Posted by soder33 on December 14, 2015 at 08:48:56 from (108.171.131.160):
I brought our old Chrysler Minivan (2002) into a local independent garage for an oil change. First time I had been there since they opened up about a year ago. They had advertised an oil change special for 17.77. Anyway I made an appointment for 8 AM and still had to wait a half hour to get it in. Then it took about an hour. I asked the desk guy what the holdup was and he said we also do a free 32 point check on the car. The desk guy finally comes up to me in the waiting area and said there are a few things that should be taken care of right of way. Your air filter is dirty, your serpentine belt has cracks, you have a loose tie rod, the transmission fluid should be changed, you need new wiper blades, and your rear tires measure 5/32 in. So this low cost oil change was just a way to sell you on other services. I do most of my own maintenance and know I just changed the belt and one of the rear tires was new in Aug. as we had a flat that was unrepairable. I had the front end aligned at the same time and they did not mention the tie rod. Also the trans fluid was changed less than a year ago. This led me to believe everything he said was bogus. I decline their offer to fix everything for a little over $700. Then as I drove home, the check engine light came on. I read the code when I got home and found it was P0113 which reads intake air sensor high voltage. I found they had broken off the connector at the intake air sensor when they had checked out the air filter and also broken the hard plastic vacuum line to the erg valve. I fixed both by hard wiring the sensor and patching the vacuum line with a rubber vacuum hose. The light went out and has stayed off. I wonder how many people they take by pressuring you to fix things that don’t need fixing or breaking things so you will come back.
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