Okay so to start off, I left this place incredibly satisfied. They asked me to write a review, and upon reading reviews from customers before me, I'm convinced some of them are writing about a different Goodyear. Also, lack of patience is not a reason to leave a bad review. There is a high chance there are five cars ahead of you. There may be unforeseen issues with those cars. If you can't be patient, leave. Here's my story.
Driving down Rte 107 in my Wrangler and I notice the tire pressure light is on, figures. I stop and look at the tires - the right rear is clearly losing air. Go to take the spare off the back and realize the numbskulls in NJ where I got the jeep put locks on every tire on the vehicle and never gave me the key. They did, however, give me .. more locks. So I managed to get the truck to Goodyear. Went in feeling like an idiot and explained the situation. There was already an arrogant guy giving them a hard time about something on his brand new Range Rover and he didn't want to have to drive one of his 6 other cars so I figured they'd have no patience left for me. Not the case. They took my truck in and the head mechanic told me he had a few different methods of getting the locks off and would try whatever he could. The original plan was to repair the one tire, however while waiting in the lobby I saw they had a set of tires that would have worked really well on my truck going for $125 a piece (clearance price). The tires that were on my truck had about 60,000 miles on them so repairing would've been redundant. With install charge and tax the total came to close to $1000 (Wrangler's require 5 tires - spare rides on the back). I explained that I'm a grad student who is in school/studying more than I am working and therefore that was beyond my budget. Anthony at the front desk ended up speaking to some higher ups and was able to do all 5 tires plus install for $650. I was absolutely blown away, considering these tires (Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armors) normally go for $150-$180 a piece.
All in all they turned a less than desirable situation into a great one. I went in there stressed about not being able to make the hour commute home, and they made me feel like an old friend. Helped me out in any way they could.
Edit: Since then I have gone back to do break work as well as for oil changes. Has been a pleasant experience each time.
That's just my story. I'm sure people have had some bad experiences, but keep in mind there are people who turn EVERYTHING into a bad experience. That's the nature of retail. read more