Meineke Car Care Center

This place is terrible!!! They totally snaked me. Don’t bring your car here for any work. They are liars and will charge you for things you don’t need.
I originally came to this meineke because of the reviews. They were very thoughtful and customer oriented at first, then as time progressed I felt things change. They became more like chain places that try to get you to buy things. I decided to try another place to get my oil changed after this, then it became time for my inspection in september. I decided to give them another try. I took my car to them and they failed my inspection because of my brakes. They said I needed front and back brakes done with new rotors, pads and calipers. He said it would cost me 300 for the front and 600 – 800 for the back. He told me that to pass my inspection I had to get the front brakes done. Well, he had me in a tough spot because I know you can’t drive on a failed inspection sticker, or you’ll get ticketed. I didn’t also have the 300, so conveniently he mentions the credit card to me. I’m stuck so I open one; the only plus is that the card is interest free for 6 months. I’m sure this is also how he snakes people. It doesn’t end here though unfortunately. I’ve been driving my car for about four months and i start to hear a weird noise with the front driver side brakes off and on. I know it’s the front driver side because the brake pedal vibrates in to my foot and you can hear a noise like the pad is skimming across the surface of the rotor unevenly, or even hitting it unevenly. I take it right back up to them on my next day off with my receipt. The guy has a knowing look on his face, maybe because he knows me from the inspection I had there. I tell him about what I’m hearing and I wait. It’s now 12:55 pm. I’ve been there all day long and he comes out and tells me he can’t replicate the noise. He now says that he thinks it’s a bearing that could be going bad, but he hears no tell tale signs of a bearing going bad when they do the tests. He said it could be that thr rotor is wearing unevenly like I’m thinking it is, but that the pads on the front brakes look even and that there is no sign they are wearing differently. Then he tells me that my back brakes have gotten so bad that my «tubes» are bad and the repair is now going to cost me 1000 dollars. Then he says we can up my limit on the credit card to cover it. I said, «no way! I’m not going to open more credit with you guys.» At this point I’m totally getting a second opinion. I kick my self that I didn’t drive out of that parking lot the day I got that rejection sticker and go to another place. My story does have a happy ending though and I hope this helps any who read this review, I took my car to Big Al’s on Indian River Rd. Right down the street today and he did a free inspection of my brakes. He said all I needed was a new brake pad on my rear driver’s side, with the oil change I walked out of there for 140. He told me soon I would need to get my rotor looked at, but that it was still with in spec. What’s sad about this meineke is that they weren’t like this before. They definitely lost a customer.

I’ve been bringing my vehicles here for years and have consistently received good service at a fair price for both minor jobs and major repairs. They have always been willing to go above and beyond to help me when I need it and my vehicle is always done when they say it will be. While you wait you can enjoy complementary coffee and use their free WiFi, it’s lightning fast. I also appreciate the restroom is always clean and spacious.

They were offering free oil changes to veterans on Vets Day. I got my oil change and was out within 30 mins. No complaints here.

I took my car here to get some bushings replaced for the lower control arms and the mechanic broke one of the bolts on the subframe and they actually told me I was liable for it and made me pay for the bolt that they broke, I don’t think that’s how it works. I do not recommend going here for auto repairs