Midas

I went in there because I needed brake work. They quoted me 850 telling me I needed things that I didn’t. I ended up taking it to Arapahoe Broadway Conoco and it was less than half the price. I am so glad I followed my instincts and tried someone else who was honest. Midas lures you in with a free inspection and then tries to take you to the cleaners. I can see why they have so many bad reviews. Plus when they took me in to look at my car to give me an estimate the place was full of cigarette smoke which had me coughing the rest of the day

I had my brakes fail on highway 119 due to a bleeder valve not being secured by staff members after replacing my breaks (all the fluid ran from my lines) and since that time a series of events have taken place that have forced me to seek out other mechanics in Boulder.
I dropped off my vehicle on a saturday for 5 hours of work, what the shop didnt know (nor did I for that fact) was that I would have to return in 1.5 hours to retrieve a item out of my truck. To my surprise I noticed my truck was in the lot, apparently the vehicle had all of the work done 3.5 hours sooner than I was told. My fear was that someone had once again (see earlier comment regarding my breaks) failed to comply with their duties involving properly fixing my vehicle.
After a very brief discussion with that owner, I was told that I actually didnt pay enough and I was «lucky» that I wasnt being billed for 6 hours (still confused since all of the work took less than 1.5 hours — I dropped it off 1.5 hours prior and I am assuming it wasnt brought directly into a bay for work), needless to say confusion set in and I decided to call corporate.
After calling corporate and complaining about the manner in which i was talked down to by the owner, they passed on my complaint to the owner (yes the owner that had previously yelled at me). This again confused me since I was complaining about his behavior — needless to say he (the owner) proceeded to yell again as if I were an employee.
DONT GO HERE IF YOU WISH TO FEEL SAFE IN YOUR VEHICLE!!!

I’ve been going here for my oil change for 10 years using their gold card discount. Then, without telling me, they give me my bill with an additional $ 10 charge. I’m told by the representative it is for the extra time and labor of removing the skid guard.
Since they have left my drain plug loose enough to leak in my driveway, I know that is not affected by the skid plate, as I tightened it myself. So, I look at the filter. It’s easily in reach, and unaffected by the skid guard.
I now change my oil myself! It’s surprisingly easy, and even fun. But that doesn’t change the fact that these guys straight up LIE.

I like the place. Simple pricing, no surprises, fair prices, quick service. I have lifetime brake pads and they replace them without question as they wear out from lots of mountain driving.

I was driving home to Michigan from California when i had some trouble with my car thinking it was an alignment issue with my tires. I stopped at the midas and the guy (toby i think) told me i had a bad tie rod and wheel barring. he then gave me a rough estimate of about 950 bucks to replace both items. i had just put a new wheel barring on 3 weeks before this and it cost me 200 $, here they were quoting me 600 for the same thing. i told him ill take it back to Michigan to have it taken care of. i had it looked at in Michigan and the wheel barring was perfect, not broken or loose in any way. the tie rod was in fact broken but i had it fixed in Michigan for under 100 $ while toby told me it would cost about 200 for the part alone… so not only are you charging more than twice as much for the parts (i put on quality lifetime warrantied parts) but your telling people that things are broken that are not broken. Its the kind of crap i would expect from some lowlife backyard garage not a major chain. I will never go to a midas again and will be advising others to avoid you as well.

This location lied about what I needed for my car. Do not go there if you want accurate info.

So I had my truck in today to have the rear brakes and rotors repaired. Apparently the seal on one of them was leaking too. No way for me to verify that since I“m not a gear head but I went ahead with the service. The truck is 9 years old and I understand that things break down.
Anyway, this morning I went over the charges with Randy on the phone. We discuss the total and I specifically asked «that’s it, nothing else besides sales tax.» He called during the day to discuss other work that needed to be done. I agreed. So, imagine my surprise when I arrive to pay my bill and it was $ 65 more than expected. $ 16 for shop supplies and $ 50 extra for synthetic seal lubricant. First of all, the extra charge for synthetic wasn’t discussed. I’m gullible when it comes to vehicles and would’ve agreed, but I don’t like surprises. Secondly, «shop supplies». Um, that’s the cost of doing business and running a shop. I assume it’s built into the price. You run a shop, I shouldn’t be nicked for the cost of cleaning up.
Anyway, I should’ve refused but I wanted my truck back and had stuff to do. I assume they count on that. Next time I’ll require an estimate in writing.

