Meineke Car Care Center

I should read the reviews before I entrusted these company with my car. Their misdiagnoses of my car cost me $ 600 in addition to what I’ll have to pay to fix the REAL issue by a skilled mechanic. DO NOT TRUST THEM WITH YOUR VEHICLE. At least do your research. Women, be careful going alone!

Went there with a free oil change certificate for veterans on Veterans Day, 2015. Owner refused service stating he was overbooked, although there were no cars in the parking lot or inside his filthy, dark, disorganized shop. I asked him why he overbooked and he replied in a VERY RUDE manner that corporate did that and continued to refuse service.
The guy who refused the service appeared to be of South Asian extraction and spoke in an Indian or Pakistani accent. THAT is the thanks these immigrants give to veterans who protect their freedoms in this country.
I would not even take a LAWNMOWER there for service — AVOID !!!

These people are bad news, they lie to your face. They will not honor there oum specials. I went there for The Veterans Day promation they had a free oil change for veterans. Had my I.D. with. None of it mattered, they said they were too busy, yet there was one car in the shop, his people setting down. I asked for a rain check, I was told there were none. He said take it to the Mount Prospect store. I called them first talked to Gary he said they were backed up about an hour or two but would fit me in, if he could not or if I can not wait that long he would give a rain check. I waited an hour, had my service done, had coffee while I was there and traeted like I made a difference. Gary even thanked me for coming and waiting. I will be back to Meineke in Mount prospect but stay away from Desplaines, their rude, they lie to your face. I don’t know if its greed, they hate Veterans or just Americans. Either way… BAD NEWS

I went to this location Saturday and the worker behind the counter was on the phone. He NEVER acknowledged me or made eye contact. I was at the counter for 5 minutes and still not a, «I’ll be right with you» or anything to that effect. I then walked out and took my business elsewhere. That was rude and inconsiderate, I’ll never go to that location again.

Nick Cares !!
I want good service at a reasonable cost and want work done that needs it. Don’t tell me something needs to be done when it doesn’t. Nick is not going to run up your bill or overcharge you. Honesty and integrity !! I have both my cars worked on here as car safety is 1^st. Nich has been at this location a long time. He will take the time to explain what he found and also let you know what can be done at a later date and what is important now. You make that decision. I will continue to refer Nick to my friends and neighbors.

This is a good shop with trustworthy staff. Sam takes his time explaining what needs to be done, and his staff does solid work of very good quality. Given there are a lot of choices for car care, I consider this a ‘find’

Meineke is a chain of vehicle maintenance garages, and because of the franchise I know what to expect when I bring my car in. I travel frequently and must therefore frequently do things like change my oil. This chain is much like the other Meineke chains in that the staff is friendly and well knowledged. Nick will not hesitate to walk you back into the shop to show you anything that he thinks might be a concern later on and does very thorough checks before bringing your vehicle down. Prices are competitive, and service is great. Highly recommended!

HONEST!
I had just walked away from a completely ridiculous situation at Midas, and found this shop on Google. My brakes were in bad shape and it was getting late so I just wanted to go somewhere to get a second opinion.
Nick was absolutely great. He showed me what was going wrong and then gave me a decent quote for the service. This quote was less than half of the price from the jerks at Midas who tried to tell me that I had problems in the back with the brakes leaking which was completely false. I had my breaks fixed within an hour and half for a FAIR PRICE and there have been no problems. I could tell that people actually trust him. Thank you!

DON’T EVER GO THERE
These people are MONEY HUNGRY and they don’t even know how to fix the car… I Was just there few hours ago to fix my flat tire… mechanic looked at my tire and told me that i need to replace my tire. Just for doing that he charged me $ 30…i told him you guys haven’t done any work to the car. Well they made me pay the money…