301, Report:
#314807
Posted Date:
Mar 27 2008
Meineke Charged Five time for the Part cost compared to the local retailer Hudson New Hampshire
They indicated that i need a intake gasket replacement. So i agreed, they charged me 5 hours of labor for the job which is some what justified. However they charged me $254 for the gasket. Which ranges from $50-$80 at the local auto zone, NAPA, and Dealer store. It is just a rubber ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
302, Report:
#316613
Posted Date:
Mar 11 2008
Meineke 86 Chevy S-10 Threw Piston 50 miles after full tune up Wayne Pennsylvania
In the last week of Feb the driver's side window of my 1986 Chevy S-10 came off the track. I imediately brought it to Meineke and had them fix the window. Also while it was there I had them perform a complete service on the Truck. They changed the oil, the oil filter, the coolant...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
303, Report:
#314151
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2008
Meineke Muffler Parkville/ Baltimore Maryland Customer Service You Can Count On? NOT! Meineke Ruins vehicles! Parkville/ Baltimore Maryland
Below in quotes is a prime example of Meinekes Customer service attitude after installing two incorrect and nonfunctioing catalytic converters into a Isuzu Trooper
I will refund your money in full! Your refund check for ZERO dollars is in the mail as I type this. You paid ZERO doll...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
304, Report:
#313597
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2008
Meineke Muffler Installs wrong Catalytic Converters, doesn't honor lifetime warranty or service warranty Baltimore and Parkville Maryland, Charlotte North Carolina
Purchased car from fellow in Baltimore MD, part of purchase deal was to have two catalytic converters who needed replacement replaced. He took it to the Meineke Muffler in Parkville/MBaltimore Maryland. they replaced the catalytic converters - but installed and sold him one new on...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
305, Report:
#307154
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2008
Meineke Car Care #1115 Incompetent and Incomplete Work Castle Rock Colorado
On June 29th, 2007, I dropped my daughters 1992 Mazda MX-3 GS at Meineke Car Care Center #1115 (ID20041347198) to check out noises heard from the engine. They called back to tell me it was the valves and it would cost approximately $1400.00 to fix. Since the engine was going to b...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
306, Report:
#286900
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2007
Meineke Unnecessay Work Brooklyn New York
A few months ago, I took my car to Meineke to have the front brakes done as they were beginning to wear out. I was taken in by the lifetime guarantee.
I was convinced by the worker there that in addition to the brake pads (the only thing which was guaranteed, at a grand total of ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
307, Report:
#268281
Posted Date:
Nov 13 2007
Lancaster Auto Logic ripoff Took advantage of situation; replaced a car part with an old one Jacksonville North Carolina
On August 1, 2007, I purchased a 1985 Pontiac from a private owner. On July 30th, me and the young marine wife took the car for a test drive. About 5 minutes into the drive, we hear a squealing sound. It was brief and didn't do it again.
When I picked the car up on that Wednes...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
308, Report:
#284142
Posted Date:
Nov 11 2007
Meineke Overcharged for shoddy work and lied about it White Plains New York
Absolute pr**k!
Went to have exhaust system fixed. It was seriously damaged. They offered $250 fix or $500 replacement. Went for fix. 3 days later sounded horrible, took it back. Owner claimed they never did the job at all! Then claimed it was just on 'rear' of system and unrelat...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
309, Report:
#278362
Posted Date:
Oct 11 2007
Meineke $3,000 for a $500 Job? Indianapolis Indiana
I took my Infiniti in to this Meineke for a suspected exhaust leak. They lift it up, and within 10 minutes call me out to look at the car and tell me that both of my catalytic converters and the pipes were bad, and the parts were dealer only. That didn't sound right to me, but I l...
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Categories: Auto Inspection
310, Report:
#272636
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2007
Meineke Car Care Center Repeated Catalytic Converter Replacement Problem Hickory North Carolina
This situation takes place between June 20, 2007 and September 5, 2007. Our vehicle is a late model 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1 Litre 4 door sedan.
We were having problems with loss of power on our vehicle and the local shop we used stated it was related to the catalytic conv...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
311, Report:
#270977
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2007
Meineke Car Care Destroyed my car to the point they offered to buy it, to get out of fixing it Austin Texas
It all started with a fairly decent but used 1998 Chev Malibu, I had been driving and aquired a miss in one of the cylinders. I proceeded to drive into Mieneke Car Care on Benwhite Blvd in Austin, and spoke to a guy named Wes, who was the manager. He took down my complaint and conta...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
312, Report:
#258693
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2007
Southwest Discount Car Company sold me a previously wrecked vehicle Mesa Arizona
On Friday June 29, 2007, this dealership sold me a 2004 Ford Expedition with 32,700 miles. I arranged my own financing and purchased the vehicle. When I walked out of the dealership and attempted to get in I noticed that the break light was on on the dash board and advised the sal...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
313, Report:
#268261
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2007
Meineke Muffler ripoff Taking advantage of young people and females Jacksonville North Carolina
A young Marine wife took her 1985 Pontiac to this Meineke in November, 2006. She wanted to have it serviced, ie., oil change, as they had just moved to NC from Ohio.
