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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi All,
2 months ago, we bought a preowned car for my daughter that came with a 3-month bumper to bumper warranty from a well-known franchised dealership in the DC area. The car breaks down and is towed to a Mazda dealership (car is a Mazda and was bought from a Dodge dealership). Upon inspection, the Mazda repair shop sees that [b]the drain plug for the oil was not replaced[/b] since the last oil change. (The car was purchased with recently changed oil - we have not driven the car long enough to change the oil). The oil drained out of the car and burnt up the engine. The warranty will not cover it because the drain plug is considered "external to the engine".

To pay out of pocket to rebuild the engine (8K) does not make sense. (I think we paid 11k for it). What recourse do I have? What next steps should I take?[/quote]

Sounds fishy. If they forgot to put the plug in when changing the oil, the fresh oil would have been leaving a trail out the garage and very noticeable.

Perhaps the plug was stripped and worked loose and fell out?

A car with no oil won't go more than a mile or so.[/quote]

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