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    Dave's Garage, Inc.

    4.4 (15 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    We traveled to Michigan City with our camper at the end of May 2024 and had an issue where our brakes locked up on us.

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    MTI Service Center - Michigan City

    MTI Service Center - Michigan City

    3.7
    (6 reviews)

    I love MTI! The service there is amazing!! They do exceptional work. As a girl who doesn't know…read moreanything about cars, they make me feel secure and I trust them with my vehicles.

    AVOID THIS SHOP AT ALL COSTS. Incompetent service and deceptive practices…read more I was sent to MTI by Discount Tire for an alignment on my Subaru Outback. MTI completely failed to align the vehicle properly, leaving my front specs in the red. When the car continuously pulled and permanently damaged my brand-new tires over the next 2,000 miles, MTI lied directly to me. They claimed I had a "worn tie rod" that prevented them from doing the alignment correctly, just to avoid taking responsibility for their botched job. To make matters worse, they couldn't even provide my final alignment sheets, claiming their printer had been "broken for four months." Knowing something wasn't right, I took my car to an honest, independent shop in town (Apex Auto Care). Their technicians fully inspected my suspension, confirmed my tie rods were in perfect condition, and successfully aligned the car with zero issues. MTI completely fabricated a mechanical failure to cover up their own negligence. I submitted the documented proof of MTI's false diagnosis to Discount Tire's Corporate Litigation department. Corporate issued me a full settlement for MTI's negligence and has since started referring their alignment customers to other shops. Save your money, your tires, and your safety--take your vehicle to an honest mechanic instead.

    Brian's Auto Repair

    Brian's Auto Repair

    2.3
    (3 reviews)

    Do not go to Brian's they will have you spend lots of money just for them to screw you over they…read moredon't do a good job on your vehicle it's more like a alley mechanic type of place I had my vehicle towed there by them just to find out it was my timing chain and Brian told me that it will be a thousand plus dollars come to find out when I talk to him again he said well just because you're spending that much money I do want you to know that your vehicle when you get your vehicle back it's going to be running like brand new because we are basically rebuilding your engine after I paid all that money and got my vehicle back 5 days later my vehicle under the hood was smoking terribly I couldn't even drive my vehicle I had to get it towed back there again just to find out my transmission is out once I go to pick my vehicle up I paid $1,772 as I go for a test drive on my dashboard a sensor popped up saying change transmission fluid I told Brian about it when I pulled back up he said oh that's strange because I remember changing the transmission fluid then he looked at the other guy and said hey don't you remember me changing the transmission fluid the guy looked confused but as you and anyone would do who works for you or your family or friends would do he said oh yeah I remember that I don't know why that popped up so he then gets in the vehicle trying to take it off he couldn't take it off so he asked the coworker to take the sensor off the co-worker tried but as he was trying my mother and I were watching him and here comes Brian trying to distract Us by talking about some kind of cherry thing he went to we didn't give a damn about that but he was just distracting us he said the sensor will come off within a few days if it doesn't bring it back and I'll get the sensor off I have never in my life gone to a mechanic that can't get a sensor off let alone the sensor should not even pop up if you did your job properly so 10 days later as I'm driving my vehicle my vehicle turns off so I turn my vehicle back on turns back off I called the shop and spoke with his wife she said oh that's strange I never heard of anything like that I said okay well she said well can you get it in can you bring your vehicle in I said no I can't bring my vehicle and I can't drive it it's not starting she said okay well can you get it towed here I said I don't think I should be the one getting my vehicle towed there if it's you all's fault as to why my vehicle is messed up she said okay well I'll have him call you back I never received a phone call here we are two months later my vehicle is still messed up I refuse to ever take my vehicle back to Brian's again because it seems as though they try to get as much money out of you as they possibly can it's more like a fix it so they can come back type of shop it's not fair it's not right the way that they do business and here I am still with a change transmission fluid on my dashboard I took my vehicle to another car place now and they're telling me that my timing chain looks like it's bouncing why is that when they said that they rebuild it everything is new everything is fine but nothing is fine my vehicle is messed up I'm unable to drive it it keeps turning off on me and I have yet to receive a call back this is not fair in any way shape or form I paid way too much money all for them to say I said how how long is my warranty Brian couldn't even figure that out he said I'd say about like you have 30 days on it 30 day warranty for a transmission how is that even okay how was that even right how is that legally Fair do not shop with Brian's don't do any business with them whatsoever unless you want to be out of money and your vehicle to be on the side of the road don't go there they don't do a good job on your vehicle they make false promises just to get as much money out of you as they can just so you can turn around and come back to them for whatever reason it is of whatever things they messed up it's not fair they're not fair they're crooked​

    Took my Nissan to get the brakes changed here . NEVER AGAIN! Not only do they charge an arm and a…read moreleg but they do their job sloppy. Took it to 1 Stop shop in Michigan City where they fixed the problem right away but told me whoever put the brakes did not tighten the bolts correctly and the longer I drove the worse my car could have gotten. Save yourself the headache and do all your mechanic needs at 1 Stop shop. Brian's Auto Repair is no good and the recent reviews should tell you .

    Brinckman's Towing

    Brinckman's Towing

    3.0
    (2 reviews)

    Passing through here on my way to Chicago when I got in a small accident and needed a tow…read more Extremely fast, and cordial. Also very knowledgeable, and we're able to make what would have been a stressful situation much better.

    I bought a used alternator for $45 a few days ago from Brinckman's. First of all, the owner has a…read morevery bad attitude. He was very reluctant to answer my questions; he acted as if waiting on me was inconveniencing him. Before I paid for the alternator I specifically asked him if they test them before they sell them. He replied, "Yes." So, trusting him, I bought it. After putting it on my car and finding out that it did not work, I took it to Auto Zone to have it tested. They said that it did not work. I called Brinckman's and told him about the alternator not working. He said to bring it in and he would test it, and if it didn't work he would replace it. I brought it in to him and he tested it and said that it did not work. Then he went back to the testing machine and "grounded it" and showed me that it did work, he just forgot to ground it before he tested it he said. He also said that Auto Zone does not know how to ground my kind of alternator. I called Auto Zone. Their reply: "Their testing machine automatically grounds when it tests." So once again trusting Brinckman's, I put the alternator back on my car and it still does not work. I went into Brinckman's today to tell him about it and get a replacement (like he promised). He said, "Auto Zone does not understand how an alternator works. I'm not going to compare apples to oranges and I'm not going to dispute this any further." My reply, "So basically there is nothing you can do for me?" Brinckman's, "I can credit the $45 from this alternator to a new one" (which he says is $145 and I price checked around and they are $94.) His reply to my saying I price checked and they were not that much: "Mine are lifetime warrantied." I said, "So are the ones I price checked." He said, "Well mine are not." So, basically the owner of Brinckman's promised me a working alternator, wether it was the original one I purchased or a replacement one and is now saying there is nothing he can do for me unless I purchase a brand new one from him. I will never shop here again. The owner's attitude is horrible and his word is cannot be trusted.

    Dave's Garage, Inc. - autorepair - Updated July 2026

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