My wife broke down on the highway outside of Casper, WY on a Saturday and the tow service suggested a mechanic to take a look at the car because "Not a lot of choices on Saturday that are open"... right, like every auto shop in the whole city. So he takes her to an the out-of-city warehouse and they tear into it before I have a chance to get there.
They told me it was the fuel pump, which was right, and that they would be done in a couple of hours and even gave me a fair estimate. But 5 hours later they still were not done and after they changed the fuel pump could not get it to start again. I even saw them looking through YouTube videos to try and figure it out as they did not have the proper diagnostic equipment.Skip ahead 48 hours and they finally got it working.... oh, we found a loose wire... We got it fixed and you are good to go. Uh-huh. And he was right, it drove off the lot and back to Sheridan.
Skip ahead a week and sure enough the car goes out again...and yes, it is a fuel pump issue again. I take it to another mechanic and have him call Ramsey at Truck Doctors to let him know what he did. Turns out the "Fix" he did was temporary. Glad he let me know that and then billed me for the band aid. I would have taken it in town to a shop I trust earlier had I been informed.
Don't let the tow truck driver who is getting a kick back talk you into this shop. Save you time and money and go to a real mechanic. read more