the front seat of his car. He had just changed a flat and was in a hurry, and threw everything in the front seat. Cop pulled him over in Tracy CA for a bad taillight and arrested him. Judge eventually threw it out.
To what torque specification, the manufacturer's or a private company's? My car's torque specs are 66 ft.-lbs, yet a tire shop told me that they weren't authorized to do anything less than 80 ft.-lbs, nevermind not actually tightening them! 😅
@@tyree9055 my first car was supposed to be torqued to only 45 lb/ft. The studs would break before 60. Before you go thinking that's crazy, that car only weighed 2030lbs in total. I would show my owner's manual to shops that argued with me and tell them they were not authorized to deviate from manufacturer's specifications if they wanted to get paid. One shop said their torque wrenches would only do 50 and above. I told them if they didn't torque my car properly, I would retorque them properly in their parking lot with my torque wrench and explain what I was doing to any of their customers who asked. I have also left specific reviews for a couple of shops. Needless to say, I value very highly mechanics who actually know what they're doing.
Spec is 100 lbs....consumer checks and it clicks at 99? Lawsuit. Clicks at 101? Lawsuit. Hope you plan to take your vehicle to another state to get repaired.....because there isn't a shop around that can meet that standard without being sued. The only people who will win is ATTORNEYS. They are butthurt because they have been making BANK on this statute in Michigan since 1974.
The bit about oil changes reminds me of the time my dad and I were changing the oil in my '90 Plymouth Horizon and forgot to put the plug back in. Poured a lot of oil in (and then straight into the drain pan) before we realized.
i’m a technician, my shop has me tighten the lug nuts to spec, sign my name to the paperwork, along with my employee number, my boss then goes around and double checks the torque, and also signs his name and number. We also have a torque tester we use daily that we sign off on to ensure our torque wrenches are to spec within +-2 ft lbs, and more or less and the torque wrench is no good and you’ll be liable for any issues with the lug nuts and anything else you use it on. Any instructional video or paper telling you how to do a tire rotation will tell you to to tighten the lug nuts to the manufacturers specifications, that is part of the service, they presumably came in correctly tightened, so they must leave tightened as well
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Bravo! All safety-critical systems demand sufficiently redundant, rigorous, and consistent QA/QC, increasing testing and measurement with increasing risk to lives and property. The point being that performing each check multiple times catches errors and omissions that would be catastrophic if there were scheduled only once and missed.
@Steve- you should post the names of the court of appeals officials that ruled this way so businesses can take advantage of these individuals when they come into their business and then the dummies will learn of their mistakes !
If only there were a way to convince the judge by "performing" incomplete repairs to their car in the parking lot, and ask the judge if he/she is OK and willing to drive the car home.
My cousin actually had something like that happen! She bought a house in a new development in northern Scottsdale az. A few months later the roof tiles started blowing off. These were clay tiles. They hurt when they hit you and can do a lot of property damage. It's like a brick. Turns out the contractor didn't know to soak the tiles in water before affixing them. The mortor or whatever dried out immediately and did not adhere. She was lucky they were trying to build and sell new units all around her. She threatened to make a stink in the news which would cost them millions in potential sales so they had to strip and reroof her giant house.
Standard practice at tire franchises in Maine, is a required initial on invoice to come back within 25 miles to check lugs for tightness. I do remember hearing that someone's wheel fell off at one of those places. Then they added the 25 mile thing. Odds are with them that most people wont bother.
Ron White has a bit about how the guy at Sears Auto Center was apparently absent (from Tire College) on Lug Nut Day so that the tire on his van FELL THE FRICK OFF as he pulled out of the parking lot. Party at Ron White's Big Ol' Frickin' Building (formerly Sears Tower) after the conclusion of the lawsuit. 🤣
Had that happen to me. Lost 2 tires. After trying get them to repair all components which they refused, I typed up a lawsuit to file went to business and spoke with manager and supervisor. They kept balking and I reached into my briefcase and pulled out a copy of pending filing which included 1 million punitive damages. Changed their tune real fast. $2000 damages repaired real fast🤣. Plus rental car and $ 2500 for loss of use . Guess they thought that was cheaper.
The legal system we have was designed as a replacement for trial by combat. It's well past due for a higher standard than "it's better than sword fights."
Years ago, i had my 1966 ford f100 tire repaid at a local tire shop. They repaired the tire and installed it back on the truck. When i got home, i noticed that they installed the lug nuts with the tapered side facing out. I drove back to this tire shop, called out the Manager, and asked him "can you see a problem with this wheel" he didn't see it, then i showed him the problem with the lug nuts, they had his employee turn the nuts to be installed correctly. Never would ever use that company again, and spred to all, "don't use that shop for any reason, they don't know what they are doing"
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There were 2 errors. 1. The lug nuts were installed backwards by the shop. 2. Ford engineered fasteners that could be installed incorrectly.
