I don't even know where to start on how awful my experience was. Yesterday (9-18-16) I had an 11am appointment for 4 new tires, an oil change, and a wheel alignment. First off, when my sister called to make payment arrangements on Saturday (9-17-16) she was given the run-around, as if there was no appointment scheduled. It took half and hour and two phone calls to get this straightened out.
Then, I dropped my truck off at 10:45Am for my 11AM appointment. I was told to expect two hours at the most for the work being done. At 2:02PM, I called to see why I had not been called to come get my truck. I was told that they were "behind on orders from yesterday" and told it would take an additional 2 hours. Behind on orders from the previous day?! If that was the case they would have known when I dropped my truck off.
At 4:17PM I get the call that my truck is ready. When I go to pick it up, I was informed that they could not do a wheel alignment because I needed a new Pitman arm, Idler arm, and ball joints, as well as a new power steering pump. All of which Firestone would be happy to fix for me, with a quote of $3200. Now, my cousin is a fleet mechanic in Alabama, and had already told me that all the truck needed was an alignment and POSSIBLY for the sterring gear box to be turned around.
So, I go to another mechanic and ask to have my truck checked out, saying that I understand that I need the above mentioned things replaced.
That mechanic then tells me that the only thing my turck needs (because the Pitman and Idler arms are brand new) is to have the gear box in the sterring wheel turned around... HRMMM! Imagine that!
Now, I had asked when I dropped the truck off at firestone for the best of the old tires to be put as my new spare tire.
When I am at the mechanic's I look at the spare... Not only is the OLD spare still on there, they didn't even inflate it or check it for me.
So, I call Firestone, and get told that they have to check and see if my tires are still there from yesterday (9-18-16)
They call me back and say blah blah about the old tires were no good , etc (which they were still in better shape than the spare) to which I reply, well that's fine, but if that was the case yall should have at LEAST aired up the spare, and told me that when I picked up the truck.
At this point they ask me to come and and they will "see what they can find."
Right after that, I got the correct info from the other mechanic.
I drove to Firestone just to tell them that they should be ashamed of themselves for their false quote. Just because I am a woman does NOT mean that they can overquote me and quote me for things that do not need to be replaced.
I will be reporting this location to the better business bureau as well as national consumer affairs for fraudulent business practices.
We spent over $600 there yesterday (oh, yes, they couldnt even be bothered to write in the next oild change date or the recommended tire rotation date on the oil change sticker. )
I am very unhappy. I will never recommend this firestone, or any other to anyone. read more