To say I'm livid, is putting it mildly. I wish I'd realized how easy it was to look at the CV joint/boots. Stupid me.
Back in June, I had an ASE Blue Seal certified shop replace my CV boots and axles, because they told me they were "slinging grease". Cost me very close to $1,000 for the service.
Today, I replaced my tires. The mechanic (Sams Club) told me that not only were my CV boots slinging grease, it looked like one had never been installed correctly in the first place. My regular mechanic is quite close, so I took the truck to his place, he showed me where the boots were and truly, very messed up (one boot's not even fully attached. There's a pile of grease sitting below the other one). Not sure there's any grease left in the joints, seems to be pounds of it everywhere else.
I'm pissed. Truck is in to the shop tomorrow anyway to get the heater fixed (again), he'll take a closer look at that time and tell me what needs to be done (He'll see if he can use an aftermarket clamp to fix the boot that's off), so I can call the shop that did the shoddy work and complain - and know exactly what needs to be done so they can't try to shaft me.
Lesson learned. The supposed ASE shop is very convenient to work, but if I have to get $1,000 of work redone because they screwed up (hopefully they'll make it right), it's not worth the convenience. I'll stick with my small, decent, inconvenient mechanic.
jmc