DO NOT TRUST THESE GUYS! THEY JUST WANT YOUR MONEY. I went into Steve's because my car was "rough starting". I was on the road and wanted it fixed prior to leaving SLC. Steve's did a full diagnosis of everything they could possibly find on the car, and told me I needed a new battery. They replaced the battery, which did not fix the problem. They also said my oil dipstick was dry (it wasn't, I checked), I was low on radiator fluid (I wasn't, I checked), and suggested 5 other repairs that were completely unnecessary. If you want honest service, go somewhere else. I came home to my regular mechanic, the problem was loose bolts on the intake manifold. They tightened the bolts and the problem was fixed. Service: Battery
Julie, it seems most people don't trust mechanics in the first place, especially when they're out of their home town. When you brought your car into our shop you gave us 2 concerns and not a lot of time to help you resolve them, 1) a rough idle, and 2) a hard start. We were not able to duplicate the rough idle in the time we had but we did duplicate the hard start, which was a bad battery that failed a scientific test (which test you received a report and pictures of on your phone). Once we replaced the battery the hard start issue was gone. We never claimed to repair the rough idle because we were not able to duplicate it, and it sounds like that was being caused by a leaking intake manifold. Regarding your oil dipstick, we sent you a picture of it showing the oil was not in the safe range, meaning it was low. We also sent you a picture of the coolant overflow bottle, which is clearly low. None of your claims above appear to match the evidence I have of your visit. Furthermore, if all we wanted was your money then why did we only charge you for the replacement of the battery (which we know without question was bad). As far as the other recommendations, you are free to use that information however you choose. Clients who actually know us, love us, and appreciate our comprehensive inspections because they help them better maintain their vehicles. It looks like all of this is simply due to the fact that you don't know us and therefore you don't trust us and although we're very sorry for that we still wish you the best!
- Steve's Automotive Specialists