The VICTIM of A BAD MECHANIC: They Wasted Her Money!
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2023
- Hey Good People,
I had a customer in the shop today who called us up and requested a quote for a transmission. It was already diagnosed at Pep Boys. Because I always do a courtesy check over the vehicle, I discovered something else.
We have go to do better in the auto repair industry 🙏🏽
I hope you enjoy the video. Leave your comments below. I love to hear from you guys! - Розваги
A dishonest shop would say "OK I replaced the transmission it's running perfect now. That'll be $3000." 😂
Nah they’ll replace and say it didn’t fix the issue still charge , then charge diag and then charge for the real fix
Ya but if you put a trans in it you woulda came across the caliper missing a bolt.
After decades I've found a good mechanic, but if I hadn't of found him I would definitely take my car to you Alex the car
doctor.👍
Right on
@@AlexTheCarDoctorsome people assume they need something for their car without mechanic diagnosing, my uncle went to the shop asking for radiator replacement and yet it was the thermostat lol
I'm definitely going to be a customer of yours next time I need a mechanic. A mechanic with integrity means a lot these days.
“Wanna take a ride in my foreign” i love y’all 😂😂😂
I wish I had a mechanic like Alex close to me.😢
We need more honest guys like you. These other guys given the business a bad reputation.
Kindness is a weakness to the indecent but virtuous to the decent. Bravo you and the wife are among our most decent. Thank you.
I wish this guy was in Chicago. Very hard to find good mechanics out here. Dealerships are scammers and they don’t even have experience mechanics.
Check out Ford Boss Me, he has a channel here on UA-cam and hes a veteran. Used to work at a Ford dealer but now has his own independent shop. He's in Chicago. Very reliable and honest technician.
Wow. The world really needs more people like you Alex. Thanks for doing the right thing. Those other guys give this industry such a bad name. Secondly seeing the Hyundai oil level I wasn’t surprised 🤣. Having owned a Hyundai Grand i10 1.25 that uses one litre oil very 2100 miles is absurd. No excuse for Hyundai to make oil burning engines.
Other manufacturers are doing the same thing... Oil control rings are weak for the mpg trade-off
Hyundai and Kia are throwaway cars
You and your shop remind me of my Dad and his shop. I can’t count the number of times we went behind the chain stores that had done shoddy work or an OBVIOUS misdiagnosis. He had a reputation of being an HONEST mechanic that did good work. He never got rich. But he was able to Put my mother and us 7 kids through college, provide a good life , and teach us Godly values. I no longer work as an independent. But I try to apply those same values of honesty and good work as a master Tech at the Ford dealership where I work. God bless🙏🏽🙏🏽
Alex, you & your wife are a breath of fresh-air in this business. Y’all deserve all the success that comes your way. I respect the honest hustle - keep doing what you’re doing and you will continue to be blessed. My family has ran an upholstery shop since the 60’s, so I’m familiar with the day-to-day busyness of a shop & dealing with customers. I wanted to ask if you guys ever do, or try to land fleet contracts? That should help with the slow days. I know for our shop we would get contracts with marinas & fleet/dealerships which held us over during the winter months when things are a lot slower.
Love the videos! I always look forward to seeing more.
Just found your channel and i love your honesty when dealing with your customers. Shout out to the camera lady for really doing a fantastic job of always getting close up shots for us to really see what's going on. So many UA-camrs don't show you anything close to the money shots that this channel does. Highly recommended.
Doing the right is easy when you're busy but when times are slow it takes one God fearing person to do the right thing! Respect
a mechanic must hate his job to f'over his customers, a good mechanic never short on business.
Some mechanics can cause you more problems than they solve, this is why i prefer to work on my own car to the best of my ability until it is something beyond my knowledge, man power and tools. I took my car to a shop to replace my axles and tie rods, in the process of doing that, the mechanic forgot to properly bolt down my abs wheel speed sensor, causing the wire to dangle and rub on the wheels, causing my abs wire to short circuit. The same mechanic wanted to charge me $250 to fix the mess his shop created. I bought the part on ebay for $40 and did it myself. Never gone back to that shop
Good job young man, I retired from tech work 10yrs ago but I definitely enjoy your vids.
Keep up the honest workmanship!
Kudos to your wife for keeping you on your toes!
Well done Mr. Alex, thanks for being one honest mechanic and doing what was right to make your customer's car safe to drive.
You've got yourself a new subscriber, Alex. It's good to see a mechanic with a cheerful demeanor... Lord knows mine is anything but when I'm working on cars lol.
Unusual rust? Man, I'll take that any time up here in NY!! Looks like brand new!
