Awesome selection and military discount is always honored !! Yard is neat and kept up, easy to work on cars!!

Prices have gone through the roof. "Variable pricing" on some items which means you don't know how much they're going to cost - once you pull it they look up the price of a new item and charge you a percentage. There's a reason no other places do this. It's absurd. Add that on with the scummy 90 day extra charge warranty you're opted into automatically, the "environmental fee," etc and it's cheaper just to buy a new part online than deal with this joke of a company. That and they started mixing all of the cars together instead of sorting by brand, making browsing a huge pain. Clearly LKQ is run by people with business degrees but lack of common sense. I pull parts for a living so I'm at junkyards multiple times a week. Any of the other local options are better. This place is my last resort. read more

Bait and switch practices, things listed and priced as "complete" or as an " assembly" they still try charging for parts attached to the parts that make them complete or an assembly. Then they do not provide any warranty, but instead try to track it onto the total price without asking you Everyone there trying to buy parts all agreed, this place won't be in business long. read more

This is the best yard I've been to. Everything is jacked up on concrete for ease of work and is organized well. If you tell them what you are working on they'll even print out a list of suitable vehicles including aisle and lot location. If you ever have issues, go in and talk to someone, they are very helpful and have great customer service! read more

As far as a "do-it-yourself" salvage yard goes... You will love / hate it. LOVE- /HATE- LOVE- New & clean (for a salvage yard) on concrete makes taking off parts better /HATE- Fined if you work on YOUR car in the parking lot LOVE- 4 wheel dollies/wagons in the pic w/ spare tire wheels /HATE- you are not allowed to take them to parking lot (why my friend brought me to "guard" tools & parts while he drove to/from parking) LOVE- the deep basin sink & hand degreaser in pic /HATE- no paper towels offered & the 1 NASTY Porta-potty offered LOVE- the pre-determined 1 price for types of parts no matter make/model/year plus the $ for the return of broken parts for salvage for hard to find models /HATE not getting deep discounts for easy to find models LOVE- grabbing the free pens & matches /HATE the idea of grabbing free donuts that sat all day & picked through after seeing the Porta-potty. read more

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It's life changing to be in a yard with a poured concrete yard. It makes everything better. The staff is always kind and helpful with printing out a list of compatible vehicles for your parts you need. Pricing is great considering how nice the place is. They have a huge selection. The only thing to watch out for is if you plan on doing a lot of walking around, the metal carts they provide often have flat tires making them tough to pull after a few laps around the place when you've got them loaded down with tools and parts. Just check the tires for pressure before you grab em. Totally recommend LKQ. read more

Check your receipt these jokers are charging a guarantee fee on top of a environmental fee any other yard guarantees there part without a extra fee either environmental or guarantee I think I'll go elsewhere in the future read more

I am a DIY type of person and it comes in handy when funds are tight. My 2010 Kia has had the original battery and people are shocked it still has enough juice to start up. I was told I need to replace the battery before the winter and today I decided to look into doing that. Battery for my Kia start at $145, which is not in my budget. However I remembered there's a pick n pull in Washington Park, IL not too far from me. It's located right off I 64, pass the 2 strip clubs. Now my normal DIY has nothing to do with cars. But I'm confident I can do this.... It's only a battery right!?! Right!? Going in there is a $2 entrance fee however you don't have to pull the battery from the cars so you don't have to pay the fee. The battery's are not located in the lot but in the main area. There's also a book with cars makes and models so to you get the correct battery. The cashier was helpful in letting me know that. I found the battery in the book But not on the table. There was another cashier who came over to help me. Said they had it in the back, he got it for me and rung me out. Battery was $52.99 and if I brought my original battery back for them to dispose of I would get $11 back. So I'm 5'4, cute lil thang with my sunglasses and handy dandy toolbox walking out to my car with this battery. I could only imagine the thoughts of all these men. I was successful with changing out my battery and got my $11 back. All without breaking my nails but I did get a little dirty. At the end of the day... If I have a auto DIY... Yes I will come back! read more

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Worst experience of my life! They were extremely rude, when I brought back the tires I purchased. They told me, two days ago that I could return the rims and they would take the tires off and refund me for the rims. Well all the tires were dry rotted and I wanted to return them all. They told me today they couldnt take the rims with the tires at first. Then they said they would have to charge me a disposable fee for their tires. When they refunded me they gave $45 I didnt check the change they gave till later because I was so frustrated at the time. The receipt said $74 I had $45 in the receipt paper. read more

The staff is helpful, the yard is paved, but it used to be 10 times more orderly before LKQ took over. The worst of it was checking out, it's 100 degrees, your tired, you want to get done, and my bill was INSANELY high. I get home to find a stack of warranties and bs I was never asked about, offered, or even informed of. Core charges on everything. A cast iron bracket, a headlight switch...lol tell me where is the special place that rebuilds 20 yr old headlight switches. It'll be the last place I ever go in the future. read more

So I go quite often and on this Sunday I arrived at 5:10 (they're open until 6) to find a sympathetic worker who explained to me and another couple that they stop letting people in at 5 on Sunday .. 5:30 I understand but 5:10 .. very unprofessional business, surprising it being a chain salvage yard that the rules are so sloppy .. the worker explained it was management .. and while he wanted to let us in he couldn't .. some of us travel quite a distance and have busy schedules .. another poorly run business that will chase customers off to another business read more

I've never seen a junkyard or a you-pick place that doesn't have a database of some sort. I called today to ask about a part for a particular make, model, year and the reply is just 'you'll need to come by". Uhhh, ok.... Can you tell me if you have this make of car on the lot? "No, you'll have to come by". I can understand why a particular part is not in a database for a you-pick place, that's what I would expect and it makes sense, but to not have any way to look up a make or model of anything? Really???!!! Easy choice for me to go somewhere else. read more

I love the staff here!!! They are always helpful and upbeat. This is always my first stop to any salvage yard!

Awesome place and very good, friendly, and knowledgeable staff. I have been to this auto parts place many times and they have a HUGE selection of cars, they regularly get new ones and you never know what you will find. They have armed security so you feel safe there. Most people who go there are very friendly and are willing to help or loan you a tool if you don't have one. All around I've had very good luck, the staff will help you determine if a part fits your car or is compatible. I recently had to replace several parts on my car and paid less than 5% of what the new auto places were going to charge me. The prices are incredibly affordable as well. read more

Our experience here was amazing. The folks at the door greeted us with a smile and were very friendly. She asked us if we needed directions to anything or if there was a specific part or vehicle she could look up for us. I had already looked on their website to see what vehicles I needed as well as their specific location in the lot, so I was prepared. The website is very helpful. We needed some help breaking a lug free, and they happily obliged. We found all the parts we needed, and when we got to the counter, they noticed we didn't have the wheels. We spoke with them for a while, and they negotiated a reasonable rate with us, so we went back to get them after all. Everything we bought here was pennies on the dollar compared to new or even eBay (yes, I compared). Honestly, I didn't expect much for customer service in a place where I pull my own parts, but these folks more than exceeded my expectations. If you don't try them out because of the negative reviews, you're truly missing out. This is my #1 go to place. read more

Big fat guy in overalls wouldn't let us in at 5:45 because they already were counting money. Then he said we could go in if we could grab the part by 6. We went to sign in and then he said if we were even a second late that he would lock us in the yard until they reopened Monday. He also used profanity while speaking to us, which really angered my husband and I. I have one word for this man: rude. We had been going to U Pic A Part for years, but they lost our business completely. read more

Well, well my Elite Yelpers, how many of us have ventured into the world of the self service junk yard? It's not my customary review landscape for sure but I just acquired a 1994 Chevy pick up as a diversion/hobby and it was in need of a seat and a front grill so I checked this place out. I called for directions and the person answering the phone replied, "it's right next to the strip clubs off I-64", like everyone knows where that is. BUT I will say that when checking in the gentleman ahead of me had a wad of $1. bills that he remarked as his "stripper money" and he was headed there after looking for parts. Yes boys and girls its an interesting slice of life at the self service used parts depot. Seriously, this is one of the nicer ones, the entire lot if paved, they have loads of cars and trucks here, very nice little wagons to haul your purchases and tool around the lot and security. For the $2 entry fee its all worth the price you pay. If you are the type to go in search of used automotive parts this should be your first stop, where you go after is all up to you. read more

They don't know what they have and seem proud of that fact. Passing this salvage yard on the highway, I kept telling myself that I have to stop there. It's huge. I finally had the opportunity when I was looking for a specific part from a late model American diesel pickup. I paid my two dollars to get in (double every other yard in the area), and asked if they had the make, model, and year vehicle I was looking for (normal at the national chain yards). The clerk looked at me and proudly stated "We don't keep an inventory of the vehicles out in the yard, you have to go see for yourself.". I pointed out that this place is big, and that's an understatement. It looks to be a quarter mile wide and a half mile long. That's a lot of territory to cover on foot to "see for yourself". Trucks are not separated by make, but are all mixed. All were 20+ years old. After hiking that section and coming up empty, I looked over the imports and GM. Flip the inventory, all the cars were 7-15 years old, predominantly Kia, Saturn, and Cobalts. That was all I could take, I was too tired to walk the Ford or Chrysler sections. The place is all paved, which is nice, but you get to walk all that pavement to "see for yourself". Four or five miles hiked in 103 heat index temperatures and 200% humidity. Why? No inventory list. This is 2019. This place is huge and obviously did every other requirement to do a lot of business, except make a list of what they have to offer. Every big national chain yard keeps an inventory of what they have out on their yard so customers can find what they are looking for and locate yards with the cars they need parts from before they even leave home. This is simply unacceptable. It's huge, it's paved, it's twice the entry fee of every other yard in the area, and you're going to have to walk ten or twelve mile so "see for yourself (what vehicles we have in inventory)". read more

Big place they do have quite a bit of vehicles but probably the worst staff I've ever come across. I brought my old transfer case in to get my core back and was told since I was gonna buy more parts they'll give me store credit. So I couldn't find what I needed so I asked if I could just get the cash instead, the guy instantly started going off as he walked away from me yelling at another worker about how I need the rules explained to me. All I did was ask if I could get my money back instead. I was told the only way I could get my money back is if I find someone going to pay with cash and sell them my in store credit receipt. Average junk yard assholes I guess. read more

If you haven't been you need to go got everything I needed for a decent price and on the plus side no dirt and rocks everywhere solid ground

Good prices and wide selection. Although they should at least be able to see what cars they have in the yard on the computer so a person doesn't waste time or the entry fee if they don't have the model required read more