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Monro has specialized in automotive maintenance and repair services since 1957. Its services include brake repair, oil changes and tire services. The company uses certified technicians and quality parts with the aim to ensure vehicle performance and safety.

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  • Transparent pricing and no upselling
  • High-quality repairs and parts
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  • Inconsistent service quality
  • Poor communication from management

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    Reviewed June 28, 2021

    I recently had an oil change at Monroe in Oneida, NY. They were supposed to rotate tires, they did not and the car was down a quart of oil. Went back the following day, they said we were not down a quart and tires didn't need rotating. We watched them put more oil in and tires should have been rotated. We have been shorted a quart of oil the last three visits and this will be our last.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2020

    We took our 1998 Lexus ES300 to Monro after it was diagnosed with misfires. We were told they would do a tune up and it would take 3 hours and cost $500. It took only 1 1/2 hours and all they did was change spark plugs, they did NOT have to remove the manifold to reach them which is why (they told us) it only took 1 1/2 hours. $500 was far too much to pay for NOT EVEN platinum spark plugs, and no other services. They did NOT give us a detailed receipt. When we complained about the "tune up" not including anything but plugs and taking half as long as we were told, we were told "we signed a release" so they did nothing wrong. Do not trust this company.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2020

    Terrible experience. Shady business practice. Will not own up to their mistakes. DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE HERE! Left me with a $900 repair bill, they refuse to pay for damages they did to my car, during a simple repair process. Read the BBB complaints, I’m not the first or the last. Do not let it be you.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2020

    I have gone to Monro Muffler many times, usually for inspections and oil changes. I have gotten tires there also. They are not cheap, but they are reasonable. They do good work in timely manner. They are always friendly to me. It is also nice that they are so close to my house and my work. Other services you might want to do further research on, but most dealers are expensive! Sometimes a car isn't worth repairing. If your car is in good shape, I recommend going there for inspections and oil changes.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2020

    Took my mother's car in because I had just been out on some gravel roads and was having some engine vibration in reverse. Ethan, their manager, told me I needed 4 motor mounts and the cost would be between $1200 and $2000. I doubted this and took the car to an actual mechanic - not one who learned to change oil during a 15 minute computer training.

    Mechanic tells me there is a rock stuck between the center engine mount and the car. $80 bucks and it's fixed. Monro tried to rip off a senior citizen. Here we are in the midst of a pandemic, everyone is short on cash, and my mother, 75, on a very fixed income, was almost ripped off by Monro. I called to complain and was told by Ethan to "Come down and complain to his face." STEER CLEAR IF YOU LIKE YOUR MONEY.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2020

    The job was way overpriced. A part I could have bought at retrail for $400.00 Monro charged me $700.00. All the other parts were also priced awfully high. The work done was good though. I talked to corporate office to no avail. I would never recommend Monro for repairs.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2020

    They never try to overcharge...Quality is great, professional and consistent with the care of my car.. Oil changes are quick. They look over your car for safety issues. Always giving recommendations but dont put you to do it aggressively.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2020

    I went to the Saratoga Springs MONRO AUTO SERVICE and Tire Center for an inspection. I had been there before, and it seemed to have a good reputation. I was told I needed front struts, and an amount of money was written on a paper. NOTE: I had no idea how much they cost, but PRIUS parts are expensive. After 6 hrs there, I ended up getting 4 Tires 100 apiece, and KELLY Tires are listed for 70 apiece cheaper for 4. An alignment for 170 when I have a bill for the same for 80???? The 2 strut were almost 600.0 plus LABOR!!!! Needless to say I walked out almost 1800 less on my credit cards! NOW, upon reading the back of the bill-it states those KELLY tires if under 500 or less than a month. Which is both.. So, hopefully, I can calmly get my old tires back on/which were not illegally worn. THIS IS A RIP OFF! Monro is commission so I was chosen as their prime loser of money to pad their pockets!

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    Reviewed March 7, 2020

    Have been taking my vehicles to the Hard Rd Columbus Ohio location for over 10 years. I always trusted them. Took my car in to have lifetime brake pads replaced under warranty, which I had done 3 years prior. Was told I would pay labor $125.00 an hour just as I did last time. New rules now and paying 40.00 to bleed and another 1/2 hour labor. Making free pads over 240.00. 3 years ago got pads and rotors for 260.00. Told I got “ripped off” by service attendant on 3 year old bill. Said his quote is what the computer says and that’s all he can do. Called same company at a different location and they said they would put pads on for 125.00.

    I went and purchased my own pads voiding lifetime warranty (which I’m told is now only good for 2 years) and had them put on for 125.00 at another location. I have 2 more vehicles with this same warranty and am sure I will have this issue again in the future. Asked to have contact info for district manager and told I could not have that info. Got a quote on a sensor repair from same location of 560,00. Checked with another location and quoted 100.00 less. Very obvious price inconsistency and dishonest representation of services. Beware!

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020

    I’ve dealt with them twice now within the last year, (only because I had to) I would never choose to take my vehicle there because I'm clearly not the only person that’s had terrible experiences with this business, the abundance of bad reviews speak for themselves. Both times the manager, “Carlton **” was extremely poor mannered, sarcastic, and rude.

    My most recent experience was with my girlfriends car inspection. She needed two new tires but he claimed he could only sell her four. Even though one tire was brand new. So she’d HAVE TO purchase 4 tires and only use 2. Along with being extremely unhelpful with choosing options for purchasing tires, he asked if she needed them aligned. Neither of us know a lot about cars so she said “I’m not sure. What would you recommend”. This guy literally responded abruptly and sarcastically with “I don’t know. It’s whatever you want”. He ended up giving us two options, a 20 dollar one which included the bare minimum and a 30 dollar one that “claimed” to include free replacement, free rotation, etc. She ended up deciding to go with the 20 dollar option, but he said she needed to purchase some kind of warranty that would cover replacing the tire if something happened to it, which would be an extra 17 dollars.

    So, if you’re still reading and can do simple math 20+17=37. Which ultimately would make the 30 dollar FREE TIRE REPLACEMENT, FREE ROTATION AND BALANCE, ETC the better option. I tried to explain to this man, but he cut me off, raised his voice and said “knock off the attitude”. I clearly embarrassed him for proving his incompetence and in response he proved his lack of customer service.

    So if you’re ever interested in joining any form of mechanic labor, know how to do simple math, and have some (not even a lot) people skills, you can successfully say you have more qualifications than Carlton ** the MANAGER of Monro Auto Service. I didn’t purchase any tires, if you’re wondering. This man's lack of professional skills could stop him from giving away something entirely free, no one would want to do business with him. I can confidently say, Monro would have more cars in their garage if they unemployed Mr. **. I will never even entertain the thought of doing business with this place, and neither will any of my friends or family. Monro Corporation should be ashamed to have hired such an intolerable employee.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2020

    Went to Amsterdam, NY, Monroe Muffler & Brakes on Tuesday, because my brake pedal went all the way to floor & the brake warning light on dash appeared, when I was leaving home. The manager was very professional & knowledgeable. He gave me a reasonable estimate to repair the problem, which was a leaking brake line. I agreed & the manager & techs began work shortly. When the repair was completed my bill was exactly the same as the estimate. I was very happy with the repair. So far, two days later - no problems. Amsterdam, NY's Monroe mgr & techs were professional, polite, & answered my questions. Thank you Amsterdam, NY Monroe Muffler & Brakes for your outstanding service!

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2020

    I'm very pleased with the service I received. I had to have my front brakes replaced and the manager, Chris **, was very helpful and detailed in explaining what needed to be done. He gave me a feeling of confidence and as a result I trusted him. In addition the final cost was reasonable. So, all in all Monro Muffler is very fortunate to have such a professional person working for them. Congratulations.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2020

    Went to Monro for a starter. After starter was put in check engine light came on. Took it back in. He said last guy tore the plug on the knock sensor. He then rewired it. As soon as he did he blew the vcm computer and a solenoid in the tranny. The dealer told us after monro had it towed there. Offered to pay $600 on a $1600 bill and I had a rental car for 10 days. Another $500. Horrible ** people on West Broad St in Columbus OH. Was told when it happened they would cover it all until they seen the bill. I will see them in court.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2019

    Had my car dropped off on Saturday, here it is a week later and I still don't have my car, manager barely communicated that they broke something and had to replace. Never did they offer a discount. I haven't heard from them yet! What can I do?

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    The team at Monro Auto Service and Tire Center on Cherry St. in Noblesville, IN, will have my business from now on. Their honesty and the care they showed me is something I’d not experienced before. My lack of knowledge in vehicle repair has always made me apprehensive. This team put me at ease and then some. They were upfront in telling me the computer issue I had could be extremely expensive. And that certainly could’ve opened the door to a costly repair, whether necessary or not. But again, honesty was their priority and no doubt part of their business model. They quickly found the issue which was far less involved and took care of it in less than an hour. Thank you guys for being the honest team you are. This is how business should be conducted and is obviously the reason they have so many return customers. Give them a shot and you won’t be disappointed!

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2019

    DO NOT COME HERE. I will preface this by saying that up until today, I have had all my maintenance done here for the last two years but I will never return. Sunday: I dropped my car off early, as I usually do, so that way if they have time they can work on it early (and if they don't it's no big deal). My appointment was for brakes and an oil change. When I was dropping my car off, the guy checking me in was clueless. He seemed baffled that I wanted both brakes and oil serviced and what should have taken 5 minutes or less to check in, took almost 20.

    I should have listened to my instincts and left at this point, but seeing as how I had to drive to Baltimore later in the week, I really didn't have any other choice. I received a voicemail at 4:53 that day that told me that my car was not finished and if I needed it I needed to call back by 5 to let them know if I needed it that night or first thing the next day. I called back right at 5 and no one was there.

    Monday: I had to borrow my husband's car, who thankfully didn't work and was willing/able to put off all his plans for the day so I could use his car. I called Monro back after getting another voicemail. This is when I was informed that neither brakes nor oil had been changed, so I guess Sunday was just a wash. I was then informed that the drain plug for the oil pan was stripped. The only people that could have stripped the drain plug was them. I informed them that my husband would call and check in as he was going to try to get the car. He called and was told the car would be done by 2.

    I then received a call at 11:30 that said the car wouldn't be done until 5. I relayed the info about the delayed pickup to my husband and he made arrangements to have someone else take him at that time. He showed up at 5 and the car STILL wasn't done. No one had called to let us know or provide any updates so both people trying to pick up the car wasted their time as well trying to get it. He was told the shop would fix it that night and it would be ready as soon as they opened. I received a voicemail saying that they were "trying alternative methods because they had snapped the drain plug off in the oil pan". But of course the voicemail came after hours and when I called back, there was no answer.

    Tuesday: I had to call off of work because I didn't have a car to drive and I couldn't borrow my husband's. So I had to call the shop (around 8am), because again, they failed to provide any updates. I was told over the phone that the drain plug was stripped and they couldn't get it out. I asked for the real problem because I found it very difficult to believe that any professional shop would have this much trouble removing a plug (stripped or not, it shouldn't be the first time they've ever encountered it). I was told that on top of obviously needing a new drain plug, they needed to pull the oil pan which also involves dropping the whole exhaust to get to it. I stressed again and again that my car NEEDED to be done by the end of the day and that I wanted to be updated because this was ridiculous. And needless to say, I didn't trust the people who are now removing my exhaust to complete my oil change.

    We called sometime between 5 and 6pm and at this point my husband gave them his information because I had that obligation (that I needed my car for and then had to find other means). He was told then that the car would be done around 8pm. Surprise, surprise 8 o'clock came and went and no one called. We called the shop repeatedly to no avail. Although I had stressed I needed my car back and that they should be providing updates at this point (because 3 days in an auto-shop is absurd and at this point I needed to be informed about what was going on).

    Wednesday: I had to call off work for the second day in a row for my 4 day long oil change. We called at 7:30am and was told that the technician couldn't lift the exhaust up so they had to wait until the morning for assistance. At this point in time they said "All we have to do is put the splash guard back up, it should be around 20 minutes". They called back around 8:30 to say it was done. We arrived at the shop around 9:45 and my car was STILL ON THE LIFT. Apparently they smelled some burning oil and were checking it out, sure enough they never called to say anything so we had to wait, yet again.

    It was a total of 71 hours from the time I dropped my car off to when I got the keys back. No rental car was offered and the shop couldn't even bother to call and provide updates before closing. They didn't seem bothered by the fact that I have now had to take off work two days in a row, which were obviously completely unscheduled. We still had a very large bill for the brakes and rotors, which you would think that after they caused me to sacrifice worked hours, that they would have comped it. I now have to try to find another mechanic to lift my vehicle to make sure that everything is in order.

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    Reviewed July 24, 2019

    My car was under care of Monro Muffler in Collegeville, Pennsylvania 2 weeks ago awaiting for arrival of a small part. Heavy rain and flooding happened and my car was flooded, damaged, and totaled. After repeated calls to their corporate office by the shop manager and me, finally they told me that their insurance does not cover the damage. What kind of companies don't have insurance to protect their customers while their cars are on their property and under their care? Their corporate officers are the worst to respond and talk to customers. Stay away from this company, they don't deserve your business.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2019

    YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. NEVER GO HERE. Kevin who is the store manager is a snake who will lie to your face and he will lie under oath. Monroe Mufflers aka Mr Tire's greed for money outweigh their respect for others people's properties. Not unless you want the hassle of having your car staying at their shop longer than expected, don't go here. Kevin will also lie about that under oath by saying that you wanted your vehicle to be there while you scrabble up funds to pay for it. Then when you get you car back it the car emblem broken and smells of gas. Kevin the store manager blamed the damaged on his mechanic who he claims has a bad back and did not inform him of the damage to my vehicle but at the same time they believe these mechanic opinion on work that they claim I need done to people cars.

    They damage my car and got away with it. Now I'm stuck with a $1000 credit card bill and I still have to come out of my pocket to fix the issue they created and put electric tape on. Now I'm finding out they can put a lien on my house if I don't pay. All I can do now is hope this post helps the next person. They did their job with me and my car. Hopefully nobody else get this treatment. As Americans we need to root out these crooked companies who bring down our morals and values and to bring back good companies who do good work. It just seems the bad companies are on every corner and no matter how hard we work for our money these crooks can deceive us and then make us pay extra just to get back to normal. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. "Make America Great Again." I guess this is the start of it.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2019

    Had front and rear struts installed May 15th 2019.. Paid close to $1500. Brought my car in the next day to Walmart. Brought to my attention by the mechanic installing my back tires my struts were in bad shape. A piece of the coil had broken off in addition to being blow-torched and welded on to fit my vechicle. That is illegal!! The mechanic said "You were lucky that not only did you not get into an accident but could have been liable for another driver."

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    Reviewed May 26, 2019

    This was my 2nd visit to this Monro Muffler location. I needed front brakes "AGAIN" not from Monro, however! The "other guys" really put inferior product on my vehicle. It's been a few weeks since my brake replacement by Monro and I am well pleased so far. I was sold when the manager told me they only use one product which is superior to the "other guys". I would recommend Monro muffler and brakes first before you waste your Time and Money anywhere else.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2019

    The manager was courteous in scheduling my appointment for an oil change and to rotate tires, checking one with a slow leak. He noted that the brake pads were close and the tech could replace them quickly. They did!

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    Reviewed May 24, 2019

    Very easy to get an appointment and no pressure to sell you something. I found it pleasantly simple to get my oil changed. I got the conventional basic oil and a wonderful price. Basic customer service and everything was done in a timely manner. If you want express and out the door you pay more. I waited a few minutes and it was done.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2019

    As always, Stephen and his crew did a great job. A replacement part was ordered and quickly obtained to replace faulty engine sensor light on 14 yr old vehicle, allowing auto to pass e-check and enabling me to get tag for license plate. Stephen's crew is always courteous and helpful.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    Did what they said they would do. I must assume they checked all the things they advertise. It was not noted on the invoice but was shown a bad cabin filter so I assume they checked all things that might need attention.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    I have an older van - one that I hope will last me through my transition into retirement. The van is a rust bucket for most but to me it is a essential tool for my work. Being so close to retirement, I simply am not interested in buying another van. So this is where Aaron and Benito come in, they service the van with new muffler, exhaust and brakes. The most important thing is as mechanics they don't shame me with " you know this is a really old and not worth it van". True the market value for this van has long been gone but for someone reaching retirement the value is far beyond one of market placement. I hope this particular Monro shop on Livingston Avenue in Columbus, keeps Aaron as this trust is why I continue to bring my vehicle there. I also refer my friends.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    I have been a customer at the Clarion Monro for many years. I have always had great service. I could go somewhere closer to my home but choose to go here because of the experienced mechanics who are always professional. Great place with great people!!

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    I was in and on the road in less than 90 minutes. Great team of mechanics that knew what they were doing, including the Manager. I can't be any more specific than what I stated. They were awesome. I would recommend Monro Muffler to all my friends and family.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    Staff was very informative, clear and straightforward about repairing and replacing my brakes and brake lines. Very grateful for the guys at the new Milford Monro! The brakes were metal on metal and everything was good as new afterwards.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    This location is the best. I go there because they are honest, #1. They do great work at a good price. The last time I was in they indicated at my next oil change I probably should change my front brakes. I said, "Well why don’t we do the backs ones too." They said, "No, you still have plenty of paid on them." That’s why I go here. You can trust them to do the “right thing”. They're the best.... Keep up the great work guys!!!!

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    My wheel was making a noise and they found out it was just a problem with the plate and he fixed it quickly and didn't charge me much money. I love these guys... They have worked on every car I have ever had.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    This is my second appointment getting my oil changed and car looked at, top to bottom, with Ray at the front end. It feels like I've known him longer. Adrian always shows his face and says hello as do the other workers in the bays. I'm sorry I can't remember their names since some of them have probably been there a year or two, I only seem to get there a handful of times a year. This time my hubcap needed to be put back on because it fell off and one of my windshield wipers needed to be changed. I decide to walk to the store while they worked on the car. Ray phones me and says that everything looks great, I'm going to need tires soon but not urgent. I thank him and pick up my car. Hubcap securely on and wiper changed. Great, reliable place. One less worry with these terrific people. Thank you.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    Despite the kind & patient customer service I'd received, the cost was quite steep for an oil change. Whereas I might've paid more for synthetic elsewhere, I surely would've received the tire rotation @ the usual Monro Muffler in Greece, regardless of that of what the reason was, to not adjust the tires because the front tires are newer than the rear. I'm not sure as to what that would've done for the mileage. I might've paid less, jus' because I've been to such location on several occasions.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2019

    I had gone to Monro to get new pads and rotate in my SUV. I had dropped it off in the morning, wanting pickup in the afternoon. When I called to see if it was almost ready, I was told 15 minutes. I get there, he tells me they are having issues with a bolt, which I think no problem can’t take long. Had my fiancé drop me off, I ended up sitting there for almost 2 hours! Why would you tell me 15 minutes on the phone if you hadn’t even gotten the bolt off of side 1 yet? It wasn’t the fact of how long it took, it was the fact that I was told an extremely inaccurate time frame of completion, when all they had to say on the phone was that they were having issues with a bolt and they would call me back or I could call back to check.

    It was very poor customer service in this sense. Then, I’m told I’m all set to leave, get in my car, and now I had a light on. Someone had just taken it for a test drive, and was just going to leave the light on without saying anything. I will not being going back to that Monro as I have in the past, I will be going to a different one I have so far had good service at.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2019

    Charged for a tire rotation I did not receive and informed I could not get a refund. Have had to return the past few times I've had an oil change to have maintenance light turned off. Manager was rude and did not even apologize for any inconvenience. When I said I won't be back, she said 'ok' turned around and went back into the garage.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2019

    Although I made my appointment for next Saturday, Daniel serviced my car. He was finished in about a half hour. He was very accommodating and he educated me on the TPMS. He wasn't trying to get more money out of me. I am very pleased with the service that wasn't suppose to have happened for another week. Thanks Daniel.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2019

    My experience at this particular location (Allegheny River Blvd.) was excellent. The customer service was great, their timing was wonderful and I was out of there ahead of schedule. I will be returning!

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    Reviewed May 13, 2019

    After my oil change, I asked what was wrong with my tire, they looked at me like, "What?" I said, "I told you to make sure you check out the back tire when you check my tires. I had one tire that I told you guys goes low." (When I was leaving no one looked at it, then someone came out, took my plug and said you would put air in it.) No air and my tire was low and kept the plug (called and you said you would put air in tire and give me a plug) (haven’t had time to go back yet), you said there is a nail it and you could plug it for $30 but can’t guarantee the plug and I asked if my tire would blow and you said no, I would just need to put air in it. Then come to find out my 2 tires look like below, I don’t know nothing about tires. That’s why I went to you all for all my oil changes.

    I could have gotten my tires blow with my grandchildren in the car. I am so upset and I need answers and compensation for at least 2 tires only because of what could have happened. I had to get 3 tires replaced. My son noticed them. 2 and half weeks ago I was there and had to get 3 tires replaced. This could have caused damage to my grandchildren that are in my car daily. Unacceptable. I wrote to store, main office of Monro, no response from anyone. I will no longer go to this store or any other store. I have been going there for too many years and this is the last straw when it comes to any harm of my family. This is very upsetting!

