Beware of Jiffy Lube

I'm not going to load video on dialup, but DUH!. Any "mechanic" who works for under $20 per hr and considers vise-grips a tool for daily use isn't getting near my vehicles.

Vise-Grips are only good for nuts that won't come off with pliers.

tw _____________________________________________________________________

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 > I'm not going to load video on dialup, but DUH!. Any "mechanic" who works

And if they won't come off with Vese-Grips, BMFH.

Earle

I got one of those 'Gator-Grip' sockets for Christmas a few years ago. The manufacturer claims they will remove any nut or bolt.... no matter how rounded it may be......

It sure is an interesting design....

I'm not surprised, glad it was exposed tho. We never went back there after trying to get an oil change for a Lancia. When the mechanic said, "Wot in the haills zat?", we just knew we were in the wrong place.

Seahag

"Coasty" wrote:

There is a second video from 3 weeks later that said the offending parties had been fired and there was a new sweeping corporate policy on fraud.

It also mentions that this is the third such scandal in three years at Jiffy Lube

What I did not see is a follow up where indictments were handed down or arrests were made.

It's bad enough that these type places overcharge and do un-necessary work but to charge and not do it is another thing.

Coasty did pass the time by typing:

That does not suprise me. Last time I used a jiffyscrew around here they put the oil drain plug on so tight I had to have another mechanic airhammer it out. On another cowerkers car they simply didn't put any oil back in and let her drive away.

Some may be good, but my opinion is if your going to have work done by one of these shops stay with your car and make them know your watching.

Reminds me of the Midas that wanted to replace the ZJ's rear brakes because they were "leaking". I know the difference in feel/smell between brake fluid and motor oil. And they also wanted to weld on the brake shoes to make them fit right.

I will never use one of these stores again. They just don't hire good help.

Got a $4 off coupon from them in the mail. On the back side there was a full report of a pending civil suit against them. Klif

Civil suits are nothing, eventually they MAY be required to pay a fine that is a small portion of the monies they stole by fraud.

The shysters will become millionaires and the customers that were defrauded will end up with little or nothing and they will have to pay again for their vehicles to be serviced...

Jiffy Lube should have known that there was a discrepancy in sales and materials purchases.

As this was the third scandal in three years there is no reason for them not to know.....unless they have been advised by their shysters to not know...

LOL ya they are just as bad down here in florida!

"Coasty" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

I was impressed by what seemed to be the resolution to the TV station, "If you catch us, we'll refund your money". What about the folks who don't catch them? What's worse, their not doing the work could result in some poor sucker's warranty being void for lack of maintainence if a disaster happened to the engine or transmission.

One friend did get some slight revenge, he took his Peugeot to a shop (believe it or not, the local Rolls Royce dealer at the time) and had it serviced regularly. After paying very high bills for oil and filter changes he decided to do it himself and the old filter cartridge came out packed solid with sludge, it had never been changed! He put it in a plastic bag, took it back to the dealer, removed it from the bag and placed it on the owner's desk on top of all the paperwork there!

That's a real classic. First, a carpenter comes on TV and shows us how to round off bolts with magic pliers. A few years later, he is selling those sockets and some easy-outs. I suppose a plumber will be selling cooking stuff, and just who the hell is this "Billy Mays" who screams at the top of his lungs about some crap cleaning product?

Better yet is a computer geek selling auto parts. Coasty

Yea...sometimes the higher price of a dealer oil change may be worth it. If you have had good experience from the dealership service department, stick with it. It will save you headaches and money later on. But only if you can trust the dealer service.

Larry

My boss took his 2 year old Grand Cherokee to a "Jeep" Dealer for service and oil change. Top notch mechanic added about 5 quarts to the oil. Never changed filter and never drained old oil!!!!! Car smoked every time it was started...........

Cool, a bash dealer service thread...

A dealer service technician chipped the ring gear on my three quarter ton Ram Van, changing the axle housing. About halfway through Idaho (a real big state) it started singing that damaged ring and pinion song. Luckily I made it back to Redmond, WA, so the same dealer service technician could put a new ring and pinion, and complete set of bearings in the axle. It all started with a wet spot where the axle tube joins the differential housing. It would have been wiser to ignore it.

Earle

Yep, them wet spots can get you in trouble, alright.

tw _____________________________________________________________________

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. _____________________________________________________________________

Jiffy Lube is only good for state inspections, and only then when you can keep an eye on them.

I took my truck in to be inspected one time, and although I offered to drive the truck into the bay they said insurance regulations required they do it.

So while I'm watching this young black guy gets in the truck and sits there for a minute or so looking around the cab, then he trys to start the engine and all that happens is the truck lurches a bit because it was in gear with the hand brake on. He sits there a little longer and then gets out of the truck, looks at me and asks "is this your Studebaker?".

I allowed as how it was and he asked me to pull it into the bay... no doubt he never experienced Studebakers factory installed anti theft device before, the column stick shift .

Later they asked me to open the hood, as they had to verify that all the factory emissions equipment was still in place... on a 1960 truck!?!

The truck passed, and a year or so later, the NC Legislature in a totally out of character common sense move passed a law exempting all vehicles 35 years or older from inspection.

Jeff DeWitt

Coasty wrote:

...as everyone's knees tighten instinctively at reading that wrong...

twaldron proclaimed: