Right to Repair?

[Terrel L. Shields]

 

[jay trotta]

Aren't there car companies that are similar?
Drilling companies?
What happened to those Mortgagee Brokers who would seek out lower rates for the Public?
and the list goes on & on

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Aren't there car companies that are similar?

Normally bigger auto shops can afford diagnostic tools that are not sold as non-proprietary. But yes, there are some parts that have to be adjusted by the dealer. I had an $80 part fail and had to take to a dealer - $300 for the labor of reprograming the part plus a charge for "environmental disposal"... I'd bet even money that this "environmental" part went straight into a trash can.

Drill rigs... don't know anything you cannot fix on the rig. And they do sell parts. OTOH, there is no law requiring a car company or anyone else to stock parts for a car or even to have a way to build such a part and even when someone might want to, the part is likely patented.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

BTW, another one was replacing my windshield after so many cracks in it. The windshield has collision sensors that are required to be calibrated. I think most glass companies can get those. Otherwise would need to go to a dealer for calibration.