Steve, what they need to specify is that the mechanic did not 'Perform" the task per manufacturers specifications, i.e. proper torqueing of the lug nuts. I'm an aircraft mechanic, and we have to perform maintenance per Boeing maintenance manuals. If not, we are subject to fines and penalties set forth by the FAA.
Their insurance probably made a $1,000 offer for the passenger’s injuries, calling it a “nuisance” claim. Yeah, well, paying claims is a nuisance to insurance companies.
A customer has reasonable expectations that since the lug nuts were tight before the tire rotation and needed to be loosened to complete the job, that they would be re-tightened before the vehicle was returned to the customer.
Steve, how different is this case different than when you bring your car to a shop for an A/C repair or a transmission fix and when you get the car you still pay for the repairs and parts. Yet If you aren’t satisfied with the results your only recourse is to bring the vehicle back for repairs again. Sure it’s not life or death but in each task whether rotating tires or repairing A/C or fixing a transmission you still run the risk of the repair being completed but not fixed completely either through mistake or inaccurate diagnosis. Thanks for your time. I love your channel!
Crazy lug nut joke: A guy gets a flat outside an insane asylum. While changing the flat all the lug nuts roll into the sewer. The man starts cursing at himself and yelling, "What am I going to do now?" A patient from the asylum, who was watching from the fence, yells out, "Take 1 lug nut off the other wheels. It will get you home." The guy is astonished by this brilliant idea, says to the patient, "Why are you in there?" The patient responds, "Look buddy, I'm crazy, not stupid!"
Perhaps it depends if you're in Michigan and you're filing taxes on behalf of your garage business, outside of those parameters it may fall under a different statute.
Any manual or training for tire removal and replacement would include the instructions fully tighten the lug nuts to the manufacturer specified torque.
This also happened to Jeff Foxworthy, he called out the sears tire center on colonial road in Orlando at every show for about a year before they paid up
Ron white tells that story and says he's going to tell that joke every night until the lawsuit is settled. If fell off ! The tire fell the **** off! No judge needed.
After getting new tires and wheels installed on his truck, my friend wasdriving home a rear wheel passed him. He thought that's odd, then his truck's rear-end hit the Pavement. This was in a different state but the tire shop denied doing anything wrong.
sounds like one of those shitty run -blue- red states :D moral of the story: this what you get with CONservative judges who like to trifle over the definition of one word to set a legal precedence that favors big business and give the middle finger to consumers.
@@phiksit Your postulations don't match the facts. It's Liberal judges who make up law from the bench, twisting and distorting not only the Rule of Law, but twisting it towards Depravity and Ignorance. Conservative judges tend to follow the Law as written.
I wish I was a landscaper in Michigan and had those judges and lawyers as clients. I would show up, cut 3 blades of grass on their property, then send them a bill for the entire job. I started cutting your lawn so the job is done, PAY ME NOW ! or I'll see you in court and charge you court costs and my legal fees and my original bill.
Reminds me of a judge here in Florida. He threw out all the tickets, given to drivers who turned right on red without stopping. His logic, was the law stated you can go when it is safe to do so, but no definition of what constitutes safe. He completely ignored the part of the law that stated you can turn right on red, after coming to a complete stop. Then turning when it is safe to do so.
1979, driving East on 580 past Livermore, CA. A U-Haul box truck, probably 20 foot long in the lane to my right, about 100 feet in front of me, started to show some 'wobble' in one of the wheels. I let off the gas, and watched as the wheel began to wobble seriously, and came off, rolling away from the vehicle, as another wheel, then another one, then the fourth one all wobbled and all wheels came off rolling across the freeway. The whole thing took maybe four seconds from start to no wheels. Crazy. Also, your analogy? I had a propane stove replaced. After, I smelled propane, and put soapy water on the fittings, and old flex hose. I found a leak on the old hose next to a sticker that stated: 'Do NOT Reuse this Hose." I just replaced the hose myself.
I’m a retired Palm Beach County trial Judge and I ruled that a statute that granted attorney fees to the losing party, was unconstitutional as it made it nearly impossible to bring a suit under its provisions. My ruling was upheld all the way up.
Then think about all the crony judges McClownell pushed through in the senate. No wonder our country is going to hell. Judges face very little scrutiny or accountability.
I actually worked as a mechanic at a Chevrolet dealership in Arizona. The New Chevys always needed all of the chassis and suspension nuts and bolts, including the wheel lug nuts, tightened up as part of the "customer get ready" procedure. Many were loose from the factory.
Steve, given the current state of political and judicial corruption it isn't a stretch to imagine these appellate court judges might have been greased for a judgment.
thanks - very clearly presented - is there no recourse when the state supreme court proves itself to be incompetent/ in error? the supreme court, the president?
@@phiksit You're aware Republicans drafted and voted the MVSRA into law in the first place, right? And how it was signed into law by Republican Governor William Milliken?
