I took my vehicle in for a simple oil change and a slow leak in my tire. They performed the vehicle inspection, checked the transmission and differential fluids. I picked up my car after they told me it was ready and drove to a dinner. After dinner, I came out to a massive oil spill under my vehicle and oil ALL over the back of my car from the wind blowing oil up onto the back of my car at freeway speeds. I looked under and quickly noticed they LEFT OUT THE PLUG on my rear-differential. By this time on Friday, they were closed for Memorial Day weekend. I could not drive my car the entire weekend plus the holiday and had to get a ride home. I texted, called, and left a voicemail for Steve’s Automotive immediately on Friday evening and never heard back… I had to call in again to get a response the following week! This was already over 4 days without being able to drive my car. The manager arranged for a tow truck to bring the car back in, fill the fluid, and get a new plug. Add on an additional day without my car, now 5 days, and only excuses about the tech who worked on the car from the manager. I am now driving for 3 days and realize the slow tire leak that I originally took my vehicle in for is still leaking, and I have to take my car back a third time. TO TOP IT OFF, when I went in to tell them I still had the original tire leak they failed to repair and now 6 days without my vehicle, the front desk attendant literally tells me “I guess that’s the way it goes”. That is not “the way it goes”! Again only an excuse about the tech who worked on the car. They claim "urgent" on everything from replacing my battery which they couldn’t back up when I asked what the Cold Cranking Amps my battery is supposed to be measuring to justify the CCA they measured as bad.; or when they told me I needed a carbon-cleaning for my engine which is usually justified by doing a boroscoping of the cylinder, which they didn’t do, they just recommend it as “Urgent” with nothing to back it up; or telling me I needed to replace my drive belt without doing a groove test, or pushing brakes that had plenty of life left, or with many others that they obviously put on “Urgent” to scare patrons into agreeing to the repair. They also tried charging me $70 labor just to change a cabin filter, which I did myself in under 3 minutes! Be wary of what they recommend and read your owner’s manual to know what your particular vehicle needs for preventative maintenance. I’ll tell you briefly about my wife’s experience taking her car in for an oil change. When she got her car back at the end of the day she drove out to Sandy (I was not there). While she was out there, the technicians called her and say “I think we left a tool on your car, we need to get it back”. She said she was busy and couldn’t leave right then, so the technician drove out to Sandy to get the tool from under the hood and told her she needed to drive back to the shop immediately. Which was in a blizzard. When she pulled out to drive back to the shop there was a HUGE oil spot under her car and a stream she could see from where she was driving. I don't even want to imagine what else they could have screwed up. They got the tools off the car and filled her engine oil and let her go on her way. They said they would send a gift card in the mail, but we never receive one… They asked us to give them a second chance after my wife’s issue and we did, now 3 chances. Not once offering any kind of reimbursement or compensation to me for lost time, only excuses, and never following through with the card for my wife. We tried to give the benefit of the doubt, but this is just ridiculous. UPDATE: The owner, Richard, is working to resolve the issues we have had with a refund and credit. We are reticent to try again, but will likely give them another chance due to convenience of location and Richard's efforts to make things right. We appreciate his support. I am updating the review to 3 stars (from 1) until we can confirm service has improved and deserves more...
As I researched your concerns I discovered it was the same mechanic who worked on both your vehicles and I also learned that our manager fired him the very day we learned of the 2nd incident involving your truck. Please accept my sincere apology for any inconvenience you experienced as I agree with you that what happened was absolutely unacceptable. Please call me at 801-694-7936 and let's discuss how we can make things right for you. I look forward to speaking with you soon! - Richard (Owner)
- Steve's Automotive Specialists