I just went here earlier today and had a terrible experience.
First, there were kids running around the entire place screaming their heads off. I know that the staff here can only do so much when it comes to that kind of thing, but their father seemed to either work there or just want to hang around there. The people who spoke to me and serviced my vehicle seemed to know the man well enough so they should have stepped in when they saw these bad kids running all around the place.
Aside from that, at my initial quote of the oil change (what I first came in for) the mechanic seemed to keep pressing me to purchase a new air filter when i didn't need one. I had just had it replaced at my last oil change three months prior so i knew I was good. So I paid when everything was over and went to drive my car away.
I noticed something was wrong when it wouldn't start up the first two times i tried. Someone recommended I try to press the gas at the same time and it finally turned on. It felt really shaky and i was unsure about driving away but I figured it would go away when I drove. I didn't get very far before the check engine light turned on and I realized I had a bigger problem.
I brought it right back to the Jiffy Lube, they looked under the hood and told me it was probably due to an ill fitting air filter. Interesting. I've never had any of this mess happen before this supposed ill fitting filter. I had my doubts but was also freaked out at the prospect of my car stalling or getting stranded. I also know nothing about cars.
The air filter bs didn't smell right at all but i bought one anyway hoping it would help solve the problem. Obviously it didn't. However, THEN the main mechanic in charge brought out his diagnostic machine and told me it had something to do with a spark plug and cylinder of some sort. He couldn't have done this before pushing me to buy a new air filter, though? Ok.
So I left exasperated and will never be returning to a Jiffy Lube location again. This is shameful behavior and these men knew they were being dishonest. read more