It is unbelievable how people can lose their life because of bad mechanical work and no one will ever know it
Mad respect to you for being honest with the customer meanwhile still being able to take some sort of advantage of the ordeal by making an informative video. I literally became a DIY car guy due to having real trust issues with car shops and this whole situation is one of the best examples of why... I'm fortunate enough to have my own space and tools to work on my own car but not everyone is capable or confident enough to wrench on their own car so we need mechanics to not screw up. The poor clueless lady was the prime target for scam and I'm glad you set it straight.
You've earned my sub and like!
You can sleep at night and the customer actually got needed repairs that will keep her on the road! Great job!
Pep Boys and Jiffy Lube?!!??🤣🤦♂
WoW, especially on the Jiffy Lube break job. I have been doing my own breaks for 30 years and have never had a caliper bracket bolt come out. And the twisting of the break line is crazy. Law suit is coming if that guy keeps doing breaks
yes a good mechanic would not be working there, better to find someone like Alex
Awful combo.
They are very lucky they found the car doctor and didn't get in a wreck. You gained a customer and you know she is gonna tell her friends to go to Alex.
You're right. Checking fluid first can tell you some good information. You're a good mechanic. A rare breed.
I appreciate knowing what the customers feedback was. Watched the advertisement, and subscribed.
Honesty & good work brings back customers so it's better for business you & the customer benefit.
I believe that noise is his strut bearings.
Turn the wheel side to side with the vehicle on the ground and you’ll feel the strut and bearing separation.
Man if I could get my wife to assist me with my carpentry jobs. I’d be the happiest husband in the world!
You’re definitely blessed.
Now she use to assist me when I worked on vehicles, I believe her mind was more on 💰💰💰💰💰
I made😅🤣😂
Jiffy Lube is why I started working on my own car(s). I took a vehicle I owned years ago to one of Jiffy Lubes in Miami for an oil change. They basically use an impact gun to (over) tighten the drain bolt… causing the oil pan to leak.
I have a bad story from Jiffy lube too. lol Haven't been back since.
new sub from nyc. well, i gotta say this, that the world needs more mechanics like alex. i would not hesitate to go to him for car repair. his honesty is amazing and that is whats needed more in the world. i have come across few crooks of mechanics who take people for a ride that was not good. keep up the awesome vids alex!! a good mechanic like alwx would never let that car go down the road knowing its not safe. he cares for the customer and does not treat them as a number..
No days it’s hard to find a good mechanic
You’re a good dude! Too bad there’s not more honest guys like you out there? Good for you Brotha👍
Earlier this year, a guy I know had his RAM 1500 checked out by a mechanic, told me he was saving up for a wheel bearing, said there was a horrible grinding sound from the front. I just slid under the truck (didn't even lift it), and I found the CV Axle broken and hanging down on the lower control arm, it already ground out about an inch of it. The mechanic never looked at the truck, just heard the grinding and assumed it needed a bearing.
Love you videos my man, wish I was closer so I could bring my truck in for an inspection and suspension work, unfortunately I live in Florida so it's a little too far lol. Keep up the good, honest work my man.
Hey good on you for being honest. It would have been very easy to see dollar signs on that hyundai, good on you for taking care of the customer.
I’m 50 and I’m glad that the mechanics who have taught me were like this. Good to see some of the younger generation sharing knowledge. Being honest with customers especially as a mechanic will make more in the long run and you feel good.
My girl just had to replace her transmission on her 2017 Hyundai accent with 50 thousand miles smh
Wow.🤣🤣🤣
You're very genuine my Brotha! I hope that you are feeling much better very soon! There's a lot of information in your videos and THANK YOU BOTH!! 🫡✊🏿🌟
Exactly right ,always check fluids before anything.
*When you find a good mechanic, stay loyal and recommend your friends and family. I found a great mechanic and been going to him since 2003. I have plans to move my family to another State in 3 years and I am going to hate losing my mechanic.*
Awesome you guys thanks for these. Get well soon Alex!
Need more experience and knowledgeable mechanics like yourself, 👍
Thanks brother I appreciate that
Definitely need more subscribers man 💯💯 support people
Well said Alex mechanics need to take the time and look over everything before they say what is wrong with the car need to do a visual inspection like you do there’s not too many mechanics out there to do what you do. I do that all the time when I work on cars anybody’s always look over stuff and let them know what’s going on so they will know because I’ll be the last one working on it and I don’t want them to think I did something I like to know what’s going on with this be fixed so they can understand that I’m fixing what is we fix but there’s other things that need to be taken care of other issues
Yeah where I’m from I wish we had mechanics like you That appreciate your customers, and takes care of them😇👍
Thank brother well said
Good job brother, definitely commend you for what you did.
They would've found it once they took the wheel off to replace the transmission. 😂 From one tech to another, glad to see another honest person out here.
