The technician that was assigned to my case at this shop was either incompetent or malicious. Stopped in for a delayed clunking sound that occurred when driving over bumps - I suspected it was either a damaged strut or a loose heat shield. The tech performed an inspection of filters and fluids (without permission) and determined my brake fluid level was too high and suggested a $220 fluid flush. My brake fluid is 5 MONTHS OLD and the level is high because I just had my pads and rotors changed - this was my first red flag. Even if the high fluid was an issue, you could remove the excess in 10 seconds with a turkey baster for free! The tech was able to reproduce the clunk, but over the phone said they couldn't identify any issue with the suspension. Despite this - they requested to burn $270 on a new sway bar and stabilizer links? After reading the brake fluid quote, I was suspicious - but this pushed me over the edge. Thankfully, I opted to just take it home after confirming the struts were fine. After picking it up, the clunking was gone (miraculously without replacing the sway bar!). Almost certainly was a loose part that was corrected during the investigation. They either knew that something was loose and lied about it - or didn't recognize the part was loose and accidentally fixed it. Both scenarios are bad. I paid $90 to give them an up-sell opportunity, to confirm my struts weren't broken, and to misdiagnose the problem. Great work folks, wish I had just looked under the car myself. The only good thing I can say about my experience was that their courtesy car service was convenient and their staff were very friendly.
Hi Kotevski - Bruce Spencer, Owner, here. We have discussed this review as a team and are not able to identify you by name as a customer. I am not discounting your review. We take all issues seriously and use any negative experience to improve. The one thing I have 100% confidence in is our employees were not malicious or with poor intentions. My cell is (443) 875-4491. I will be happy to take your call to discuss. Thanks
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