Instead, in Howard Beach, floors were ruined, heating and cooling systems wrecked and walls overtaken by mold.

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The problems then allegedly began when the installer whipped out a heat gun, which was purportedly intended to be used to mold a mounting guide for the GPS unit but instead wound up melting one of the Civic's heating ducts.

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