I usually go to the Firestone at Woodfield Mall, about 1 mile away from this location. That one is nice because you can go browse, and they are very fast during lunch and on weekends. I went to the one here off Roselle. They said they'd call me in about 45 mintues, just an oil change and they had 2 bays open. I got the call and walked back from Caribou coffee, great stuff BTW, much better than Starbucks! So I arrived and my hood was still open! I waiting for 20 more minutes there just for them to show me the "cabin filter-scam" $39.99 + labor. This is the scam they get females on that know nothing about cars. Most filters have some dust, so they try to freak females into believing their families at risk if they don't get it changed. I do a lot of camping, so I get really big things like leaves in the air filter. He asked if I wanted a new one, I told him no, I can get one at Walmart for $18.88 and put it in myself. I asked if he could maybe shake the leaves out, since it was obvious you could separate them easily as they were 3-4 inches big. He told me that I was threatening my breathing health, and pressured me to get it replaced ASAP. I again said no, please just shake the excess out before you put it back. He also told me that 'shaking-it' would not get the micro organisms and pollen that his new one would fix.I was also told my alignment was off, but the #'s are off by 1 out of a scale of 15. In lamine terms that is pretty darn close for tires with 22,000 miles and no re-alignments done yet. He seemed mad he did not get a sale from me at this scam, so I then proceeded to ask if I could see the level of my oil. He asked why, I told him that my dad told me to check this the first oil-change I got when I was 16, because places like this may skip 1/4-1/8th quart here and there, which adds up. He seemed upset and said they'd have to bring the car back into the bay to show me. I of course had no problem after this point. I could feel something fishy here. Sure enough, with much resistance, it WAS off by about 1/8th! I told them to top that off, so they did. I am not able to check under my car to see if they put a new oil filter, but when I get home I certainly will!!! Another trick, next time you get your oil change done, ask them for the new filter and sign your initals on it with permenant marker. Then when you get it replaced again, ask for the old one. If your intials or marks not there, it's not your old one! I got this tip from 60 mintues years ago, so I take no credit! Goto the WOODFIELD FIRESTONE!!! I have never had a problem, they don't pressure you, they're very nice, professional, curtious, and they're not scammers! They always have you car ready when they call, and it's still not in the bay awaiting an upsale!
BTW, went to Walmart, bought new filter, $18.88! When I went to put it in, all the leaves were still in the filter! What a crock! read more