My experience was NOT so pleasant. (April 2022)…read more
I brought my, 2016 Nissan Altima, in because I was hearing rattling sounds whenever I drove at a high speed--very unusual.
Day 1, April 14:
The manager, Roy, and one of the mechanics, took it for a drive and discovered that my rear wheel bearings were shot. With parts and labor, I was charged $800. I told them to go ahead and take care of it. Two hours later, they hand me my keys and tell me I'm all set. Not even 20 minutes after leaving the shop, the rattling sounds come back. As soon as I reached my destination, I called Roy, the manager, and he told me to bring it back in the following day...so I did.
Day 2, April 15: Roy and I took my car for a spin, on the street. Of course the rattling sounds went away. But then we took my car on the highway and they came back. He said "That's definitely not the wheel bearings, it's something else". At this point, I'm heated because they didn't notice this issue the day before.Anyways, he had the guys check it out. Low and behold, the sounds were coming from a broken flex pipe. I honestly feel like the pipe was the problem to begin with, and they replaced my wheel bearings for no reason. I DO intend on taking my car, elsewhere, to see if my wheel bearings are actually new. Anyways, I told Roy that I'd come back another day to have it fixed, but I wanted them to fix my hood latch, which had popped. He ordered the parts from Nissan, for $170, and told me that there were no returns. I knew that was bologna, but I said "Okay!". He then told me , with labor, it would cost me $293. I had to pay for everything UP FRONT. Again, very unusual. He told me to come in the next morning because he had to pick up the parts at 9am.
Day 3, April 16:
I arrive at the shop at 9:40. Roy was not there. The mechanics told me that he left and they had no idea when he would be returning. The time was now 10:55 and he had just pulled up. One of the mechanics came and took my car back at 11:17. Something told me to stand at the garage door while they worked on my car-- I'm glad I did. Within seconds, my car was on the lift. I knew something was wrong. When replacing a hood latch, your car does NOT have to be lifted, I was well informed . At this point , I'm pissed because they had NO idea what they were doing. That was confirmed when a mechanic opened up YouTube tutorial on his phone, with me standing RIGHT THERE . LOL.After watching the video, he began trying things that he saw. He still couldn't get it open. Before they broke anything, I told them, politely, to take my car off of the lift. I was then informed, by the mechanic, that there had been a RECALL on my hood latch, and Roy was aware.That means Nissan would have to repair it for FREE. So then I walked into the office and told Roy that I was informed of the recall , and wanted my money back. He was pissed, but after speaking with my uncles, who had used his services in the past, and told him that they would come to the shop immediately, he issued me a refund.
I just pray that they installed my wheel bearings, correctly. I have the receipt, and a one year warranty, so I should be good.
It's pretty sad that shops take advantage of women, or people who they believe have little knowledge about cars.
Unfortunately, this was first and LAST time coming to this shop.