My fuel pump died near Chicago on Friday evening, about 140 miles away from home. I had it towed to a garage that the tow truck driver recommended (probably a mistake, but I didnt know any garages in the area), and I got a call today saying it was fixed.
The mechanic said that they had to diagnose it, replace the pump, and then replace a bad wire (which they probably broke when changing the pump). With that and towing it came to freaking $900!!
I called the Ford dealer, they would have charged $458. Assuming $100 for towing, that would've been about $550.
I'm obviously not in a very good position to raise hell and/or refuse to pay while they still have my car.. Any suggestions for what I can do?
