So, I have a rental car from Hertz I pay $300 weekly for. I broke down due to a bad battery...on Labor Day holiday. The only repair folks open in the Hertz network were these guys. I FIRST call to confirm they have the battery IN STOCK before I bother to go there. A guy there says he does and that he can have me back on the road in 45 minutes. I go there only to have him tell me he was wrong. He says he'll order one, have it in 30 minutes, and that I'll be on the road in an hour. I sit in their waiting area for THREE hours with no update. I go to ask him what is going on. He says they replaced the battery and billed Hertz, but also found other issues on my electric car...bad tires and bad remote battery. He tells me the noises my car has been making will go away if I get new tires and alignment. He then asks me to return early the next morning for the work, but warns he lied to Hertz telling them only one tire was in stock when he really had both. He asked I keep that lie going to them if they call to ask me. I ask him why the lie and he tells me they were closing early for the holiday, and didn't want to start the tire replacement that late in the day and that if Hertz knew he had both and approved the order, they'd make him do both same day. I oblige, and show up there first thing next morning per his request. He's not there, but his manager is. He tells me his worker misinformed me...and admits he often does this to clients...they have no such tires there. But he can order them, have me on the road in an hour, and promises to post me as I sit in waiting area....for a second day. I wait for an hour and a half with NO updates. I see my car still in their parking lot...they have not touched it still. Now the guy from the day before walks in for his daily shift and sees me. HE then explains the REAL hold up is that Hertz has not yet approved the tire work...despite him telling me the previous day they had. Another lie. Apparently, Hertz was mad at him for jumping the gun and taking the liberty of putting that costly of a battery in the day before into my rental car. I tell them, at this point, I have to leave and come back, because I've wasted too many work hours over the last two days sitting in their waiting room. I then catch the guy from day before jumping in my car and speeding through the lot like a mad man and putting it into their car bay. I then film them removing said battery from the car! I ask what they're doing. Caught, they admit they overcharged Hertz for the day before battery, are taking it back, and putting my old BAD battery back in. This would leave me with a dead car! I tell them I'd like my car and keys back...they refuse. They hold them hostage until I call non-emergency police. Cops show up and agree they cannot do this and demand they release my keys to me. Then a guy claiming to be their "regional corp manager" shows up...and defends all of this without knowing the full TRUE story! I call pep boys corporate from their lot on my phone and leave messages with their phone person promising me I'd get a call back...which I never did. Finally, the Hertz people approve the battery from day prior just to get me out of there, the Pep Boys put it back in a second time, and I tell them I want to leave now. Once again, they hold my car hostage and refuse me access until they change the tires...always goin' for that sale! I was in the location for over FIVE hours in two days, lost work due to this, had to call cops, and was treated like garbage by their workers and "managers." I have this on film and am going to social media with it unless I am immediately offered reimbursement for my time and horrible treatment. read more

I recently went to Pep Boys because I had a leak in my front passenger tire on my 2023 Ford Maverick Hybrid. I went to store #0822 located at 7030 S Cicero Avenue Bedford Park, IL 60638. The tracking ID number for the service work is 2237370. When I first approached, the service counter, the individual told me to give me my drivers license in order to get service. He told me that I must give him my drivers license in order for him to serve me. I told him that I was uncomfortable with this. I told the service individual that I would give him my address which I did. I provide the address to my private mailbox which we normally do to protect ourselves from identity theft. When the gentleman came to get my car and drive it back to the service area, he drove my truck at a very high rate of speed. I waited for the tire to get repaired and the same individual took the car and drove off at a very high rate in the opposite direction of where I was. I then went to the counter and asked why is this gentleman joy riding in my truck. I was told that he had to drive around like this to test the TPMS sensor. I told the representative I get my vehicles service all the time and no one has ever driven around my vehicles like this to fix a flat tire or make sure the tire warning light goes off. The representative then told me that I probably take my car to back alley mechanics and they don't do the proper testing. I tried to politely explain to the young representative that we normally only service our vehicles at the new car dealership and that we do not patronize back alley mechanics. The representative continue to insult me, and I told him that Pep Boys will never get customers when they have poor customer service. The representative laughed and said we don't need anything from you. I felt very insulted by this exchange. I did not see the reason the representative was driving my vehicle like a race car. Nor did I understand the logic of the representative that said that this was necessary to test the TPMS tire pressure monitor system like this. When I told the Pep Boys representative that I repair industrial control systems that work with pressure similar to the TPS system the representative simply told me why didn't I fix it myself and laughed. I would not recommend this Pep Boys to anyone because they are very poor customer service. read more