I have used them for the oil change special. They seriously rip you off for their labor charges, even when confronted about them.
I used to come here for the oil change special it started to be lots of recommended work after each oil change and they stressed the urgency of doing the work. I thought about it but 3 months later the issues they stressed the previous time changed and the new issues appeared. After 3 or 4 times of this and them not standing behind their work, I have had enough. While their oil change card seems like a good deal, i’d be would be wary of taking your car there or trusting their advice. Easily the most over priced and fraudulent mechanics in boulder.

My husband and I have been going to this Midas for a few years now, mostly because of their four oil change deal. They have always been fine, nothing special. About two months ago my husband went in to get his oil changed. They told him his oil was leaking slowly, which we knew, however it was not dripping enough to cause any sort of damage… just a few drops on the driveway.
After my husband got his oil changed, his oil was leaking way more than before. There would be a stream of drip marks from him just driving into the driveway. I told him to go back into Midas to have whoever made it worse fix it, but with our busy schedules he did not have time to take it in right away. A week or two later his engine started seizing and completely died, due to there being no oil. A $ 3000 fix at least.
I’m not quite sure what happened at Midas that day. I do know that I will NEVER go back there. We are very good about taking our cars in when they need maintenance and instead of helping our car to run further, Midas completely ruined our car to the point of no return. Get your oil changed at Midas and expect to have your car towed to the junk yard two weeks later.

Seriously, they did a great job! I’m not sure where these other reviews are coming from because the guys here rock.
I got the LivingSocial deal for an oil change and inspection, and went in with a little trepidation because I wasn’t sure if I was going to get the «Oh, you’re a bargain customer, so I won’t spend as much time and effort on you» treatment or not. This has been my experience before with LivingSocial and Groupons, along with car places sometimes trying to rip me off because I’m a woman. That plus my extreme reluctance to do anything to my car didn’t have me jumping for joy to go. But I’m so glad I did!
I gave them a call beforehand to let them know that I was coming in (with a LivingSocial deal), and the gentleman who answered the phone was super kind and courteous, putting up with me changing my mind about twice about the time to come in. Once I made the trek out there (seriously, I need to check the location before I buy these deals sometimes), I was about fifteen minutes early but they didn’t even blink, just took my keys and got to work. Afterwards, both the front desk man and the mechanic gave me updates, and again were very friendly and polite the whole time. I was out of there before my originally scheduled appointment! I’d definitely recommend them.

Have always had good luck with Midas in Denver, but these guys are a different story. Not particularly nice, they make you kinda just feel like an idiot for bringing in your car. Have gone in before for oil changes, and the whole ordeal is really just an unpleasant experience; they always come up with things they say are wrong and will cost $$$ to fix, but when you really ask them about it they say its not that big of deal. Is it or isn’t it Midas? Went in after a small accident to ask if they could check if there was any mechanical damage (engine, etc.) and they looked at me like I was literally insane. Said they could not give me an opinion on the BODY and couldn’t help me. First of all, I’m aware of the condition of the body, I was worried about whether or not the engine or anything around it suffered any damage. Needless to say, I gave up, left, and will not be returning.

These guys are terrible. Bonked my Suburban’s crossover pipe while camping and knocked it loose from the header. Tweaked too much to just tighten back up so I took it to Midas to see what they thought. They said they could put an oversized gasket in that would fix the noisy leak but wanted $ 225 to do it. I had the entire header off and on in an hour trying to fix it so this seemed really steep. I asked the guy about it and he started giving me a hard time about how much work it was to prep, clean, etc. The truck was already there and the noise from the leak was driving me nuts so I told them to just go ahead. When my wife picked it up, the guy I talked to on the phone came over to her and told her what a jerk I was for questioning the price. To top it all off they didn’t fix the leak, it still makes noise. Still driving me nuts. When I called to demand they fix it they said I was foolish to expect it to be fixed for that cheap and that if I really wanted it fixed I’d need to spend $ 2000 for a new crossover pipe. What would really be foolish would be to spend another dime with these guys on anything. Terrible terrible.
7÷15÷13: their crappy repair failed in Moab, Utah and blew out the «special» gasket they put in. Turns out it was three regular gaskets crammed in to fill up the gap from the crossover pipe. Their «repair» didn’t last 5 months.

