Damn you Jiffy Lube

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Saw this and immediately thought, "this'll be on the forum by the time I'm home from work." Dat sport hood, doe!


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Funny, this is immediately what I knew would happen when I saw the local Jiffy Lube's new sign that says "We now service brakes" or something like that.
 
Jiffy Lube claims the life of a T4R...

I read this on Jalopnik just now. Some of the comments are great... in particular, the one I read about the truck having better taste than the driver and ditching its own wheels.

Despite the owner's choice in wheels, this situation sucks and I feel for the guy. But the lesson stands: don't go to Jiffy Lube for anything...

All Four Wheels Fall Off Immediately After Jiffy Lube Brake Job
 
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So, the title of this thread should be
"Damn you, you stupid vehicle owner for trusting Jiffy Lube"

Sorry if I offend, but if you want your car ruined, go to a speed lube shop for anything.
 
Drcoffee said:
So, the title of this thread should be
"Damn you, you stupid vehicle owner for trusting Jiffy Lube"

Sorry if I offend, but if you want your car ruined, go to a speed lube shop for anything.
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I would say dealerships are the same. Sadly both places use young kids and inexperienced individuals for lube jobs. Only once you start getting into more spendy items electric, trans, etc do they get master techs involved.
 
Yeah I always loosen my lug nuts and go for a test drive Right before an oil change! I'd make them fix, heck with the cost - their problem. :cowboy:
 
wadle5 said:
I would say dealerships are the same. Sadly both places use young kids and inexperienced individuals for lube jobs. Only once you start getting into more spendy items electric, trans, etc do they get master techs involved.
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You really wouldn't want it any other way. You want your inexperienced techs working their way up to the front line. It doesn't get much easier than a lube oil and filter. From a dealership perspective you want your most experienced guys working the more complex jobs. If your master technician can complete a job in 4hrs when the Chiltons/Motors manual calls for 8hrs, that's money in the bank for the dealer. Toyota invests a lot of money in professional training for these guys. I think there should be a little more oversight on the inexperienced guys just as a checks and balance.

Unfortunately, you'll never get master technicians working at Jiffy Lube.
 
Rock_Rat said:
You really wouldn't want it any other way. You want your inexperienced techs working their way up to the front line. It doesn't get much easier than a lube oil and filter. From a dealership perspective you want your most experienced guys working the more complex jobs. If your master technician can complete a job in 4hrs when the Chiltons/Motors manual calls for 8hrs, that's money in the bank for the dealer. Toyota invests a lot of money in professional training for these guys. I think there should be a little more oversight on the inexperienced guys just as a checks and balance.

Unfortunately, you'll never get master technicians working at Jiffy Lube.
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No fully agree. I guess from working at a dealership and seeing all the ridiculous mistakes that kept occurring and these individuals stayed employed somehow.
While Toyota does have professional training, I really do believe the quick lane guys should be re-evaluated maybe every couple of months or have some penalty system in place. I guess thats the benefit of doing your own work I guess or having a trusted family shop to go to. I agree I wouldn't go to Jiffy lube if my car was out of oil entirely haha.
 
wadle5 said:
I would say dealerships are the same. Sadly both places use young kids and inexperienced individuals for lube jobs. Only once you start getting into more spendy items electric, trans, etc do they get master techs involved.
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Are you certain that is the case? When I was looking at going to automotive tech school one of the local Toyota dealerships was also going to want me to go to more specialized training just to work for them. Maybe it varies from state to state but they really wanted me to know my stuff.
 
The only time I take my truck to a shop is for state inspection, wheel alignment, and tire balancing. I do everything else myself or have a friend help me. When I had my 08' Silverado I took it to the local dealership for a tire balance. When I got the truck back it had a fresh, deep scrape down the rear fender of the truck :wtf: AND the tires were still out of balance
 
Gadgetguy said:
Are you certain that is the case? When I was looking at going to automotive tech school one of the local Toyota dealerships was also going to want me to go to more specialized training just to work for them. Maybe it varies from state to state but they really wanted me to know my stuff.
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Not sure what specialized training they wanted you to attend. Lube Techs do not need Toyota Certifications, a few of my old lube techs at my old dealership did take a "T-Ten" program at their collage for Toyota, but that wasn't required.
 
I go to Jiffy Lube for my state inspection, but that's it. In and out during my lunch break.

I think the fact that they have a sign in the waiting room that says there aren't liable if they strip your oil pan drain bolt during an oil change is a definite flag...

True story:
A couple years ago, I was waiting for an inspection, and a guy came in with a luxury car (I think a Mercedes. Don't they need to go to the dealer for all repairs/maintenance things for warranty reasons?) Mind you, this guy looked like he had never even held a screwdriver, much less know anything about cars. Anyways, he wanted an oil change. He sat next to me for maybe 10 minutes and the tech (ha) came and got him. He told him that they don't have the right oil filter to do the job, but if he wanted to drive to the WalMart down the road and pick it up and then come back, they'd install it for him.
He agreed to do this, and was about to walk out, but I stopped him and recommended he checked with the tech to make sure that the old filter was still on AND the car still had oil in it.
Well guess what? Good thing I asked. They had realized they didn't have the filter AFTER they drained the pan. They simply put the drain bolt and filter back in and then told the customer. Kinda left out the most important part, huh?
 
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