9 month lawn mower repair

[frustrated63]

Jurisdiction

California

I took my lawn mower to a repair shop 9 months ago. They keep telling me they are waiting on parts from china. Is there any recourse so I can get my mower and not have to pay? At this point I don't care if it is fixed by this place I just want it back and not be obligated to pay them anything for any work completed thus far.

 

[army judge]

I took my lawn mower to a repair shop 9 months ago. They keep telling me they are waiting on parts from china. Is there any recourse so I can get my mower and not have to pay? At this point I don't care if it is fixed by this place I just want it back and not be obligated to pay them anything for any work completed thus far.

Why not go to the shop, and tell a person in charge, "Sorry, but I need my mower now. I can't wait any longer for parts to arrive from China. Do I owe you anything for your trouble?"

Remember, they have something you want.

Until you get it, at least PRETEND to be nice.

 

[mightymoose]

You owe them for any work done. Due to the time that has passed they might cut you a break for the inconvenience.
If all they did was order parts and did not actually do any work you might get it back for nothing.

 

[Disabled Vet]

I would have gone back in there within 60 days to get my mower back. Just did it last year with mine. But it was a transmission that was on back order. Of course they were still making this mower so how could there be no transmissions. I found out who made the transmission. I called them and bang... they could sell me one. Since mine was under warranty i called the maker of my mower. They couldn't believe that i had called the transmission maker. Anyway.... Indiana is a one party state when it comes to recordings. So i played all the recordings from them, transmission maker to a manager at the lawn mower company. My mower was fixed within a week....