# 2008 Chevrolet Malibu - 3 Months in the shop

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [November 21, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259 "2019-11-21T10:23:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![CharlieOth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@CharlieOth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharlieOth)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259/1 "2019-11-21T10:23:10Z")

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Transmission problems. Mechanic did not fix first time. Been over 3 months waiting for him to fix it properly. What do i do?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259/2 "2019-11-21T10:30:39Z")

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Tow it to a different mechanic?

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**Author:** ![CharlieOth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@CharlieOth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharlieOth)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 11:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259/3 "2019-11-21T11:05:08Z")

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Tow it to another mechnaic that will probably charge me all over again for what I’ve already paid e.g. two or more times what I’ve already paid?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259/4 "2019-11-21T12:07:40Z")

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I see 2 choices, Tow it or wait.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259/5 "2019-11-21T13:37:12Z")

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Do you want your car fixed or not? Leave it there - car not fixed. Tow it to a better shop - get car fixed.

Entirely up to you.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259/6 "2019-11-22T00:03:40Z")

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If he has been working on it every day for three months please post the bill here before you pass away of heart failure. (Best of luck, this situation is a bummer)

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259/7 "2019-11-23T08:56:51Z")

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Tow it to someone competent and sue the first guy.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-chevrolet-malibu-3-months-in-the-shop/153259/8 "2019-11-23T12:29:28Z")

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Agree with oldtimer\_11.