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    Reviewed May 12, 2019

    Recently bought a set of Yokohama Ascend tires and was pleased with the experience. It took a few days for the tires to be procured but I wasn't in any particular hurry. Service was fast and thorough and my new tires are awesome. I'm very happy with my experience with Monroe thus far and I'm glad I took time to read the reviews, and also glad to add to the good reviews.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2019

    Josh and his staff are honest and helpful. Being a lady, I know I trust them and be treated with respect and integrity. I would recommend them to all my family and friends. The New Philadelphia, OH store is the best.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2019

    I had a coupon found online for $15.99 oil change. I read the fine print and checked a few websites to make sure that my car took the kind of oil that would be included with the coupon. When I arrived, the technician told me that the coupon would not be usable because my car “needed a better kind of oil”. So I asked what kind, and he acted like he was looking it up on the computer. When he cited the type of oil, I corrected him and told him that was incorrect and that I had done research, and told him exactly what type was needed. He then said he was going to check again, type something in, and said oh yes I was correct. He then tried to cover by saying it was the four-cylinder car that needed the type of oil he had been talking about. It was obviously a complete lie. And a bad acting job.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2019

    I specifically asked for the economy ($59.00 Walker muffler) and economy ($39.00 tailpipe). What I got was a top end muffler and tail pipe and a $389.00 bill. I personally checked at my local auto parts store located 3 miles away and the economy parts were in stock. I would never recommend Monro Muffler to anyone.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2019

    Manager talked me into a tire balance when I had no issues going in, I just needed and oil change. Rotated the tires twice both times I had a horrible vibration. He wouldn’t give me a refund, instead put on a show and gave me money out of his wallet. Had to take it to another shop to fix what they broke. Never again.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2019

    I have great service at Monroe and they are always very nice and honest with the customer. I always have my vehicle serviced here and I recommend them to any one that is looking for a mechanical work done for their vehicle.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2019

    Didn't have an appt.. Needed the oil change asap as I was going on a road trip the next day.. They got me right in and was fast.. Great service. Reason I always bring my cars there... The guys in N. Syr are great.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2019

    I had to schedule an alignment for my car based on uneven tire wear that Monro found out my oil changed. Very easy to schedule online, I received a confirmation email shortly after I booked my appointment online.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2019

    It's a busy shop so I make an appointment online and they are ready to go. Great tires and guaranteed brakes. They find you the best price and they do really good work. I switched from Valvoline because Monro doesn't charge to rotate your tires when you do an oil change, so they get all my oil, tire and brake business now. Brakes are good for as long as you own your car - labor only when they need replacing.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2019

    My car ran fine when I went, they said I needed $3400 worth of repairs, I had them put on brake pads only, leaving my car shook the whole way home. I feel they did something to it. I do not recommend going there.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2019

    Kevin and Philip were true professionals. Kevin was off when I brought my car in but Philip and him were on the same page and Philip was great. I was so impressed how he ran the station when I came in. He was very busy yet took time to take care of me like I was the only customer there. Philip acted like a manager in Kevin's absence. Great team. I will be going nowhere else with my car. Thanks again Kevin and Philip for your hard work.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2019

    My wife and I have been customers of this shop for many years. We tried the shop out the first time because of its convenient location and hours. We have always experienced consistent personable, affordable, timely and accurate service. We have never been disappointed with or questioned the service or regretted our decisions to have work done on our cars. On this visit I got an oil change. I also purchased a new set of 4 tires, had them mounted, balanced and wheels aligned. I had done some research on tires so I sort of had an idea of what I was looking. The manager talked through the benefits and drawbacks of various tire models which helped me decide and have confidence in the decision. I was impressed with his knowledge. Everything was done well, within a reasonable amount of time and for a reasonable price. We will continue using this store for any and all services until they give us a reason to stop.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2019

    Went to get my check engine light checked, ended up being two bad sensors. They said they’d change them, and when I got back they said they found that it was just a broken plug and saved me $100, but I drove 10 minutes off the lot and it came back on, problem not solved.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2019

    I go for a oil change and when finished I'm told I need new rotors and brakes even though I did it 6 months ago! Never ever going back! I had heard of similar complaints in the past but gave them the benefit of the doubt. I don't understand how shops like these are not investigated more on their blatant lies and overpriced work.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2019

    I live in Columbus, Ohio, I been getting my car serviced at the same Monro for over two years. I go in for a oil change with a coupon the company offered me. I was told that I could not use the coupon with the sale, they always have a sale so what is the use of printing coupons if you can't use them. I was charged almost double for the same service I've been getting for years. I called customer service and was told that I could not use the coupon. I have learned my lesson. Will not go back and will not recommended them anyone I know.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2019

    We took our 2005 Jeep Liberty in for an oil change. The technician did not tighten the oil filter properly and all of the oil drained out and the engine was destroyed. It cost us 3K to get a used engine and the labor involved to replace engine and an oil pump. We called the corporate office of Monro and they totally blew us off. We will NEVER go to another Monro shop. Also when we would bring our car in for an oil change they always had a list of repairs to be done. We took the car to our regular mechanic and he said the work did not need to be done or it was way out of line cost wise from what Monro quoted us.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2019

    Thieves, bottom line. 1st the quote was $900 plus. Then after return phone call and he would take off a couple parts, a caliper perhaps, $600 Plus, along with the much needed air filter he stated very clearly "it goes on top of your engine, and yours is way dirty". Really?!! 3 blocks up the Road, I had just had Valvoline change the oil and the air filter on my Very Beloved Truck. Should I ask Valvoline how dirty is the filter I just watched them replace! Not to mention, the damage they did to my truck after they didn't get to sell me a new front end.

    It looks like they may have turned into the bay and hit the side view mirror (Casing is cracked with grease hand prints like they looked at it), and scraped something, black marks along the passenger door almost like grease but will not wipe off. Ironically, I had just picked truck up from Northside Collision in Liverpool. The passenger side door, emblem, front fender, 3 bumpers, headlight and grill had all just been replaced from an accident. I also had them install running bars. I looked over the truck very carefully with the manager from Northside. Sparkled! He was proud of their work! I admired the wonderful job they had done as well. So I know.. for sure... there was not a mark, not a crack, clean without defect when dropped off on Saturday 02/16.

    After the quote, the sir filter etc.. I asked for a ride over to get my truck. When I showed up, my truck was still on the lift, all tires off. I let Manager at Desk, BJ, know I could not afford that work. He left office out to bay area, must have told them to put truck back together. While I waited for truck to come off left, I was concerned but figured, just wanted to get out of there. No other customers at the time. My truck was lowered and pulled out front. The drivers side faced me in the office. As I waited to get my "free Brake Inspection Paperwork", a customer did come in to pay an pick up his vehicle. He too did not have any service done other than inspection, he did pay for his New Air Filter... oh funny! NOT. Shame Shame - Karma!!

    Anyway, I took my paperwork and hopped in my truck, drove 1 mile home, backed in my driveway. When I walked near passenger side of truck, I just looked in disbelief. I feel completely violated. I have photos to post but do not see a place here for that. I have posted a complaint on Monro Facebook Page with review, was noted to call the Customer Service Person who never answers, just leave a voicemail.

    This Saturday Afternoon, Free Brake Inspection has cost me: Best guess, about is $500 in damage, my Tow Package Side View is $350 alone. I have to take back to Northside get estimate for repair. Also, my dignity, my trust. How dare they! I worked 22 years in old Steel Mill, work hard to keep a nice vehicle and they tried to rip me off! I am embarrassed and almost afraid that these people have my address, 1 mile away. I moved my inside home camera to now face my driveway! How sad is that!

    Question also, why with free brake inspection because I heard a noise in my brake, did they even touch my hood.. the Air Filter? Obviously at the point of phone call, They didn't know mine was new. LOL Maybe they would look after? No idea. Now, I have to go back to Valvoline, explain, ask they check to see the filter they just installed is even in there. The New one that is!! Save yourself the Nightmare!!! Stay away from Monro on Oswego Rd in Clay NY 13090. I had done business there before, they did my back brakes and other things prior. However, the Gentleman who was there then, is no longer! Sadly, BEWARE.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2019

    Went to Monro Muffler in Mt Pleasant Pa to have tire sensors put on. To make it short, the sensors still didn't work, went back several times and tried getting my money back. I called the corporate several times and they said it was refunded in my account. It was never put in my account, they kept saying they would email me the info that it was sent but never did. I asked them to go over it with my bank and they said no. Worst co. ever, employees were horrible. Never again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2019

    I needed an O2 sensor on my catalytic converter. They found all the parts needed or anticipated and did the install without having to get a new catalytic converter. It was done in 1 afternoon and saved me 1400 dollars. They do great work in Troy Oh. They do more mechanical work than just brakes and mufflers.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2019

    Overall it was a good experience. I was a walk in first thing in the morning I asked them if they could look at my vehicle because it was hesitating and the check engine light was flashing. They hooked it up to the monitor and couldn’t find anything wrong with it. They continued to look for a problem still came up with nothing. Now my car is running fine.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2019

    Monro Muffler in Shamokin Dam - After taking my vehicle back twice for brake issues after they installed new ones and claimed they didn't do nothing wrong. They were able to fix it but then the hubcaps fall off. They promised repeatedly to replace them and as of yesterday they told me that they weren't. Terrible management at this place. The hubcaps have been a look for a full year before they touch them.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2019

    Monroe, Fairlawn, Ohio, offers oil change coupon in an attempt to sell unneeded auto repairs. Tried to sell a set of tires, and I told would think about their offer. They didn't change the oil as the same filter I installed was still on the car and they overfilled the oil in a criminal act. Oil was dirty. No clean oil. An attempted to ruin the engine, cocky Manager tried to press me to buy the tires. Never will do business again with this company.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2018

    My husband was in this place the week before and told me to bring our daughter's car there the following week, as I pulled up one of the big doors to the shop area opened and they were backing out a car, I looked over and could clearly see a girl in there smoking!!! I don't want my vehicles around smoke. I went home and called my husband who told me that she works there and when he was in there the week before that it smelled of smoke and he thought it was just another customer but that at the end he had seen that same girl smoking out front where there is a gas station just feet away. I'm so annoyed, not even sure this is legal but don't want my cars smelling of smoke.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2018

    I'm giving 2 stars because the mechanics there really know what they are doing. They are exceptional but the manager named John has to learn how to talk to people. I got my oil change from them but when I got home my car won't start. I called them and the manager picked up and I told him the problem. He instantly started swearing and yelling at me saying it is not their fault. I tried to reassure him that I am not blaming anyone but he kept cursing and yelling at me. I still kept my calm and tried to apologize but he told me to have my lawyers call his lawyer and said, "Good luck because this is a multi-million dollar company".

    Mind you that all I'm trying to do is get my car fixed. After saying that without listening to anything he hung up on me. I tried calling back and he picked up, I said I'll pay for everything just take a look and see what's wrong. He hung up again without saying anything. I recommend going to another place because if they accidentally mess up while working on your car, get ready to be yelled at and feel threatened for your physical safety.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2018

    I book my reservation online and the guy said we are running one hour late" and made an excuse that you didn’t fill all the details in form. Then the other guy said, "You can come in one hour between 3:30 to 4:00 pm" and I went again at 4:00 pm. The manager said that, "You had to come at 3:30, now we can’t take you." I left that place with feeling that the manager of this place had made this location miserable experience. Very disappointed with the miscommitment and wanted to convey the same thing to corporate office but didn’t get hold of them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2018

    I had been a loyal customer for 6 years at Monro in PA until my appointment for a state inspection was cancelled and rescheduled 3x. I called and emailed the corporate office to discuss my experience and inquire how events like this could be avoided in the future. I sent 9 emails and 5 voice messages to Mackenzie at Monro Customer Service. After my 10th call, I finally spoke to her and asked why none of my calls/ emails were returned. Mackenzie at Monro Customer Service said she did return my call and ‘got a busy signal’ (on a cell phone) and did not try to follow-up again afterwards because ‘she didn’t’. Mackenzie demonstrated disgusting, incompetent, and dishonest behavior. I will end my patronage of Monro solely due to this ludicrous lack of Customer Service.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018

    My brakes failed on my pick-up and I brought it to Monro. The mechanic/technician worked on it for 3 1/2 hours after closing so that I could get it back. I have never had such a dedicated service effort. I am truly appreciative. In addition, the gentleman was highly experienced and knowledgeable. I feel like my brakes are quite safe now.

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2018

    I took my Dodge Stratus to the Monro on transit in Depew. They were fantastic. They took the time to get my light working properly. They also checked my car for any other issues. I am completely satisfied with the service I get at this location.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2018

    Went to Monro due to a loud grinding noise coming from left front. My guess was a wheel bearing. I had recently had my entire front brakes done at the same location a few weeks prior and wanted to make sure it wasn't due to that. I was correct in my guess and in fact it was a wheel bearing. The work was completed and the bill was $580.00. I was a bit shocked at the cost and decided once I returned home I would research the typical cost for repair. NOT ONE website stated it would be over 400.00. I then proceeded to look up the part cost (I used the part number THEY provided on the bill). The cost at the local Autozone was $169.00, Monro felt the need to charge me... $383.00 for it.

    While I understand there is an upcharge that shops apply to parts but this was out of control in my opinion. I NEVER typically complain but I had to return to make sure this wasn't an oversight. (I also found that a set of these bearing cost $350.00) I told the manager that I was there to check the bill. He immediately tried to school me like I'm an idiot on how you cant go by the internet pricing. He said I could go to a parts store and buy the parts significantly cheaper than he could. He stated parts stores upcharge them and that's why it cost so much.

    I was a bit offended as to how he spoke to me about all this, as I tried to explain to him that I researched the upcharge issues but Monro then adds its own upcharge. I then went on to discuss the hourly labor charge. I work in an operating room daily... I DONT MAKE what Monro charges for labor. I'm just shocked at just how much they get away with. The manager just shrugged me off and said the price is what it is. So in closing...be prepared to have your wallet fleeced. I will never go back. The one star is because I had to give it something... this site should have negative star system.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2018

    My son goes to UB in Buffalo. The starter failed on his 2005 Pont. G-6. He had it towed to Monro. The quote for a new battery (because I was told the connection threads on the battery were stripped. (Was fine last I knew). They had tried to tighten the connection (the service writer stated) and told me it wouldn't. Did the mechanic strip it?) Who knows I'm a hundred miles away from my son. The quote for the Battery was $129.00 (Not bad) and $34.95 to install it! Really! 2- Screws! The quote for the starter was $379 and 1.6 hrs to install it!

    On a lift anyone who has ever changed a starter knows it doesn't take almost 2hrs. I can do this in my driveway in 25 minutes. So over $500 for a starter! I priced a new one (and the BEST one Auto zone has, and it was $166). They charged A 2 1/2 time mark-up. $500 DOLLARS IS JUST RIDICULOUS! I questioned the service writer Mark about the pricing and was told these are "suggested retail prices". We all know now how that works. Price Gougers at best!

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2018

    They were able to accommodate me right away. They were fast with their diagnosis, as well. They were able to give me a discount as well, and shuttled me to and back from work. They are very thorough and friendly.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2018

    I went to Monro for oil change. They told me my car needed synthetic with only 20000 miles which my mechanic said it did not after I already purchased it. I also went to Monro for front brakes and rotors. They told me with the flush it would be 642 dollars. WTH. I went to my mechanic. They said does not need flush and got the brakes and rotors done for 341. Monro is a RIP OFF. Do not use them. I have had issues with them for a while. Never going again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2018

    On 9/28, I took my car in for a 2nd opinion. The mechanic stated it is likely that the caliper damage was a result of no lubrication added when the brake pads were changed. He said that the other calipers are in good condition... New question, if this was normal wear and/or neglect, wouldn't the other 3 would be in the same condition. He confirmed what I have found in my research as well as what the Monroe manager stated in March (although he now denies). The age of the car and mileage does not support this repair need. Calipers typically do not require replacement until well over 100,000 miles and even then that is if the brake system is not routinely maintenanced- which is clearly not the case with this car. I have called the Customer Service line as requested with no answer or returned call as of yet... I will update this review with their resolution.

    I recently had my brake pads replaced and my oil changed in 3 separate visits over the last 6 months, all which included a vehicle inspection. Today, my brake began squeaking, I brought my vehicle in immediately. They informed me that my caliper has seized and that my new brake pad has worn down to nothing, just metal. The repair was quoted at over $300 even though I had purchased lifetime warranty on my pads... This seems strange to me as at my first visit in March, I specifically asked if the calipers were functional or required any service.

    The Manager said they were in fine working order and typically do not require anything when the brake pads are serviced routinely. Not to mention, the car has been inspected 2 additonal times (1 time just 2 weeks ago) at this location and nothing was mentioned regarding the caliper or the very worn brake pad? My car is 5 years old, has about 75,000 miles and has had a VERY strict maintenance schedule.

    My research has found that calipers are normally good for a couple of hundred thousand miles if the brake system is care for - just as the manager said to me in March but now denies ever saying. I also discovered a couple of sources that say that the piston can be easily torn during a brake pad replacement. I have a couple of questions that I feel would be great for everyone considering this store... Are they really inspecting your car or just blowing through the work so they can turn as many $18 oil changes as possible? Should we feel safe to drive a car they "say" passed their inspection? Did they tear the piston purposely to cause this additional repair so they can make-up the loss on these other cheap basic services?

    Do you trust your car with a group of professionals who have no warranty on their work and even less concern for your safety? I contacted Customer Service with hopes to find a resolution and was greeted by the same condescending behavior I had experienced in the store. It is clear that this is their company culture and I would now expect nothing more at any location nationally. I was told I can pay for another inspection as a second opinion and if they find evidence that this damage was at fault to Monroe, he would see if they would reimburse the expense but it was not a guarantee even if at fault...

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2018

    Friendly and quick! Was greeted in a timely manner and had a few questions about different oils that Bob helped me with. I am leasing my car and thinking of keeping it so he said it would be wise to get the synthetic oil, wasn't pushy on my choice.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2018

    I tried to schedule my car to receive service to pass an inspection at a location in upstate NY. Once I got there, one of the employees scolded, yes scolded me, for saying I need an "inspection", when I meant to say "service". I can understand being a little short with customers sometimes (not that it's ok) but to yell at the source of your paycheck? When they're just inquiring into their services? It was so ridiculous it was comical. They also couldn't seem to keep their appointment schedule in order, as I had to make an appointment twice. After the second time, I decided that I don't want people who can't keep a simple appointment calendar working on a complex machine involving my overall safety, like my car. I can't say all Monro locations are like this, but I will never bother to find out.

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018

    I am beyond upset with Monro Muffler concerning how I was treated at the location in Albany, New York (store # 3010594). On July 26, 2018 I researched many places in the area to upgrade my exhaust and after reading the website about your warranty I knew Monroe was the place to go. When I called and spoke to the Manager Logan **, he quoted me $100.00 for the labor and parts. I was beyond happy with the reviews and quote so I decided to go with Monro Muffler and I made an appt for that day. I spoke to him about everything and he made me feel confident on my decision. I had my car go in for the service and when completed HOURS (3) later they told me my total was 324.00.

    I was shocked and asked why and they stated that it was because there were two exhausts and regardless I now had to pay. However, knowing that it was completed I ended up paying for the labor and parts leaving the location beyond frustrated. Now, nearly two months later, I noticed there is a rattling in my exhaust and it is continuously leaking. I called to make an appt (8/29/2018) and when I got there and spoke to the manager again, **. He told me he would NOT only NOT refund me my money BUT he would charge me for labor of taking the exhaust back to the original stock. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. The website clearly states I would be refunded if not happy with service or the parts AND if they were not working.

    Clearly, my exhaust is rattling and leaking and they do not do their job correctly! You have to understand my frustration as I am losing 324.00 dollars to a non-working part on my new vehicle, Dodge Charger SRT. As a customer of Monro, as well as my entire family, I would like you to go by your word. This is false advertisement! Frustrated with the lack of commitment I then wrote to the corporate office in hopes they would help the situation. A week in passing I had no response. On 9/4 my girlfriend, Brooke, then contacted corp customer service Theresa ** and explained the situation and even emailed her a copy of the receipt. She stated she would research everything and get back to me soon.

    I got a return call from her on 9/6 asking for permission to have another location contact me to look at the work that was done. I agreed and within minutes Joe (Assistant Manager) of store #35 asked me to come in. I agreed to be there in minutes. When arriving a tech put my car on a lift and not only did Joe, but two techs and a welder looked and agreed that it was poorly done and after hearing the car at run they also agreed to the rattling noise. Joe then had me make an appt to get it fixed. He told us to contact Theresa to ask about a refund and the next steps. On 9/7 Brooke sent her a follow up email as well as 9/10. Theresa has yet to respond. I had my appt on 9/12 and met with the store manager Jim. Now this manager would not fix the issue but wanted to charge me as well.

    Again, frustrated, I left the store. Brooke then contacted corporate and left a message then called Jim. Not only did he explain he won't help me out but at one point she was laughed at over the phone. Purely disrespectful to a woman! After a long conversation Jim agreed he would fix the exhaust on 9/14 at 7:30 am. When I arrived he stated that he would only clean up the welding but it won't fix the issue I "claim" to think I have. After two months of running around I've decided to pass my situation onto you in hopes of a refund. Still no return calls/email from corporate.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2018

    I went in to have a NY State vehicle inspection, the car only has 22k miles, they told me that the rear brake pads had to be replaced because they were falling apart and delaminating, at a cost of $430.00. I declined, ordered the parts online, and when I took the brakes apart to replace the pads I realized that the brakes were perfect, had not even reached their half life, nowhere did they show signs of delamination or of falling apart, I replaced them anyway and took the old brake pads back to Monroe Muffler.