The technican/mechanic at Meineke told this young lady she needed: valve cover gasket, alternator, belts, and...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
314, Report:
#266012
Posted Date:
Aug 08 2007
Meineke Defective mufflers converter ripoff Waterbury Connecticut
On Nov. 2006 I had the muffler/converter replaced. a day later I had a rattling noise under the car. i was told to bring it back in. when i did the manager George said they had put the wrong muffler on.
I bought it back in to replace muffler. again I started hearing the noise ag...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
315, Report:
#265587
Posted Date:
Aug 06 2007
Incentive Marketing Group & Associates ,IMG solicitation, misleading recruiting, entry level sales, Greenville South Carolina
Beware Job Seekers: After a month or so of job searching for another technical job with no luck in the upstate of south carolina, I decided to give the sales route a try. After applying for numerous jobs, the very next day I received a request from Incentive Marketing Group ...I r...
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Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
316, Report:
#260774
Posted Date:
Jul 14 2007
MEINEKE CAR CARE CENTER DO NOT BRING YOUR CAR THERE! ripoff SOUTH PORTLAND Maine
The South Portland, Maine Meineke is probably the worst in the nation when it comes to service if not the world. I do not want anyone else to be misled, and they are not honoring their slogan, satisfaction guaranteed.
Last month I brought my car to that location for service, and...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
317, Report:
#253714
Posted Date:
Jun 11 2007
Port Town Motors rip off, dishonest, serious mechincal problems Brentwood Maryland
Purchased a 2001 Malibu for $5995 plus tags and title / $2000 down payment.
Before purchasing I looked under the hood and saw all fluids were bone dry. I said something to the salesmen he rudely brushed my comment aside oh yeah of course we will top off all the fluids. LIAR. When ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
318, Report:
#221494
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2007
Meineke Car Care Center Damaged and missing parts after repairs, that had to be corrected by another auto repair shop costing hundreds of dollars. Farmington Missouri
The initial problem started when we had a cooling system flush on our 1994 Honda Accord with approx. 121,000 miles. We smelled antifreeze and noticed a small puddle of antifreeze under the car. A quick inspection showed that the upper radiator hose clamp had not been tightened. We t...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
319, Report:
#251879
Posted Date:
Jun 02 2007
Meineke they did not do the work we requested at all and way overcharged for what they did do Sunrise Florida
We were referred to these people by AAA, of all things, we should file against them too. We complained to them and got no response, we wondered if they were in cahoots with these people.
We took a car in for review BEFORE purchasing. They did not catch half the problems and c...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
320, Report:
#246127
Posted Date:
Apr 29 2007
Meineke Danger Meineke Workmanship Recall Needed / Unsafe Vehicles On The Road Turnersville New Jersey
I went to Meineke for a routine brake repair. The same brakes needed repair just a few days later. The brakes Meineke repaired had a rotor grinded down below factory spec's. Also Meineke broke two hub bearings and put them back on my truck. This has been documented by an independant...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
321, Report:
#229986
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2007
Meineke ripoff False Advertisement regarding 100% customer satisfaction Charlotte North Carolina
January 9, 2007
Meineke Store # 1204
999 DULUTH HIGHWAY
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043
To Whom It May Concern:
This is an attempt to collect monies owed by Meineke Store # 1204 to me for faulty parts and service. My original service date was November 11, 2005. Upon arrivin...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
322, Report:
#220161
Posted Date:
Nov 12 2006
Meineke Shop #1943 Negligent, imcompetent technicians extremely long wait, services car came later first, takes advantage of patient customers Woodbridge Northern Virginia
Meineke Shop #1943:
Shop Manager: Kevin Kinsey
Technicians: Scotty, Mike
I brought my 2001 Accord to this Meineke shop for an oil change on Sat, Oct 28, 2006 around 10:15 am. I waited more than 1.5 hour. During the wait, around 10:50 am, there was a lady came claiming she did m...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
323, Report:
#218366
Posted Date:
Oct 31 2006
Meineke Ripoff, Dishonest, Incompetent, Poor Customer Service Houston Texas
I spent 7 months between November, 2004 and May, 2005 attempting to have my brakes fixed. The Meineke shop charged me over $1,000.00 during that period. Finally the brakes appeared to function though not perfect after 7 months. During that period, I lost many vacation days sitting a...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
324, Report:
#209131
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2006
Granton Marketing, Dsmax, Roma Promotions ripoff - ex-employee of 4 months - my experience Nashville Tennessee
Ok, well first off I was an employee in a Nashville office, they named it roma promotins based on their favorite movie Boiler Room! You know the one about the bs stock brokers.
if you dont understand why its because the whole business runs on technicalities, oh and hopes of a 1-...
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Categories: Employers
325, Report:
#161268
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2006
Meineke ripoff, life-time warranty is worthless! Very Misleading ! Cheaters ! Chambersburg Pennsylvania
To whom it may concern !
My experience with Meineke Muffler Shop has shown me that they will rip you off ! Don't ever go there and get the life-time warranty ! It's not a life-time warranty, it only covers the muffler and if it gets a hole in it, they will only replace it if yo...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service