@@amanofmanyparts9120 Because even "shall not be infringed" and "the right of the people" still isn't clear enough for the laughing stock that is our modern judiciary.
I do my own service work at a DIY garage in Georgia and they won't let me torque my own lugnuts(they must do it). Presumably, this is because they don't want the LIABILITY!
About 20 years ago, I used to have a regular mechanic. Strike 1: He forgot to refill my AC after replacing the radiator. Strike 2: He forgot to tighten my lug nuts. Strike 3: Basically refused to replace my shocks. I've been doing all my own work ever since. It's not about the cost savings
An oil change place I've been going to for decades recently failed to clamp my air filter properly, leaving a gap for (whatever) to enter into the engine. I also found the car was 3qts minimum low on oil. Thankfully I had a couple of things to do including a battery. That's when I noticed the filter. Decided to check their work and found the oil problem. The owner handed it down to thier son to run. I'm debating how to approach thier poor work.
Thanks to the Michigan Supreme Court a mechanic can fail to tighten the lug nuts on a school bus, causing it to roll over, kill all of the kids in the bus, and the person in the Prius that it crushes when it rolls, and the mechanic won't be one bit liable because he "did the work" and based on the ruling it is now incumbent on each and every motor vehicle owner in Michigan to become an expert in repairing their automobile to fully inspect all work performed by mechanics. If you guys don't have a recall for your justices, it's time that one be made.
When overhauling the engine, the mechanic threaded all of the connecting rod cap nuts on but didn't torque them. When the engine threw the first rod through the side of the block, the shop wasn't liable as the mechanic performed.
Wonder what happens when a Michigan Supreme Court Judge gets their car serviced, and 10 miles down the road the sump plug drops out, all the oil goes, and the engine seizes. Job was performed! Case law supports!
I went to a repair shop for the first time. They did a tire rotation for a lady and failed to tighten the lug nuts one one tire. She brought it back. They not only replaced the lug nuts they replaced the studs. Since they had it all apart they also did a complete rear break job. All at no cost. I found a new mechanic that day. I've used them several times since then.
Great time to go up to Michigan as a mechanic, "yeah a new set of tires will be $1,000, thank you for the payment ma'am", goes over to the car, kicks tires, well thats what I call a job started...
I worked at a small independent tire dealer from 1982- 1990. Before I started working there they had an incident of a customers wheel falling off and the man died. It was a hot summer day. The man came in for four new tires. The car was on a lift and up to four employees were working together to mount ,balance, install the tires. Someone put a wheel on and hand tighten the lugs. The next person thought they had been tighten with an airgun and put the hubcap on. The man left and a few miles from the shop the wheel came off. This man had a heart condition. He picked up the wheel and tire and carried it back to the shop. He collapsed on the front doorstep having a heart attack. The one owner gave the man CPR but he later died at the hospital. The man's family sued and the company was found to be liable so their insurance covered this incident. Yes it was really dumb that a man with a heart condition would carry a heavy wheel and tire for a couple miles on a summer day. Ultimately it was decided had the tire store not caused the man's wheel to fall off he would have still been alive. They contributed to his death. This was long before cell phones. He would have had to find a house and ask to use a phone. Not sure if he was capable of just walking a couple miles let alone carrying something heavy on a hot summer day.
All work performed on a vehicle either under warranty or customer pay has a labor operation number code that corresponds to repair manual procedures for the necessary repair or maintenance of a vehicle. The books are very thorough in the description of codes and labor for completion of the jobs performed.
Could you create a t-shirt that shows the judges of the Michigan Supreme Court with lugnuts for heads? Then under the picture just put “Michigan Lugnuts” I’d buy one.
That happened to me one time, not the wheel falling off, but forgetting to tighten the nuts. I realized it almost immediately, pulled back. They put the car up on the lift again, pulled all the wheels and examined all the nuts for damage. Was just a mistake, but dealership was extremely responsive and took care of it immediately, no questions asked
About 25 years ago in Idaho, the state Supreme Court ruled that a person who had gone in through an open window had not "broken and entered" a vehicle. One of the narrowest readings of the law I've ever seen. The state legislature had to amend the law to make sure that people who steal stuff out of cars they didn't own could be convicted. Craziness...
I wonder how the law would take into effect a person's inability to understand if the job was completed?? Most if not all repair shops won't allow customers into the repair bays due to safety regulations. So ultimately in the end, the customer is trusting that repair shop has done everything properly.
It's not “safety regulations” or “insurance regulations.” It's “we don't want you watching and getting in the way.” Most customers don't know why or what is being done. Labor rate: $125/hr. You watch: $200/hr. You help: $300/hr.
When I was young and dumb and didn't check my tires after my own tire rotation, the same exact thing almost happened to me, but I felt something odd and stopped just in time. It was an important lesson learned...when your life is at stake, don't trust others to do the job right without checking their work.