    After my car passed the reinspection I brought in the old pads and asked the manager if he could point out where they were "falling apart" and /or "de-laminating". He could not point out a single thing wrong with the old brake pads. Talk about a scam, had I not known anything about cars, I would have gotten stuck paying $430.00 dollars for nothing.

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2018

    I need to have my brakes and rotors changed on my car. I say need as I never actually completed my service at Monro. I called, and I asked how much it'd cost for them to replace 4 pads and rotors. Yes, 4. As in 2 in the front, two in the back. 4 wheels, 2 axles. That's important. They told me $400 for everything, including labor, so here I am super thrilled and I drive 12 miles down to the location. This is outstanding, I'm thinking to myself. I get there, I confirm the $400 price tag, and confirm that's for all 4, and I hand over my keys. However, he won't give me that number in writing, which should have been a red flag.

    So here I am, walking around town looking for ways to pass the time when I get a phone call. He's telling me that all 4 need done. I'm confused, as anyone would be. After all, we'd agreed 3 times that we were talking about 4 from the beginning. He now tries telling me he needs another $400 for the service because he only quoted me the front... um... What? So I ask how this is the case, and he's now claiming that was $400 per axle, although I had told him earlier that my budget for the entire vehicle was $400 and we could work within that.

    Now he's starting to try pushing credit lines on me, expecting me to just put myself into debt over this car. I ask if I can call him back in a few minutes, because I'm sitting in the middle of a restaurant in shock now at the price jump. I call him back and say that I simply can't do that, and I didn't want the service continued. Turns out they already had all 4 wheels off and the brakes/rotors removed. So now here I am, driving around on a car where now brake pads and rotors are grinding differently and are at risk of actually breaking because I was lied to up front. Thanks for the quality service!

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2018

    Muffler pipe replacement - First quote was $700. I did not approve that. There was no written estimate. I told them I couldn't pay $700. They said they already ordered the part and had the broken pipe off. Then said they'd only charge $500. So they were going to rip off $200. It was a $350 job. Anyone who goes to this place is looking to be overcharged. I call them MoronMuffler for treating customers like this. Can you imagine a world of honest car sales and repair?

    Updated on 08/23/2018: Local estimates for exhaust pipe repair did not exceed $300. Even other Monro shops quoted $300. One Monro wanted $139.99. Saratoga Monro wanted $700 for the same work.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    Tom and Tim at Monro on Quaker are the best. They got me in within a few minutes of my call about a tire leak. We have used this shop for years for all types of repairs on our cars. Always professional.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2018

    Monro in Malone NY: Had tires changed on my 2012 truck and also asked for alignment I left short a lug nut due to mechanic rounding nut. I had to get one on way home at auto parts store 1/4 mile from Monro. They never offered to go get one and had to bring truck back due to steering wheel not being aligned properly and is still off. Lol.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2018

    I went to the 1971 Boston Road location in Wilbraham, MA on Friday, March 23rd and had one of the worst experiences in my life at this shop. Jose the manager, was great. Timothy was horrible horrible horrible! I don't think he knew what he was doing because it took him 8 hours to fix one wheel bearing. And the fix was just to order a part. Timothy did not communicate with me at all and only did so after having to get his attention several times. His "explanation" as to why the repair was taking long was because there was a part which refused to come off. Yet around 6pm the idea occurred to him to cut the part and order a new one. And get me out of the shop before they closed at 7pm. It shouldn't have taken 8 hours to figure this "solution" out. Very unprofessional and maybe had he not been taking oil changes in the middle of "trying to get the part loose", my entire day could've been salvaged. VERY disappointed. Will not recommend ever.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2018

    I scheduled an oil change for 11:30. At 12:03 I was still sitting in the waiting area. No communication was given as to what the delay was. Finally the car was taken in and during that time the attendant was talking and laughing with someone, not sure if it was a customer or not, but she went into the stall area and behind the desk in the waiting area. He was also back and forth answering the phone. It is now 12:38 and I still sit here. This was just an oil change, no tire rotation. Last time I come here. Very poor customer service. Finally out of there by 12:58. It’s NOT a good day at Monro.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2018

    Oil change tire rotation vehicle inspection - Friendly, courteous and informative. I called and they fit me right in, making meeting schedule effortlessly. Never once trying to push me into more service than actually needed. It's hard to find honest service station. Thank you for everything.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2018

    I pay for my 18 yr old grandson's vehicle issues, bought him 2 new winter tires at Monro Muffler, with balancing, etc that they must do. Bill came to over $400 - just had a new muffler & pipes put on (Kyle has a Van). Bill came to $436.00 - They do good service Kyle told me, but are Very expensive!!! Unfortunately Kyle (grandson) has all receipts, so I cannot post any info up here - accurate dates, order numbers, etc. I know the approximate months which are recent - and today is Feb 24 2018.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2017

    I’d been using Monro for years but mainly for oil changes. I had my older daughter take her car for a set of tires and was pleased with the service. Several weeks ago I take my youngest daughters car to be checked because it’s leaking antifreeze and running hot. The car was kept for several days because, I was told they could not find a leak. Finally I get a call with the quoted cost for repairs totaling $672.59. I was told it needed a thermostat and new radiator. Once the car was finished I pick it up and end up paying a total of $730.19. (I’m sick to my stomach at this point considering the amount of money I’ve spent).

    A week goes by and I notice some spots in my driveway which lets me know her vehicle is leaking. So I take it back to Monro and tell them it’s still leaking. When I head back to pick it up, I’m told that it was just something that wasn't tightened properly and that it should be good now. A week goes by then the car starts to overheat again. I have the coolant checked and yes it’s leaking still. So I take it back to Monro a third time and I’m told that they can’t find anything wrong with it. Wtf!!! After I’ve been charged all this $$$$. I will never utilize Monro again nor will they receive any recommendations from me. Your sign in your store clearly states, “we promise to Fix your car right, the first time”. Straight BS!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2017

    The Monro muffler and break on Cochran road would not even look at my vehicle. His exact words, “Come in the garage, see everything I have to do.” I said, “I understand, could you look at it and tell me what you think.” He gave me attitude and said he was too busy. Would never do business with this store and neither should anyone else!

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2017

    Monro Muffler Gates NY - Had state inspection in May 2017, passed. Then a large raccoon hit my right front tire rim, bumper. Caused damage to my wiper fluid tank that it doesn't hold any wiper juice. Went to a different mechanic. Found that my car should not have passed NYS inspection at all. None of my tires matches. When I bought the car, all tires were matching and now they are not. Definitely am not the 1st person to complain about it.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2017

    Caused extensive damage totaling $1003.00 to my vehicle. On 7/24/17 Monro damaged my brake line while trying to change a tire. Suffered complete brake failure immediately while leaving Monro parking lot. Monro is responsible for all damage. Would have rated -0 stars!!!

    Updated 09/19/2017: Most horrible customer service staff! I have made numerous attempts to resolve this issue through emails, calls and demand letters, which were all conveniently ignored. They are still completely incapable of providing me with an intelligent, logical and reasonable excuse as to why they are not liable for the $1103.00 broken bake line that occurred at their shop. At this point, they refuse to speak with me and beg me to sue them. MONRO IS A BAD BUSINESS!!!

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    Reviewed July 30, 2017

    Had my exhaust system replaced a few two years ago at the Dedham Massachusetts location. Catalytic converter started to fail. Went back and they replaced oxygen sensors. The engine light came back on later. I decided to try the Norwood location. They claimed the ECU needed to be reprogrammed. Upon reading the Technical Service Bulletin I was given was given only applies to cars with manual transmissions. I have an automatic.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2017

    My car was at the shop for wheel bearing noise and power steering noise and stiffness repair. After consulting the issue with the shop and based on their guidance I purchased a brand new power steering pump that appeared to be the cause of issue. After I picked up the car I noticed the steering system symptoms, noise and stiffness, are not any better and the system has not been repaired properly. I took the car back to the shop, and they stated that power steering rack is in fact broken. Since I doubted if the power steering pump was actually replaced, or if it was done, the replacement was done properly or not, I asked the shop for the old power steering pump; however, the shop failed to give me the old power steering pump.

    I took the car to another reliable shop for expert opinion. They stated that the rack is totally fine and it is the responsibility of the previous shop to ensure the new power steering pump is installed properly (if it was actually replaced at all). They also stated there are many missing bolts and nuts from the previous repair, including power steering reservoir and AC compressor. I contacted Monro Muffler Brake & Service, but unfortunately they haven't responded to my correspondences. The shop did not fix my car and delivered a defective service; I expect them to have my car repaired as soon as possible as they fully charged me for this, and I would appreciate your help with this regard.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2017

    I've placed reviews on several sites, but I am terribly dissatisfied with Monro. I am not a person to drag a company down, and understand we all have to make a living. However, Monro doesn't care about how much money you have or how much you need your car. I don't trust them. I ended up with more issues than what I came in with. I went in for a scheduled oil change and recommendations for what is needed for my state inspection. I was told I'd need about $1100 worth of repairs. My car was purchased newly used a year ago. There's no way I need ALL of those repairs. Previous to this I was told I may need brakes in a few months. This time I needed, two new back tires, 4 rotors and front brake pads.

    I can understand they have to make profit off of customers, but honestly $105 for brake pads only is VERY steep. I can purchase the brake pads for $25. And the rotors were about $175. I can purchase those for about $45. There's local shops I'd rather be giving my business to anyways. The mechanic working on my car was very rude. I could hear him yelling in the shop using profanity and when my car was finished he didn't acknowledge my gratitude. I'm just highly upset with the customer service provided by Monro. On the home front they act very professional, but internally I feel like they are trained to push sales for incentives. People's vehicles are necessary for going back and forth to work. Don't take your car to them if you want it to keep running!

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    Reviewed June 6, 2017

    I got a 2005 Jeep Liberty from a man that worked for Monro Muffler/Brake. It was supposed to have been inspected 2 weeks before I got it on the internet. Turns out it was inspected by the employee. There was no way it would pass. A field rep from the PA State Police came out and checked the jeep and took the sticker because he said it didn't pass inspection. The mileage on the jeep is 118,739 at present and the mileage on the supposedly new inspection sticker says 125,000 miles even. Monro got a flatbed and took the jeep to their Warren PA shop and re inspected it. Now they have a big list of all kinds of things they say it needs to pass inspection that it didn't need a few weeks ago. They are trying to claim their employee did all of the damage AFTER he supposedly inspected the jeep.

    I don't think it's right that I had a sticker pulled and now have to pay for all kind of things that won't pass inspection. How can that be right that you count on the inspection stickers to let you know it is safe. They shouldn't let their people inspect their own vehicles when they can just slap a sticker on it to cheat the buyer. This was not all done 2 weeks after he did his self inspection. The PA State Police took my sticker so now I have no vehicle to drive because of Monro letting them get away with this theft. Thank you.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2017

    I have been dealing with Monro since 1990. They have "ALWAYS" provided me with expert car care. I have been going to the shop in Waterbury Ct. 1040 Wolcott St. I can't say enough good things about ** (Manager) and his crew. I realize there are some shops out there that are not so honest but this one is not one of them.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2017

    I went into the dealership, was greeted by the manager, told him I had ordered 2 new tires from an online website and would like for his shop to install them. He quoted me a price of $22 per tire, I agreed, and asked for a $19.99 oil change as well. I went back 2 days later when tires arrived, they mounted and balanced the tires as agreed, did my oil change, and then proposed that I do a 4 wheel alignment. I told him I had one done about 2 years ago, didn't think I needed one, but asked for a price, he said $89.99.

    I thought that was a bit much, being as I already spent exactly what I wanted for the day, so I asked the manager flat out, "Okay, if you can do the 4 wheel alignment for $50 bucks right now, then I'll do it, if not, I have things to do." The manager agreed, said they'd do it for 50, and they did a fine job. So, total cost of everything, $50 for 2 tires installation, $19.99, plus fees for oil change, $26 (ish), plus 50 for an alignment, was around $98.00.

    I thought this was very fair, the car drives much better than it did, and the shop did a fine quality of work. I have read some real nightmare reviews, and just be an educated consumer, know your car, what you want to spend, and don't be afraid to walk away if you don't like what you hear. I'll have to say, "Nice job Monro, you took care of my car, and my wallet in a fair, professional manner."

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    Reviewed May 18, 2017

    On 05/16/17, I had an appointment with Monro Muffler/Brake located at 1105 Columbus Pike, Shop 340, Delaware, Ohio. I was the only customer in the waiting room, but I still had to wait for nearly an hour for a change of oil and filter. Then the manager told me he could not service my car and that I have to go back to the people who had last changed my car's oil and filter because they had "severely damaged the drain pan plug." The next day I went to Performance-Delaware, whose employees quickly changed my car's oil and filter, but denied there was anything wrong with the drain pan plug. This is the third time I am experiencing trouble with Monro Muffler/Brake. Have I been denied service now because I complained to store management the first two times? Very, very shady!

    Updated on 6/17//17 - I wrote a complaint about Monro Muffler/Brake (located at 1105 Columbus Pike, Shop 340, Delaware, Ohio) whose manager had refused to change my car's oil and filter on May 16, 2017, sending me instead back to the auto dealership (Delaware Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep Performance) that had performed the previous oil and filter change. My complaint was printed in ConsumerAffairs on June 6, 2017. The company has so far not responded to it. Last week I called Monro about changing my car's transmission fluid.

    For several days I phoned about half a dozen times and left my name, telephone number and information about my car with the man answering their phone who told me each time that he can't tell me what the price of a transmission fluid change is until he could check with their store computer. But no one ever called me back. Finally, I got hold of the manager (I think this was the very same person who picked up the phone before) who informed me that it would cost $500 to change my car's transmission fluid. I was shocked to hear his price because in the meantime I had phoned every other auto repair shop in Delaware City and was told that changing my car's transmission fluid would cost less than $200... Can someone please tell me: what on earth is going on at the local Monro Muffler/Brake?!

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    Reviewed May 12, 2017

    My battery saver mode light came on in my Dodge Journey and usually means a bad alternator which would of been covered under warranty. They said it was a battery not covered, 369.00. One day later light came on again and they found it to be the alternator. I don't believe for a minute that there was anything wrong with the battery because when it goes into battery saver mode it's running strictly on battery power. Well if the battery is bad then how could it still run but eventually it wouldn't start because the alternator wasn't charging it. So I believe they took me for 369.00, plus 100.00 for a deductible the next day to replace the alternator. They think we are stupid and shouldn't be trusted.

    Also to add Aeverex warranty company is also one to stay away from. Not sure after the fact how I can prove whether the battery was really bad or not. It just don't add up. Plus the warranty company are the ones that sent me to Monroe so I think that they should cover the battery replacement but they are refusing to do so.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2017

    Took my jeep in cause of a noise. They told me that it needed a pulley so I said ok. Well it still made noise so they said steering pump. "That should do it," they said so I said ok. When I called they said it wasn't the steering pump so they put old one back on so they only charging for the pulley. Ok that's 130 dollars. Send my wife to get the jeep cause I was at work. They tell her it's 373. They put an alternator on. My wife try calling but couldn't answer so she paid the money. No one said anything about an alternator till she got down there so we didn't give consent for that so why do it. So when I get home I look and it's not a new alternator. They just said it was to get more money. I try call down there they put me on hold and never come back to phone.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2017

    I will never return to this shop or recommend anyone to have auto repairs done at the Glenolden Pa location. The technician said I need a heater hose assembly. It took a week to get the part and they had my car for 2 days. When I received my car back it smelled like antifreeze. The following morning while on my way to work the car ran hot on me. The car filled with smoke on the inside which has never occurred before. I had to have it towed back to the shop. I went to pick it up the next day and was told the brackets holding the heater assembly were defective. Well my car still smelled of antifreeze. I was thinking because the car filled with smoke that was the reason more so for the strong odor.

    I have coolers in the floor to store beverages in my Dodge Journey. I went to lift up the hatch of the cooler and there was antifreeze in both coolers. More than a gallon in each. I went back to the shop and showed it to the manager. He said there was a gap in the heater hose so all the fluid leaked under the carpet and into the coolers. They wanted to keep my car and take the seats out and clean all the fluid under the carpet. I didn't trust them to do that. I called corporate to file a complaint and asked to speak to a district manager. I never received a callback. Instead I was told I dropped my car off like that. No I did not. My car didn't smell like antifreeze when I dropped it off and Monro created more problems.

    I lost a day of wages and paid to have my car towed back to their shop. My car needs to be detailed inside because of fluid. If they let my car run for a hour to make sure it wasn't running hot why didn't they notice the strong odor of fluid before returning my car back to me. I trusted these guys because I always let them do my oil changes. I am not a satisfied customer. To not receive a call back from corporate to rectify my complaint is dissatisfying. Shame on you Monro.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2017

    First off I want to state Ive been a mechanic on my own 30+ years. Bikes, cars, trucks. Recently while driving my drive shaft universal joints failed. (Age mileage) I didn't have the time myself to fix it so I stopped at Monro. They have lift tools. Be, quick and, easy. I already called for part prices at advance auto. 2 universals $19.96. Met with store manager. Explained my u joints were bad and needed replacement. He asked me how I knew this. I said, "I checked them." He said, "This could be expensive. Maybe $200." I said, "Just change the bad one. I'll do the other later myself to save time and money." I had to leave my truck. "Would take all day." He said.

    I called 3 hours later to be told that my front tire was in bad shape and needed all new tires @ 500 then I was told that all the u joints needed replacement and I was looking at $300. I would need to wait till Monday to even work on it. I took truck back to my friend's garage. Jacked truck up. 10 minutes drive shafts out. Replaced both u joints not 1 in 20 minutes but drive shaft back in truck 5 minutes on ground. $19.96 parts, 35 minutes labor. This guy wanted to hit me for $300 big job. (Stay away) Always get second or third opinion.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2017

    I made an appointment for 4 o'clock. They said, “That's too late to do any work.” I said, “OK 3 then?” “OK we'll see you then.” I showed up at 3. Waited nearly 10 minutes for someone to come to the desk. I'm handicapped so waiting around is tough. By 4:35 my car still hadn't moved, I can't be overlooked with being the only person waiting and had a cane. I took my keys back and went to Meineke down the street without an appointment. I was seen immediately and treated kindly and respectfully. Monro of New London is one of the worst companies I've dealt with. Absolutely no concern for doing a mediocre job much less a good one. Every person in that place is mentally checked out. STAY AWAY! Get some new management. This "business" needs to be out of business.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017

    Wanted to warn people of the negligent and incompetent mechanics at Monro. Had power steering problems and refused to go back to Monro even though the power steering rack was under warranty. I found that out when I called to see when it had been done which was in 2015. It was a slow loss of steering and it was not until I actually had it fixed somewhere else did I find out it could have been deadly. I confronted Monro and tech was antagonistic and rude. I brought a detailed bill from where I had the car fixed and the tech was supposed to fax to district office and then in turn to corporate. This was yesterday Feb 21.

    Have not heard yet but I also have their phone number. Mechanic never really fully attached the rack and slowly I lost appropriate ability to steer. It was leaking so badly I also needed a new pump. Plus they put the wrong fluid in the system. I am stressed and angry. To be treated so cruelly is so unprofessional. Knocking the company that fixed my car. Tech said, "And by the way we are under new management and the techs from back then are no longer here." How stupid to say that. I will call corporate if they don't call me. I want from them what it cost me to fix somewhere else. Hopefully I don't have to sue to get it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2017

    I took my car to Monro Muffler Brake at the Clark summit shop for gas smell problem. The car was taken in and I was told that they would diagnose the problem and let me know. A day pass by no one from the shop calls, I had to call to get the status. They reply, "We couldn't get to the car." Next day no call. I had to drive to the shop to check, same answer could not get to the car. The car sits there for 3 days and no one had time to look, if they had so much work or mechanic shortage they should have told me to bring the car back after few days.

    Finally, on the 4th day I get a call from the garage. They told me that they did not find anything and suspect it's the gas tank and they will have to drop the back of the car to get to the tank and the labor for that is $350. I told them to proceed, later I get a call from the shop saying that there is indeed a leak in the tank and it would need to be replaced and they told me the price of the tank is $700, and the total after taxes and labor would be around $1200 (700 + 350 + tax) (at this point they only tell me it's the gas tank and no other repairs), I asked them to wait for further instruction. They knew the customer is now a hostage and they could ask for any amount as a ransom!!!

    I checked the local stores and Honda dealers for the gas tank prices, the prices I found was way less than they were asking for. 2 local Honda dealers told me the price was $505. Advanced Auto Parts had it for $199 Amazon the same price $199. I called them and asked them why they are charging me $700 almost 4 times more than the local store. The manager told me that the best he could do was $500 and this was when he heard that Honda dealer price was $505 for the tank.

