Owner Drops Off Jeep® For Oil Change And Gets Sued For A Deadly Accident!

Owner Drops Off Jeep® For Oil Change And Gets Sued For A Deadly Accident!​

Its A Sad Story, On Both Sides...​

All of us who own an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, have taken our vehicle in for a routine oil change. When we hand over our keys to the dealer for any work, we are putting our trust that they will do a good job servicing and maintaining our vehicle.

But for one customer who handed over their keys to Rochester Hills Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, they are getting sued after their vehicle was involved in a deadly accident killing a dealership employee.

Owner Drops Off Jeep® For Oil Change And Gets Sued For A Deadly Accident!

All of us who own an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, have taken our vehicle in for a routine oil change. When we hand over our keys to the dealer for any work, we are putting our trust that they will do a good job servicing and maintaining our vehicle. But for one customer who handed...

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[Hemidakota]

Ok, I don't get it when the mechanic was negligent in this matter. In the end, for the owner, it will be best to countersue the dealership and the individual to make it a point.

 

[cgseller]

I understand the situation now after reading more about this. It has nothing to do with politics so I'm going to leave that out of this site.

The suit is against the property - the Jeep - and that property has an owner who is liable for its actions by law. The 15 million is crazy, and is egregious but the victim's family needs some kind of solace, I can understand in this case. I feel like the dealership, insurance from the owner of the vehicle and the employee who left the vehicle in drive/or the one who mishandled the vehicle while on the lift is where the restitution lies.

The suit can not be against the owner for leaving the car in "drive". (not sure why it is being reporting all over that way) That makes no sense as the car had to be moved to the repair bay by an employee.

 

[TripleT]

I don't even understand how the owner is part of this case? For owning a manual vehicle.? This has to be on the Dealer for hiring a improperly trained employee, Having a car in 1st is SOP for a manual vehicle.

 

[cgseller]

I don't even understand how the owner is part of this case? For owning a manual vehicle.? This has to be on the Dealer for hiring a improperly trained employee, Having a car in 1st is SOP for a manual vehicle.

I've found out even more, the Dealer is taking accountability for this, but the laws on the books require the suit to be filed against the property owner. Details on this are at The owner of the Jeep who left his car at the dealer for an oil change is sued for $ 15 million by the mechanic family - American Car Brands that make the story seem more reasonable. This is a good example of how stories can be skewed horribly if simple details are left off to allow readers to draw their own conclusions.

The important quote from the link above "The dealer’s insurance will defend the owner and pay for any judgments and legal fees."

I'm just as guilty - I wrote a response before doing enough research on the situation to get the full story.

 

[TripleT]

the law is insane.... once it is in possession of the dealer, temporary ownership or possession is passed to the service provider.

 

[cgseller]

the law is insane.... once it is in possession of the dealer, temporary ownership or possession is passed to the service provider.

It does seem like it needs to be modernized. Vote accordingly come election time.

 

[TripleT]

Well I don't live in the Wicked Witch of the North state

 

[UN4GTBL]

Wild!!