All in One Auto installed an allegedly factory rebuilt motor into my 1993 Toyota Pickup. In the first ten months after the installation, the truck spent 79 days at the All in One garage and another 17 days, inoperable in my driveway, correcting problems caused by an inferior installation.
After repeatedly leaving it for corrections, this desperately needed work truck spent nearly 7 weeks at All In One, to repair a massive oil leak that had developed 3 days after Tim supposedly repaired a valve cover leak, caused by his subcontractors and "repaired", by him, once before. Tim Palmer, a self-proclaimed mechanic, promised over and over again that the repairs were almost done. One time we waited in a Grand Junction restaurant for hours, with the false promise that he might be able to hook up the last hoses and wires and have the truck ready to drive home.
When I finally had it towed to an honest mechanic, it shocked me to discover that, in 7 weeks, nothing had been done to the motor, except to remove the fan. In the process, Tim had punched a large hole in my radiator and lost the fan shroud. A broken valve cover bolt was re-inserted with silicon sealant to hold it in. The remaining valve cover bolts had major damage, caused by over tightening. Other parts were damaged and installed incorrectly. On top of the nearly $7,000. that I had already spent, the damages, caused mostly by All In One, cost me an additional $2,760. to repair.
The actual damages that A.I.O. caused me and my truck were partially recognized, when Mesa County Small Claims Court (case #16S67) awarded me a $4,100 judgment. Hiding behind a Limited Liability Corporation status, All In One has not paid one cent of the money owed to me.
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