Poor communication. Integrity and character is a deal breaker for me. Had my vehicle since Thursday. Was told Monday morning it would be ready. The morning passed, so I called and was told would be ready between 1-2:30 pm. I get there was told 20-30 mins. I didn't drive off until almost 6pm. The times we are living is diabolical and customer service is hopeless. If it was your vehicle being serviced and you got the short end of stick, how would you feel. If money is what drive you , you're pathetic. Charged over $1k. Pathetic I tell ya. read more

This place tries to up charge you. I brought my car in on Tuesday and told them I wanted my brakes and rotors changed along with an engine diagnostic. Came in yesterday on Wednesday and noticed the engine light still being in and told the guy at the register about it and turned out he forgot to have the master tech do the diagnostic so he said if I come in tomorrow he'll have the engine diagnostic done for free since he made the mistake. I come in today and talked about what happened and why I'm back to whoever is in today and he said we'll the engine diagnostic is gonna be $110. I said well the kid I talked to yesterday said since he made the mistake it would be free and he said well he was probably just talking about pulling the engine codes so it's up to you if you want just the free engine codes or the pay the $110 for the engine diagnostic. I was gonna give props for them owning up to a mistake but to pull that on me really ticked me off. read more

0 stars I came here for one reason and one reason only and that was to pass the emissions test these ppl told me they could fix my problem charge me almost 1,000 dollars and my car engine light is still on been up here 4 times already tb the mechanics not in til 4:30 I wish I knew this before I gave them alll this money they completely took advantage of me and I cnt wait to post this all over tic tok read more

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I contacted the Pep Boys location on 70th Cicero on Sat. June 14, 2025 before closing your store. I let the lady know that I had a flat on my left front tire. I asked her does your store fix a flat tire and how much does it cost? The lady said, We do fix a flat tire and the cost is $25.00 but first let me check to see if we are not overbooked for the evening seeing that we close at 7:00 p.m. The lady said, It's ok for you to come to us. I arrived at Pep Boys before 6:30 p.m. and no one was in at the check in station. A mechanic came in from the back area and I let him know about the flat tire. The mechanic informed me that we don't fix flat tires and that I would have to buy a new tire. I let him know about me and the lady who answered the phone's prior discussion. He was adamant that I buy a tire and seeing that you close at 7:00 p.m. I have owned several cars and had flat tires and never purchased new tires due to flat tires. I might be a fool but, I'm nobody's damn fool. I will not buy a new tire for a flat tire that doesn't make sense at all. I choose to leave your location. I know that business is business but always check your company's policy and provide female customers with the correct answers and not about making the almighty dollars. My rating would have been lower than 1 star however, that chose is unavailable. read more

Took too long to complete my car. I understand that the repairs that were needed takes time but it just took too much time and too long. Brakes and suspension shouldn't take 6 hours read more

This place is filled with incompetent 'workers'. Placed an appointment on Wed. For Friday am drop-off. Called at 11:30 am to see the status. They had not touched it because 'they couldn't find the keys' which were placed in the lockbox at 5:30 am. They then looked in lockbox and found the keys. At 12:30, they finally call me back and tried to sell me a bunch of services I did not need nor want. When I asked about the control rod that was broken and the reason for the appointment as stated in the original online appointment.....they said 'no, that looks good'. I asked how that could be when I knew for fact that it was in TWO PIECES!?!?! At that point, I said forget it, I'm coming to pick up my keys and car. When I arrived, the moron behind the counter asked if I wanted to show the tech what was wrong so they could still fix it....NO, YOU WONT BE RECEIVING ANY MONEY FROM ME. Seriously people, take your vehicle elsewhere.​ read more

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Left feeling like I was trying to be taken advantage of. I went elsewhere and felt better. I have an appointment next week to receive the needed service. I will be leaving a review for that establishment after the service is complete. I have received service at this pep boy's before and received ok service. I had to go back once because they'd messed up but I was grateful that they completed the service again for free with no resistance. read more

