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I went to the Midas in Hawthorne NJ to take advantage of the $19.99 oil change. I drove off and not even 10 minutes later my check engine and ABS light comes on.

I was puzzled being that I took my car for an oil change a half an hour before the lights came on and I had no issues with my 2010 rav 4. So I call them and I was asked to bring my car back in so they can do a quick diagnostic and reset it. The mechanic tells me that I may need to replace the oxygen sensor and if the light comes back on after resetting it I need to come back. Both lights come back on, so I call my brother who happens to know a thing or two about cars.

Immediately his first thought is that they messed with my car to get me to pay for things I didn't need. I call midas again the following morning and i was given a price quote of the upper sensor at $350 and lower sensor at $310.64. I then drive to the R&S Strauss for a free diagnostic. My brother proceeds to open the hood and the air flow tank hose was disconnected.

My brother reconnected and the technician at R&S Strauss walks over and I tell him the story and before I could even finish my story he completed it for me. It so happens that he knows people that work at the Midas in Hawthorne NJ and this scam is a common practice for them especially women to get them to pay for unnecessary work. The check engine light came on due to the simple fact that the air flow hose was purposely disconnected. I am dropping off my car at the dealership where I purchased my car so they can look into the ABS light.

I have a feeling they screwed with that as well. Also know that my co-worker was scammed 3 months ago at the same location. Ladies stay away from this place. They are scam artist and will run you and unnecessary bills because we are vulnerable and uneducated when it comes to cars.

You are better off paying a little extra and getting an oil change from a reputable place and not get scammed.

Not only did you lose a customer but I will make sure to tell everyone I know thus story and to stay away from your business. Rating is "NEGATIVE"

Monetary Loss: $20.

Location: Parsippany, New Jersey

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i went to my midas shop &something fishy going on. first time, they said my wipers & battery was marginal.

because it was rainy season, i just put on new wipers & battery less than 3 mos old said it's not charging. this time unless they bypased these two things came up with several different more major things. told them no , don't have the money to do these things now. got my oil changed & left.

don't think i will be going back there or to any midases in the future. pure scammers.

yes i did see a few females walk in & every total i heard was was over #300 repairs.

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I took my car to MIDAS, Mountain rd, Moncton NB Canada. i went in for set of tires an alignment and a safety inspection - the mechanic who worked on my car was ELDON HAYDEN - he didnt do an alignment (which has nearly ruined my new front tires ) at a cost of 78 plus tax for the alignment alone, the tires were 99 each, he also adjusted my throttle and repainted the yellow paint tamper seal - i even remember seeing him walk by the waiting area with the little yellow jar in his hand and thought to myself "there are no yellow cars here right now hmm" but hadnt made the connection until i had the car put on a diagnostic machine and drove it - pointing out the high throttle position - i contacted MIDAS and they waned to help me fix the car at my expense! sensing i was being scammed by seasoned pros i refused to bring the car in and asked to speak to the owner and was denied by MOE aka SLICK. i filed a bbb complaint and the response from MIDAS owned by BRIAN ASSELS was that my car was old ( an 05 toyota with 166 000 kms ) in fact my gas mileage dropped from 270kms per $20 supreme gas to 180kms for the same amount of gas, when i contacted MIDAS CUSTOMER RELATIONS in juno beach florida i got this young condescending kid named DAVID and he tells me that if i cant prove that MIDAS did any of this stuff to my car that he cant help and im wasting my time! he also started the conversation by saying he hadnt made any decisions about the issue at hand - as soon as i told him what happened he asked if i could prove it ---- i informed him that i didnt videotape ELDON HAYDEN sabotage my car but by being the sole driver and owner of car i felt the difference with the car immediately - performance and efficiency wise - then young condescending DAVID from MIDAS CUSTOMER RELATIONS went on to explain how cars wear out to me --- Im not saying only to AVOID THE MIDAS on Mountain rd Moncton NB,

but AVOID ALL MIDAS garages altogether

- their customer relations team are condescending --- and they dont keep the franchises in check at all - i mean operating in a legal manner with actual customer support and service instead of defending crooked owners who lie through their teeth

QUICK RECAP

bought 4 tires $99 each (2 of which are nearly ruined btw)

alignment $78 - which ELDON HAYDEN NEVER PERFORMED

safety inspection $20

charged for 2hrs labour $80/hour (for being sabotaged i guess)

left with - SABOTAGED THROTTLE by ELDON HAYDEN - tamper seal repainted yellow - and yes i saw him with his little jar of yellow paint

The car STILL NEEDED TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE

Throttle issue overrevving ruined my oem muffler ss toyota $$$

AVOID MIDAS like as if they have HIV/AIDS with a bad nosebleed!

TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO AN HONEST GARAGE WHERE YOU DONT LEAVE WITH SURPRISES!!!!! CORPORATE MIDAS ARE CROOKS TOO! THEY WANT YOUR BUSINESS AND $$$$$ BUT THEY DONT CARE HOW BAD YOU GET SCAMMED -- learn from my mistake-----AVOID MIDAS-----AVOID MIDAS-----AVOID MIDAS-----

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