BEWARE! Went in with my teenagers truck with electrical issues (lights going dim, car battery dying) , had been to several places (Goodyear mechanic, auto zone, and OReillys) had the alternator and battery tested fine. Battery was still being slowly drained, each time we get it a full charge it would last about a month. So we took it in to A plus garage.
After looking it over, they called with the bad news that an oil leak (we knew about this leak Goodyear told us (a small gasket leak) which was dripping a few drops a day we had cardboard under it to watch it and we checked oil levels often, it was not even going down between oil changes) but "supposedly" the oil leaked into the alternator, cracked some case and leaked into the starter which all had to be replaced at the tune of 1648.77, the battery they said was fine (we bit the bullet and my son used his college savings and paid the repair)... fast forward 30 days later dead battery "again" took it back to them for the "new" alternator to be checked and the bearded mechanic argues with me saying I originally came in for the starter to be replaced that we were banging on the thing to get it started, I told him NO that's not true, we came in with battery/ electrical issues, but he would not let it go... (I should have left then, but the truck had to be towed there and the tow truck was gone) They put in a new battery and cleaned the cables 189.00 ( Adam said the old battery blew a cell) I said we had it tested and fully charged 30 days ago right here with you and you said it was a fine battery when you did all the other work, well says Adam it can happen anytime, Me - ok please give me my old battery back because we paid 135 plus a 3 year warranty on it and its only 6 months old, Again a new argument, he replied "you cant use that battery its not good" blah blah, I had to insist 3 times that I needed to return it to shop for a refund as he kept trying to talk me into leaving it. Finally he yelled in annoyance to a mechanic to give them their battery! So I paid an 18.00 core fee to take my old battery back and had it tested at 2 places (No blown cell the battery is fine, BUT its too small for the vehicle, It is not a strong enough battery for this trucks amp, (hmmmm when someone comes in with battery issues lights shutting off and drained battery, dont you START by checking the size/ type / condition of battery?) In essence that was always the problem... My son ended up in debt for just under 2000.00 for a battery .... and we lost our Toyota OEM parts - they gave us a starter we didn't need because somehow we got mixed up with someone who was banging on their starter .... Honesty I hope they all wear velcro shoes because I don't know if they can tie their own, BUT they do know how to cheat a widow and her fatherless son! So beware especially you ladies and young men who are not mechanical ... these guys are as crooked as they come !!! this will go to BBB, facebook and anywhere else I can post to help people save their money avoid A Plus its a BIG Minus to your savings and peace of mind. :( read more