Becareful with a quote from these guys. We called in for a brake quote for front and rear full brake job. we where quoted a price over the phone for 644. we drop the car of the price double!!! I asked to speak to a manger the guy refused to let me speak to one. then told me that he does not make mistake and he been in customer service for 10 years and he is not working on my car. My wife had to take a Uber and then he hung up and said I had to call back tomorrow. I sent my wife here because I thought we could trust a national brand like pep boys. Then he told me it was more because of the brand of the car it a brake job not a engine haul. Customer are not always right and neither are service tech.!!!! The tech also told me that I can't prove it!! this how Pep Boys train there techs to talk to customers? read more

I've been here twice and received bad service both times. The employees don't seem honest and try to add lots of repairs that aren't needed. My first visit there two years ago was just looking for windshield wiper blades. I know what blades I like but the employee kept telling me I was inexperienced and needed to take his advice. I didn't take his advice and did just fine at half the price he wanted to charge me. My most recent visit was for a minor repair and I was told about all types of other things I needed to be safe driving on the road and it would cost $890. I declined all repairs and went to another local place where the things that truly needed fixing costs just $235. Never going back here no matter how close or fast they are. read more

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I'm a traveling healthcare worker that lives in Chicago but works in various states across the country. One of my vehicles has a problem with the emissions system and I needed to get this issue resolved before I could pass inspection and renew my tags. I was only going to be in Chicago for 3 days so weeks ahead of time I made an appointment with Pep Boys to get the problem looked at. When I arrived to drop my vehicle off, the guy behind the counter advised me matter-of-factly that they only have a mechanic on duty during certain days and times. The mechanic wouldn't be in until 4pm that day and "hopefully" he would be able to get to it that evening. Would've been nice if they had called and told me that in advance so l could have made other arrangements since I was pressed for time. Needless to say, they never got around to even looking at my vehicle that day or the next or the next. And to make matters worse, when I called to get an update that last day, the guy stuttered through a lie and said my vehicle was throwing weird codes and they would have to look at it again tomorrow. They never even checked my vehicle for any codes nor did they even crank it up the whole time it was there. The reason I know this is because I have a tracking device connected to the obd port which they would have had to remove to read any codes. I also have video cameras that record any and all activity inside my vehicle. When I went to go get my keys, I had to wait half an hour because they left the lobby unattended. And then when he finally showed up, he had the nerve to say "We won't charge you for anything." You GD right you won't since you never even touched my car! That night I got a follow up email from Pep Boys saying they are sorry I wasn't able to make my appointment and would I like to reschedule? That's gonna be a no for me dawg. Epic failure! read more

Pep Boys - Auto Repair Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Re: Uber Rental. Wasted my time. Bless the Uber rental representative. However, I took off work early (losing money due to taking 4 hours off work) to come to this location since they're only open weekday closed weekends. I made a reservation to rent a Chevy Malibu. I came in 20 min before my reservation only to be told they only have Teslas. No location in Chicago area has the requested car. Everywhere only has Teslas. Waste of time. F*** Uber read more

OMG, if i could leave 0 stars i would. 4 hours for a 15 minute battery swap out, while im sitting here sobbing in the waiting room with my young child. Save yourself the hassle, go elsewhere!!!!! read more

I was warned not to come here but i gave it a chance and i regret it! I made a 10 am appointment so that there would be no trouble. Came in at 9:30 to be safe and there was no one at the desk by the garage so i went in and this young Hispanic man with a pony tail was at a computer i asked him if he could help he could barely say yep. I've never seen someone so unhappy to do their job he probably shouldn't be in anything customer service related. I checked in he said there was 1 car before me and the woman next to me was a walk in. I waited until right before 11 and after the woman after me had left to see what was going on. I went to check all he could do was roll his eyes and look for my keys which were now behind 4/5 others WHO CAME AFTER ME. I put in a formal complaint but STAY AWAY!! read more

For the past 4 months I've been in and out of shops until I was recommended by a friend to visit Pepboys in Bedford. Jorge and the whole team are fantastic I was so surprised to find out they not only do tires and oil changes but everything from there and on. After 4 useless mechanic visits my engine problems were solved under 2 hours. As I was waiting for my diagnostic I did observe the heavy traffic of customers and I suggest on anyone to make an appointment because they get slammed due to their great quality work!! I'll certainly recommend friends and family to Pepboys great quality work! A+++ to Jorge and Pablo and the whole team!!! read more

I call a day before asking if I needed an appointment to get a set of tires install. They said no, to just bring the truck in and I go the next day and the guy in the front desk tells me that they only install tires purchased in pep boys! What a waste of my time! read more

