Jiffy Lube Consumer Reviews - Page 3

CANON CITY, COLORADO -- This is why I change my own oil. A few weeks ago it was time for my Saturn to get an oil change. I normally do this myself, except this time the bolt was stripped and I was unable to remove it. So I decided to take it to Jiffy Lube. Their customer service is amazing, but that is only a distraction to get their hands deep in your pocket. I told the guy I need the high mileage oil, and asked if they could please check my other fluids. (I did not ask them to fill any of my fluids just check and see if they were low!)

So they do the oil change and everything and then they come over and tell me that I owe them almost $70. When I was going to change it myself, it only cost me $30 and that is with the high mileage oil, Fran Tough Guard oil filter, and a new oil bucket!! I asked them how it could possibly cost me $70 dollars, they charged me almost $10 to top off my anti-freeze.

Then to make matters worse I spent $60 some dollars on low grade, Conoco brand oil, they didn't even put in the high mileage. I was completely outraged, I will never go back to Jiffy Lube again and I would not recommend anyone else to.

I just got done watching an NBC video uncovering a Jiffy Lube scam. I wanted to share it with everyone on this forum: They went undercover and found that in 5 out 9 Jiffy Lubes did not do the repairs they charged the consumer for. In one scam they told the customer they needed a new fuel filter, charged them and never replaced it. In a more common scam they offer a trans fluid flush service. In most of their service attempts (5 out of 9 locations), the service was never done!!!

My favorite part of the video is when the district manager was caught and questioned. He denied he was the manager and said he was a customer. Jiffy Lube executives later confirmed that he was indeed the district manager. Steer clear of Jiffy Lube!!!

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY -- I brought my Mustang GT in for an oil change and 45 minutes later the check engine and oil light came on. I pulled over and started the engine briefly and it was knocking. This vehicle ran perfectly prior to the oil change. The vehicle had 26,000 miles. The owner wanted me to give the oil filter so they can get an analysis completed. I was instructed by a lawyer not to give the oil filter and hold it. The owner was reluctant to provide insurance company name and number.

Eventually after several emails he have it. Insurance company assigned a technical expert to look at the vehicle. The expert came and looked at the vehicle and could not make a decision if they are at fault. Now they want a mechanical engineer to look. How long do I have to wait, so they can figure out how to screw me? Be persistent and writes emails and call.

OAK PARK, ILLINOIS -- I went to Jiffy Lube on 8/21/13 to get the oil changed in my car. The attendant talked me into getting a fuel line flush so I did and when they finished my car was smoking a lot. They told me it was supposed to do that and that it would stop. Two days later I still have the smoking and now my engine is knocking. I called Jiffy Lube and they politely told me that they did nothing wrong. I can pay to get a diagnostic done and they would see what they could do if anything.

I took it to a shop and the mechanic told me there was barely any oil in my car and that the motor was damaged now and I would have to get a new one. I forwarded that information to Jiffy Lube and they told me they would talk to the mechanic. Later I received a call from Jiffy Lube saying that he talked to the mechanic and he needed something in writing but now the mechanic will not take my car at all. I am a single mother of 6 and have a very limited income.

I cannot afford to take my car to any other shop so in essence I have been screwed by Jiffy Lube and to top it all off now no one at Jiffy Lube will talk to me. I am without a car and maybe lose my job because of no transportation to work.

COVENTRY, RHODE ISLAND -- I went into Jiffy Lube for an oil change and they never did the oil change. All they did was change my oil filter and add new oil to what was already in my engine. By the time I got my car to my Ford dealer the engine had blown. They drained 11.5 quarts of oil out of my engine. My engine only holds 4.5 quarts. I am in the process of suing them. They cannot do this to people and get away with it. We trust them to perform the duties we are paying for and they are just messing people's cars up. Something has to be done.

TUCSON, ARIZONA -- I have been taking my car to Jiffy for oil changes for years and they have always marked the info given back to you on items checked that were "OK" or done. Well, during my last oil change everything was basically checked OK except that they noticed that there was a little bit of moisture on the transmission seal. Now the problem is... is that they noticed this but didn't notice that my belts were in dire need of being changed. Yet, they marked that they were "OK" and they were not. I had a screeching noise that would sound every time I stopped and then proceeded.

I finally got tired of this noise and had a mechanic check it out. Indeed the noise was from the belts being so worn they were cracked and almost transparent when held up to the sun. I was told I was lucky that they didn't give out while on the interstate when I take my son to work. I feel they jeopardized my safety and that of anyone with me. I will never go to any Jiffy Lube ever. The Jiffy Lube I went to was in Tucson AZ, located on Ajo Way and So.6th Ave.

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA -- On Friday, May 18, 2012, I went to Jiffy Lube on Timberlake Road in Lynchburg, VA, with my best friend's 21 year old daughter to have her oil changed in her car. The attendant James was telling her that Penzoil would be the better oil to use. The men working on the car took the old oil out of the car before she could tell them what kind of oil to put in the car. In light of this Jiffy Lube does not even use the type of oil that her uncle told her to get.

When she told me what happened, I was very upset because if they did not have the oil that she wanted, then they should have never took the old oil out of the car. Nonetheless I told them to put a cheaper oil in the car because her uncle only gave her $40.00 to have it changed and I was not going to pay the $49.99 to put in the wrong oil. We will not be using this company again.

After going to the Jiffy Lube on Knox Abbot Drive in West Columbia for 7 years to get my oil changed and getting good service, they left my truck 3 quarts low. I have gone back and let the service person know and he looked under the truck to make sure there was no leaks. He also said he would let the area manager know and I would hear from him. I have called him twice and still have not heard anything from anyone on this. If 7 years of business is not worth a phone call, then I don't know what is.

Took my car home after an oil change and found oil leaked on my clean driveway. Found out Jiffy had stripped the threads on the oil pan over tightening the plug. Took my car back to them and they did not honor the satisfaction guarantee on the receipt and did not accept responsibility for breaking my car.

I wrote their customer care dept. and they did nothing. I wrote Jiffy Lube CEO/President and he did nothing. I will never take my car to Jiffy again and recommend that nobody else use their irresponsible services again too. I now get my oil changes at the dealer for nearly the same cost and time. Don't take any chances with Jiffy Lube or you may up spending more in the long run.

LACEY, WASHINGTON -- I posted a complaint last year in August 2009 about the terrible quality work performed by Jiffy Lube on a rock chip in my front window they insisted they could fix. On May 1st 2010 I thought I had another rock chip in nearly the same area. Come to find out upon inspection it was the resin coming out of the hole Jiffy Lube drilled into my window to fill the Rock chip. The resin was just like clear silicon, very elastic. It came right out of the window by just scraping it with my finger nail.

I went to a local autoparts store and bought a tube of Loctite chip repair resin. I did it according to package directions. So far it looks great. Do the math. Jiffy Lube charged my insurance company $55 and me $5. I paid $7 and fixed it myself and I nearly guarantee it will be fixed for at least another year unlike Jiffy Lube's 9 month fix. Don't let Jiffy Lube mess with your rock chips. They can barely get oil changes right. Do it yourself or get a professional to do it. Too much "Grab Ass" at Jiffy Lube for them to know what's going on. I switched to a much better lube shop.