Midas

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Ramona Garrett

There is no record of a Nicolas Perkins ever visiting Midas of Barrington. He has never been a customer and has never had any work done here. Joanne McInerney of Harvard, IL who has never been here, has a husband who threatened to punch me in the face before I ever gave him any estimate for his dangerous axle. We never said anything about his brakes but his axle was rusted away and had no threads left holding it on. He was speed walking back and forth like a madman and yelled at my technician for test driving his vehicle. He was acting out and scared my daughter who works for me and the other customers. After reading this slanderous attempt to hurt my family business, I see that I should have pressed charges rather than just asking him to leave. It makes you wonder, if they drove all the way here because every other shop evicted them as well. Why people like this write reviews for businesses that they have never had any work done at, has cost them nothing, and then try to destroy a business that has thousands of happy customers with an A+ rating from the BBB is beyond comprehension. You can always tell who the unreasonable false people are. They always write their reviews in large capital letters and warn people to stay away. Truth Seeker needs to understand the basic laws of physics, especially: centrifugal force. The underside of the hood of the car had oil sprayed all over it because the serpentine belt was flinging it in a 360 degree clockwise pattern everywhere in the engine compartment. It is amazing that it did not start a fire, but I have seen a lot worse driven on the roadways shared by our children on the streets of Barrington. I can not walk outside this shop for one minute without hearing a vehicle go by with scraping brakes, loud exhaust, or banging suspension. This state needs to enact annual safety inspections to get dangerous vehicles like "Truth Seekers" off the road. Also, dont shoot the messenger who warned you of the poor condition of your car. Especially when you are not even a paying customer and just using us for a free estimate. Thank you for stopping by and we pray that your lives improve to the point that you dont feel a need to lash out against the people of Midas and hurt the mechanics, the parts delivery drivers and all of those that rely on this institution to survive. We are dedicated to fixing your vehicle and keeping everyone safe on the roads of Barrington.

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Truth Seeker

Is there a way to give less than one star and report these people for SCAMS? Long story short, took my car in for one thing, came back with almost $1500 worth of items to fix. Check this out... The "items" that were priority came to about half that price including a power steering pump, flush, etc... Two of the guys there (Steve and the guy from Greece) scammed together... brought me out to the car several times to look at the OIL leaking all over the car....after realizing I wasnt falling for the ENGINE OIL LEAK story, they claimed it was a power steering fluid and pump issues and that the entire PS pump/system had to be replaced... they literally literally had "OIL" all over the place... took it to TWO other places after to get second/third opinions... BOTH places were like...UM, how the heck do you get Power steering fluid on the inside ROOF of the car? They both said...if OIL or FLUID was leaking like "THAT" from the car, the car would have either blown up long ago, caught fire or wouldnt have any oil left in it. BOTH places said it looked like oil had been sprayed all over the place and the Barrington Midas place was trying to pull one over on me. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY MANY WOMEN (I suppose men too) are leary of mechanics...because there are always some idiots trying to scam people out of money. I took my car to a wonderful place 20 minutes away and they fixed my car for under $700. My car runs like a gem now and the guys are trustworthy. I could go on with the details but Im wasting my time. THE POINT IS... DONT EVER TAKE YOUR CAR HERE EVER! Total scam... The owner is even trying to get people to buy this Midas location because he doesnt want it anymore. SCAM SCAM SCAM... not to be trusted.

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Joanne Mack

How this place has a good rating with the BBB is beyond me. STAY CLEAR AWAY FROM HERE. THEY WILL TRY AND MAKE YOU PURCHASE UNNECESSARY PARTS AT OUTRAGEOUS PRICES AND THEN ARGUE WITH YOU IF YOU REFUSE. We brought a truck in for hub assembly replacement; we had our own parts - spoke with STEVE and he said no problem with the fix. After they looked at the truck Steve came back with we need brakes, a new axle, etc...and the cost for THEIR axle is $350.00! My husband informed him we dont need brakes as they were just done last year, and that we can purchase our own axle for $75.00. He called my husband a liar and began shouting at him and mocking him. My husband is disabled and has a disabled placard in the truck. Steve picked up his placard and started shouting at him "youre not disabled, you walked in here just fine" and kept waiving it around calling my husband a scammer. My husband has congestive heart failure and many other problems. Steve humiliated him and kept screaming at him. Steve then locked our truck in their shop saying that if we dont let them install an axle or do the break job, then they wont install the hub. My husband had to call the police to get our truck out of their building. After my husband left, Steve took a customers black volkswagon and followed him to flip him off. Very sick individual, we have filed complaints and plan on going to court. STAY AWAY

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Steven Ward

I have nothing but positive feedback for Barrington Midas. I dont post many reviews but after my experience and seeing the negative reviews in the past I felt that I should give my "two cents" as I believe that this business has recently come under new ownership and I dont feel the prior posts accurately reflect this shop. Admittedly, I only had standard maintenance type work done (oil change, tire rotation.. ) but I wouldnt hesitate to take my vehicle back for more extensive service. The owner Sam was very straightforward with the expected wait time. They did identify some areas that could become issues in the future, but I didnt have the time to address at that visit. The issues were things that had been suggested before so I dont feel that I was being mislead or "sold". I didnt feel like I had to have my guard up because I was being sold a bill of goods. Overall Sam and Becca were helpful and polite. I would not hesitate taking my car back to this shop and would be recommend this shop to others that need to get work done in the Barrington area.

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Anonymous User

I had taken my car to the Midas in Lake Zurich for the past few years because I feel the old owners of Barrington Midas were dishonest. After hearing Barrington Midas was under new management, I decided to take my car their for an oil change. 25 minutes after leaving my car, the owner calls me telling me I need a new car battery and air filter; after expressing to him that I could change these things myself, I went in to pick up my car. They were suddenly very rude, and seemed displeased that I had a discount coupon. The mechanic than almost nailed another vehicle when pulling my car out of the garage. When considering the attempted canned upsell, the poor customer service, and near crashing of my car; I can honestly say I WILL NEVER ENTER ANOTHER MIDAS AS LONG AS I LIVE.

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