Nice job, dude. You definitely earned that like and subscribe. 👍 and a huge shout out to your wife for being so supportive and such a stand up human as well! You guys are a real power couple and I love your dynamic. I know probably most customers aren’t very nice, but it’s so refreshing to see you two still fighting the good fight together regardless. Major props to the both of you!
You give me inspiration as a new tech with your great attitude.
Very happy to have stumbled upon your channel. Great demonstration of integrity and I love the commentary between you two.
Wish you all the best! Looking forward to watching more. 🙂
Sad part about all this is you never know who you can trust. Right after my warranty ended on my 06 Cobalt standard shift it got to where it could be shifted. The dealership said it was the slave cylinder and it would be 1700-dollar, slave cylinder is in the bell housing. I didn't have the money right then so I decided to take it home and see if I could bleed the slave cylinder line. I tried bleeding it and no fluid was coming out. Long story short, I changed the master clutch cylinder for about 70-dollars and all was good.
Wow that’s crazy
yes it is sad that a good diagnosis is not valued the way it should be
Great video! A lot of mechanics unfortunately, would have chosen to do the wrong thing! I just made a video on TikTok the other night on why I was called to check out a Kia Sportage. The customer had an oil change done at Valvoline and Valvoline left her oil cap undone, and there was oil everywhere but it was causing misfires because it was losing vacuum. The very next day I did another video on my mom’s neighbors, daughter, Friend, Kia, and Valvoline forgot to put oil back into her motor. A lot of those people at the damn quick lube shops don’t know what they’re doing.
This happens everywhere, a Toyota dealership once "forgot" to put oil back on his uncle car and then didn't want to fix the engine
Dude, you and your wife are awesome businesses people and I’m sure good folk.
7:03 Buick transmission will last a long time if people drop the pan and change the filter.
11:20 I drove my friend 2017 Sonata and the oil light came on. I check the oil and none was on the stick. I told him he needed oil and he said he was getting the oil change Friday. I put two quarts of oil in the engine and it was still low. His engine locked up less than a year later.
Honesty is a rarity these days, especially when it comes to mechanics. Thanks man.
This is the first of your videos that I've watched and had to subscribe.. You seem like a good honest guy who really looks out for the customer's best interest and you really just don't see that much anymore.. Keep being for the people and stay blessed
Thanks brother
Hi, I was wondering how could I find a knowledgeable and honest repair shop like yours. It seems almost impossible.
I just moved and bought a used car. Now when I got a car it had an oil leak from the oil plug from the oil change in Chevrolet dealership. The NTB did the oil change but did not want to initially fix the problem they caused with the tires and tried to lie to me.
Then I wanted a horn fuse pulled and literally 3 different small shops could not figure out which one it is. I had to spend 30 minutes myself to figure that out. Actually the only normal service is my VW service where the transmission fluid change was without an issue and they fixed my alignment from NTB as a bonus. But next time when trying to schedule service for a clock spring they charge a $300 only for diagnostics. I do not have a problem paying for the service but that is nuts.
Either expensive dealership or praying they know what they are doing.
This is a GDI motor too. Pull the exhaust manifold as it takes like 30 minutes and check to see if the valves need to be carbon blasted.
You are just so sweet I luv your positivity
Hope you feel better my brother ❤ y’all
One important thing about these theta 2 GDI engines(2011-2014) is that Hyundai has extended the short block warranty to lifetime warranty because of bearing issues from factory and extended 2015-2019 because of excessive oil consumption.
Drove it down the street and it didn’t miss a beat 🎶🎵
Great job and video...we need more ppl and mechanics like you bro
Very hard to find good shops. Hopefully his shops have great Google reviews so others can avoid those shady shops.
Glad owners are going for a 2nd opinion
Thanks amigo for doing good job
Thank you for the tip using pliers to check ball joints
Bad mechanic's made me a mechanic, I don't take my vehicles anywhere even when I bought 2 vehicles brand new.
You seem like a heck of a good dude Alex, keep hustlin brother!
You are very pleasantly spoken and a friendly guy, definitely a trusty mechanic.
I appreciate you 🙏🏽
I had one once that i thought was a transmission and im glad i caught it before it was too late. I had a subaru outback that wouldnt move and made a bit of noise when in gear. I thought it needed a transmission so the customer asked me to do brakes on all four corners so they could send it off to trans shop. As i did the front passenger corner, i found the cv axle was broken! I replaced the cv axle while i was doing the brakes and sure enough, the car drove fine with no noise. I dont know why i did that but im glad i caught it before the customer spent thousands on a new transmission.
Watched a couple of your videos and earned my subscribe. Keep it up!
Awesome, thank you!
Kool, right on. This was my 1st time looking at U. I'm new to ur page & will be checking u out, From St. Louis, MO
I wish we had mechanics like you in southern CA
this is incredible while you were likely filming this i was in my little honest shop in minnesota and customer had LITERRALLY SAME problem on SAME WHEEL and more ironic it was SAME bolt lol. all found during the courtesy inspection.
