1998 Toyota Corolla heater core and coolant leak

Tiny
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  • 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA
1998 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl Automatic 119000 miles

so ive noticed that without the a.C. Or heat on the vents seem to be getting very hot. One day I get into my car and teh passenger side window is fogged up slightly and I smell antifreeze. Check the radiator and there is no antifreeze in there. So bring it to a mechanic he tells me it is the heating core, and it cost me 1300$.I get it back, the front passenger side is soaking wet with anti freeze, I dry it tehn drive the car around teh block and it is soaking wet again, so I get it towed there. They say that it was a a pocket that gets filled with water that they forgot to empty out. Ok so then I get the car back a 2nd time. Now I notice antifrreze leaking from near the water pump onto the street. Obviously I cant drive it and I have to take back again. Now its beeen almost a week that I have been without a car, and they arent open on the weekends so im gonna hav to wait another 3 days.I just wanna know if soemthing else is wrong am I going to have to pay for it? And is there a possibilty that they misdiagnosed the problem from teh start? If something else turns out to be wrong can I take them to court to get my money back cause I told them I wasnt going to fix the car if it was going to cost too much?
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 AT 8:50 PM

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Tiny
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Best thing to do with car repair is to shop around, unless you do it yourself.

The heater core price is a little steep, but you do have to remove some of the interior dash to get to it, in most cases.
The waterpump could be a result of running the engine dry, causing a seal failure.

Rather than sue them the best approach is to shop around beforehand.
Unless you can prove fraud on their part, I doubt you would have any legal recourse.
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 AT 6:00 AM

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