Midas

I usually do all my own work on my car, but I was in Peoria for a weekend before I had a 7 hour drive to make back home. My engine light had been on a couple weeks, but the engine started sounding much worse all of a sudden. They could take my car with fairly short notice (compared to three other 3 autoshops… Probably not a good sign), so I dropped it off first thing in the morning and waited for the diagnosis. 45 minutes later, they proceeded to tell me about my brake fluid, brake pads, and other things that I did not ask for. THEN they proceeded to diagnose the problem that I actually brought the car in for.
The next day, I get the car back. They informed me a bolt was twisting so they couldn’t clean that portion of my EGR airflow issue, but they cleared the code and the engine runs smoother. To be honest, I don’t know what I paid $ 90 for. Did they actually clean it or just clear the code with some carb cleaner down the tube? I get back in the car and my steering wheel clicks as I turn it. This is new. I turn around and go back and the mechanic informs me he didn’t work on that part of the car at all. I know. That’s why I am concerned. I just got out of there before any more time or money is wasted. I ain’t going back, either.
The good news is my car did run a little smoother so I felt fine driving it back. Bad news is the check engine light is back on for the same problem 3 weeks later.
In a bind and need a quick fix? Midas. Need a job done right in a straightforward manner? Anywhere else.

Very pleased with my service today. The night beforehand I requested an appointment the night before and got a response the next morning promptly early during business hours and my appointment was set for the next day. Went in for my oil change at my appointed time, and Todd was very nice and helpful. I told him what I needed (I didn’t have a lot of money). He told me about sometimes how they have coupons for oil changes on their website so I looked. I don’t think they had any, specifically for that, but he said he would figure something out for me. He told me it would take 45 minutes to an hour and it only ended up taking approximately 30 minutes, and they were pretty busy for it being Saturday. Very professional and great customer service. He even brought me out to look at my car, explain what they had figured out with my car, and even though I’m not a very car-​savvy lady they were pretty thorough. I think it was good pricing for what they did, too, he kept his word that he would help me stay in my budget and did just that.