Wow
Respectfully done, Sir.
People need alot of educating about going to those cheap places, you get what you pay for, sometimes you get alot less. Ive seen complaints about Walmart tire and lube service. Ruined engines, and corporate that refuses to own up and make things right. That's just awful. I've always seen being shady or deceitful to customers as the "dark side" (im a star wars fan). Once you walk in the dark side, it's hard to get out. You keep needing to lie to make that extra money. Thank God and the Holy Spirit I've always had enough self control to resist , but I've seen guys,...oof.. Good on you tho for doing right Alex, be a shining light in the dark world of mechanics !
I wouldn't even call them cheap. More like "convenient" because they're chains and you can find them everywhere. But typically I've gotten charged more going to places like Midas, Jiffy Lube, or Pep Boys than the local mechanic. I mean once I literally got a quote from them that sounded crazy then walked across the street to a local mechanic with five stars and bro undercut their quote by about $100, got me scheduled sooner, and cleaned my engine bay as well 😅 just a really cool dude.
Thanks for useful information.
I like your attitude! subbed!
Thank you very much.
How is that van for your family working out? At 17:48 I think I saw you walk past it and it seems the engine is not in yet. Best of luck with that and the transmission working. Hope you feel better!
great detailed video man 🔧🤙🏾
Lost a caliper bolt on my '00 Grand Cherokee. Yep, locked up in reverse. My work, my fault.
I have a question I have a 2006 Hyundai Tuscan and yesterday while driving a while my car started smoking a little bit it never said it was over heating but there was also a knocking sound on the gas pedal! it kind of sounded like something was trying to get out down there! I think you are awesome you explain everything in simple form where people like myself can understand what your talking about!
I like his honesty.
ok sir, your car is ready, it's 4000 dollars, if you take the old transmission it's an extra 100 dollars if you leave it you don't pay the charge😂😂
I would not trust Jiffy Lube to refill my windshield washer bottle much less do mechanical work. And as far as Pep Boys or any other large chain mechanic shops, they can only rely on the quality of their mechanics. Not all mechanics are created equal. Not to mention a lot of these large chain mechanic shops like to upsale services you don't need.
Lol washer fluid. Facts
What a lovable dude ❤
Keep going Alex 👍
Happy New Year!!! Just bought a 24 Elantra and I'm looking to make sure I get 12 years out of it!!! Amen I crazy!!! Lol
Am I crazy!!! Lol😂
Subbed on integrity alone. Fam run biz is a plus.
Good job my friend thank you
Reminds me of my old 2.2 Ecotec, or should I say multiple engines I put in my Cavalier!
Just easier to swap the engine out and go till it blows 😂
You did the right thing!👍
That’s why I go to a mechanic owned station and I have them work on everything.
Alex GOD Bless you. You did the rite thing ,.
Thanks brother
You're a good guy, Alex
Thank you
Good job Alex 💯
Like 3 weeks ago I did a knock sensor on a 2015 Optima with that same Theta 2.4. Removed the exhaust manifold, did the job and test drove for 10 minutes, normally. No CEL and car ran fine. I get back to let the car idle and call the customer to come outside. As I am waiting for her I hear a light chatter. I instantly knew this thing had no oil. Pull the dipstick and almost no oil in it. Told her drive a couple of miles to Walmart and put an entire 5qt jug of Penzoil Platinum in there (She did not want to pay me for an oil change). She does this and the next day the noise is still there. She is coming home from work and the car shutdown and had to be towed. Exhaust camshaft position sensor is what the mechanic said and the chatter was a rod knock. Blown motor 😂😂😂
Wow super honest shop and mechanic.
She should also start using thicker oil instead of the crap 0w16 0w20 or even 5w20 thin crap she she should be using 5w30 proper viscosity or 10w30. And checking it every time you gas up your vehicle
Had the caliper thing happen to me after I did brakes on my car. Really kicked myself for being an idiot. I kept hearing a clunk and it was the caliper swinging out and hitting the wheel. If you are a DIY like me, get a good torque wrench and threadlocker, the aluminum hubs and bolts are harder to "feel" tighten. Not like the steel hubs and bolts of some vehicles.
By the way was the noise on the car the sway bar link? Sometimes when you see rust near the boot of a link its a bad joint and the link makes noise.
And another thing. There is no telling if that used transmission is going to be any good "moving forward". Could be a lot of wasted time and money.
That’s for sure
My '03 Forester was using a qt under a 1000 miles. Pulled the engine. Pulled the pistons. Oil rings stuck to the pistons. New rings. Hopefully, well be filling the tank and checking the oil.
Sway bar bushing for the clunking sounds