I have within the last month had work done on my transmission by another company and my car was running the best it's ever run since I've had it.
The only issue I had with my car was that the thermostat was bad and needed replaced so I took my car into Midas and now it's not even running. This is extremely frustrating.
I took my car in to have a new thermostat put in. A simple project, I was told it would take about 2 to 3 hrs to complete. I received a call about an hour after I dropped it off stating a laundry list of issues associated with my car amounting to the total of $880.04 to fix.
Obviously I only had the thermostat replaced and the system flushed. After about 4 hours, I called to see what the status of my car was and was told it had been finished and waiting to be picked up. I was a little disappointed that I was not called like I was told I would be when it was done.
When I paid my bill and started to leave the store, it was suggested that I also get a new battery since the one I had was tested to be marginal. Again I've never had any issues with my current battery nor have I had any issues with any of the other areas of concern that were pointed out to me in my "courtesy check".
I should have known something was up when I went out to my car in the parking lot and noticed that it barley started. I was running late for work so I decided that it was a fluke and started out for my job. The more I drove the more i notice that when I changed gears it was rough. This discovery really disgusted me.
Then I began to notice that my steering was amiss. This just down right pissed me off. The next morning I was attempting to leave for work and my car started but sounded awful while idling. When I put it into gear it surged forward and died.
Now, isn't it funny that all these issues that never existed before I made the mistake of dropping off my car to Midas for a very simple procedure to all of a sudden display behavior that was noted in my "courtesy check"? I have an appointment with a different company on friday to take a look at my car and find out why it's acting so funny. If and when they find something tampered with or amiss, I will consult with legal assistance.
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