Shortly after I had bought the vehicle it was having a hard time idoling. In the morning when it was cold I could start it and then it would idle up and down and then shut off. I had it in for repairs and it needed a vacum hose replaced. Total repairs for labor and hose ran about One hundred and sixty dollars. About a month later the truck had a hard time starting; I thought the starter was going. When I went to start the vehicle it would sometimes take about five seconds to turn over. I once again took it to the shop where they told me that I needed a new fuel pump. Total costs to have that replaced was fourteen hundred dollars. This vehicle has been nothing, but a nightmare!
Vehicle is too costly to repair!
You got completely ripped off paying $1,400 to have a fuel pump replaced. The fuel pump should of cost around $200 max... (my Ranger-probably the same fuel pump, cost me around $120. The labor should've been around $200 max. So they basically over charged you $1,000. Having to have a fuel pump replaced around 58,000 isn't that major of a repair. IMHO.
Hmm, two repairs, one of which was barely worth mentioning, and it's been "nothing but a nightmare". Sounds like a bit of an unrealistic assessment.
I replaced a fuel pump on my aunt's 1997 Explorer about 10 months ago, at the cost of $87, AND 1 HOUR OF MY TIME. SERVICE CENTERS ARE RIP OFFS, LEARN TO SERVICE YOUR VEHICLE YOURSELF, AND YOU WILL SAVE THOUSANDS OVER THE OWNERSHIP PERIOD. I PROMISE YOU!!
Paying $1200 to have a fuel pump replaced is like going to a fancy restaurant and paying $50 for the chef to make you a peanut butter sandwich.
As comment 23:16 says, learn to do some of the minor stuff (and replacing a fuel pump is VERY minor) and you'll save enough to buy a second car in a few years. I even make my wife learn basic maintenance because I don't want her being a "helpless woman" who can't even open the hood. It's gotten her back on the road a couple of times when she was able to repair the car herself rather than calling a tow truck.
Agreed, you got taken. If you can't make the repair yourself, shop around. Overpaying for a simple repair is your fault not the vehicle's.
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