Pep Boys
Awful, awful, awful

Cars & Transport

Ohhh, Pep Boys... NEVER AGAIN! Despite reading not-so-advantages of them previously, I Would move there often due to the fact the hours are handy. Last weekend, I got my vehicle there for an oil-change along with a State Examination. I also observed some stiffness in my own controls; mainly while copying, and so I had them examine that.

Nicely. They cited me $1400 and explained I required AN ENTIRE NEW RACK AND PINION on the three-year old vehicle with only 58,000 (that's never experienced a collision). They also FAILED my vehicle about the security examination and informed me this must be changed before they'd move me. They stated it had been, "an enormous security problem and that I really should not be operating my vehicle."

Used to donot actually understand what a stand and pinion was, but I was THEREFORE freaked out! Anyhow, I absolutely did not have $1400, and so I named my vehicleis producer all stressful and annoyed dreaming about some kind of aid. They explained they required the official analysis in the seller first, that will be totally clear. Our vehicle handed EACH AND EVERY DIAGNOSTIC CHECK the seller went about the steering system. They discovered NOTHING wrong with my automobile—apart from my tires desperately needed changing. I realized I desired fresh tires, but used to donot recognize these were THEREFORE poor THEY were evoking the steering rigidity! They improved the tire-pressure in the seller which IMMEDIATELY created an enormous variation within the steering.

Recently, I visited a reliable independent technician (suggested by two of my co workers) who mounted four completely new wheels and explained—AGAIN—there is PRACTICALLY NOTHING WRONG WITH MY RACK AND PINION! He also explained that even when there is, there's NO METHOD it'd actually charge actually near to $1400! (Oh, and incidentally, he HANDED my vehicle about the condition examination—that we must have handed within the first-place at Pep Boys!) My car is okay now.

I'm MAD! Pep Boys not just triggered me three times of tension and cash-worrying, however they had me second guessing my vehicleis producer that I Have been faithful to and respected for several years! Plus I had been frightened to actually generate my vehicle! Not just that, but I decreased $96 on that oil-change, the unsuccessful examination, as well as their analytical charge. The oil-change I Will purchase, but I'D LIKE MY MONEY-BACK about the relaxation! Should not somebody who "is aware of vehicles" merely recommended wheels FIRST prior to going all "stand and pinion" on me?

Ethical Of My Tale/Lesson Learned = NEVER LIKELY TO PEP BOYS AGAIN!


Company: Pep Boys
Country: USA
Site: pepboys.com
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