My daughter took her 2014 Kia Sedona on February 22, 2023, to the Auto Center in the Walmart Super Center #3325, 2501 Lakeview Pkwy, Rowlett, TX 75088 for an oil change on February 22, 2023. Prior to the oil change her van worked fine. Oil did not leak from the vehicle. I know this because she came to our house before and after the oil change. Oil didn't leak on the driveway, on the street, or anywhere else.
A few weeks after the Walmart oil change the van began to make noise when accelerating and in March, 2023, the engine began to make very loud knocking noises. My daughter called her mobile mechanic and on April 3, 2023, the mobile mechanic examined the van and determined that there was NO OIL in the van and said the oil receptacle was "bone dry." She took the van to Parkway Car Care shortly after for analysis. Parkway Car Care determined that the engine was ruined as a result of having NO OIL in the engine. My daughter was told that the correction was to have the engine rebuilt or replaced at a cost of over $10,000. In other words, the van was totaled. Both mechanics provided reports after their examination and found there was no oil in the van. The mobile mechanic indicated there were "no signs of an oil leak."
Walmart could not have properly refilled the oil receptacle after draining oil from the van and the engine was ruined as a result.
What's fun is that my husband took our car to the auto center in the Rockwall Walmart a few years back for an oil change and the oil light came on AS HE WAS DRIVING HOME! He stopped the car at the house (very close thank God) and checked the oil. There was no oil in the vehicle so he put in some and took it back to Walmart. Told the guys there they didn't put any oil in after the oil change. Apparently they weren't surprised and said "sorry" and put in the oil.
Anyway, my daughter contacted the manager of the Auto Center and explained the situation. He told her to have her lawyer contact his lawyer. So my daughter contacted Walmart's customer service department and was transferred to file a claim, and a claim was opened. After the claim was opened no one from Walmart would take or return her calls and messages.
As a result my daughter notified Walmart of the damage by sending a letter to Walmart's counsel. Guess what? No response. Unfortunately, Walmart has failed to step up to the plate and my daughter has had no vehicle since March. She's lost her job as a contractor and she's had to rely on others to take and pick up her kids from school.
I guess next step is a lawsuit. It seems like Walmart doesn't care about its customers. Only its customers money. read more