76, Report:
#249006
Posted Date:
Aug 26 2008
Meineke Shoddy Brake Repairs swindling money and putting lives at risk Durham North Carolina
Recently, I noticed that my trucks rear brake pads were getting worn. I took my vehicle to the supposedly reputable Meineke Car Care Center that is near a clinic where I frequently work on 4/16/07. After, a two hour evaluation I was told that I would need new brake pads and new roto...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
77, Report:
#366501
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2008
Pervez Virano, Owner/Manager Of Meineke Car Care Center MEINEKE CAR CARE CENTER OWNER RIPS OFF, FLIRTS WITH, LIES TO YOUNG WOMEN CUSTOMERS Garland Texas
My daughter bought her car in to get the air conditioner repaired. I was with her when she picked up the car. The car still ran hot air. It was near closing so I had her to call and report that the a/c was still not working. He asked her to bring it in the next day. She did tha...
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Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
78, Report:
#253466
Posted Date:
Aug 07 2008
Meineke Car Care Classic Bait and Switch and other dishonest business practices ripoff Snellville Georgia
On Friday, 4-13-07, my daughter brought her 1999 Volkswagen Jetta to The Meineke car care store at 3861 Stone Mountain Hwy. Snellville, Georgia 30039.
She explained the problems she was having with her car to the manager, Ken Snead (770-972-3886)
She told Snead that her car was...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
79, Report:
#350893
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2008
Meineke Car Care Center - Josh Stapelton Lead Service Technician AutoRepair Ripoff Las Vegas Nevada
This Past Friday, July 11, 2008, I took my Vehicle to this Establishment only to be Ripped off for $229.00 To replace The Catalytic Converter. They Also steeed me to another Shop around the corner from them that they give/recieve kick backs from to do the Smog Check. I took it el...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
80, Report:
#254420
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2008
Meineke Car Car Center Dishonest, overcharging, not needed extensive repair ripoff Raleigh North Carolina
On June 12th, 2007 I took my car to Meineke car care center on Millbrook Ave in Raleigh, NC. I needed work done on my brakes and since I had my brakes done previously by the same company with a lifetime warranty, I figured I would take it back to them.
A little bit of history....
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Categories: Auto Service Stations
81, Report:
#320547
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2008
J&J Car Specialists - Meineke Car Care - Salesman: Joe Miller - Mechanic: Harry Greedy, Dishonest, Unprofessional, Sleezy Hawthorne New Jersey
Be aware of Meineke Car Care Center in Hawthorne NJ. They have put a $1,000 price tag on their customer's life.
This report is based on the fact that Meineke - AKA J&J Auto sold parts and installed them on my car without notifying me of the irreversible rust damage to the strut...
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Categories: Auto Security
82, 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
83, 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
84, 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
85, 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
86, 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
87, Report:
#196931
Posted Date:
Jun 18 2006
MEINEKE CAR CARE CENTER- PAUL GOMEZ OWNER THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A GOOD DEAL INTELL I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BEING A FEMALE BY MECHANICS THAT KNOW NOTHING AND ARE PAYED UNDER THE TABLE WHO BLEW UP MY CAR AND PACKED UP AND MOVED ON TO THE NEXT PART OF FREMONT WATCH OUT THEY'LL DO IT TO YOU TOO AND AFTER IT ALL HE DIDN'T CHARGE ME A DIME BECUASE HE SAID HE WAS MY FRIEND YET AS I DROVE OFF IN AN UNSURE CAR IT CAUGHT FIRE TO THE TOP OF THE ENG FREMONT California
MEINEKE CAR CARE CENTER HAS MOVED TO A NEW PART OF FREMONT TO RIP THE NEXT PERSON OFF THEY CHANGED THEYRE NAME BUT BEWARE IF PAUL GOMEZ OWNS IT ITS ALL BAD HE'LL GIVE YOU A GOOD DEAL ALRIGHT AND HAVE A BUNCH OF MONKIES WHO KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT MECHANIC WORK SCREW YOUR RIDE UP SO T...
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Categories: Auto Mechanics
88, Report:
#159386
Posted Date:
Apr 25 2006
Meineke ripoff dishonest servicing of my car RIPOFF Stamford Connecticut
I brought my car in to have a Tune-up done. When the mechanic was servicing the vehicle he informed me that I would need to replace a coil. I questioned the importance of replacing the coil but I thought I might as well replace it. In completing my tune-up he used cheaper spark p...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
89, Report:
#140829
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2005
Meineke Car Care Center ripoff bad service poor quality parts the manager lied not good service technicians Roseville California
Took our car in for a brake job. 6,000 miles later we had to take it somewhere else for a new one. Meineke did not stand behind there work. The service technicians are not qualified to do a good job. They didn't replace the right parts to make the job last and perform correctly. The...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
90, Report:
#129227
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2005
Meineke Car Care Center Parts Overcharge Unauthorized Parts Disposal No Written Estimate Ripoff Gardner Massachusetts
I am of the opinion that I was overcharged for the front brake rotors for my 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis on November 17, 2004.
I had earlier obtained a detailed written estimate from an independent garage in Fitchburg, MA including cost by axle for pads, labor and rotors, if neces...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
91, Report:
#119311
Posted Date:
Nov 22 2004
MEINEKE CAR CARE CENTER - MIDAS SONNY AND TOM RIPOFF DIAGNOSED PROBLEM 5 TIMES I'VE PAID MORE THAN $2,000 PROBLEMS STILL HERE ERIE Pennsylvania
My car was taken to meineke car care no less than 5 times in the past month in a half. The manager put my car on a diagnostic machine twice and told me that he had the problem and he could fix it. So I let them fix my car the first two times and the same exact problem kept occuring...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
92, Report:
#95897
Posted Date:
Jul 22 2004
Meineke Car Care Centers, Meineke Mufflers ripoff, scam, dishonest, warranty protects company, change auto specifications Charlotte North Carolina
Meineke Ripoff Warranty
Here is my story, sad but true.
My mechanic, while underneath my van, noticed I was in need of a muffler. Being an honest mechanic (yes, he really is) he told me he could simply replace the muffler, as the exhaust pipe (the pipe immediately after the ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service