If your time is valuable to you, find another business. A scheduled appointment for a tire installation turned into a 4 hr event. ...... zero customer service ........ no one possessed work ethic or pride in themselves.... #No pep in these boys.... read more

BOOOOOOOO! Beware of the service manager. I told him what i needed done, and he starting adding things to the list. What a rip. I didn't even need the other stuff, he was just trying to get more money, or meet a quota perhaps. Whatever, lame, BEWARE!!! The parts desk is ok. I got a few parts i needed, but they were not even able to find 2 of the ones i needs. I have never had that problem before. I went down the street to AutoZone and got what i needed. The parts were in stock their too. The parts manager was willing to come and look at my car in the lot to make sure we were looking for the right part. That was unexpected, and the reason for 2 starts, not one. read more

The BEST BEST BEST customer service, in the service dept!!! I've come to expect mediocre customer service these days, so when the customer service is excellent, I am so taken aback and giddy. That's what happened to me at this Pep Boys. Now, I've been here once before, and received the same treatment from another employee, so this was not a one-off. The headlight was out on my car, and yeah, I could probably YouTube it and attempt to change it myself, but that just seems like something I would never ever do. I didn't want to get a ticket, so I stopped here on my way home from work. Now, the location is tucked away, and you really can only see it if you are on top of the bridge on Cicero. It is kind of behind the Aldi/WalMart. It is worth looking for and stopping in. I was in and out in about 5-minutes. The cost was beyond fair, and much less than I expected to pay. I believe Elias was the name of the gentleman that took care of me. He was honestly one of the nicest people that I've dealt with in a while. It was at the end of his long day, and he was in the middle of fixing a car, but you'd never know it. I walked out of there feeling so happy and satisfied, with a smile on my face, knowing I wasn't ripped off and knowing I will be back for any future needs. I highly recommend! read more

Poor Customer service. I scheduled an appointment online for an oil change. I specifically asked for Synthetic Oil in the appointment and they put conventional oil. The attendant didn't ask me any questions other than my name and my vehicle make/model. They allegedly checked my tire which had a flat but told me nothing is wrong with it and they put air in it. I got home to check the air pressure and i still had a flat/low air. So I question whether or not they actually checked at my tire. Wasted 2 hours of my day. read more

This place is terrible. They attempt to talk circles around you, to explain all the bullshit nickel and dime charges they add to your bill. Firestone is 1/2 mile south. Go there. Pep boys should change their slogan from "we do it for less" to "we're full of shit, and we think you're dumb enough not to notice" read more

I walked in to an empty lobby and no one behind the desk. I waited about five minutes before two techs finally came to the desk. They briefly listened to my concerns about my car, instantly asked for my keys, and checked my car before even test driving it. The problem they found wasn't even what I went in for. I finally asked the mechanic to at least test drive my car before telling me the concerns I had weren't present, and he did, but it seemed like he would have rather have been doing something else. The phone rang off the hook the entire time I was there and no one ever answered it. A customer in the store area had to ask to be rang up. I was never asked for my personal information such as my name or phone number, nothing. I left with the same thing I walked in with, disappointment. read more

This pep boys has great customer service. My car battery had been acting up the last few days. Yesterday when this happened I called to make an appt and figured I would put the charger on the car. They said not to bother and Alfonso and Ramon came to my house to give me a jump. (No charge). I followed them to the shop, they put in a new battery and I was out of there in less than half hour. Good. Customer service read more

I got there at 3pm and they told me they wouldn't service me. They said they're closing at 6 o'clock today and had 2 customers ahead of me. It doesn't take no more than 30-45 minutes to get an oil change done. I completely felt that they were being lazy and didn't want to work and wanted to limit their work 2 customers until closing time. Do some work!! read more

This place is pure out sucks to the max. They change my oil and said it'll take about an hour but took almost 3 hours. Bad costumer service. They ruined my front tire and it started to make some weird noise after. Terrible place, no apology whatsoever and the workers are ghetto. read more

Service was AWESOME! Not a car guy at all, needed help changing a headlight on a 2011 Chevy Impala. Guillermo got it done in literally 2 mins, kinda embarrassed but he earned my repeated business moving forward with his exceptional customer service. read more

