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Bottom line: they found the problem, fixed it, shipped the car to us, and covered the rental car.
Longer story: In response to my original post below, upper-management contacted me and offered to do whatever it takes to get the car repaired. I dropped off my car the day before we were supposed to move from SC to TN, and their master mechanic got to work on it early the next morning.
He found the problem: their other mechanic cracked my fuel tank when banging on it to get the fuel pump out, which was causing a fuel leak. It's hard to believe this mechanic didn't notice this when he did it, which would have saved everyone a lot of trouble and Paul's Car Care a lot of money.
As a result of the cracked tank, they had to order a new fuel tank, but we were moving that very same day. So, they offered to fix the car and ship it to us in TN.
When I requested that they cover a rental car, they offered to cover $100. After a little back and forth, they offered to cover the rental car until they returned out car.
A week later, they returned my car with everything working properly.
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ORIGINAL POST
Bottom line: they damaged my car during the repair and didn't fix it.
The story: I brought my car in for a fuel pump replacement on 5/16/2025. They replaced the fuel pump, but now I can't fill up my gas tank. Brought it back to them on 3 different occasions, but they couldn't figure out the problem or fix it. So, now I can only fill my car up with a little more than half a tank of gas, which, as you can imagine, is very inconvenient.
The manager, Cody, repeated said he was "stumped" and had to call others to try and figure out the problem. And, he would only bring up possible problems when I identified them first. Seemed like he was trying to send me on my way thinking there was no way to fix the issue.
He also admitted that the mechanic working on my car was inexperienced, while simultaneously claiming he couldn't have damaged anything, specifically the fuel canister that is right next to the fuel tank.
And, Cody continued to insist that the mechanic does reliable work, even though redo his work by reinstalling the fuel pump the mechanic installed...
Cody did offer to replace the fuel pump, said he ordered it, and scheduled a follow up appointment. But, when I showed up, he said the part never arrived. He never bothered to communicate that to me before I drove all the way across town. And, he never offered an apology for wasting my time.
To their credit, they did replace several parts without charging me, but this was not without some back-and-forth.
And, at the end of the day, the problem still persists. So, I'd love a refund on the fuel pump replaced--the repair that resulted in the damage.
Wasted a lot of time and spent a good deal of money with this shop only to be left with a problem I didn't have before I brought my car in. They're either incompetent or dishonest, or a combination of both.
Very frustrating.
I would recommend you try Gerald's or Marks Super Service Center instead of Paul's Car Care.