    I contacted the corporate office and complained about the rip-off. The girl (KIM) at corporate office told me that she will check on what is going on and did tell me that they have a price match policy. So I shopped around and went to Pep Boys and they told me the price of the tank is $270 + labor, Firestone quoted me around $350 + labor. Because of the price match guarantee I asked them to replace the tank, on the phone the manager (Dave) tells me to come and pick a copy of invoice.

    On the invoice they had reduced the price of the tank to $404 but added another repair charge for changing the left strut that was for $250. When I argued that "This was never told when you called with the estimate of $1200" the excuse that Dave gave me was that he was off that day and he texted the price to one of the mechanics or Assistant Manager who later called me with the estimate. I asked, "aren't these things saved on the computer," and couldn't he have gone to the computer to check the quote instead of "you texting the price, for this" he again gave another inappropriate excuse/lie. I told him not to fix/replace the strut and he said he has to do it. He won't be able to get the car out without that.

    So basically they had already decided that they were going to charge me $1200 for the repair no matter what, even if they have to show some unnecessary/unwanted problems in the car. When I went to pick the car and asked for price match I got $30 back as price match. I paid $1004 when I got the car back.

    Corporate office is as much involved in ripping the customers as the garage, instead of reprimanding the garage for cheating the customers they are advocating them to continue with these unethical practices. I talked to KIM and her supervisor McKenzie. Both of them said that I owe them $190 as I only paid $1004 for the repairs and I got 2 things done for a lower price than I was actually quoted, really!!! Well tell me McKenzie, If I owed you $190 then why the heck did you refund me another $31.72??? You are in business because of the customers.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2016

    I had my oil changed at Monro in Albany NY. I drove the car to Buffalo NY and Rochester NY. Drove car with my daughter and granddaughter. I thought I smelled gas. Five days later my husband met us in Rochester. Upon recognizing the odor, he looked under the hood. Cap was left off when mechanic changed oil. Took the car to a Monro in Penfield. The mechanic there was helpful. He cleaned up the oil spills on engine and floor of car and added more oil. He stressed how harmful it would have been if we had driven the car any further. (Much more so if I had tried to drive back to Albany!)

    I called Mr Gross and Mr VanHeel at headquarters but they refused to admit that I had a reason to be concerned. The most they could offer was a free oil change. They did not recognize the stress it caused when I thought of being in an accident with my granddaughter or having an accident on the Thruway. I will never go to Monro again and will tell my account to everyone I know.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2016

    It takes some time to do all these services. Going into it, I knew that I needed two new tires, alignment (badly), and an oil change. When they removed my tires the manager Nathan came out and explained that I had 2mm left on my brake pads. At first I was concerned believing what he was saying. He told me that the additional service would be $432.00. Trying to make me feel bad I kindly declined that service. Dumb enough, he left my car inspection report on the counter. I looked it over and took a picture of it. The mechanic clearly checked off that my brakes were completely fine.

    After a couple of hours they finished my car. I drove off and my steering wheel was at a slight angle when I was driving straight down the road. I decided to return to Monro to ask why it was like that. The manager, Nathan, was upset that I returned. He asked what I wanted. I explained that my steering was off and he told me, "well you'd better sit down. It might take forever to fix." They took my car in and in fact fixed it. Consumer Affairs, Better Business Bureau, and the ASE Certified programs should investigate these shops.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2016

    Very disgusted with the managers at Monro brake and muffler. Gary and John both need to be fired. I had appointment there and took them 3 hours to do oil change and tire rotation. Gary was very disrespectful to me. Told me I could go elsewhere and John was very disrespectful. Told me to leave also. Had my friends return in there for exhaust and the managers were swearing at me and other customers. I would not recommend anyone to their location!! Way overpriced and very slow and dishonest.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2016

    Brought the truck in for an oil change and tire rotation back in mid-September. The oil change itself took almost 2 hours. I caught the so-called mechanics as they were about to pull the rear drums on the truck (which I hadn't asked for and which–with Ford’s overlapping brake drum width–usually results in star adjuster issues). The tires were rotated and I was good to go... or so I thought. With a winter storm on our doorstep here in Buffalo NY, I rolled out the jack with the intent on changing out to the studded snows... I have two almost new HD lug wrenches. Neither could get the lugs to budge.

    Tried a cheater bar and the one wrench bent right at the socket. Just got a call from the garage I took the truck to when it became apparent an air wrench was needed. Two of the studs need to be replaced (the lugs were wrenched on so tightly they pulled threads) as well as 3 of the lugs which were rounded by excessive pressure on the wrench. I often drive past this Monroe franchise and rarely see any customers vehicles on their lifts. Guess I have my answer as to why.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2016

    When my son wanted to purchase ONE NEW TIRE for his recently bought used car, it was discovered that he did not have the special "key" for the lug nuts. The sales person bullied my son and said he needed to buy ALL NEW LUG NUTS and a key that they would happily install for him at $110 hour. He yelled at my son and bullied him, instead of telling him he could just go get an after market key that matched his present lug nuts. When I stepped in, the bully salesperson did my son a "favor" and only charged him half the cost of labor. DO NOT EVER GO TO THIS PLACE.

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2016

    I purchased a complete Borla Cat Back exhaust system for my vehicle for a steal off of Amazon and Monro wouldn't install it because they have a "no customer parts" policy. This is ridiculous. Not even a liability waiver in the work order to sign (there usually is)? I don't ever recall going to a shop and being told "we won't put your brake pads on because you didn't buy them from us". What kind of scam is that? Oh wait, you want to make money off of the parts too? With this you're eating your own tail guys. Better wake up to it or your precious stock will be where it was 5 yrs ago. It's already headed that way and likely because customers want quality all around which includes honesty. $19.99 oil changes ring a bell?

    I was going to do this exhaust install myself, but considering I didn't want to fight with 13 year old flange studs on my back in my driveway (though I could have. Done it before!), weather is getting colder (though I could have earlier today if I didn't have a Monro appointment scheduled at 1 pm and it didn't rain at 3), and I have the money to hire labor. So, I decided to pay some well equipped shop in the area to do the work. Well, Monro "muffler" is an exhaust shop so they should be well equipped I thought. Nope, wouldn't do it, wouldn't even look at the job to determine if they could do it, and didn't care if the local dealer does it. Great business model. That really made me feel like I should go there for other services that you try to sell like brakes, oil, and suspension components.

    I called a local GM dealer/service center who said they'd be glad to install the system and added Borla is approved by all auto manufactures (if it's an assigned system model which this is with all paper work and components). They have also done these installs in the past and on some new vehicles as a custom option. The only problem was they didn't have an opening available for two weeks. So, I ended up calling a local tire/service shop that I have dealt with over the years (Goodyear, Denison Drive Corning NY). I asked them if they could hang the system for me and they said they have open bays today and to bring it in so they could take a look at it first. When I brought it in I showed them the kit (that I spent time looking up and purchasing, told them where my areas of concern with the vehicle install were, and let them get under the vehicle to make their own assessment before starting the work.

    All throughout the entire experience there was a mutual understanding that I was only looking to hire their labor and that this was a custom job. As the owner, I assumed full responsibility that if anything else broke during the install (under reasonable and related conditions) that I was liable. I even told them that I didn't care if in the end I had pulled out of there with two muffler systems in the trunk. I'll figure it out and labor was on me. This was all I was asking for!! Why is this so hard? This shop had a couple of mechanics free, saw the opportunity to throw some work at them and make a few bucks, a mechanically proficient customer that was only looking to hire the tools, lift, and labor, and the ability to identify a mutual understanding that this was not work that they normally do, can guarantee, or will be able to complete in the end. This isn't hard stuff to understand.

    If I have an exhaust and you're an exhaust shop then you are equipped to do exhaust work. Goodyear even told me that there would be some things they couldn't do if necessary like welding. That was fine. It's a bolt on kit (plus I weld and can make brackets). The biggest point here is that the same things that could go wrong installing one of Monro's exhaust systems (junk steel by the way, will rust out in less than two years in the rust belt) could go wrong with this installation and the customer would still be liable for anything that goes wrong which is something (and backed up by the reviews here) they have no problem charging for. What kind of business model is this to deny one of work because they're not buying your parts? Monro, you have got this confused. You're a service center not a parts shop.

    There are two parts stores across the street from your Corning location. You don't have to guarantee customer parts. The only thing you have to do on your end is to make sure the parts are compatible before starting work and this is something the customer would be more than willing to assist with as they're the one who bought them. The way I see it is that there was an open bay today set aside for my vehicle. That mechanic or two got an extended break on your dime and on behalf of your greedy policy. You guys lost money on a very easy job that a competitor swooped in on when they saw it was easy peasy. Your store wasn't able to do this because of handed down corporate policy likely from the bean counters or attorney's cubicles.

    Instead of this crap, why don't you go in the opposite direction with your resources and put the word out on the street that your well equipped muffler shops will not only do Monro exhaust, but aftermarket installs and Monro custom fabrications too? You already have the equipment and the idiots to write the policy. This would also give your service technicians an excuse to be happy to go to work everyday as opposed to installing 3-5 piece Lego sets. Anyways, there's more. Come to find out, the mechanic assigned to work on my vehicle has a similar vehicle (was in the parking lot as we were talking) and was more than happy to work on mine. Not only was it a break from the day to day routine (call it a gift from management), but it was also a customer relationship building opportunity. Thanks to you Monro, I found my new mechanic at a competitor's shop.

    I gave Monro an extra star because I realize that a lot of these reviews are from people that don't understand how cars work and/or are aware of the fact that related components can and likely will break. Especially with older vehicles. It seems they are under fire here by many of these individuals. My issue with Monro as someone with a mechanical background and plenty of experience working on vehicles is that the work they do doesn't carry any pride or feeling of consequence. They're just handed down orders and it's everyday business. Every customer is the same. From today's experience it was apparent that the Monro shop is handed down orders that conflict with community relationship building.

    The manager and staff at the Goodyear shop I interacted with were enabled to make an autonomous decision on their own and were not worried with identifying a customer that is going to try and screw them if something gets ** or what corporate had to say on the matter. All that aside and it's not proper to bring extras up at the end, but I'll never forget being ripped off by Monro (Cheektowaga NY. Walden and Harlem) 18-20 yrs ago (look it up). I had a muffler leak and they removed an entire stainless system from the car I had and replaced it with a crap steel system that had rusted in less than 2 yrs (that's where that came from). Being young and unknowledgeable I didn't know what had happened until my stepfather from whom I bought the car and had the system installed for me prior to purchase had explained everything to me.

    In the end, you guys might have made it this far, but honesty and customer relations will be the end of you. I should have stayed away like my intuition told me instead of just wasting my time going back today. Had it made it into the stable you likely would have tried to cross sell or find something broken to sell me anyways. Long term profits lay in honesty and community relations not selling the most components. Though there may be delay, people catch on.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2016

    Shop was always great. However over the last years seen steady decline. Got wife car towed there in May - Terry told us needs a $3000 engine. It takes them until June 17th to finish almost a month they have car. We show up to pick it up and see the engine is very old looking and the entire air system is fabricated out of duct tape. I immediately break out camera and start taking pictures. And he tells me the engine is great and they just couldn't find a hose anywhere but that it will work until they find one.

    Needless to say not very amused already but we leave and within one day the check engine light turns on and the car shakes violently over 30mph. So we tow it back with our own AAA. Terry has the car for another week calls me and says ok it's broken 2 axles but I've covered them under warranty. We go to pull out of parking lot and AC won't turn on so we bring it back. He says, "Geez, your AC keeps blowing fuses and has nothing to do with your motor though so if you want that fixed I can't help you. I say what the hell it worked up until now so he says, "Tell you what - you go buy the compressor yourself from napa probably only $50. You won't need to get charged extra" and I'll put it in for free. My alarms in my head should have been going off but we've been with this company so long and they've always been great.

    So he puts in the compressor and it starts on fire and we have a large burn on passenger floor. Now at this point when I pick up the car it's like a bad dream. He tells me it must have been a faulty motor but don't worry he bought us another one for free so now all set and he tells me he's so sorry. He's never seen anything like this.

    On top of all this I'm in the midst of going through severe health problems and I'm more worried about what my wife and 3 kids going to do without me then about this stupid car. We take it home AGAIN and within 3 days the car starts shaking violently again this time breaking down on highway with my wife and kids in car. So we AAA car again and I tell him look fix the car the right way or I'm calling Monro enough of me caring about if he's going to get in trouble or not because this is affecting my whole family and he doesn't seem to mind.

    He has the car for 2 more weeks supposedly replacing 2 more axles. I get a phone call 3 days after the car is there with Terry asking me if I knew anything about who took apart our dashboard. I say, "What? No of course not." He says, "Geez I hope no one's broken into your car." I said to him, "Well maybe it was one of your guys from when you started the AC on fire last time or something?" So he fixes that too and tells me car is done. Now we have it back on the 3rd time of us driving it starts shaking like crazy again and now I've had enough. Any loyalty I felt toward them had gone out the window so I call corporate customer service.

    I tell the lady Brittany the story and of course she's just silent stunned. Also by this point we had realized that we may need to take some kind of action on this so I had started recording all dealing with them. This is immediately followed by a call from some regional manager who is yelling at me calling me my wife's maiden name and refusing to even listen to what his company had put us through over the last two months. I think Terry told him oh none of that happened and he believed him.

    Well finally I tell him, "Look. That's not even my name and I never asked for you guys to do this. Your manager called me to get a new motor." So he tows my car to a different Monro. Which at that one they've been great but it's not their problem to fix and they've said many times, "We never would have replaced a motor that's way too big of a job for a Monro." So they replace the axles again I guess and now 3 weeks later car starts shaking again.

    Once again call up corporate and this time I tell them, "Look - I want my car fixed and I want my money back. You've started the car on fire, you made my air hose out of duct tape, supposedly you've changed the axle 6 times according to Terry and you've had my car the entire summer and you charged me $3000 for it." And they actually said to me, "Sorry - we don't have proof of any of that because every time I brought the car back to Terry he didn't give us another paper." He just said, "Oh no. It's all set. It's warrantied."

    Well now I know why he did that so make sure you get a paper every time you step in that place. Then they tell me, "Your AC started on fire because you bought it from NAPA instead of us buying it." So now I'm going to go to every one that will listen and do every other thing I can to make sure this never happens to another customer. So please avoid Rocky Hill like the plague. They have couple good employees but not worth risk. And they can't even own up to their mistakes because they literally taking the stance now that none of this ever happened. Well I am going to make sure rather it's through consumer protection, court, news, word of mouth that people know this happened.

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016

    All I wanted is new tires and they took my car out and intentionally put it in race mode and crashed it, then lied about it and tried to cover up the damage.

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    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2016

    I went to Monro Auto in North Randall Ohio just for a tune up. After leaving the lot I notice my car was not running right. After taking it to three different auto repair shops to include the Toyota Dealership, it was found out that Monro had put in the wrong spark plugs. It is a shame after going to court on this, I now have to file an appeal because I didn't have the mechanics with me. I will find out it would make a difference when I go to court with the mechanics. A $234.00 tune ended up costing me over $500.00. The Monro on 117th Street is o.k. I strongly suggest you do not go to the Monro in North Randall Ohio. I believe it is on Warrensville Road.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2016

    I went to Monro for an oil change only. My tires were taken off and rotated. After what seemed like longer than normal oil change I was on my way. After pulling out of their lot my car was wobbling and I turned back into the shop. The service guy got in to put on lift and the tire fell off!! He forgot to put lug nuts back on. Would of been nice if it happened on highway. Could of at least got a free oil change. All we got was "So sorry." Will never go back there again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2016

    Went in for a conventional oil change at Monroe on rt 57 in Liverpool for a special price of 14.99 on my new Altima. Charged me 64.79 for a full synthetic change, was going out of town the next day so I agreed. They said this is what the vehicle called for and would void the warranty if I did not. Called dealer when I arrived home, they said conventional 5w 30 oil is fine, this is what they used in the first change. Beware of this outfit, they will take for a ride. Do your research first on what you need done. Simple oil change cost me 50.00 more. So now I'm wondering if they even put the correct oil in this vehicle???

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2016

    I've gone to a few different Monro's and I've had nothing but great experiences. One time I made an appointment to get a headlight replaced and they didn't have it the next day. I was not charged a dime. I also got my car inspected and they told me I could use new filters and showed me them. I didn't have the money and didn't do it, but at least they didn't act like other places and pretend like it was dire.

    This is as opposed to another place. Let's call them STS Tire. I once took my car there for an oil change and the guy tells me I need a new transmission. His reasoning: "you have a lot of miles on the car." Now, my normal mechanic told me there was an issue with it, but I could see how far I went. The car went another two years and 30K miles before I traded it in with the same transmission.

    Monro is very fair. They give you discounts without coupons and will do anything to help. One time I was in there and a guy was telling the manager about the new tires he ordered somewhere and the manager offered to see if he could get him a better price. He wasn't able to, but he did whatever he could to help. I can't stress this enough - ignore these negative reviews.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2016

    Took a perfectly good running vehicle in for a simple inspection to Amherst Monro, two days later, had a bill for $3100.00 and a car that didn't run. Never received an estimate for the work they performed, which is supposed to be their policy. After being without a car for two weeks, and many trips back and forth so they could fix the work they performed, we had the car back. I received an estimate from another local comparable dealership (VIP) and it was much cheaper for the same work, which again, according to their own policy, they will beat a competitors price by 5%, which should have resulted in a credit of $1136.13. Presented all the necessary paperwork to corporate, to which their response was, "take us to court". Very disappointing when a corporation won't even honor their own written policy and would rather put you through the court system.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016

    I went into the Monro location on Buffalo Rd in Erie, PA after setting up an appointment for my vehicle's annual state emissions and mechanical inspection. I usually go to the place I purchased my car from; Auto Express but their emissions machine was not working and I needed to get my inspection completed asap as it expired at the end of July. I had a pre-inspection done at the Auto Express location about a week prior to this which revealed only a few minor things needing repaired; bulbs replaced, tires rotated etc.

    Even though the cost for the completion of this inspection at the time was just a little under $100 I was short on cash until my next payday and planned to return when I had the money. Obviously that's when things took a turn for the worse and I ended up sitting in Monro's little waiting room. When I arrived I showed the manager on duty the pre-inspection list given to me by auto-express so they would have an idea of what to be looking for. I also agreed to get an oil change because of their "$19.99 + tire rotation" special.

    After 2 hours of waiting, the manager called me up to tell me that there were a number of other things wrong with my vehicle. Interestingly, as I was waiting, I heard him call another local store in the Monro chain and brag about how much money that location was making on its "mechanical services". I was told that my right passenger brake pad was cracked and that my driver's side caliper was completely frozen. It didn't sound too terrible until he showed me the cost of everything which totaled almost $500! I was gobsmacked and pointed out once again that it had already been through a pre-inspection and none of this was pointed out to me by the other dealership. His answer to that was that they probably did not remove the wheels to inspect the brakes properly.

    I found this highly unlikely and in fact when I called the Auto Express service center back they said that they had completed a full inspection and there was nothing wrong with any of the brake components. I certainly wasn't experiencing any issues with it. I was told by the service mechanic that Monro had a reputation for trying to "make your car brand new" when you don't need it. My car is a 2007 Ford Fusion and I definitely do not need anything other than the absolutely necessities to have the car operate. Not only was I disgusted at their attempt to charge me for these unnecessary repairs but when I looked at their quote, they wanted to charge me $59.99 to replace the front fog light bulb. Something I was quoted $8 for by the previous dealership.

    I told him just to stop where he was at and I would pay for the oil change. He tried to save face and lower some of the estimates but still wanted almost $400. I told him just to put it back together. They had completed the emissions inspection and oil change but failed me (and charged me $22 for the privilege) on the state mechanical inspection because I wouldn't agree to their repairs. They made it seem like the car was going to explode or fall apart if I didn't get the services they recommended. I was charged $77 for the two inspections (one failed) and the oil change and tire rotation. I had to remind him about the $19.99 deal as he was trying to charge me full price for it. This is something I've noticed they do with almost 100% of the reviews I've read on here so should you end up in there for their oil change special always check your bill and remind them!

    After this experience I googled Monro only to find this website full of experiences like mine and worse. They seem to repeatedly charge people for work that they don't actually need and if that's not bad enough they do very poor repairs. It's not uncommon to read about people paying $400 for a brake job there and a week later the whole brake system dangerously failing because they put a brake pad on upside down or didn't install or properly tighten the correct bolt. Shoddy snake oil sales tactics and awful quality makes this place a breeding ground for disaster and I am total flabbergasted that they are still in business.

    I went to this business because it was close to my house. Convenience and desperation because my inspection had expired. They feed on these things and honestly, if I hadn't already had that pre-inspection in my hand I probably would have swallowed what they were shoveling. Most people with older cars know that they're looking typically at spending at least a couple of hundred dollars when the yearly inspection comes up, especially if you live in a county where they require emissions test.

    I watched two people before me fall for this same act. One guy paid over $400 for everything that they recommended. One guy was quoted over $900 with a list of things ranging from a new battery to completely replacing the rear struts. Did they need all of this stuff? I feel safe in saying "HELL NO!" after my own experiences there, after hearing the store manager on the phone admitting to his own selfish agenda, after reading disparaging review after review with the same common theme throughout all.