Let me start by saying I've only been in this area for 3 days now and I've noticed customer service in Chicago is very poor. But I assure you the service here was awesome. Jessie and his team were very friendly, helpful, and knowledgable about the questions I had. I would go back in heartbeat as long as the men who helped today are there. The price is standard but to me I'd pay for quality customer service any day. Thanks guys, especially to Jessie Ramos and Larry. read more

The worst pep boys I have ever been to. What is the point of having an appointment if you're still sitting here waiting after 2 hours for a simple noise check? How is it that walk ins are leaving before someone who had an appointment? Terrible service terrible experience in general and I can guarantee I will not be back to this location whatsoever. read more

Awesome place. Had a great experience with Robert - he was clearly looking to go the extra mile. They always price match and get the job done like true professionals. read more

Service department was great. Timely and accommodating, above and beyond what I expected. Thank you.

The store manager contacted me and a refund was given but I was still out of tow money and the money for a PCM that cost 849.99 at the dealer. I was told the alternator burned it out read more

Walked in because my rear brake lights and turn signal were out. Figured either the fuse or bulbs needed to be replaced. They wanted to charge me $90 to "diagnose" the problem first and then would give me an estimate on the charge for the actual repair. No thanks. Went up the street to Lara's on 63rd. They told me they'd replace the bulbs first to see if was just a quick easy fix. It was and only cost $20. Look around before settling on this place. read more

They will over charge you for everything. They wanted to charge me 210 for a repair I ended up getting elsewhere for 60 dollars. Not to mention they even have me the wrong part in the first place. You've been warned. They will also push you to buy more and more really hard. read more

My wife recently noticed her 2008 ford explorer sputters on the expressway at 50 mph, we had this problem in the past, and it was a bad sparkplug. The only time she had off was Sunday. We bring the truck in, explain the problem, and was told they dont schedule master technicians on Sundays, so they couldn't help us. I guess in Pepboys world, nothing happens to vehicles on Sundays. read more

None of the Walmarts in the area had an auto service center. So I came to Pep Boys for an oil change. They had me wait 2 hours longer than the expected time they said that their service would be done. What I thought would be a simple errand took time from most of my day. When I asked if the oil change was finished they gave an attitude saying that there is nothing they can do because the car is draining oil and my car isn't going anywhere. They have terrible customer service and they intentionally waste your time. I am definitely not coming back here. This Pep Boys was a waste. read more

I realized last minute I was due for an oil change, I went to two places that turned me away because they said they were closing even though their shop was open for 15-20 more minutes. I called Pep Boys and Alfonso answer the phone. By now they were due to close in 15 minutes and I was 10 minutes away. He asked me how quickly I can be there, I told him 10 minutes and he said to come on and he'd take care of me. They got me in & out fast with no hassle. There is nothing like great customer service which is hard to come by nowadays. Thank you to Alfonso and the staff at Pepboys for helping me out! read more

I had a great experience with this Pep Boys location. My car lost a serpentine belt and overheated on the expressway and I had it towed to this shop. Jesse Ramos was on duty and he told me that it might not get looked at until the next day because of the amount of work already on their plate. I was impressed when he called and told me that they got it in and immediately diagnosed the issue. Besides being friendly, he was informative and upfront about what other things my car had going on. He assigned Robert Calvario to be my mechanic and between the both of them they told me what they found and what they thought the problem could be. I gave the go ahead to explore further and after a day, I was able to get my car back in fine working condition. Robert went above and beyond by not only replacing the part, but also spending time checking that the car would function with the engine running. He took thirty minutes of his work day to personally test drive it a few miles to make sure it held up under real world conditions. When I came to pick it up, Jesse rang up the total and was kind enough to give me a ten percent discount, it doesn't sound like much but when you're in the hundreds it makes a difference. I give it two thumbs up. Thanks Jesse and Robert! read more

I came for 2 new tires and an alignment and I had absolute great customer service! Alfonso and his team helped me choose the right tires and explained everything I needed to know. Highly recommend this location! read more

I came in today to have a water pump replaced, and Alfonso and his team were great! They offered top notch customer service and went out of their way to make sure that I was comfortable while I waited for my vehicle to be repaired. When I came in to Pep Boys, Alfonso was already dealing with a customer. He advised me that their would be a wait, but he constantly checked on me and ultimately took very good care of me. He was very professional and very relatable. The mechanic did great work and made sure that I understood what the problem was. Thanks Bedford Park Pep Boys Team!!! read more