Hello,
I have a huge problem and need assistance from the owners at Jiffy Lube in Douglassville, PA 19518
I went to Jiffy Lube on Nov 4th, 2023, to get an oil change before our upcoming trip to New York on Nov 5th. I got the oil changed and paid my bill. I went to the WAWA very close to the Jiffy Lube (0.4 mile) to get gas. As I was pumping, I looked back at the store and down to the ground and saw a very long trail of wet spots leading up to my car. I thought to myself "oh my god I hope that's not oil"?... I walk from the back of my car around to the driver's side and see a HUGE puddle of oil! I called Jiffy Lube immediately and they said just bring it back, so nonchalantly, like I was overreacting. I have the picture of the puddle. I asked the man on the phone is it okay to drive back he said yes just bring it right back...
They pulled the car in the garage spot and after about 10 minutes of everyone who was working at the time looking under my hood, a man who said he was the assistant manager came out and said, that my car has two filters (or gaskets) and when they changed the oil, they missed one, and obviously it didn't seal correctly against the one they forgot to change. So, oil spewed all over the inside of my hood and all over the engine. I am now paranoid that something is going to happen to my car I asked him 5 times is my car, okay? will it be, okay?... did this ruin something in my car? ...So now he says to me "we'll fix this at no charge".... like it was a huge favor? what?!? The fix is done they pull my car out of the garage and park it in the front they initial the paperwork and tell me that the manager will call me Monday morning and that they made notes on my receipt, so the manager knows what happened. I ask again my car is okay right? Assistant manager says, yes, it will be fine to drive. I go to get in my car, and it smells horrible, I ask the young man who is standing by my car, omg what is that smell? he said... the oil burning off of your engine!
Monday came and went, the manager NEVER called. I called him on Tuesday morning, and he was so UNCONCERNED, said you can take it to the car wash and was the oil off the engine, and I said, "I can take it to the car wash"??? Then he changed to well, I can take it to the car wash for you if you need me to? or you can buy engine gunk and do it yourself... bring me the bill for the gunk and I'll pay it..... I take it to the car wash and try to wash the burnt oil off. I ask you what women knows how to do this?
I thought everything was okay until fast forward to December 19th. I am at work in Lafayette Hill (about an hour away) I start my car, oh no, it won't turn over just kind of makes that dead battery sound, I think dead battery. I get maintenance to give me a jump, car starts right away and then... EVERY LIGHT GOES CRAZY every light that tells me something is wrong, flashed and then went back to normal, so I assume, because it had a dead battery that it was some kind of reset. I put the car in reverse, and it feels like my brake is engaged, omg this isn't right, I put the car in drive and move very slowly three spaces from where I parked this morning. My car dies every light turns black; the steering locked up as I try to pull into a parking space, it just died. I call Subaru America because I bought that extended warranty, they will tow my Subaru Cross Trek to the nearest dealer. The nearest dealer is in Norristown 5 miles from where I work, I'm thinking easy fix a new battery. Subaru calls me that night to say they are very busy and won't be able to take a look at it until at least Thursday Dec 21, they give me a loaner car on Wednesday Dec 22. They call me on Thursday and say they have very bad news. Then they ask, "who changed your oil last"?...oh no Jiffy Lube did. I ask why what is wrong? He tells me, there is oil all throughout your alternator and battery and the terminals, it's almost like it is soldered together. There is oil everywhere it should not be under this hood. i don't know why Jiffy Lube thought this was a way to send a car home. I don't know if it can be fixed???????????????? OMG NO!!
They will call me asap and let me know IF it can be fixed!! On Friday Dec 22, they called and said that they can fix the car, but my warranty will not cover it since Jiffy Lube changed my oil last time and this is a result of all of that oil spewing all over my engine and everywhere else. The car will cost approximately $1580.00 to fix! And they will not have it done until maybe next week. Subaru took pictures of the car and emailed them to me Can someone please contact me? read more