    In the end with the help of my son I was able to replace all the required bulbs for just a measly $12 and took it back into Auto Express for the mechanical inspection only to be charge an amazing $6 for the price of the sticker. I had explained to them the whole situation so they didn't even bother charging me for the cost of the inspection as I'd already paid for it through Monro. Those are the good guys, looking to give you only what you need. That is an incredibly uncommon trait it seems now in these chain "quick oil change/brakes/muffler/basic" shops that have popped up all over the place. We live and we learn. At least that is the plan anyway. Please do whatever you can to steer as far clear from any of the Monro Muffler locations.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2016

    I went to Monro on Timberlake Rd in Lynchburg, VA a few weeks ago for an oil change and rotation and possibly change my front pads since Monro on Old Forest Rd said they need to be replaced soon and that my pads were going to be free because of the life guarantee. They called Old Forest for verification. I had to pay for labor. They pulled my van out of the bay. I went to pay my bill and the manager told me I had 50% left on my pads so he wasn't going to replace them. Okay. Then he comes back with, "You need a complete rear brake system because they are metal to metal". These are drum brakes.

    He continues to telling me his guy had pulled it out but he can put it back to replace them. The price was over the top!! I know how expensive Monro can be so I said, "No", mentioning that I never heard a metal to metal sound in the back of my van even pulling slow or stopping in my driveway and no braking problems since I turned the rotors a few weeks prior to coming to the shop. I left with no new brakes. My state inspection was coming up in a few weeks so I made sure they checked front and rear. Report card: the fronts needed to be replace as soon as I can and the rear brakes were fine, no metal to metal seen anywhere so no need to be worried about replacing them anytime soon.

    Monro would have sold me new brakes I didn't need? The Old Forest wanted to replace my rotors and I purchased them from Monro a few years ago. Rotors last a lot longer than this. I own a 2002 Chevy S10 and it has never had to rotors replaced and turned once. I held back and had another repair place near my home look at them and they were fine and turned them. I am quite frankly sick and tired of Monro telling me one thing and me finding out otherwise. I have been treated well by Old Forest Rd but can't say that for Timberlake Rd.

    The only problem I've had is the ongoing, "I need this" sales pitch. I went to a closer shop for a few years after the shop retired. It was like a death in the family when we couldn't see him any longer. He was very reasonable and trustworthy, replaced only what was needed. Now, I'm going to a shop nearby and the same service as the guy whom retired. These shops price their repairs a fair price and don't over sell. What's up with Monro? The above brake issues don't jive at all. The costs for the rear brake repair is going to cost about $400 for brakes I don't need. My repair shop would charge me $250-$300 for the same brake job and they're closer. I don't like their sense of urgency tactics and I don't like being lied to by a commercial business.

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    Reviewed July 24, 2016

    My brake lines rusted out. Dropped my car off on a Monday, picked it up Wednesday night. They were supposed to replace the brake lines from the middle of the car back. Car was good for two days. I was driving to the gym the third day and the brakes went out again. It was leaking at the left rear wheel. I guess they did not do the job right. Charged me $432.00. I will not take my car there again.

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    Reviewed July 22, 2016

    I recently purchased a set of four Kelly tires and also needed a new TPMS Sensor. The tires were a great deal and I am happy with them. The problem started with the TPMS Sensor, when installed they were unable to shut off the low tire pressure light on the dash. After several tries, the manager, Nathan **, thought it might be a faulty TMPS and ordered another one and they would put it in when they got it.

    I stopped by the next day and the manager looked at me like he didn't remember who I was. I brought him some articles I had looked up on the internet about programming the sensor. Well they knew how to do it and come back. We don't have time today. I came back the next day, once again greeted by his sour face. He had to install it himself since they seemed short staffed. After several tries with the new sensor, he said I had to take it to the dealer for them to get the warning light off. OK, I could accept that, but it was the disdain in his attitude.

    A couple of weeks have gone by and I noticed the valve cap for the new TMPS they installed was missing. I stopped by and once again got that look and attitude like he was smelling crap. He went and got me a cap and I asked if he could please quickly check the tire pressure. He said he didn't have time, he's too busy and come back. If you tell a customer nicely you're busy or you're unable to fix something, they the customer won't mind, but with his attitude and disdain he shouldn't be in that position. There are too many other people looking for a job and enjoy giving good customer service.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2016

    I took my car in to be repaired for my entire exhaust to be replaced at this Monro Muffler location in New Brighton, PA on a Friday. When picking up my car the next day which was Saturday, I handed the manager my debit to pay for the amount of $566.04. He slid my bank debit card (which I checked 5 min before leaving to pick up my car and had 745 and change in my actual bank account) and when he claims it didn't go through proceeds to slide my card again on a different credit card machine another 2 times and it shows it would only cover $175.11 of the $566.04... Well that was because it went through and took that amount and also took the 175.11 that was remaining in my account. He claimed he called my customer service number on the back of my bank card and that the extra charge would be back in my bank account.

    However, he did say since it was Saturday, they (again he was referring to my bank customer service) said it would definitely be there on Monday since Sunday wasn't a business day. Come Monday when I checked my account, still nothing. I called him and I had made a tire appointment to buy 4 tires and have them out on. Well obviously I cancelled because I was upset and didn't get my overcharged money returned to me. So I proceeded to call my customer service number for my bank on back of my card and come to find out the manager NEVER contacted my bank, and when I called to ask him why he said he had called his customer service help desk and they said it would be out back in my bank account Monday. I told him when listening to my transactions, the extra he charged was not saying it was going to be refunded, it was saying it would post same day as the actual payment of services amount would and on same day.

    Therefore it wasn't in process of being put back in my account. When I called the manager Chris back for the 3rd time on Monday, I told him he needed to fix this and give me my refund right away. He proceeded to tell me he didn't have to do anything and hung up on me. Needless to say I was appalled and very angry at this point. My customer service number on back of my banking card said they scheduled it to be returned Tuesday. Why should I have to wait for my $175.11 4 days to be returned for services I never received!!! And so I proceeded to call Monro's head corporation to complain and also to get my refund. Well they were just as much help as the manager of their New Brighton, PA shop manager because she guaranteed my money I was overcharged would be back in my account that day (Monday) and within a few hours.

    You can only guess how that ended up. It's now Tuesday and a check I deposited 3 hours at my bank after dealing with 2 hours of phone calls and at 5:30 am now Tuesday morning and my check went thru however the $175.11 he took from my account is still not in my account!! Horrible customer service from the manager of the shop all the way to their head corporation that supposedly fixes customer service issues. My next step is to contact an attorney to get my money back and see what else I can possibly do with them for basically stealing my money and refusing to return it. This was my first time actually trusting a shop and mechanic other than my father and it was a horrible experience!

    I wish I would have done more research on reviews but took a chance because the insurance adjustor got the quote for my damages from them and they were pretty close to my home so I took a chance and took it to them... I ended up paying $745.15 for services that should only had cost me $566.04! NEVER AGAIN!!! And I believe he was angry I cancelled purchasing 4 tires and an alignment totaling over $520 and that was the reason he hung up on me and must of decided he was going to keep the extra he charged me... But that won't be the case because I have a witness. My mother took me to pick my car up from the shop and she witnessed everything!! I can't believe this wouldn't be illegal – he basically stole the remaining money after he charged me for the services I did pay for and receive!!!

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    Reviewed June 30, 2016

    Monro Muffler, Manchester NH - Went for an oil change. Had two dogs with me. After about 35 minutes went in waiting area with them. One other customers was there as well as 2 employees. No problems until about 30 minutes later when store manager Brett ** informed me that dogs had to be outside. Inquired why after 30 minutes he asked me to remove dogs. At that point he became verbally harassing me and threatening. When I continued to ask why after 30 minutes of my dogs allowed in they were not now allowed in. He continued to swear and threaten. Contacted Monro corporate and they stated that I was in the wrong. Please be aware that Monro corporate allows their store managers to verbally abused and physically threaten their customers. The manager's name is Brett **.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2016

    I went in for an oil change on 6/17/16 and the tire rotation was included. As the mechanic was rotating the tires, he check my brakes and stated I needed new rear brakes. They were not at the squeak point yet but close to it. The charges to do the brakes also turned into charges to replace rotors, that do not have extensive wear. All of a sudden my brake change turned into a $400.00 bill! I chose not to have my brakes done due to the unnecessary charge for changing my rotors. During the replacing of my brake pads (later the same day somewhere else), I noticed my tire pressure light remained on. Since I have owned this vehicle the tire pressure light has never been on! Monro rotated the tires but did not fill my tires to the appropriate levels. Every one of my tires were low but especially the one in the rear was reading only 17 psi!

    Not only did they try to over charge for the brake service, they never put air in my tires. I could have had a blow out and an accident! I will never trust them again! It should have been my first clue when I went previously and I specifically stated that my county did not have emissions and he tried to charge me for it. It wasn't until the bill was being totaled that I looked at it and stated I told him that I did not have emissions in my county. Watch for the over billing/billing charges!

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    Reviewed June 19, 2016

    I went there, sat for new brake pads. Halfway home we stopped for gas and the pass side rear was smoking. We made it home because they closed five min after leaving. Called soon and they said “Bring it in and we will look at it.” They said “You might need a new caliper.” Called the place I bought the truck and he said “Bring it down and I'll look at it.” Well come to find out they put the pads on wrong, didn't tell me I needed new rotors and knocked off the pass side rear e-brake cable. Well now I need new rear axle seal rotor caliper and pads on both sides of rear and new front pads. Total cost to repair $1200 on top of 200 for the pads from Monro.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2016

    Was told needed tires and welding done for inspection. Took it and had welding done by who they suggested. Took it back to have tires and inspection done. And they tell me my brake line is leaking. Meanwhile they just put new brakes a month ago. Asst. manager was very rude. When I called the welder and asked him when he was doing my car, did he see any leak. Mind you there is nothing on my driveway. I called Monro back and told him, and told him the other Manager ** told me all I had to do for inspection was welding and tires. He told no he didn't care what he said. He was in charged today and it would cost me over $600.00 to have the work done. Will never deal with them again. Taking my car somewhere else.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2016

    On Thursday, May 5, 2016 I called the Vienna, WV store to inquire about getting an oil change and a State inspection. I was told that they had open space and to come on down. I got there around 2:30 - 3:00 in the afternoon and they took the car straight in. After about an hour the person in charge came back in and told me everything passed but I could use a tire balance and rotation. I told him to go ahead and approximately 30 minutes later I see them start to back the vehicle out of the bay. They got about half way out and stopped and pulled the car back into the bay. The gentleman came in and informed me that they have broken a lug off on the front left tire and needed to replace it.

    They ordered a lug from Advanced Auto, which arrived in about 15 minutes, and proceeded to take the old one out. I heard considerable banging and beating and saw much frustration on the mechanic's face as he tried unsuccessfully to remove the old lug. After a couple hours they managed to get the old lug out and began to put the new one in. After about 3 hours, which was an hour after closing, they put the tire back on and told me I was done. I paid my bill and went out to my car. In it was my registration card but not my insurance information. I went back in and they looked and couldn't find it so they said they must have accidentally thrown it away.

    I left frustrated but just glad the ordeal was over. As the weekend grew to a close I started a trip to the Atlanta area to visit my daughter and her family. As I traveled I heard noises coming from the front left tire but really didn't think anything about it. As I was driving around more and more in Atlanta the noise got worse. It got to the point that anytime I backed and went to brake I had a terrible grinding. I had my son in law pull the tire and we found that the brake caliper was missing the bottom bolt and then I hit the brake in reverse the caliper was lifting and grinding against the inside of the rim. I have attached pictures. I must say I was just going to let the entire frustrating situation go until this happened. I really doubt the ability of the mechanics in that shop and am telling all friends and family to avoid the place at all costs. It is apparent that when they get rushed they have no regard for the safety of their customers.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2016

    At first I thought it was just a bad shop in one location, but now after researching Monro Muffler and Brake it seems it is a system-wide scam they run. Ironically their website claims "HONORING WARRANTIES FOR 50 YEARS!" They sold us tires with a full 40,000 mile warranty. And we bought the road hazard warning. The tires have failed to pass inspection after less than 8000 miles. There are dangerous bulges in the sidewalls as well. When we returned to Monro shop 388 in Waterloo, NY they spouted a series of untruths. 1st: "Those tires were recalled." That was not true. We told them so with an easy google search 2nd: "They stopped making them." Not true. 3rd: "We stopped selling them." True, but that does NOT void the warranty. 4th: "Well that manager was not supposed to sell those tires and he got fired over that." Got fired over that? Or got fired over the fact that they did not note the mileage on the invoice which is required by NYS law?

    So they proceeded to try and sell us "upgraded tires" for the full price. They claim it was prorated. It was not. (Google is your friend.) We told them "why would we buy more of your lousy products (along with a warranty they were touting) when not 5 minutes before you were telling us how faulty your business practice was, so much that the manager was fired?" Calling customer service lead to nothing but sad foot dragging before they in effect said take it or leave it - buy new tires or go away. They were almost happy when I informed them that we will just sue them in small claims court. In the meantime it is in the public interest to warn of their shady business practice. They have no intentions of honoring ANY warranty. All these bad reviews online are not just disgruntled customers. It is a clear sign this company is a bad one. Very bad.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2016

    Brought Chevy Equinox in for $19.99 coupon oil change with free tire rotation and air pressure check. I mentioned tire rotation specifically as I had seen other reviews where rotation was omitted. As soon as I said that I was told there would be a $10 extra charge because my care required a "cartridge oil filter". I paid the extra $10 and they did rotate tires and check tire pressure but charging extra for a cartridge filter? I later checked other Monro, Mineke and Midas shops. None of them charged extra for my car's oil filter. Watch out when you deal with this company!

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    Reviewed May 18, 2016

    I called Monro Muffler on 05/11/2016 to have my brakes installed on my car. I spoke to Jamau ** who actually ended up doing the work on my 2004 Ford Mustang 3.9. I had front and rear calipers and front and rear brakepads installed. It took a total of 7 hours to complete. After leaving Monro Muffler I went to apply the brakes and the brake pedal went to the floor. It did stop the car but barley which really scared me. Because Monro Muffler were actually closing I called the next day to explain what had happened. I spoke to the store manager Mike I believe his name was. He seemed to be nice and told me to bring the car back and he would see to it that it was fixed right. I asked if I could bring the car down now and he said today would not be good because they were as he put it SWAMPED!

    The next day I called to let him know I would be bringing my car in and it just seemed like I was talking to a completely different person even though it was the same manager I spoke to the night before. He said "We'll try to get you in" so basically it could be quite a while before he got to look at my car. Because it was my brakes and I ended up taking my car to Firestone to have it checked out. When they came out to tell me all that was wrong I could not believe what I was hearing, I felt sick to my stomach. I was told the brakes were put on backwards, also there were no brake hardware kits on them as well. The emergency brake cable had been frayed and was told I was very lucky that I did not have an accident.

    I was just so upset that I had been charged by Monro Muffler $391.56 for 7 hours of what??? I did not want to go back to Monro Muffler because I just simply did not trust them and I had Firestone do the work for me and paid $212.40 to fix what Monro messed up. I'm asking for a complete refund of the $391.56 to be credited back to my Firestone credit card.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2016

    On 5/2/2015, I bring my car in for back shoes and a repair on my hub bearing. I made appointment a week before. That day, I only got my back shoes done because they were very disorganized and they did it at the car place next door. Was there 4 hours. I paid them for both services that day. Told me to come back Saturday. And during my time there, I witness the manager get smart and disrespectful with multiple customers and was cussing and getting in a woman's face. Located on Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, Ohio. Today is Saturday and me and my daughter been here for 3 hours and my car hasn't been touched. The manager just told that the person been working on my car doesn't work for the company. Whatever that means, they are very unprofessional and rude and I never received a receipt for none of the service.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    I went into the local Monroe Muffler place in Dunmore, PA. I wanted a simple oil change for my 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. A few minutes later the manager comes out with a long list of things that are wrong with my car. "You need upper and lower ball joints, a muffler, tailpipe, universal new muffler, tail pipes, and something called a control arm. Plus an alinement. To the tune of $ 1,499." I told him that less than 1 month ago I had the exhaust checked and a sleeve was the only thing needed. He said "Well come into the bay area and I'll show you." I refused because I have no idea what I would be looking at. I told him that I needed to wait on these repairs. The 19.99 oil change cost me 24$.

    I took the car to Cole Muffler along with the paperwork received from Monroe. The manager at Cole couldn't believe the prices that were being charged. One part was only 79.99 and Monroe was charging me 374.00!! I got all the work done plus, an inspection, brake lines flushed. My tire had a nail in it so they repaired that also. Oh and by the way, I needed a new air filter which was never addressed during the oil change. The total cost for everything done was $745.00. Was given the most courteous service at Cole Muffler and more. Much less than the Monroe Muffler was charging me.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    Managers have very poor customer service. Treat their employees like garbage. The way they talk to them... I'm appalled. I would never run a business like that and you Monro should be ashamed of yourself to even let people like that run your business. Very filthy. Their mouths are filthy. Asking employees' girlfriends for sexual favors which by law is sexual harassment. In front of customers I let alone. Not paying their employees the way they should be with commission having them work for days for free. Will they go in and edit their hours and not pay them for them? This place should be shut down or people should be fired it is giving Monro a bad name.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2016

    April 5th 2016 I bring my car cause the air condition belt was squealing. The technicians said I should change all 3, so I agreed. They put on the wrong belts. It only cost $365.00. The belt is squealing again.13 days here I am back again. They had my business for the past 18 yrs. I will never come back here again. I'm sitting here waiting. If I'm having problems after today the next call would be corporate. I would question their integrity where they acquire their technicians straight out of the pen.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2016

    Monro Muffler & Brakes service - North, 94 U.S. Route 9, Rhinebeck, N.Y. - BEWARE. I would never take my vehicle there again! NO STARS... Would not let me post unless I picked at least one star. I went in for an oil change and to have my brakes inspected. I was told my brakes were fine but my shocks and struts were bad. I agreed to have back shocks changed and was told it would only take an hour or a little more if needed. The Tech did NOT bother using any penetrating oil or heat to loosen the bolts but instead went full force with a torque wrench and snapped the bolts! The hour job turned into 6 1/2 hours and my entire day was screwed!

    On top of that when I went to pay, the manager wanted to charge me for the new bolts that they snapped, a rear wheel alignment for 94.99 and the oil change that was $19.99 was billed $29.99. I notified Corporate Manager ** and was told I would get some credit for things I was overcharged on. Am I happy? Hell NO! They wasted 5 hours of my day off, that I could have been enjoying and on top of that they wanted to ** me with the bill! I will never!!! Never go there again. I sent a complaint to the Better Business Bureau and received this reply back. I received a response from the Better business bureau in regards to my complaint against Monro Muffler & Brakes concerning bad business practices.

    "This letter is in response to the complaint from **, #**. "Shortly after his service, Mr. ** filled out a survey with our company which, due to the complaint in the survey, was turned over the District Manager in Mr. **’s area. The District Manager, **, contacted Mr. ** shortly after receiving the survey and spoke with Mr. ** about the issues that took place at the shop. ** explained that the Store Manager he dealt with had billed him incorrectly for the service and didn’t give the proper discount on the oil change and billed him for an alignment that was not done. ** agreed to refund Mr. ** for the full amount of the oil change for the issues at our shop; ** said that this was agreeable to Mr. ** so we processed the refund for him on 3/23/2016. We did bill Mr. ** $94.99 for an alignment that was not done however, $94.99 was discounted off of the charge for the shocks because of this.

    I understand that Mr. ** is not happy with this outcome and because of that I will reimburse him the amount that our invoice shows he paid for the alignment. I want to make it clear that we have taken disciplinary action against the Store Manager who dealt with Mr. ** both for how he handled the situation and the mistakes he made on the bill. I will process a refund for $94.99 to Mr. ** and I will also send him a $40.00 service credit that he can use at any location for any service that we offer. I sincerely apologize to Mr. ** for the errors our shop made."

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    Reviewed March 28, 2016

    Monro's byline should read, "Home of the 3 Hour Overpriced Oil Change." Despite having made an appointment online, I waited 2.5 hours for a simple oil change service. My biggest complaint is that staff was not upfront about realistic wait time. I was told I would have to wait 30 mins from original appointment time but then I just kept waiting without any additional information. Staff appeared missing and not concerned about punctuality or efficiency.

    When manager finally returned, I told him I needed to leave and he instructed to wait another few minutes so the technicians could put more oil in. The service and customer care I received is negligible. It is absurd for an oil change to take so long and it is unprofessional for staff to hold its customers hostage while we wait without warning. I had to cancel several morning meetings because of my wait and this cost me time and money in my business. I will not be returning to this place ever again. Customer be warned!!

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    Reviewed March 16, 2016

    I went to repair shop #3010594 Central Ave Albany, NY 3/8/16 for an oil change and current inspections update. Waited. Was informed that 2012 Ford with 54,000 miles FAILED inspection due to problem with CONTROL ARMS, Right Front and Left Front. Estimate fix $600+. Did not have time or ability to leave car and wanted to check with dealer about possible 60K warranty coverage. Brought vehicle to Orange Motors to check. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CONTROL ARMS... NO REASON TO FAIL INSPECTION. Paid the $10 inspection confirmation charge. MONROE... PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS!!!

