Do shops ever fix something on the first try?

[behengold]

Is it my bad luck or do others have to go back to mechanics to get a repair done right?
I get tired of paying people to learn how to fix something . Nobody ever says this is the price and I'll fix it or not charge you. I could argue this extends to almost anything where you pay for a repair. Just venting since I have just discovered another repair gone wrong.

[azdryheat]

I've had Camping World-Tucson work on my toy hauler a couple of times and they did it right the first time.

[et2]

Mostly, yes for us. With the exception of RV dealers. Most the time they end up breaking something else and try to let it slip by. Our experience of coarse.

[toedtoes]

With a 1975 rig, it's getting harder to find shops that have employees who know how to work on non-electronic engines. But fortunately, I have one shop with a mechanic who knows my rig and understands it (as done the owner) and so things go well. But there is always a weird issue that throws them once in a while.

I've also found that out on the road, there is usually someone (of any age) who hobbies with these old engines and can provide advice/assistance. They just don't work as mechanics in shops because they don't want to work on newer engines.

[behengold]

I can do most house repairs but I'm not a trained diesel mechanic. I really appreciate those who can do their own mechanical work. I'm learning though. My rate is a $125 an hour less then the shops.

[D_E_Bishop]

I had taken our Bounder(now for sale)in for the same problem to some very highly acclaimed shops here and even in Hesperia. I have no idea how much I spent and finally found the correct diagnosis on the forum and IRV2. It cost me less to buy tools and materials to verify and fix the problem than any of the shops charged me to repair things that weren't broken.

A very reputable shop told me over and over that it was an electrical problem and not a lack of fuel as I kept insisting it was. I finally put a temporary fuel pressure gauge on the dash and drove around and found that I lost fuel pressure intermittently. The part needed cost $18 dollars and was almost impossible to find. I installed a relay of my own choosing and that was in my tool box as a spare and have not had any problem since.

When I stopped by and told the owner of this very reputable shop what I found, his reply was, "See it was an electrical problem". Two months he had the RV and couldn't find it, I found it in four hours by doing what he said would prove nothing.

No I do not feel they are very good the first 20 times around. If the vehicle doesn't have OBD port where they can plug in their computers, they are lost

[rgatijnet1]

Basic mechanics, working on a strict time schedule, just throw parts at a problem, that you pay for, with the hopes that eventually something will fix the problem. The shop owner is expecting the customer to pay for the "on the job training" of the unqualified people that he hires.
A real mechanic will analyze the issue, find the root cause, and fix the problem.

[rockhillmanor]

behengold wrote:
Is it my bad luck or do others have to go back to mechanics to get a repair done right?
I get tired of paying people to learn how to fix something . Nobody ever says this is the price and I'll fix it or not charge you. I could argue this extends to almost anything where you pay for a repair. Just venting since I have just discovered another repair gone wrong.

If you are going to an "RV" repair shop, yup the majority of the techs are low paid newbies. Punch in at 8 and out by 4 whether your coach is done or not. The good ones don't work there.

Use RV Mobile Repair and I can pretty much guarantee it will be done right the first time. Because come morning and you find it was not repaired properly that RV Mobile Repair guy has to drop everything an get back to you to correct it.

Won't find that at an "RV" repair shop. More like..."just come back and drop it off and we will get to it in a month or so and we will try again to figure it out".:R

[wallynm]

I use this site for review.

behengold wrote:
Is it my bad luck or do others have to go back to mechanics to get a repair done right?
I get tired of paying people to learn how to fix something . Nobody ever says this is the price and I'll fix it or not charge you. I could argue this extends to almost anything where you pay for a repair. Just venting since I have just discovered another repair gone wrong.

[Kayteg1]

Between Ford dealer that drop clamp into my turbo and Mercedes dealer that took 3 days to do wheel alignment?
Well.... not likely

[darsben1]

IF YOU use the right person/shop you will usually get good results.
I have my list of GREAT SHOPS and shops I will not go near.
This is where the experience of old age is a benefit. We have all felt your angst but as you get older you learn to go only to shops/people you trust and know. You also learn to stay away from RV Dealerships and get a good mobile mechanic.

[behengold]

Most recently a place in Annapolis that specializes in buses. Fortunately I haven't had to have a lot of repairs on the four rvs I've owned but A large percentage of the time I have to go back to have problems corrected that would be revealed by proper quality control. My fault for not taking the time to road test before paying. Most recently installing a leveling check valve will need to be adjusted.at least I hope that's all it needs.

[johnhicks]

Sure they do. They even fix what else broke on the way to the shop. LOL

[gbopp]

Where are you taking your RV that is doing the bad repairs?

[Rollnhome]

To answer your topic question.
Yes the good ones do.