Maybe this repair shop should change it's name to DISHONEST-1!
What is it with repair shops...when you bring your car in for something simple, like an oil change, it always turns out to be a lot more, OR something else breaks soon after...Brought my car in on a Friday for a simple $20 oil change. Once the car was lifted up, the technician showed me a joint bolt under the driver's side, by the tire, that he said was kind of loose and that it would cost me over $400 to replace it and that it had to be done, otherwise my car would get worse. I said, "No, just the oil change." In less than 10 minutes after that, my car was done. Great! Right???? Monday morning, I walk out towards the car and noticed something hanging at the bottom of the car. It's the cover or flap underneath the car engine that is hanging half loose, almost dragging on the ground!!!! The technician at the shop probably forgot to tighten something and now it's loose and broken!!! Since the oil change, I haven't driven anywhere far or on highways, only the small roads by my house...THANK GOODNESS! Otherwise, that whole piece would have come scrapping off my car, or worst cause an accident! After work, I went back to the shop and spoke with the manager, Jon, and explained that the cover or flap is loose because it was probably not put back together properly. He asked for my information and said it'll be around 45 minutes before they can bring my car in the back to look it. 45 minutes!!!!!! To correct what they messed up???????? After about 5 minutes, he went into the shop and came back out and said they can look at my car. He also told me that it was one of his main technicians who worked on my car Friday, and I was told that the cover was loose. I told him, No, that's a mistake because I was never told that and when I looked at underneath the car with the technician, the only thing the he mentioned was the bolt, NOTHING else. The cover was intact and perfectly fine when I was looking at the bolt with the technician, BUT now, 3 days later, it's broken and hanging loose, barely dragging on the ground. The manager asked me to come back to the shop area once the car was lifted and showed me the broken cover and pointed out that it is worn out and that's probably why it's broken. Yes, my car is old BUT this was NOT broken and loose before I brought car in and NOW it is. I took out my cellphone because I wanted a photo of the broken cover, and he told me, "NO camera use is allowed." I said, "It's my car." "I'm just taking a picture of the underneath of my car." He said, "NO camera use is allowed in the shop area." I looked around and I said, "There are no signs." He said again, "No camera use is allowed." He asked if I wanted the cover removed or leave as is. The technician standing there said it wouldn't do a lot of damage to the car, to not have it, so removing it would be fine. I agreed to have it remove, because apparently, there was no other choice, other than leave it hanging. The manager started to walk away and he turned to the technician and asked him if there is a no camera use policy and the manager heard me and turned right back around, and repeated himself, "No camera use is allowed in the shop." REALLY??? Hmmmm....I wonder if this how the shop gets customers to return...simple oil change here....loosen this and that...in no time, the car will be back for repairs. read more