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    Reviewed March 5, 2016

    So I took my new Civic for its first oil change and tire rotation. My wife and I have been using them for years. I dropped the car off and hopped into my wife's car to pick up our toddler at the nearby daycare. We came back to the shop within half of the hour and saw my car was being parked in the pickup area. Wondering, I asked if the tire rotation was done and the mechanic said, "yes." Making this story shorter the shop lied to me about the service. I caught them lying redhanded. They did not rotate the tires. No. They didn't. This makes me wonder what oil they had put in my car!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2016

    They tell you on the phone their oil changes are $19.99 period! They don't say, plus additional charges. You give them the keys and they still say the fee will be $19.99, then when they charge you after your car is done they say "Oh by the way we have other fees you are on the hook for too and the real price is $28.00." This is credit card fraud plain and simple. Even if they stated additional fees may apply over the phone, they still have to INFORM THE CUSTOMER of those fees in advance and receive the customer's consent to do the oil change at the REAL price! They can't just add them on when you never agreed to them. That is a criminal act, plain and simple. I would urge everybody to write to the Attorney General's office in their state (there is a simple form you can submit online) and tell the AG how you were fraudulently up-charged without prior consent.

    This does not just hurt the consumer who is being blatantly ripped off but it hurts the honest service stations in the area that can't get people in the door because they refuse to advertise a price that is deceptive. Monro advertises a price which it NEVER actually provides an oil change for. I can't explain any better how this is fraud. We are agreeing to one price, then they are charging whatever the heck they please. I would bet anything that another attorney somewhere is looking into a class action to shut these scum suckers down. However, we need the Attorney General's office to go after these crooks criminally.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2016

    I walked in with a coupon I received in mail. Asked for the upgrade on coupon. Which would of been 19.99 + 17.00 for upgrade of synthetic blend oil change. I showed mgr. coupon before work was done. And he said "No problem just give at end." I was charged 68.00 not 36.99!! He claimed it was what I asked for. What Bull! I asked for the synthetic deal on the coupon. That expired in 6 days! Poor ethics. And total disregard for customers request. I never asked for anything but what the coupon said. I have original coupon and photo of said coupon and he still refused to honor. Took 1 hr for change.

    Then when he was cashing me out he said "Can you keep a secret? I can't adjust computer so you're getting a bigger savings but don't tell anyone!" Then told me it was 68.00!! He's the manager! What a con artist. I gave my son the same coupon. He went to the location in Lawrence and they honored what he presented! Stay clear of Haverhill MA. The Mgr. at least he said he was the mgr. is a con artist! Ripped me off 31.00 and it is appalling they send scam coupons.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2016

    When I visited there for an oil change, they said the brake pad is old. I requested to show where the problem is. The worker was very vague, just hitting the tire and said "here." I said "where?" to the worker. He said "here" again by hitting a metal wheel of the tire instead of pointing the problem part(s). Probably there was actually no problem with my brake because my car's mileage was very low at that time and I had no symptom (no squeaking sound, etc.) with my car.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2016

    I took my car in for my brakes to be checked and was told nothing was wrong with my brakes. Then, I was called by Leon the person working on my car to be told nothing was wrong with my brakes. Then Leon called to say that my brakes needed to be bleeded. I said "alright how much will that cost?" He said $99.00 dollars. After a hour he called to say that I need a master cylinder. I said "huh!!" I asked how much would that cost and he said $400.00 dollars. I ending up paying $403.

    Now my brakes go to the floor, wasn't doing that when I took my car to Monro. The brakes makes a whistling noise when you press on them and I cant stop my car without wondering if I can. So I called customer services and was asked if I would like to take my car back to Leon after I took it back a second time to hear "there is nothing wrong with your brakes." So now I took it on the westside to be told I never needed a master cylinder but did need brakes pads & rotors. Wow.. SO I WAS OFFER A REFUND TO BE TOLD I COULDN'T GET IT BECAUSE I SUPPOSE TO HAVE DROVE MY CAR FOR A MONTH... from when I had the work done and that I had been driving my car.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2016

    I took my '96 Dodge Neon to Monro Muffler in Columbus, OH off Bethel Road to have the radiator replaced. The people were very friendly, however the service was slow and way under par. The job took twice the normal allotted time. When I finally got the car back to my address, I noticed transmission fluid leaking onto the snow. I took it back immediately. They apologized and took it in right away to adjust the transmission lines. I brought it back to my address and there seemed to be no issues until a few days later when I was taking it to the store. Same problem. Transmission fluid on the snow. I took it back again.

    This time, it seemed to work. No leaks. Until yesterday, when a line burst, spilling transmission fluid all over my engine and the road, causing me a tow, a loss of half a day's work as I was on my way to the office when it happened, and in turn, I was without a car for the remainder of the day and the next as the issue was being resolved. The mechanic I went to, and who is trusted by most of the city, informed me that the wrong transmission lines were used to connect the radiator to the transmission, and that was the cause of my problem. I'm thankful the issue wasn't as severe as it could have been.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2015

    May 2015 I had the brake and rotors done at the cost of $600. 5 months later I was driving down a busy highway and heard a "clunk" sound. Thankfully I was heading to the side of the road when I heard the sound because the next thing was that my front right wheel locked. After receiving a tow and having my car checked by my mechanic I was told that the caliper fell off and was wedged in the wheel. Those bolts should have never have come off and they weren't tightened at the Monro shop. After closer inspection by my mechanic he found the left side was loose as well. Shame on you Monro for putting my life at risk. This issue could have resulted in a serious if not fatal accident.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2015

    OK, I paid for my services with my credit card and the rep. Joel ** ran my card and said "Oh it didn't go through." So I looked and my bank information and I said "Yes it did" and he said can he have the card number again I said "Why?" He said "I need to write it down." I said "No" and so I called customer service and they informed him that the transaction went through, but this clown still wanted to write my card down. I said "No call the police." I'm really thinking this clown was trying to go Christmas shopping on me, SMDH.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2015

    Monro Muffler replaced a front rotor and front brake pads on my daughters Scion TC in 2012. 3 years and only 5000 miles later Monroe replaced both front rotors and their "lifetime" ceramic brake pads. I contacted Monro customer service with a fair request. I asked them to replace the one rotor that they installed in 2012. It was a Monro rotor, with Monro brake pads, and it only lasted 5000 miles. After an unpleasant experience, Munro finally agreed to refund the cost of the rotor (about $115).

    But 7 weeks later we did not receive a refund. So I called Monro customer services again. The representative said she had no record of the refund agreement and refused to honor the commitment. My daughter's car isn't driven much since she left home. The car is always garaged. My wife and I drove the car a couple times a week just to get some miles on it. There is no way a rotor should wear out in 5,000 miles. But I'm mostly upset about the dishonesty. If you search online you'll see *lots* of complaints about Monro rotors and brake pads. Stay away from this company.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015

    The obese front desk man smelled so bad. I had to hold my breath when approaching the desk. He also couldn't preform his job. Customers had to retrieve the paperwork from the printer. I asked for them to check the battery and that was not done.The repair man informed me that my vehicle would need to have the A-frame replaced soon. I took my car to the dealer and they said the A-frame was fine. Monro is the nothing but a rip off. They are only good for an oil change.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2015

    Our son was home for weekend when tailpipe came loose. Because of close proximity, he and I went to Monro Muffler, Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH. We explained the issue, were asked to leave his 2006 Honda Element for an estimate. We were called back to review the needed work prefaced by "I'm afraid it's bad news" by the manager. Car was up on lift where we were shown that full exhaust from manifold to tailpipe and all gaskets and hardware for a total cost of $2460.52 discounted by $229.51(?) to $2231.01. We left to "think about it". My son left his car with me and left with my truck. Today I brought the Element to another exhaust shop. Not mentioning yesterday's visit. The mechanic showed what was needed totaling $160.00. Gasket at manifold and hanger for tailpipe. Fixed and running like a charm in less than one hour.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2015

    I had a small fluid leak and a rubbing sound coming from my left rear wheel. As it was the weekend I thought I would try Monro so there would be no down time on the work week. I brought the car over and as luck would have it the district Manager was working at that store for the weekend. I explained to him the problem, left the keys and told him he has it for the day, just call me when done. Later that day approx. 4:30 p.m and told me that they were busy and did not get to it, could I leave it overnight they would fix it on Sunday. I said sure as we had no plans. Sunday, he called and said it was ready. I told him that I would like to pay over the phone as I had to wait for my sweetheart to come home to go pick it up and I instructed him to throw the keys under the mat.

    When my sweetheart got home we went to pick it up. Things are busy around here like they are for many families. A couple a days later I asked her how the car was doing and she said that there was a noise but she thought it was road noise. I asked her for the keys and took it for a spin. Well I no sooner drove down the driveway and heard the rubbing noise for which I brought it in for! I called the shop the next day and got John the Manager. He asked me to bring it back in, he was sure it was a tweak. I told him that it was a busy week that I would bring it on Sat. Dropped it off on Saturday told John he had it for the day no pressure!

    After receiving no call later in the day I called John and "he said they did not get to it, could I leave it." I explained that I was not happy about but said ok. I called Sunday late afternoon and they said it was ready. I picked it up only to find that the wheel still had a rubbing sound. I couldn't believe it! I called the next day this time they had the district manager call me back. Chad the district manager assured me that they would make it right at no additional cost to me. They would stand behind the warranty. After I thought about it I sent Chad a text as he called me from his cell and told him I wasn't sure that I wanted to bring it back in! He assured me all would be well, I brought it back on Tuesday 10/21/15.

    As the day wore on I realized that they hadn't called yet so I called them. This was about 3:00 p.m. John "told me they were working on it and it would be ready for pick up before closing." At about 5:30 he called "all fixed." We drove over to pick it up. I told my sweetheart this time I will drive that car home. I pulled in next to the car and got out and walked towards it and could see a oil puddle under the rear wheel! I went to call John over. As he walked over I merely pointed to the leak, he exclaimed "well the good news is we know it's not the rear end." I told him this was ridiculous. He "said leave and we will fix it tomorrow the mechanic must have put on the old seal."

    Wed. 22nd next day again no call as usual I called about noon. John informed me that they worked on the seal but it is still leaking and that it was probably the axle. I told him that was ridiculous as they had the seal fixed from day one except that when they went back in to fix the bearing. I'm exhausted by the whole matter. He said that Chad would be calling me. I instructed him to put the car back together that I have had enough. Oh of course Chad the district manager didn't call either! What a surprise! I only wish I went online first. This has been the worst experience related to auto repair in my life! Beware you've been warned. Do not do business with Monro Muffler Freshwater Blvd. CT. You may be sorry!

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2015

    On Monday, October 5,2015 my son took his car into Monro Muffler Store 80 in Cortland, New York for inspection. He was told it needed a new rotor, caliper and pads for the rear passenger side. OK had them done and paid almost 600. He left the next day for Orlando, Florida. Got as far as Frederick, Maryland and brakes acted funny and lights came on the dash. He called Monro here in Cortland and they referred him to a shop in Frederick, Maryland that Monro owns. He went there and the car could not find anything. Said possible brakes not bled completely. Also told him that it could be that the parts are new and need breaking in.

    Nathan left and headed to Raleigh, North Carolina, where the same thing happened. He let the car rest fro a day and then headed to Orlando. When he got 1 mile from his apartment, there was a clunk, and he only 10 miles an hour to this apartment. He then called Monro and the closest shop was in Melbourne which is over an hour away. His car was towed with him to Melbourne costing almost 300. Had some problems with the shop not going to warranty parts that were a week old but got that resolved. My son then had to get a hotel room as store needed to get parts for the next day. I called Customer Service line for Monro and they said they would talk with Market Managers and call me back within an hour. I called them back after 24 hours and was told sorry, no help for you, all denied. So it cost approximately 1200 plus a hotel room for these problems. All I was asking for was some help with the tow bill or hotel or something. Not Good.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2015

    Had an oil change and tire rotation. After 6 days I was traveling on the highway and heard this terrible noise coming from the tire area. Pulled off to see if I had a flat tire. No flat tires, got back on drove a few more miles. The noise got louder and there was a rubbing on the front of the tires. Got home called a tow company. Had the car towed to the dealership I bought it from. They checked and ALL the wheels were very loose and the front right was ready to come off. The mechanic never tightened the lug nuts on the tires!!! What a mistake, and caused damaged to the tires and could have been a terrible accident. I called the Monro store and they apologized, big deal... Mistakes happen and not at my expense. I will not go to Monro again! I used that Monro store for several years and watched the management turn over several times...

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2015

    So I go to this company for the longest time to get my car serviced. Every time they seem to find a new problem with my car. I took it as just helping me be safe and I always end up taking their advice. Obviously I'm a girl and know nothing about cars. So one time I went there again and was told I needed a battery change and tires all four (mind you) which totalled about $900. I trusted them and did it. However I went home and realized my power button wasn't working. I googled and saw the change of battery could cause this issue so I called them to let them know and they kept postponing me coming in to get it checked for silly reason like they have no one to work on it for me not even to assess the situation. I finally got frustrated and drove up there. They told me I had mechanical issues going on and need to make a new appointment and order a factory replacement to fix the problem.

    This did not sink well with me because I knew it was no coincidence that after battery replacement this issue happens. I went home literally in tears. I googled how to fix this issue and found out that I just had to hold the button for 3 seconds to restore this function... so I literally saved 400 dollars just by reading the car manual. Thanks Monro Muffler for your poor customer service.. I don't trust this company after this because for all you know I just need an oil change to get my car going but may leave paying for a whole engine. They'll say anything and everything to rip you off and not help you after creating a problem after. Please for the love of God don't go there especially on Chelmsford st. Hope I save you a couple of bucks from ** MECHANICS like MONRO MUFFLER.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2015

    I went here to simply get a replacement tire and when I finally picked up my car I noticed it sitting out in the parking lot UNLOCKED! Even worse, there was oil all over my backseats. The oil was STILL FRESH and the car had been in their care for several hours. I know for a fact there was no such stains on my seats prior to it being in their possession as I had just cleaned out the car knowing I would be taking it to the shop (I don't even work with or own anything that could have possibly produced the same residue, it did however look exactly like the car grease/oil that all the employees have stained all over their hands and shirts).

    When I asked the manager about it he practically called me a liar defensively saying his workers claim they never went back there and that "he believes them". I only wanted it to be restored to the same condition I left it in, but all he wanted to do was fight about it. If this is the kind of treatment they use on my vehicle when I leave it in their care I will be sure to never return.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2015

    Never again will I go to a Monro shop. My last visit for a simple oil change brought many issues to my car following the visit, some even life threatening. I was not told that during my oil change my tires would be taken off to check alignment and brake pad degrading. This is where things went south. After my visit I had 2 loud noises in my car. One ended up being a heat shield that had fallen down onto the muffler. This should have easily been seen and fixed during the inspection at Monro.

    The second noise that happened a week later ended up being a loose tire with a bit of corrosion. How does someone miss this???! I brought my car to a Firestone when I heard this noise and they said my tire was wobbling and if I were to keep driving it would eventually fall off! They said the last person who put my tire on did not torque the tires to the correct level. No one should deserve this type of service and worry. This mistake could have cost a person’s life! Very disappointed and will continue to make sure others don't get in the situation I did by visiting Monro.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2015

    In July I went to get my 2011 vehicle inspected and an oil change. I received a call stating that they're unable to pass me for inspection because I need front and rear pads and new rear rotors - total cost $1200. This came out of left field because I wasn't having brake issues. Today, September 1 took it to someplace else and come to find out that in order to pass inspection brakes must be 2/32, mine were 4/32. No reason to fail inspection. I can now plan to have the front pads done in a couple of months and rear pads after the winter. I guess they just proved the old adage right. They saw a single woman and thought they could take advantage. WRONG!!! I may be a female, but I am definitely not stupid. Will never go to another Munro Muffler again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2015

    I took my car to this location for a re-inspection. I did not know that they could not do a re-inspection because the rejection sticker was for a different service center. I gave the employee the paper showing that my car rejected for lights (that's it). He took my paper and asked me to leave my car key. He then called me about an hour later to tell me that, "We have a little problem. We can't re-inspect your vehicle because it was inspected at a different service center." I have my co-worker take me back to the Tread Quarters to pick up my car. I was told then that they could not re-inspect my car, but could inspect for $16.00. Then I was told, "Well, you'll be alright" as I was handed my crumpled up rejection sticker in an envelope along with the paper that was given. The employee admitted that he didn't even look at the paper I gave him even though he held it to his face and then took my key.

    I get that they couldn't do a re-inspect and I'm fine with that, but they allowed me to leave my car there, scraped off my rejection sticker, told me that "I'll be alright" like I was some 2 year old. NO apology, NO customer service. NO nothing. I was at work and had I known that a re-inspect couldn't be done, I NEVER would have left my car. That is the point. The man "didn't even look" at the paper that was given to him. Now, I have nothing in my windshield! I will NEVER go back to that place EVER again and I intend to put the word out to as many people as I can to stay away from them!

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2015

    Went to get an oil change and tires rotated. Left the car and returned later when it was done. Tires were not rotated, when the manager asked, the tech (R **), he claim he did. Little does the tech know, I have a different brand on the back, and yes they were still the same way. No one offer to fix it, the manager Anatacio **, just replied he said he changed it. They are truly worthless. I'm sure the other manager Mike **, would have took care of the problem, too.

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    Reviewed July 22, 2015

    My complaints with Monro Muffler and Brake are actually two separate instances that were not discovered until months after the work was completed, or I would have never given them more of my business. The first issue took place in September of 2014 when I took my 2010 Audi Q5 to Monro Muffler & Brake on North Atherton St, State College, PA for new rotors and brakes. A few weeks afterwards my car started to shimmy and vibrate when braking at 40 mph. I took the car back to Monro and they "ground down a warped rotor." I was told that this sometimes happens. No charge, no invoice, no record of my ever being there. A few months later I had the same shimmy and vibrate issue. This time I took it to a local garage for diagnostic evaluation. I was not surprised when the technician showed me the bad rotor, but I was horrified when he showed me the brake pads.

    On my Audi the proper brake pads have a sensor that trips when the pads wear down and need replaced. Not only did Monro install the wrong brake pads, they deliberately tied off the sensor connect wires and put electrical tape on the exposed ends! This poor workmanship was carried out by the first technician that did my brake job, and totally overlooked by the second one who apparently "ground down a warped rotor." How do you miss that? Unless this is common practice. Additionally the rotors were scored and badly warped. I can only say that these must have been the cheapest rotors sold, and not what I would expect to put on my Audi. Monro Muffler and Brake of State College put my family in danger by not installing the proper pads. I could have worn them down way passed the safe amount needed and would never have known until I need to brake and couldn't.

    I am very disgusted and disappointed at this level of service from a garage that makes brake jobs their speciality. I personally went into Monro and spoke to the manager Randy and explained the situation and I showed him a picture taken of the tied off sensor wires. I asked for a refund as I now had to have the brakes redone from another garage. I also offered to let him pull my car into the service bay and take a look for himself. He refused my offer and said that he trusted me. He also said that the tech worked on my car no longer worked for him and that he would put in a request to Monro Corporate for a refund. 2 weeks later I decided to follow up with Monro Corporate on my own. They had never heard of me or my complaint. They opened up their own investigation and determined that since there was no record of my bringing the car in for shimming and vibrating a few weeks after the brake job, they could not verify my complaint.

    They did offer to cover labor only charges for the new brake job, but wanted me to sign a waiver saying that I would not report them. I'm sorry, but 2 hours of labor charges do not equal the true cost of what this has cost me. My second issue stems from an oil change that they did for me in December of 2014. Almost immediately after having my oil changed at Monro, I started getting strange oil level readings on my dash panel. They were very intermittent. Sometimes the warning would say that my oil was low, and sometimes it would say that the oil level was too full.

    I decided to take it to the dealer to have them run a few tests. During the vehicle inspection the Audi tech noticed that the previous garage (Monro) who did my oil change, installed the wrong oil filter causing the housing to crack and break. This caused me several hundred dollars to repair. Bottom line is is that Monro of State College really doesn't care about the quality of work they are providing and neither do their regional and district managers.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2015

    I went to Monro Muffler Brake in Johnstown New York and asked the manager if he could mount and balance some tires that I brought and he said "come back in half an hour" which I did. Seems there really was no one around but one guy and he asked what I wanted and I told him "the manager had told me to come back in half an hour to get tires mounted and balanced". He went to find the manager then came back and told me he would be there in a minute. He came after a few minutes and said ok will get me right in. I went in to the shop at 4am and truck didn't go in till 4:35. Still I didn't see only 1 guy so I was getting a little upset so I was going to leave and some guy finally came out as I was leaving and I told him I was leaving but if he was going to take the truck in I would let him.

