I LEFT MY CAR IN THEIR CUSTODY FOR SIX HOURS AND NOW IT'S TOTALED. This garage should be shut down immediately but they are still preying on unsuspecting customers. Read other reviews. Go literally anywhere else. One star is one too many. Full story is below.
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This shop floods every time there's a heavy rain. Guess what they don't mention when you bring it in... On top of that, they did nothing on my work order before calling me to tell me it was complete. They then tried to tell me I had to pay my bill before I could have my car towed away and that they weren't going to cover any of damage.
These guys give mechanics a bad name. My vehicle was involved in the July 6 flood (it made the news) and they have stonewalled and refused to accept liability. The shop told everyone to go through their own insurance. Firestone Corporate says "Sorry, good luck." How this is place is still in business is beyond me.
I dropped the car off at around 9 in the morning and asked them to:
- put on the new wheels and tires I provided. They were in the back seat.
- perform a standard alignment
- do an oil change.
They called me at about 4pm to tell me it was done, but it was raining something unreal. I told them I'd be down once the weather broke. Welp, I went down at 5:30 to find Banksville Road closed with cars from Firestone that had floated into the road and up onto the median. I parked at the BP next door to try and figure out what to do. I was not allowed into the shop, but while I was waiting to hear about my car, I heard the manager tell the tow truck driver that this is THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR his shop has flooded like this. No wonder he called me before doing any work on my car...
I finally got to see my car and noticed that the wheels and tires I brought them were still in my back seat. I bought new wheels and tires after hitting a pothole on 79N which bulged the sidewall and bent the rim. How the actual h*ck could you do an alignment on a car and not notice a damaged wheel. Wouldn't you see that and think, "Huh. Damaged wheel and tire... brand new set in the back..." The only way any of this makes sense is that they just didn't do it. To add to that, I popped the hood and found black oil and a dirty oil cap. I was about to drive over 1000 miles through the Appalachian mountains. Would have had a pretty tough time proving my engine failed because I had been scammed at home, but there it is.
I got back from vacation and went to see the car on July 17. They had it sitting outside. The associate gave me my key so I could go look at it. Foot wells still full of water, seats and steering wheel covered in mold and the smell inside was unreal. No effort was made whatsoever. Didn't even shop-vac the water out.
I tell them I want to file a claim against their insurance. The associate tells me that he filed a claim for me earlier that day (TWO WEEKS AFTER THEIR GD GARAGE FLOODED WITH MY CAR IN IT, MIND YOU). I told him I'd be towing it to a shop and taking the key. I specifically asked him if I have to settle out before I take it. He says I'm all set to take it and nothing is owed. I have this entire conversation on video...
Then, the boss calls me the next day and says I have to settle my bill! "We need an invoice to file a claim," says he. I don't have an MBA or anything, but I'm pretty sure after it's paid, it's called a receipt, you crook. So he's telling me I cannot take my totaled car that they are not paying for until I give him the $250 he feels entitled to. Recall that this is after his associate told me to my face and on camera that he filed a claim for me already, so one or both of them are outright lying.
Throughout this entire process I was repeatedly told that there was no phone number for me to call to file the claim myself. They said it's all handled through their computer system. I finally wised up and went to the corporate website to look for a number. Had a claim number, a promise of rental reimbursement, and the info on my bill taken (seemingly to be voided) within 5 minutes. A week later, some schmuck tells me it's an act of God so I'm out of luck. Good thing I never got a rental. Unbelievable. read more