Where to begin this horror story? I was living in Irvine until recently and before our move across the country, we needed new struts and shocks. After Big O Tires tried to scam us with high priced "premium parts" we didn't ask for, we called around and found this place. Seeing the reviews, I thought this was a good choice. I was wrong.
They had troubles installing our parts, partially due to rust. I considered giving them two stars for the way they handled their installation mistake, but customer service doesn't make up for the physical damage they caused. Anyway, they kindly undercharged us for the labor and paid for a rental car since they had to keep ours overnight due to their own mistake. This was handled couteously. This is the only thing they did right.
They incorrectly installed the strut the next day and did not test drive our car before calling us in, which was apparent because upon leaving, our car made a horrible clacking noise. 3 hours later, they finally figured out they forgot a spacer.
We thought everything was fine until, three days and 2000 miles later, our car started making a rubbing noise by the front tire. Upon our arrival at our new home, we found an affiliated store and took it in. They informed us that the strut was improperly installed, and that the technician used a vice grip, denting in the metal and causing the piston to rub against the shaft. Pure negligence. We called the store to pass this on, so this isn't new information to the store via this review.
This was over a month ago. I just found out that when I took my car into the affiliated store that they didn't do an alignment because Just Tires didn't align my tires in the first place and they thought I voluntarily asked not to have that done. It was never offered nor mentioned at either location, leading me to believe it was either not an issue or included in the service. I now have to replace my badly damaged tires and they need to replace the struts a third time due to the wear and tear caused by driving my vehicle out of alignment for 1500 miles. The vehicle control was severely compromised, but I was out of town for work for a week and was unable to bring it in. This also may have caused damage to my steering and other parts, but I can't prove that and may never be able to get compensated for it. Overall, the technician(s) that took care of our car at Just Tires was completely incompetent and it's not worth the headache nor the potential damage to your vehicle.
TLDR: Don't take your car here for any major repairs, especially struts and shocks. It's the biggest regret I've ever had. read more