    The truck was then in the shop till 5:35 am. I don't see why it would take an hour 1/2 to mount and balance 4 tires or even an hour. Now while they did a god job and was treated good it still should not take that long. I have had tires mounted there before and took all of maybe 15 to 20 minutes tops if they were busy. Ok maybe but they wasn't. I thought maybe they were trying to drag it out to justify the 77.00 to mount and balance tires as I really think it's too much but with me it was the time frame. Never in my life has anyone ever taken that long.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2015

    Main St. and Country Club Whitehall, Ohio 43213 - I went to get my oil changed, there isn't anyone in the garage! But they were booked up "per your employee." This took place at 1:56 pm, July 10, 2015. There isn't any reason for that. That store could not be making any money. I have a friend that said the same thing happened to him. That's really why I went. I could have been a Mystery Shopper! He didn't know they need a in service on how to treat customers. And I know the customer isn't always right but I am.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2015

    My truck started having the metal to metal grind on one rotor. I took it to the nearest shop which was monro. They pointed out that the left rear was bad, which I saw was. They suggested I get both rear rotors, I agreed but was not expecting them to add a $100 to the price of each rotor that only cost $67 at the parts store. I understand a 10-20 percent mark up but not 140 percent mark up. On my caliper they did the same thing. If I wasn't trying to get back to the job and I needed my truck, I would've told them where to put the rotors! Needless to say, I ended up paying $690 for 2 rotors and a caliper. They charged $155 just in labor for approximately 45 min. And of course customer service... there isn't any! I will tell everyone I know to never go there. By reading other post, all of monro stores do this.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2015

    Made an online appointment for an oil change and they never called to confirm my appointment. They did send me an email asking me if they had called me and they said if they had not to click here. I did so and they still did not call me back. Would not deal with them again. Poor customer relation. They should want your business, not ignore you.

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    Reviewed July 4, 2015

    This company hires kids off the street to work on YOUR vehicle!!! There are lawsuits abundant with this company, do not get serviced here!!! Please, for you and your family's sake, don't be another fool and trust this company! You will regret it.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2015

    I was using Monro a lot for tune ups and maintenance as they are across the street from where I work, making it convenient. However, I started having issues with them last year. I went to get new tires put on our car before we took a family vacation. I bought the only tires they would offer and got the warranty. I also got an oil change. I thought we were all set. While on the road with my family, our car stopped in the middle of the road. I managed to coast it into a nearby hotel. The next morning, I found a mechanic willing to come over and look at the car. It turns out that there was oil on top of the alternator. Most likely, it was spilled during an oil change. Our car is only about 5 years old. We were in the middle of nowhere. I ended up having to overnight an alternator and have it installed. My wife and I and our 3 small children, were stranded in a hotel for 3 days while we waited for the part and repair. It was a very expensive vacation.

    Fast forward about a year later. I noticed that my tires weren't holding air. I took the car to Monro who sold and installed the tires. They told me that they put the wrong tires on, thus the reason they were losing air. They said that there was nothing that they could do except advise me to buy new tires. Because I purchased the tires with a warranty, they would deduct $250, but that was all they were willing to do. It would still cost $1000 for the set. I went elsewhere. The guy who sold me the tires apparently is no longer employed there, so they felt that they were no longer responsible. If you value your safety and your car, steer clear of Monro. I can't believe that this place is still allowed to be in business.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2015

    Went in for an oil change. They told me that I needed brakes to the tune of $400. Took it to someone else. Brake pads still had more than 50% on them. He greased them up and charged me $50. That was 18,000 miles ago. Went to another Monro Muffler yesterday, passed inspection. Still don't need brakes. They did my inspection and oil change, I paid them and the next day I got stopped by a police officer for invalid inspection. They forgot to put myself inspection sticker on the window. Another time, they out and out lied about rotating tires. I marked the tire so I knew they didn't do it, but kept insisting they did it till I pointed out the mark on the tire. DONE WITH THEM.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2015

    I had Monro provide me with an estimate to replace my brakes. They took it into the shop and came out with a $600 estimate to replace the front rotors & brake pads. Knowing that I had just had my front brakes replaced last month, I knew something was suspicious. I went to certified mechanic only to discover that it was the back rotors that needed to be replaced only. Absurd! I called the shop and made the complaint to the manager. He responded with "It's the Sunday crew." I am not sure what that means.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2015

    We went to 1 store in Ohio 4 times for the same thing so we went to another store where ** fixed it right and made it right. We will never go to the first one again but will go to the store that ** works always even when it's further away.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    I went to Monro Muffler in Liverpool, New York so they could check my car. They told me I needed front brakes, front rotors, rear brakes, and rear rotors. They estimated everything to be around $600 to repair. I told them I couldn't get all of that done right now. They then told me that I didn't need front rotors if I got new brakes this week. I called Napa auto parts and they have me an estimate of 150 for front brakes, rear brakes, and rear rotors. So that's $450 dollars they were going to charge me to put them on. I bought the parts and had a friend put them on. I didn't need front brakes or front rotors at all!! My brake pads are only half way! I'm extremely disappointed if Monro Muffler taking advantage of people like me! Also, I wasn't there before they closed so they kept my keys and didn't even lock my doors. I will never go there again and I will make sure everyone I know is informed of your scams!

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    Reviewed April 3, 2015

    After 15 years of using Monro Muffler in Perinton for repairs, inspections, and oil changes, I am disappointed to have physical proof of falsely manufacturing repairs. I brought my car in for its annual inspection. It was rejected due to alleged front brake pad wear "down to the metal". I informed the manager **, that I was surprised as they were reportedly over 1/2 the pad left at last year's inspection, and I drove less than 5000 miles since last year. I informed him that I have pads that I will install at home and would bring it back when they are replaced.

    Upon removal of the pads I found that there was about a 1/4+ pad left (not down to the metal as reported and the reason for the inspection decline). I returned to the shop and indicated that I was extremely upset that I was given false information and blatantly deceived in order to generate unnecessary repairs. The manager (**) proceeded to change his story saying that the brake sensor was worn down requiring an automatic rejection by NYS. It was not at all worn down, and if it was, it would have set off the low brake indicator in my car. It is a 2007 in perfect condition and the sensor is in excellent condition. I highly recommend that this business be avoided at all cost. Dishonesty is bad enough, but to do it to a long term loyal customer is disgraceful.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2015

    I've taken all my vehicles to Monro and have been really happy with them. Went over all my receipts the past five years from Monro and spent $5800 over the few years. Took my vehicle in for a heater core replacement and was given a date when it would be ready. Well it took an additional four days and after missing work I went and picked up my truck. The check engine light was on and had to bring truck back three different times and found out a wire was disconnected during the heater core replacement. Missed more work. About two months later I had nice weather and decided to clean out my truck and noticed many screws on the floor under mat on passenger side. This can explain why my dash rattles a lot. The heat only gets lukewarm and windows fog up and can smell coolant still. I spent $1,000 for this service only to find out what a half ** job they did.

    I called Rochester headquarters and I was to get a phone call back before the end of that day. We'll never got the call back. When I got my truck back not only was it destroyed on the inside full of grease dirt and scratches on dash. The automatic climate control don't work now and I'm just pissed! Especially when they say "We will call you back with a resolution" and that they will most likely reimburse me so I can get it into the dealership. Well that didn't happen also. So now I'm getting the news involved, the BBB and a lawyer. I'm having the dealership redo the work and they gave me permission to take pictures as they find all the missing screws and other crap they did wrong. I don't recommend this anymore then I can throw it. Likely because customer service sucks and they lie to you! Monro should not be doing invasive jobs like this if they clearly don't know what they are doing. It's been one excuse after another and I'm done being nice.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2015

    Brought my car into Monro because I have them do all my work on my car, got new tires and needed an alignment. Something told me to take it to the garage. I always do but I took it to a different one in Herkimer... My car is still shaking, pulling and everything when I had the alignment done 02/12/15... Even the garage I've been going to on Genesee street has been messing up. They don't reset my maintenance or my oil filter so it makes me wonder if they are changing my oil... I have to take it to a Nissan dealership to reset the lights that I'm unaware of them changing...

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    Reviewed March 16, 2015

    Brand new tires always running out of air. Also did work on my car that was not authorized. Held my car hostage due to someone else's debt.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2015

    Today I went for an oil change advertise for 19.99 with free tire rotations. I give my info -- a 2007 Toyota Camry CE, 4 cylinder. They told me that need to be Full synthetic oil. I replied that I don't want synthetic but just a normal oil change for 19.99. They refused to change my oil saying that they not allowed to use anything less than full synthetic for my car. I left...I guess they don't want my business. I went home and told my wife my stupid experience and she replying that the Monroe Muffler I went is the one she went for oil change while she was 8 month pregnant and tried to replace brand new brake, saying that the car had no brake and was unsafe to drive, especially in her condition. I'm definitely not going or referring anybody to go to Monro Muffler.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2015

    Back in December of 2014 I brought my car in because my exhaust system was dangling from the bottom of my car. The car is 12 years old and had 75k miles on it and many parts were original to the car. Changing the entire exhaust cost about $750 and they also needed to change the tie rods bringing the total to $940. I had trusted Monro from previous service I had done there so I paid $200 up front and put the rest on their credit card that I signed up for.

    A month later in January my inspection was due so I brought my car in to be inspected and to look into a check engine light. They found that the light was due to evaporative emissions and that my car would need new front tires, both required to pass inspection. The total this time around came to somewhere around $904 after they were nice enough to offer a discount of $132. Of the $904 estimate $500 part and labor was for a can of charcoal known as an evap canister. On my car it's located right behind the rear driver's side wheel. To add insult to injury they quoted me an additional $1,200 for other repairs they deemed as necessary but needed to pass inspection.

    At this point I paid them the $100 labor for the diagnostics and brought it to a local mechanic. According to the local mechanic the evap canister on my car was perfectly fine and after having the vent solenoid changed, new tires added, and my car inspected it all came to $480. Monro wanted me to pay for unneeded parts and ridiculous labor. I seriously doubt that I will ever use them again.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2015

    I brought in my 2006 Sienna Van for an oil change. Several minutes into the service, the manager brought out two filters, an air filter and a cabin air filter. He said we must have mice because the air filter had dog food in it. Our dog died two years ago and we haven't had any dog food in the house or garage since then. He showed me the filter and it was covered with dog food which honestly looked like it had just been placed there but I didn't question him. He said the cost for each of the filters would be $25.00.

    From past experiences, I knew they always upcharged for their replacement parts and declined. After I cashed out and left, I immediately went across the street to purchase the two filters which were half the price. Upon leaving the part store I put my heat on in the van and noticed an extremely loud sound and vibrating. I went back to Monro and said "you must have not replaced one of the filters properly because my whole car was vibrating when I put the heat on." He refused to look at it and said one of the pieces of dog food must have fallen into the air vent and that's why it's vibrating.

    I asked him why he didn't at least dump out the dog food and he "claimed" that they were wedged in the filter (which did not look like that at all on my inspection). So I asked him, "you're not even going to look at it." He said no, but he could replace the air filter at. I answered, "fine I just bought a new filter for half the price, you can use that one." He said he would still have to charge me the $20.00 manual labor fee. I walked out. My car was running fine when I went there and left with a vehicle that I can't use the heater because the sound is so intrusive. My husband is going to replace the filter and hopefully, the noise will cease after that. I will never, ever use them again for anything.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015

    ** at Walden and Harlem shop, asked me to buy parts for car and he would put them on. I went to Cheektowaga shop and sat for 7 hours, but when he installed the power steering pump he intentionally damaged the injectors, or so supervisor ** claimed. Not only did ** damage parts during repair process that l replaced out of pocket, but expects me to replace injectors too. The employees used Monro shop to do side business after hours and damage then swindle into addtl. costs of repairs.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015

    I started trading at the Monro at 1550 Central Avenue, Colonie, NY after a bad experience with the Goodyear shop next door to my office. This Monro is within walking distance. Other folks had done well there, and they did good work and treated me well. My 2007 Subaru Forester was due for a new timing belt. The Subaru H4 is an interference engine, so a broken timing belt means a ruined engine. The Subaru dealer's shop was insanely booked up, so I went to Monro. I had considered doing the job myself, so I looked into how to do it, parts costs, etc. And once you tear the front of the engine apart, it makes sense to change out the water pump too. Monro quoted me a fair price, so I said go ahead. Only change from the estimate was that the hydraulic timing belt tensioner was leaking, and needed to be replaced- $289 part. No problem. Had to be done. All done as scheduled, just over $1,000 after tax.

    Everything was fine until May 21st, when the engine made very expensive noises and then died. I had it towed to another mechanic I trust, but isn't open convenient hours for me. Turns out according to the 2nd mechanic that the bolt that holds the belt tensioner was overtorqued and snapped. I have the parts- clean break, no sign of previous cracking or fatigue. Needless to say, the engine was toast- along with my brand-new timing belt, belt tensioner, and water pump. So I had to buy those again for the junkyard engine they put in. That set me back almost $3,800 plus a rental car, and I had to put all that on the credit card.

    Here it is February of 2015, and I still can't get the shop to take care of this. Every time I stop in or call, they promise to contact Corporate, get me a claim number, and the name and phone number of a customer service rep. Hasn't happened yet. I'm not impoverished, but with a daughter in college I could really use that $5,000 right now. I was searching for the Monro corporate site when I ran across this site. Going to keep trying to get some satisfaction, but from the reviews here, I've got a better chance of getting hit by lightning while making out with a pair of bisexual supermodels on board a spaceship.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2015

    I was told that ball joints and a tie rod end needed replace. Picked it up and the noise was still there. It has been three weeks, two other shops saying their work wasn't done right and back to Monroe to have it fixed, and they say NOTHING IS WRONG.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015

    For some time now, I've been complaining to Monroe Muffler regarding the hidden fees which substantially increase amount that customers end up paying for their services. Granted, if you carefully examine their * asterisk fine print areas, the fees generally appear there. However, to advertise a low price for a service and then end up charging the customer 33% more in fees is nothing short or deceptive and unethical.

    I recently redeemed a coupon for service that they advertised for $19.99 and my final bill was $26.73 before tax. If they need to charge $26.73 for the service, that is the price that they should advertise. I know of no other service center that adds in a "shop supply fee." This fee adds 9.99% to the full retail cost of the service, not to the discounted advertised cost. They also add a $2.50 "waste oil disposal fee" which is not clearly disclosed upfront. Phrases such as "Additional charges may apply" leave the door open for them to add any fees that they want.

    Wake up Monroe, your customers do not appreciate you deceptive advertising practices. You might get away with your hidden fees legally, but ethically you are clearly in the wrong.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2015

    I went to Monro Muffler/Brake shop 141 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 on 01/07/2015 to have my tires rotated and get my TPMS checked. There was no one in for service and 3 employees were having a "meeting". Finally one came out (my guess he is the manager). I told him what I wanted and after another "meeting", they finally put my car on the lift. They took quite a bit of time to remove the tires and remount them. Then the manager came out and informed me they could not get the tire stem cap off because it was corroded. He just happened to have a "sample" of what would happen if they tried to force the cap off and it would damage the stem of the sensor. I asked what the alternative was and he told me to replace all four sensors for $125 each. He also told me the brake pad on the rear driver side was almost worn out and they could put a new pad in for $150. I refused this also.

    I went to Sam's Club and asked to replace all four sensors for $50 each. The technician came out in about 15 minutes and said there was nothing wrong and just needed air. I told him about the "corroded frozen tire stem caps". He told me a little WD40 and they came right off, he added air, and put on new plastic caps which would not corrode. The service was completely free.

    I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Sam's Club for any auto service. This is the second time I have had problems with this company. I had the inside air filter replaced and after that, there was noise coming from the right front where the filter is. I took the car back to Monro and they said they could find nothing wrong. I took the car to the local Kia dealer and they found a leaf that had fallen into the air chamber when Monro replaced the filter. The charge to remove the leaf was $150. I would NOT recommend taking any car to this company because of the service I received!!!

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    After a positive interaction with Monro Muffler, Lessa increased their star rating on April 7, 2015.

    Updated review: April 7, 2015

    After repeated letters to the CEO of the company, my complaint was resolved. Monro's Vice President called to apologize and refund the cost of the alternator. I am satisfied with the resolution.

    Original Review: Jan. 8, 2015

    Since the repair fraud happened in 2011, we've been trying to resolve the issue with Monro Muffler. We've talked in person, called, emailed, sent letters -- no results. Basically, they put in a dead alternator during a repair in 2011, the car died the same day, we took it to the dealership, who told us the part they just replaced was dead. Monro refused to refund the $316.50 we paid for the alternator. I'm attaching the receipts from both the dealership and Monro Muffler. Everyone should be warned about this place. This is the latest letter I sent to Monro Muffler, addressed to the CEO:

    My fiance and I had a nightmare of an experience with Monro Muffler three years ago. At that time, we contacted Monro countless times, yet the customer service was just as disturbingly abysmal as the repair service. Recently, I wrote a Yelp review for that Monro Muffler repair shop. I was immediately contacted by Alisha ** from your company, who was the first person to care and bring attention to a very poorly, to put it mildly, handled Monroe Muffler repair fraud issue by Monro's customer service. As the individual we dealt with three years ago is still employed in the same position, as he claims to be the highest authority we could contact regarding this issue, and as he provided dishonest and unacceptable customer service three years back, I must now bring your attention to the Monro repair fraud issue and how appallingly it was handled by your customer service department.

    We brought our car to Monro (repair shop #7001458, 1205 Erie Blvd. E., Shop 60, Syracuse, NY 13210) by AAA. Monro stated that the alternator and battery were dead, and charged us to replace both. The invoice is attached (dated 09/16/11, a Friday), in the amount of $316.50 for the alternator and labor (and a grand total of $483.29 for the alternator, battery, and labor).

    That same night, the car died suddenly while we were on the highway; we were nearly unable to pull over to the side of the road. We waited for quite a while until AAA arrived. All the lights in the car were dead, making it very dangerous to sit inside a dark car, on a dark night, on the side of a very active highway, hoping that other cars could see our car and not crash into us. After this experience, we were not planning to return to that Monro shop. We had our car taken to a Subaru dealership, even though it was closed until that Monday.

    On Monday, Subaru informed us that the alternator was dead. This was the same alternator that Monro Muffler allegedly "replaced" days earlier. It was obvious what that Monro Muffler shop had done, so we immediately called Monro to receive a refund for the alternator. Monro refused to take responsibility and demanded the return of the dead alternator, which they either never replaced and charged full price for, or installed a dead part, and again, charged full price for. Upon Subaru's replacement of the alternator, we had no further issues with the car.

    The next day, we contacted Subaru, requesting the dead alternator. However, Subaru informed us that the alternator was already "gone." They attempted to look for it in the following days, yet contacted us to say that they did not have it. At that point, Dylan spoke with the employee at the Monro shop in person, and later three times over the phone. He wrote down the number of times that he called. Each time, Monro Muffler refused to take responsibility, ignored the Subaru invoice which clearly stated that the alternator Monro had installed (or likely never replaced) was dead, and very rudely dismissed us.

    Dylan then contacted the main customer service line. Customer service representatives asked him to fax the invoices to "att: Jennifer," which he did. Dylan also spoke to someone by the name of Chris. Lastly, he spoke with someone who claimed to have the highest authority on the matter, an employee by the name of Terry, I believe. Not only did Terry do nothing about this, but he was very rude and dismissive on the phone.

    Dylan is a very kind and patient person. After spending hours trying to resolve this issue in a civil manner, he decided to give up because no one at Monro cared that a Monro Muffler customer was defrauded by their company. At this point, he just wanted to forget the whole appalling situation. When Dylan described how indifferent and unpleasant Monro's customer service was, both in person and by phone, and how rude the individual with the "highest authority on the matter" was over the phone, I could not believe it. This was a completely transparent matter; the evidence could not be disputed.

    Monro Muffler either never replaced the dead alternator, assuming that they could replace the battery, allege that the alternator was replaced, and charge full price for the alternator; or, Monro Muffler installed an old, dead alternator and charged full price. Monro Muffler then refused to take responsibility, refused to apologize, and refused to provide a refund for the dead part. With such facts, I could not believe that a reputable, national company could handle fraud as blatant and grave as this as rudely and dismissively as they did. Therefore, I called Terry myself.

    Regrettably, Dylan was right. The individual who claimed to have the highest authority on this matter was not only completely unapologetic, but very rude and dismissive. Considering how severe the evidence against Monro Mufflers repair service was, how dangerous the situation Monro's repair shop caused was, and how severe the consequences could have been in terms of personal injury, he refused to do anything about the scam.

    At that point, and upon Dylan's request, we never discussed the matter again, never visited another Monro shop, and steered all family and friends away from this company. However, over these past years, this experience has gnawed at me. I could not and cannot forget how wholly deplorable Monro Muffler's service, in all respects, was. I understand that Monro Muffler requested the dead alternator as part of its policy. However, in a situation where the evidence is utterly irrefutable, where we had invoices from the dealership replacing the same part that Monro allegedly replaced two days back, clearly showing that Monro Muffler either never replaced the dead alternator or installed another dead alternator and charged full price, Monro Mufflers actions were incomprehensible and deplorable.

    Subaru was more apologetic than Monro. They felt very badly that they could not find the dead alternator. In fact, a very kind gentleman at Subaru offered to speak with the Monro Muffler shop on the phone to state that the alternator they installed (or never replaced) was dead. However, Monro Muffler refused to speak with Subaru. At the time, I was in law school and Dylan in medical school. We had no time to proceed with a lawsuit. We decided to try to forget the whole disgusting matter.

    The fact remained, and still remains, that we could have easily been seriously injured that night, if not worse, due to Monro's fraudulent repair. On top of that, we spent $316.50 on the alternator at Monro and $359.64 to replace that same alternator at Subaru days later, for a grand total of $676.14. This incident made a very deep impression in our brains and our pockets.