I had great service at a Midas in Denver, so I went to this Boulder Midas when I moved here this fall and purchased an older 4Runner. They did about $ 3K worth of work on it over the course of 4 weeks (3 different visits). I kept requesting a bumper to bumper inspection, which was either not done or was done by someone who didn’t know what they were doing. After failing my emissions test, post-​Midas visits, I found a mechanic trusted by a friend. He was blown away by the way the engine looked. There were hoses loose, clamps missing or in the wrong location, obvious corrosion and leaks that were never brought to our attention. In the end, they’ve cost us way more than $ 3K we paid them since some work has to be redone, and the new mechanic will have to do the labor to get back into areas they messed up. I wouldn’t take your car here for anything except brakes or oil changes — definitely NOT a full service shop. But beware again– I talked to a guy who got an oil change here and they forgot to fill the car with oil. Needless to say, he had some engine issues stemming from major error.

All I can say is WOW! I have bee taking my subaru here for a couple of years and always had good service, however today I took in my boyfriend’s 4Runner and got BLATANTLY ripped off!!! I asked for full synthetic and a full differential change. When I picked up the vehicle they charged me an absurd amount. I called to check w/​my boyfriend who has had the car for quite sometime and he was furious. We called to get quotes from 3 other Midas shops for the same service and found they charged me $ 150 – 200 more than the other shops. Not only did they over charge for the labor they claim they filled 12 quarts of fluid when the car holds 6. My mistake for not knowing what I was getting into, but SHAME on them for taking advantage of this lack of knowledge. Not only will I NEVER use their services again I am fighting their headquarters and my credit card company to ensure they do not get away with this robbery. I will also go out of my way to ensure everyone I know is aware this is NOT AN HONEST SHOP!

Midas in Boulder rocks! My back windshield wiper has not been working for several months, and with winter and snow on its way I decided it was time to get it fixed. First I took it to Tilden Auto Care in Boulder and they wouldn’t even look at it for 2 seconds with out a $ 50 «look charge». Plus they said they wouldn’t be able to get to it until next week and I would have to leave the car with them. Needless to say, I decided to shop around.
MIdas (on 30^th) in Boulder was awesome! I drove in with no appointment and they were very friendly and helpful from the moment I got there. He looked at my wiper on the spot and with in 3 – 4 minutes with only a wrench he managed to fix it right then and there. He even said it was free, and to come back again! I definitely will! Customer service goes a long way. I highly recommend Midas. They are honest, quick, friendly, and reliable!

I started taking my car here about three years ago. Service started out great and has steadily gone downhill. It used to be that I could come in around five (they close at six) and get my oil changed, even if they were busy. The changes were relatively quick and reasonably priced.
Lately, they haven’t been so great. The last time I came in, they were pressuring me to buy a bunch of stuff I didn’t need. They even pulled out my recently replaced, bright yellow air filter and told me it was filthy and needed to be changed. This week, they’ve been dead. With one car in the garage, they told me on two different occasions that they’re too busy to take me and I have to come back at 7:30 am. I explained that doesn’t work with my schedule, but that’s apparently the only time they can take me.
Part of me suspects it’s because I bought their four oil change package, so now they’re giving excuses to keep me from redeeming it. After all, they’ve already got my money, so why bother actually providing the service? I can’t figure out any other reason they’d tell me they’re too busy even though the place is dead.
To top it off, the employee was complaining to the only other customer I saw that business has been really bad lately. Gee, I wonder why? Perhaps turning down customers is part of it.