Repair Scams

Warning!“Transmission “Tune Up”

Quick and easy transmission tune-up services offered by specialty service centers for as low as $29.95 gets many people into greater trouble later with their transmission. Oh no. We’re not implying they will sabotage anything…but they may as well. You see, they prey on people who believe they are getting their transmissions repaired. These so-called [...]

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Beware of the “Free battery test!”

Unless your car is being serviced by a certified automotive service center, the free battery test is most often only a sales gimmick to sell you a new battery. These outlets know people are looking for free diagnostics on the assumption that the parts store will only sell you a solution “if you need it”. [...]

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Warning! Engine Tune-ups

There is a very good reason service centers do not sell “engine” tune-ups anymore. Engine tune-ups involve sparkplugs, primarily, and constitute a maintenance item. They are not to be left as “repair work”. Unfortunately, there are many outlets that do treat them as if they were repair work. These outlets know they can attract people [...]

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Warning! Engine Light Message ‘On’

Of course, we all know that some lights can be left “on” when there isn’t necessarily any car problem. However, this is misleading. It is possible that there is no problem. But if there is a NEW problem that develops during the time the light is on, you would never know it. Why? Because the [...]

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Warning! “Brake Work: “Cheap”, “Quick” and “Convenient”

Be careful of the “$69.95” brake services that offer you an unrealistically low price per brake job. Brakes are much more complex than these services will let on. That’s not to say that brake work must be expensive. But it IS to say brake work, if done poorly, can result in great expense. But they [...]

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Warning! Cheap “Air Conditioning Service”

Beware the cheap “$39.95” A/C service. If your A/C isn’t working correctly, you must have it properly diagnosed to find the cause. The cheap “$39.95” services are preying on people who are hoping to find quick solutions that are relatively inexpensive. These service outlets often find alleged “solutions” for “problems” without doing accurate diagnostic work. [...]

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Warning! “Women Beware of Discrimination”

Don’t kid yourself. Many automotive outlets discriminate. Well, let’s just say they try to take advantage of women drivers. We know we’re making a pretty serious charge when we say that but all too often we have found that automotive outlets and parts stores capitalize on the natural concerns of women who fear being stranded [...]

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“Free Diagnostics” Test. Selling you what you don’t need

Beware any service claims advertising “Free diagnostics testing”. All too often, these ads prey upon people who are hoping to find quick, inexpensive repair solutions for their car by getting “free” diagnostic information for troubleshooting suspected problems. These “services” know that’s the motive and so they claim to “find solutions” for alleged problems without doing [...]

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“Free Battery Test” can cost you unnecessarily

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