I'd give negative starts if I could!
On February 13th 2021 I had an appointment at 8am for an oil change and the state inspection for my 2009 Hyundai Sonata. I was advised I needed new wiper blades (which I had just replaced, but whatever, they were like $10 at Walmart ) and the big ticket item: I needed to replace break pads and resurface rotors. Only the front ones though, as it's stated on the invoice copy ending in 984. Which btw ended in a whopping (ultimately financed) $500 even.
Two weeks, after I start hearing a noise of rubbing metal when I hit my breaks, I call to try and get an appointment to get them checked. I was told nothing was available until April 3rd 2021 when I'd have an appointment at 8:40am, i take it since working from home means I really just drive on the weekends. The appointment took around 3hrs until someone came back to me and informed me that they couldn't find anything and that apparently the noise was "normal" due to the "moisture in the air", you know end of Winter, beginning of Spring kinda BS.
I, being a female severely under educated in vehicles' mechanics, believed their words and took off . I got no receipt nor estimate of repairs/services because there was allegedly nothing wrong.
Another more week goes by and as the noise intensifies and now persists even when I'm not hitting the breaks, I call again to schedule another appointment because I'm growing concerned (as have my neighbors who advised I needed new breaks ) that something is definitely not right and that I was too naive believe the humidity BS. They tell me again there's no availability and the next one would be today May 15th 2021 at 10am.
So I get there, they have me sign a copy of the service provided in February because apparently I didn't sign it even though I did sign the financing and obviously have a copy of the invoice, and at around 11am someone comes and lets me know that apparently the issue is that my rear break pads are virtually non existent, that at this point it's breaking metal on metal so much that even the rotors have been eroded into.
Pretty much this car has been breaking because of the fancy new front breaks and the love of Jesus Christ. To fix this will cost another almost $600 and I'd either need to leave my car, and pray that the same Holy Spirit that has been breaking, has the parts available prior to EOB so they can fix it today or I'd have to come back Monday or Tuesday, "whatever works best for you".
I decide I need another estimate, $600 is kinda high and probably would need another financing given I'm still paying the first set of breaks from back in February. Before leaving I'm asked to sign a document that states I've been informed of the issue and that they advise against driving in this condition as it is unsafe. Like I don't already know this and have just been trying to get my car checked for the past 3 months just to come spend 3-4hrs waiting on another $500 estimate!
I ask also to please be provided with a copy of the record of my visit back in April and when they hand me a copy it says that I "declined services". I ask the lady that gave me the document to give me a copy of what is it that I allegedly declined or that I needed (which was nothing, remember, the humidity? ) but she explains there's no record of it and that it could have been that the tech mentioned it to the advisor but they forgot to log it(?)(Internally screams: What The Actual F).
It took all the power in me to not demand for a manager, when I should have. I hope this review gets seen by either that manager or someone even higher and takes the proper measures for the incompetency and disregard for my safety from whoever said I didn't need anything or malpractice from whoever checked the car and didn't notice or omitted to mention the back breaks also needed attention. I mainly didn't ask for a manager because I was already feeling the blood boiling inside my veins and didn't wanna go internet famous because of this.
So here's this review, which I'll post on every single available platform I can, so other users may revise what they believed were pleasant and efficient interactions and maybe reconsider.
I have no complains against the car brand but (as if it's not obvious yet ) the crappy service I've been provided with.
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