My son Alexander bought a car with his savings,... - donellejenae
My son Alexander bought a car with his savings, graduation and birthday money on March 31st from Lux Motors in Tacoma, 4 days later the engine blew. He put under 100 miles on the car.
The owner of the lot refuses to speak to us. After having the car towed to the mechanic, he found the car had been illegally tampered with, along with a lot of other illegal and shady business practices. The car is totaled and my son is on the hook for $2500 more for a car he will never be able to drive again, it can’t be safely repaired. Alex could have lost more than his savings and his car as his car violently seized and skidded to a stop when the engine blew. Thankfully it was not in traffic or on the freeway. All photos included in the original post. Notice there are no check engine lights or other lights on. Our mechanic at Midland Automotive reported that....
"Vehicle towed in - was purchased a few days ago, customer was driving and engine seemed to seize up. Confirmed engine will not crank. Starter clicks but does not turn over. Battery voltage is good and starter functions. Attempted to turn engine manually. Crankshaft will rotate back and forth only approx. 300 degrees and stops hard. Timing chain is intact but may have jumped. Found extreme metal particulate in the oil filter element - Catastrophic internal mechanical failure. Exact nature unknown without disassembly and inspection. Scanned for codes and found many - including misfire codes, cam timing codes, oil pressure and emission codes. The evaporative emission code has been active for at least 38 miles. Check engine light has been disabled and is inoperative. Also found ABS and stabilizer codes as a result of wheel lock-up when engine stopped suddenly. Suspect likely severe transmission and drivetrain damage from sudden engine lock-up."
Link below.
Please see link in bio to read the full story on the GoFundme page. Please share everywhere possible. I don’t want this to happen to someone else child.
Link to GoFundMe:
https://gofund.me/544eadca
Link to full public story: https://www.facebook.com/DonelleJenae/posts/10225850656195535
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