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Agree completely. We have more pull in volumes. I think the more attention we bring to the issue and the more folks who speak out the better chance we have at improvement. As you know I've been in contact with my reps. If anyone has input on addressing this on a wider scale I'm on board!

 

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I agree 100%.   But one question about dealer part comebacks.  When I get a comeback my parts places will let me submit a labor claim so I can be reimbursed some labor.  What happens when a dealer part fails?  Are we out the labor and they just warranty the part?

Ford is the only one that I know of that offers labor compensation.

 

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I agree with the parts quality, frustrating at best. I don't see a solution, new cars are made cheaper every year with parts that are designed to be just good enough. We had a 2012 Hyundai sonata in today 44k miles and the starter was junk. 2014 Subaru 7k miles tranny leaking like a faucet. Dealer took the hit on both under warranty but it scares me to see the crap the manufacturers are producing. Hopefully the aftermarket will step up and make parts superior to the OEM, we are starting to see it on some items. Steering racks are a sore spot with me, Try a Cardone rack sometime and see if outlasts the test drive. Nothing like doing a job 2 or 3 times to make a tech want to quit.

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