I side swiped, a car in Montreal and the alignment got messed up. I needed to get it fixed asap. I…read morewent to Ideal Alignement they charged me over CAD 500. The mechanic told me he needed to replace wheek knuckle and tie rod, before he can do the alignment.
Today I went to a shop in Wisconsin and they told me that the tie rod needs to be replaced and it would cost me $400. They said that the tire rod was either never replaced or replaced with a defective part.
I do not know much about cars so I trusted these guys only to be severely disappointed.
Update: After I showed the paperwork from Ideal Alignement to the mechanics at Sears Auto, they told me that the inner tie rod was damaged, not the outer one that Ideal Alignement replaced... Regardless, I paid $500 to get my car fixed and they should have taken care of all Alignement issues.. I don't know much about cars, but for a third party shop to point out something in the same spot, that was affected by a fender bender, without even me mentioning it to them, raised real concerns about the service at Ideal Alignement...I just want to point out that the mechanic at Ideal Alignement was very nice and courteous .. I just feel that maybe he should have been more thorough...