    Several months ago, I wrote a very truthful Yelp review detailing what I have just described, and Alisha instantly contacted me (emails attached). I learned that she was recently employed by Monro and was glad that your company finally started caring about its customer service. Alisha has been the only redeeming factor about Monro Muffler. She was very apologetic, despite not even being a Monro employee at the time of this incident, and attempted to resolve the issue. It is only as a result of Alisha that I edited my Yelp review of Monro Muffler to be less scathing. However, considering that the same head of customer service is employed currently as in 2011, she was unable to rectify the matter.

    Alisha was able to provide us with $100 in vouchers for Monro Muffler service, which was the only thing her boss was willing to approve. According to her boss, the main issue was that this was three years later, Alisha explained; this was why he could not do anything about it now. This is coming from the same individual that refused to remedy this Monro repair fraud issue when it happened.

    I am impressed with Alisha at being able to obtain approval for anything from your company in an attempt to rectify this matter, as Monro Muffler made it very clear that it does not care about its customers being defrauded by its repair shops. Once again, however, the head of your customer service department demonstrated dishonesty in asserting that it was the passage of time rendering a refund impossible, when being well aware that we did everything we could immediately subsequent to the repair fraud, including directly contacting him. Provided with a second chance to mend a deplorable act of repair fraud by Monro, the head of the customer service department continued to disrespect and insult the customer. Being willing only to provide vouchers for service at the same company that defrauded and disrespected the customer three years back is only another example of his gross mishandling of this matter.

    Your company is very lucky to have Alisha, a gem of an employee. I hope she will be the head of your customer service department one day. A national, reputable company such as Monro Muffler needs an honest, caring, professional individual such as Alisha leading the customer service team. However, Alisha's kindness, care, and absolutely excellent customer service skills are unfortunately not enough to redeem Monro Muffler after the nightmarish repair and customer service experience in 2011, and upon observing the customer service department heads continuing dishonesty. Until meaningful changes come about at Monro, Dylan and I will not set foot in another Monro Muffler shop and would never recommend Monro to others. Thus, I can return these vouchers to you, unused. After the described experience with Monro Muffler, the only thing we want is to be rectified for the fraud. I hope you can finally correct this wrong. Please contact me at your earliest convenience, and thank you for your attention to this matter.

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014

    Visited the Monro Muffler shop on Mill Plain Road in Danbury, CT because I was experiencing a slow leak in my right rear tire. My car was put up on the lift and the service person (**) called me into the service bay and said "I can't find anything wrong with that tire, but you need a whole set of new tires." I said that there must be a puncture in the tire because I was putting air into it weekly and at MY INSISTENCE we both looked at the tire and sure enough, there was a puncture in the tread. DUH. The tire was wet because it was raining that day and we saw the bubbling where the air was leaking out. I was told that I needed all new tires because they were worn down to the wear bars. "Really" I said, "my right front tire had just been replaced a month ago, so why would I need a whole new set of tires?" I could see replacing the punctured tire but ALL of my tires?

    ** was clearly annoyed that I wasn't going to jump at the chance to replace ALL of my tires so he gave me a verbal quote of $181/tire and had my car brought out of the shop. HE NEVER PUT AIR IN THAT TIRE WHEN IT WAS CLEARLY UNDER INFLATED BECAUSE HE COULDN'T BE BOTHERED. I was sent away with a dangerously low tire and they couldn't have cared less. Just to test my intuition, I went up the road to the Goodyear Tire shop, and guess what? They found the puncture immediately, noted that my front tires were both fine, and recommended that I replace just the two rear tires. They put air in the low tire, checked all the other tires, and gave me a WRITTEN quote with their findings.

    Shame on you Monro. Just because a woman walks into your shop, don't just assume we're all car dunces and can't smell a con job from a mile away. I will never go there again and I suggest that anyone out there especially women- keep driving, and give your business to an honest shop like Goodyear.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014

    This is the 3rd and final time I’ve had a problem with the Westlake, OH Monroe. (1st) time they decided to charge me for the expensive oil without telling me, even though i came in wanting the $19 oil change. (2nd) 6 months later, I go in for a promotion flyer i saw at my office building, he said he couldn’t get me in today it was booked but tomorrow was good. When I came in the next day I was charged FULL price, he said that was just a deal for that 1 day. I told him that was sly and a ploy to get people in and then not tell them that you wouldn't honor the promotion. (3rd) time short call, very polite, was Nicholas ** again, he made my appointment over the phone, very polite, got my name, number, and set up oil change. I dropped off and walked back to work. He never called me and they closed.

    I got out of my meetings at work and realized they were already closed and they NEVER CALLED ME. They always call, it is policy. At pick up, no discount or anything, they said they called the OLD number they had for me, even though I gave Nicholas ** my new number on the call. Part of me wonders if he did this deliberately. I'm sure he remembers me from the last time I had a conflict with this dishonest fella.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014

    I am a single woman and took my 2007 Mazda 6 to a Monroe in Bethlehem for inspection. The service manager told me that I needed brakes and a battery which I believed to be true. After spending $513 for the work to be completed, he also told me that two of my motor mounts needed to be replaced as well. I didn't feel comfortable about this. Something just didn't feel right so I declined the service. He told me he would not pass my car. I took my car to to another service station that looked at my car and passed it stating that I did not need to have them replaced. I really feel that Monroe tried to take advantage of me. Thank goodness for me following my instinct! Wrote to them and no response as of yet. My advice is to stay away! I was probably overcharged as well!

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014

    I have a 1997 Lincoln town car signature series. Went in for an exhaust leak and they told me that my flanges were bad and I had two choices. I could replace the catalytic converter forward to the front of the car for 1200 dollars a SIDE, or the could "fix it their way" for 150 dollars. Not having a lot of money on me I chose the cheaper but "just as good" fix. Picked the car up and was told everything was fine. I noticed right off that I did not have the pick like before and the exhaust was rattling very bad. Two weekends later was my first trip out of the city and I was doing about 55-60 mph when smoke started coming up off the floor. I immediately pulled over to notice the car was on fire above the catalytic converter. If I had not had a bottle of water with me the car would have burnt to the ground.

    So I bring it back to them and they tried telling me the underside was deteriorated and caught on fire. The only problem is that the only place it looked like that was above BOTH catalytic converters only it was closer to the floorboard on the driver’s side then the passenger side. When the travelers insurance guy went to look at it (with me not present) they told him the hole was already there knowing they were lying through their teeth. Oh they had the car for a full week and kept giving me the run around so I went and picked up the car only to have travelers insurance call that day and tell me they JUST called in the claim. I went a week without a car just to make sure it was there when the insurance guy came only to find out they never called him. They also drove the car while it was there. I write down my mileage whenever I leave my car with a shop, it had 148,928 miles at drop off and 149,123 miles at pick up. I can't believe the stuff they must get away with.

    If you think about it I'd say MAYBE 1 in 5 report their problems. There's unfortunately a lot of gullible people out there that get ripped off from people like this. I meant they didn't even bother putting the heat shields back on the converters!!! THIS IS ONE PERSON THAT’S NOT GONNA LET IT SLIDE! I will find out how to start court proceedings and let them spend thousands on lawyers when all they had to do was the job right the first time. Anyone that can help please contact me. My job is now in jeopardy because of these so called people.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014

    Due to ordering the wrong part that they DID not have in stock and having us inconvenienced for two days, the worst part is the manager at Monro in Warminster, PA (Tony) printing on our receipt that we would get a credit off our credit card because of the running back & forth. Now the corporate office said Tony cannot make that decision, so even though it is printed on my bill they are going to screw me out of it. This company does not have honorable people working for them and I recommend everybody to go somewhere else.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014

    As an ASE certified mechanic already for 5 years, on occasion I'll stop into a big franchise like Monro or Mavis when one of my vehicles needs a NYS inspection (can't do it myself anyways and it's going to cost me $20 even at my own shop). I deal with customers a lot that have come from these shops feeling ripped off and small and taken advantage of so I'll test them and give them a piece of my mind. I had an inkling that this wal-mart parking lot Monro in Cobleskill NY would try to rip me off so I went in for an inspection.

    Sure enough the service manager tried to tell me that my truck had frame rot and if it cracked "the whole front end would drop down" and be catastrophic, it is statements like this that give mechanics everywhere a bad name. It was not even close to an accurate prediction of the nature of failure so I just stopped him there and asked him to explain how "the whole front end would drop down" and of course he could not come up with a valid reason. I just told him what would really happen if the frame cracked in the area where it was rotting and walked away with a bad taste in my mouth. Stay away from the Cobleskill Monro, they're unfortunately just not honest. I will add that they did not charge me for the service and just got me shamefully out the door ASAP.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014

    We took our car to a Monro shop to get our braking system assessed and subsequently purchased rotors and brake pads from them. Shortly thereafter, and less than 2 months after having the brake rotors installed, bright orange rust is all around the hats of the new rotors. The new rotors now look like junk and may be lacking in other specification areas as well. They don't appear to be equivalent or better in specs than the OEM 2008 Honda CRV rotors, as promised by the Sales Manager. In fact, in a letter from the Director of Customer Care for the entire Monro chain, he stated that their technical/training department investigated this matter and determined that they sold us rotors that meet or exceed OEM specifications. We doubt that their aftermarkets are equal to or better in specifications than OEM, as we've learned that the OEM rotors have a coating on them that seems to provide key benefits (i.e. rust prevention related) in this exact area and the aftermarket rotors apparently do not.

    Monro also charged us more than what other auto repair centers quoted (5 out of 6 quoted--all within 10 mile) near our home. The original charge was for over $800 for a simple few hour brake job and the sales manager stated that he was going to get into trouble for giving us that +$800 price. As we learned a day after getting the work done, one of Monro's other stores next to a BJ's charged almost $300 less for the same job. We've lost our trust in Monro.

    After this experience, we learned the following: Monro's prices are terrible. Use openbay.com to get competing auto repair quotes. As we are seriously considering replacing the inferior aftermarket brake rotors that Monro sold us, as they are rusted after a minimal amount of time and miles, we requested a quote for OEM brakes and rotors through the openbay.com website and received a bunch of straightforward responses within hours. In fact, 5 out of the 6 offers we received for the repair work (OEM brake rotors and pads + install) are near our home (all within 10 miles) and were below the price we originally paid Monro for their inferior aftermarket rotors. One auto provider even offered to drive to us to take care of the work. Two offers were under $500, 1 was less than $600, another was $700, and the 5th was $801.93.

    If we were to do business with Monro again, which is highly doubtful, we would shop their Monro locations next to a BJ's, as their pricing was significantly less. The BBB was not helpful in resolving this issue. However, it would have behooved us to read some of the almost 1,000 (One Thousand) complaints filed against this company before working with them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2014

    Loc 4110 W. Northern Pkwy for a 20 minute oil change, which turn into my transmission fluid being drain which messed up my transmission. I was there from 10:30 am until 5:45 pm before I was told I could get a rental car. Now I am being forced to pay for the rental car which I explain to a manager I was moving out of town for a job opportunity. I explain to this manager when I could return and he stop paying for the rental. I have spoken to several customer service reps, a supervisor which stated because my car has high mileage that I should understand why they would not pay for the rental, which is in the amount of $99 which is for 2 days. This has been the worst experience I have ever had for just getting my oil change. I have been spoken to in a manner that was belittling, degrading and most of all disrespectful.

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2014

    If I could give them a zero I would. I brought my 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier in to get looked at and they told me my brakes were bad, my wheel bearing was bad, my front end tie rods were bad, my water pump was bad, my serpentine belt was bad, and my tensioner was bad. They also said I needed a front end alignment. It would cost me like around $1400 to fix my car. I took it to another shop and I found out Monro was trying to charge me for things that weren't wrong with my car. All my car needed were new brakes, rotors, and a coolant reservoir which the reservoir is still under warranty from another shop so please avoid at all costs. And I have the proof to back up my claim (They were full of crap. My dad is a master tech. I just didn't have time to fix my car).

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2014

    I had 3 experiences with the Monro in Glenmont, NY. My first was to get a NYS Inspection. After they removed my existing sticker (that hadn't expired yet, still had a few days left) they told me my truck needed brakes, pads & rotors on front and rear. They held my truck hostage to the tune of over $800.00. The second time, one year later and needing another inspection, I stopped in figuring everything would be fine because there was nothing wrong with the truck. Again, they removed the sticker and then told me I needed ball joints... Another $400.00. My third and last experience... I was driving to work one morning and the rear brake line blew causing me to lose my brakes. Since I was right near there, I nursed my truck there. I explained what happened and that all the truck needed was the rear brake replaced. They kept the truck all day and every time I called to get an update, they said they found other problems and were working up estimates. Finally after 12 hours, I got the truck back with a $700.00 bill for a brake line. Worst part, the job was done incorrectly and had to be done again!!

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    Reviewed July 31, 2014

    I have a 2009 Saturn VUE. The computer has been telling me the coolant temp is way too hot and the oil pressure is low and to stop the engine. No coolant is leaking onto my driveway. I explain the way the car is acting and what the computer is telling me and they "check it out" at Monro in Marysville, OH. I have taken the car here before for oil changes and we got an exhaust on another vehicle in the family. They come back with an estimate for a new radiator, with parts, labor, new hoses and flush and fill, just over $800. I can buy the radiator for $200 but I get they need to make money. I couldn't afford it, so we start asking around for 2nd opinion or friends that could maybe do the work for us.

    A smaller hometown mechanic gave a verbal estimate of only $400 with labor so I took it over there. After doing all the testing they could find NO LEAK in the radiator - or anything else for that matter. Oil pressure switch was bad. Replaced for around $100. Runs like new. More than once during a routine oil change Monro found a nail in one of my tires. After this experience and reading the other reviews, I now wonder how many of those nails were theirs. Very disappointing.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2014

    2 catalytic converters in 4 years. Does that sound reasonable? And when I addressed this with the store manager, **, at the Monro Newburgh, NY location, his response is to blame my car or someone else that worked on my car. My car? Someone else? Not the inferior replacement parts that he used for the repairs? What is even more insulting is that when I initially called him with the code, his response was indignant as if I had no idea what I was talking about and insisted I come to the shop for them apply the scanner and verify the code. When I took the car in for the reading of the codes he acted like he was going to take care of the problem and that I should not be concerned. Of course the next day I get the standard - I talked to the corporate office and they say the warranty expired but we can still work with you for $650 for another inferior replacement part but of course that would quickly turn into $800 to $900. I am highly disappointed. I had remained loyal up to this point and expected the same but instead got the designation of sucker.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2014

    I was held up without a gun at Monroe tire of Richland, PA, 15904. I went in for a simple state inspection, and was promptly held up for more than $200.00 for rear brake drums. Nissan said they should NEVER be replaced, unless the brake pads go bad first. I insisted on old brake drums that I took promptly to Nissan and was told I was taken for a ride. Florida dumped their inspections because of all the crime it created. PA however lets this ** happen daily. I have informed all my students and friends know just what a scam Monro tire in Richland is. That inspection sign out front is a joke.

    It gives this store open rains to rip everyone off. I am not finished, I plan to do everything I can to spread the word as to what a scam your company is.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2014

    I took my niece's minivan to the Monro on 21st Street in Newark, OH because it was leaking antifreeze. ** (the manager) diagnosed and the problem and tried to charge her $800 for the repair. I spoke to him and was able to get the price in the $500 range. After the repair I checked under her hood and noticed that ** did not reinstall any of the protective plastic housings around the water pump and belts. I suspect that he just threw them away. They were not small pieces.

    A few weeks later, my niece called on her way home from work at 10:30 pm indicating that her van had overheated. Unfortunately when I paid to a have it towed back to Monro they told me the head was warped. I got a repair estimate from another shop for $1,200 for the labor alone. Monro refuses to talk about it with me. Instead ** told me that he didn't want my business and that his sales have gone up every year since he started there. Stay away from Monro! There are so many horror stories out there about them and they seemed to have more new mechanics than our local Chinese food restaurant has servers.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2014

    Went in with check engine light. Was told it needed plugs, cap, rotor, and wires. I could not afford all of it at one time. So the mechanic put plugs in my car. I returned 2 weeks later to have the rest of the parts installed and the original mechanic had left and was replaced by someone else. So the next new guy finished the work. I returned 2 months later for a state safety insp only to find that the last guy had also left and was replaced with yet another new mechanic. I'm not sure what's going on with this place but I like to see the same people working on my car. This place changes mechanics like I change underwear. I think I will find another place with a li'l more regularity in the mechanics. If you don't care who's working on your car then this is the place for you.

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    Reviewed June 10, 2014

    Went in for a oil change with a coupon suggesting a good deal. When they were finish, I was told I need $1,614.14 worth of work for my 2004 Chevy Blazer. The parts they suggested I look them up online and found them for under 150 dollars. They even gave me a horror story about what could happen if I didn't get the work done. I will take my truck to the dealer and see if what Monro said is true. I will never go there again.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2014

    Getting past inappropriate behavior -- When visiting automotive service, you don't expect management to make a pass or text your #. I have since learned apparently this is the normal for the guy. Work isn't the place hooking up, connecting to women, nor a certain behavior. I'm embarrassed and appalled although my car is in need of repair maintenance. I have to take my business elsewhere.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2014

    Monro mgr said I needed new brake rotors on my 96 town car. Quote was $650.00. What a shock. Went to 4 other Monro shops, and they said nothing was wrong with the rotors on my car. Also called auto parts store, price was $70.00. Went back to new Phila store and his excuse is, "our specs are higher than the other stores." Then he said "We will do your brakes. No charge for labor to make up for everything. $120.00." They must think I'm stupid. That's full price. Then I call the main office, explain what happened. Their reply was that they never get complaints and this never happens. By now I realize the whole organization are crooks. I tried this 1 other time with a master cylinder, and all I needed was my brakes blessed. Their quote was over $550.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2014

    I had my oil changed in early April 2014. Two weeks later the engine is knocking like a diesel. I took to dealer because engine still under warranty. Dealer told me a plastic bag was found in oil filter, engine junk and no warranty. Monro did admit their mistake only after we matched the plastic bag to one that comes with their filters. I asked for a new engine but they are only willing to put in an engine from a junk yard. Avoid these guys. Pay the extra $10 for an oil change at a dealer.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2014

    I took my 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee in for a oil change Feb 10, 2014. They told me they did the oil change. But March 11, 2014 my motor blew on my car due to lack of oil. I'm wondering how I didn't have a drip of oil in my car. So I called them, they told me to get it towed up there to tell me what I already knew... my motor was gone. So I went to the shop to talk to the man Ned and he told me after 30 days they have nothing to do with it. I said, "So you telling me after 32 days of driving I didn't have a drip of oil in my car?"

    So I told them they couldn't have gave me an oil change because I would still have some oil. But to have none is sickening. Then he told me it's 7-8 grand to get fix. Not only that after I asked for the key he said my vehicle was already released??? How, when I was at work. So you gave my key to I don't know who or lost it and all I'm offered was a replacement key. Wow... people are crazy. Where is the key now? I have to get a whole new locking system.... I hate them.... They are the devil.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2014

    Went in for an oil change, check engine light and a 30 point safety inspection. What I got was a $850 quote for power steering sensor replacement, power steering flush, diagnostics, brake system flush, brake shoes, brake hardware, brake drums, brake caliper, and they forgot my oils change. There was also a $38 misc. charge that did not get explained. Knowing the power steering sensor was anywhere between $20-$40 and an oil change usually goes for $30 at most I told them to fix the check engine light, do the oil change, and write up the quote for the brakes. $414.73 for the work done. I did not get a quote for the brakes. All I got was a list of parts. When I asked about the work they denied any justification and would not support the work for the brakes with the supposed brake test they do on vehicles.

    When the slips were brought up there where safety test for other vehicles but not mine. Upon further investigation the shop left my brake calipers exposed, no supposed leakage in the brake lines, no worn brake drums, and no need for repair. I could not double check the sensor due to the fact they cleared my trucks memory, I will also have to wait to get my truck inspected due to the fact my trucks diagnostics have been defaulted.

    This complaint was from 3/20/12. It was submitted to the BBB for review. I got no response from the company until the BBB passed along a message (3/4/14) stating Monro corporate office offered me a price match and since I did not reply they did nothing else. Monro has never contacted me and I refuse to accept this. I have also noticed my review of this business has been removed from several sites. They are liars and will steal you blind.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2013

    These people at this store are lazy and don't care about keeping the consumer happy. Never in a big rush to get your car done. Took car in for a simple brake line replacement and the so-called mechanic broke the bleeder valve off the caliper. I then had to buy two new calipers that the car didn't need when I took it in. Took the car back several times due to soft brakes. They could not figure it out. After several months, I heard my pads rubbing against the rotor. Took the car to another mechanic and he said that the new caliper was working and hasn't been. So now I am out two new rotors to bad parts they put on my car. I did send a note to the corp. office for a refund of some money but never heard back from them. The mechanics and the Broadview road store in Parma, Ohio have no idea what they are doing and cost me more money. The bleeder valve could have been heated up to get off. I really think they broke it just to make more money off of me.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2013

    My husband had an appointment on Oct 26, 2013 to put the muffler on that they ordered. They said an F-150 muffler would fit on a F-150 Harley Davidson Edition. They were wrong. Don't go to Monroe in Pleasant Hills, Pa. They don't know the difference between trucks. Now we have to wait for a deposit. Time was wasted all around.

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