This is a lengthy review but I want to get my point across with concrete facts. If you don't have time to read it, I just have to say avoid any Jiffy Lube at all costs. When things are fine they are great, when something goes wrong they show their true "customer service." If you have time, continue reading...
I have been going to this Jiffy Lube for the past six years with three different cars that I have owned. I have never had an issue and always recommended them to anyone I have met. However, you really experience customer service when an issue arises and how they handle it rather than when everything is hunky-dory.
I went in on 5/4/2015 because my oil was low in the car despite having my oil changed two weeks prior at the same location. The gentlemen was nice, checked it for me, said it was "unusually low", and proceeded to add oil. He had his manager come and check to make sure everything was okay (which I thought was a bit odd for only having a top-off but whatever). I drove off to 610, the main road, and as soon as I shifted into second gear my car struggled to drive and billows of white smoke was coming out of my tailpipe. I quickly pulled over in a parking lot and if the car was started tons of white smoke would come out of the tailpipe. It was not drivable at all. I had to call a tow truck and have it towed to a local mechanic shop, fearing it was a blown head gasket, whom I have trusted all my mechanical needs with.
The next day I went in to the shop to have my mechanic tell me that there was too much oil in my engine. They drained the oil and checked the engine to make sure no internal damage was done. My car was driving normal again. I immediately called the Jiffy Lube, spoke to a manager, and explained to him what happened. He, and I am not exaggerating at all, said "what do you want me to do?" That's when I had to get a bit firm and told him because of their incompetency I had a $179.97 bill only because I went in for a simple top off. He then was a bit nicer and told me to bring in the bill and he would send it to corporate and see what we could do about it.
Next day I arrived at the Jiffy Lube only to wait there for ten minutes while they tried to "find" the manager who I spoke to (I gave them his name) to only be told he was gone for the day and that since I spoke to him only he could assist me. Bit ridiculous but I bit my tongue and said I would be back the next day. Of course I returned, met the manager, he took the invoice, and sent it to corporate. He told me someone would contact me within the week.
Nobody contacted me.
Unfortunately, I then had to leave town for a funeral, and wouldn't return for the next two weeks. In those two weeks I never received a call or any sort of update. Once I returned I called several times to the location to be told that the manager wasn't there. Once again I had to get a bit firm and one day finally reached him. He acted aloof and said he would send it again and someone would DEFINITELY call me.
I have yet to hear from someone about this. I am down $179.97 dollars. I have had to get rid of the car since then because of engine compression issues (2008 Mazda 3 with 77k miles, it was kept in great condition). And now I am just frustrated. If time would allow me I would be there every single day at the location demanding some sort of resolution. I meet a lot of people during the day and am bit of a car guy so people come to me with questions. I have always recommended going to this Jiffy Lube because of fast service and convenience. Never again will I recommend any Jiffy Lube to anyone I meet. I will make it a point to avoid any Jiffy Lube at all costs and with the amount of people I meet (because of my job) Jiffy Lube has not only lost one customer, they will lose hundreds. There is a Meineke down the road and several other oil change places off of 610. Go anywhere but here. Only go here if you want your car to get screwed up and receive no help afterwards.
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