OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – A Yukon family is out 1000’s of bucks in elements and labor soon after the vehicle mend store they had been performing with closed before finishing repairs.
Bob Tomko mentioned he was in a motor vehicle incident again in December 2021.
“Took a small even though for me to locate someone to perform on the truck figuring out total nicely that points can get a very little highly-priced out there,” additional Tomko.
His spouse, Mary mentioned she realized of a mechanic who could get the occupation performed without having breaking the bank.
The mechanic that came to Mary’s thoughts also happened to be a tenant her corporation was leasing house to.
She suggested Blockheads Auto Fix in Mustang.
Tomko advised KFOR Blockheads Automobile Fix had first performed some insignificant repairs to the truck.
He appreciated the way the job was done, so he and Mary decided to get the rest of the car fixed with Blockheads Automobile Repair.
Tomko said the former Operator of the store, Travis Harrison instructed them he’d have to purchase the areas essential instantly from Ford.
That is when Mary wrote a look at for $2,050 out to Harrison for “truck areas and labor” on June 23.
Tomko achieved out to Harrison by means of textual content concept just after that to request how points were being likely on numerous events.
On August 22, Harrison explained to Tomko in a text, “Everything is likely fantastic. We ought to be ideal on timetable.”
Then, on October 12, texts among Harrison and Tomko present Harrison saying he experienced just gotten off the cellphone with a Ford representative who mentioned the pieces would be shipped Oct 25.
Mary then begun texting Harrison about when to drop the truck off for mend on October 31, but Harrison didn’t show up to have replied.
December 12 rolls about and Tomko claimed they were being still uncertain of what was going on since of the lack of interaction.
Mary texted Harrison once additional saying, “I want my truck pieces or my dollars back again. This is a desire text. You have two times to call me.”
Mary statements she was told she would get a reimbursement as soon as Ford reimburses him.
News 4 reached out to Harrison for an job interview, but he declined.
He did share with KFOR, “We shut our doors months in the past. Her [Mary Tomko] and her husband ordered elements via us. There was no call for months. We realized we were closing so we despatched their areas again to Ford when we shut so we could not be accused of thieving and regrettably we have been anyhow.”
According to a lease settlement concerning River Rose Homes and Blockheads Automobile Restore, place was leased to Harrison for the auto mend store from Oct 1, 2021 as a result of September 30, 2022.
Mary stated when the lease expired, the contract rolled above to a month to thirty day period.
Harrison moved out of the space someday involving late November and early December, according to Mary.
Harrison went on to say he has all important paperwork in which he will be presenting it to the “courts where matters like this really should be reviewed.”
He claimed at the time of closing, he tried out achieving out to the Tomkos many instances, but by no means received a response.
Harrison included he imagined he was undertaking the right detail by sending the areas back to Ford.
Information 4 tried to check with other questions, but Harrison said he didn’t want to be on the document.
Mary mentioned she was never ever made aware that Harrison was not reopening elsewhere.
“He told me he moved his shop with much less expensive lease,” said Mary.
The Tomkos have considering the fact that despatched Harrison a Letter of Demand providing him until eventually January 15 to reimburse them for the areas and labor they paid out for 6 months ago.
Otherwise, the Tomkos plan to acquire Harrison to compact statements court docket.
News 4 achieved out to Ford about irrespective of whether or not the components have been procured by means of Harrison or Blockheads Car Repair service. We also questioned if Ford is going through a shipping delay.
A Ford agent mentioned they are seeking into the subject, but for the reason that the full company is shut until January 3, the remedy very likely would not arrive until eventually all people is back in the office environment.
We’ll examine back in with Ford up coming 7 days.
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