Here's the deal. I have been going here for years. I have taken 3 different vehicles to be serviced here for new tires, used tires, brakes, and regular service. I have never ever had an issue with this business until now. I still cannot believe that they did this..
About a month ago I took my truck in to get new brake pads, rotors, and calipers in the front end because I was trying to sell my truck. They did the job for a whopping $1260. I figured, I usually give them my service but this seems high. I did some shopping around, found better options, but nevertheless continued my business with these guys (I usually remain loyal to people who run a clean business, it's no big deal). Here's the kicker. About a week/week and a half after service, I started hearing a scraping noise. It was very faint at first but then got very loud and it worried me. I had another mechanic look at it (who happens to also be a friend) because I was trying to sell my truck and had someone looking at it on a certain day. I wasn't going to let him drive a potentially unsafe vehicle. So this other mechanic found the issue right away. The entire caliper was loose and scraping the inner wheel. A bolt was missing off of the top of the caliper, and the bottom bolt was loose and ready to pop off. The caliper also did damage the wheel and carved an entire perfect circle along the inner wheel. The guy that looked at my truck fixed it for a few dollars, as it took putting a bolt in and tightening the others. He also noticed the bolts on the left front side were also not on tight and the lugnuts on the wheels themselves were also not tightened to factory standards. Needless to say I was very concerned and worried about what could have happened safety-wise. I called Quality Tire and spoke with Kevin. At first he was very helpful. He told me to send him the pics and video that I had taken of the issue and he told me he'd get right on talking to his team.
The next day I get a call back, stating they couldn't do anything for me since I did not bring it in to them and have them service it. 1 if you already charged me an arm during a pandemic when people are already struggling, and already didn't finish the job the first time, what's the point of bringing it back? 2 I live almost an hour away. Yes, I drive that far, because I have never had any issues with these guys. They basically told me they wouldn't give me any of my money back since I couldn't provide any sort of proof other than pics. They told me upper management said that I could just have had my friend take bolts off and sent them videos so that I could rip them off. They also told me to bring it in so they could look at it. I told them already that the job was done and I was selling it that day. They told me that it seemed sketchy that I was selling it when they said to bring it in and let them look at it. I had to be like dude I already told you I've been trying to sell it. I just wanted y'all to know you messed up and that I was upset that they failed to safely service my vehicle. At this point I was extremely offended and upset. I explained to him that I hoped he was ready then to lose a loyal customer and he basically told me there was nothing he could do for me, that upper management would not refund me anything, not a single penny. If you're going to charge someone that much for a job, and the labor doesn't get finished, how are you going to charge for labor? That could have ended badly. Something serious could have happened as a result. It's pretty sad that they resorted to "you don't have proof so we can't help you" rather than making a loyal customer feel that they could trust their mechanic. I'm so disappointed and outraged. 5 years. 5 years I've been driving an hour just for service. I'm sorry but you guys lost me. read more