I am the general manager of the AAMCO Transmissions Center across from Walmart on hwy 27-441. I feel your pain. I have seen these types of situations before. There are many different possibilities for this particular situation. While I do not see any reason for having to disconnect the battery to change tires and do an alignment it is not outside the realm of possibilities. Technology is constantly changing and new alignment machines are constantly being created so it is always possible but doubtful that they may had to of disconnected your battery which is why your clock was showing the incorrect time. The gas gauge is generally the fuel level sensor or a bad ground and hardly ever the gauge itself. It’s possible that wiring could have gotten pulled on or something damaged while it was in the air but these sensors do go over time. The best way to handle these types of situations is to immediately go back to the repair center like you said.
All that being said, we have found that the best way to keep these problems from happening is to perform a FREE overall inspection of the vehicle on every vehicle that comes in. This helps in several ways. It helps find problems before they happen or potentially get worse, it helps us in order to have a list of the issues found at that time in case the customer wants to come back later to have the repairs done, it helps the customer to know what all is wrong with their car at that time to protect them from your particular situation and most of all since we sell transmissions it helps the customer to know what overall condition their vehicle is in before making a major purchase. The last type of situation that you want to get into is one where you just spent $1500 rebuilding your transmission only to find a couple weeks later that you had a blown head gasket and now have to spend an additional $1500 on a vehicle that was not worth it to begin with.
I would be happy to answer any questions about your vehicle over the phone or perform a free inspection of your vehicle for you so you will know the true state of your vehicle in order to make any future repair decisions. We also have financing options available for good, bad and no credit to help with large repairs. Feel free to contact me Mike Edwards or our center manager Mike Perduto at 352-728-2959.
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