Business ProfileforMeineke Car Care Center #569

These people are swindlers who cheated me out of $1222.00 and broke my car as well. I went in on 8/2/24 to have a A/C inspection done. I was told by Ed the Dist Manager that after doing the "Free Inspection" that I would have to pay $ 212.79 to have them do a ACR Evacuate & Recharge done. After that was done I was told that the A/C Compressor was completely shot and needed a new one. I was told by Ed that he could only find a Manufacturer Compressor and it would cost more. After the compressor was put in I paid $1010.17. I picked up my car and found that the engine light was on. I questioned Ed about this and asked why I wasn't told about this on the phone. He said he didn't know until after call. He said his tech L Lopez broke the Solenoid Sensor when replacing the ac compressor and not to worry he ordered another and could be replaced Monday 8/5/24. I told him that I was going out of town and driving 2 hrs away next day and is that even safe. Again he reiterated that the engine was fine and just a sensor issue. I took my car back to shop on 8/5/24 and they put in new sensor. Still the light was on. They said I need oil in my car and started to blame Vavoline who serviced me car a couple months early and said they damaged my car. They did a code check and said that there was nothing they could do for me and I needed to take it to the manufacturer to be fixed becasue the timing . They are all liars and incompetant uneducated swindlers. I got a 2nd opinion from another company who stated that they did not put a manufactured sensor in and my cars rejecting the generic verson they put in. They also did not put the Manufactuer A/C compressor in and gave me a generic verson of that and charged me manufactrer price. They allowed me to drive 2 hrs away that weekend knowing that a faulty sensor could at that point damage my engine according to another company. I think because I am a woman they thought they could get over on me. They are dispicable people.