If your car is damaged while it is being worked on by a mechanic, is it their

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responsibility to fix it? I recently brought my car into the shop because my power window would not go up. I ended up having the cable cut and the window taped shut for a temporary solution. When I picked up my car, I found that while they had my car, they cracked the plastic where the buttons are for the power windows. It looks like they attempted to super glue it. I called back and brought my car in immediately and they basically told me, "that happens." They said that they would not fix the part unless I was going to have them fix my window fully. Does this sound correct?

I didnt think that bringing my car into them should cost me even more damage.
 
I took my car in once to have the brake pads replaced. In taking off my tires, they damaged the rotors (whatever those are) beyond repair. So I had to shell out an extra 75 bucks for each one that was ruined.

They claimed that they couldn't have removed the tires without destroying them, but what do I know? All I know is that cars have horns and 4 wheels.
 
yes they have to fix it, but I think your temporary fix is more costly than if you had just put a rebuilt power window motor in it. The labor and the cost of the cable is as much as a motor.
 
Sounds like they took a position of not fixing the problem, small claims court is the only option from here, but is it worth the cost, they know the game.
 
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