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Mr. Lube Canada vehicle damaged

In September of 2009 I had taken my 2009 Grand Caravan to the aforementioned Mr.Lube for a quick oil change. I don't usually go to Mr. Lube and had been warned about them by mechanics who are relatives as well as other mechanics. I figured "It's just an oil change... how can anyone screw that up?" Shortly after leaving my engine light came on. I pulled over and checked the oil - thinking that perhaps they had forgotten to put oil back in or maybe the drain plug... oil level was fine and there were no leaks. When I got back into the car the engine light had gone out. Over the next few weeks the engine light would intermittently come on and go off. The engine sounded fine so I figured I'd wait until my next scheduled servicing to have it checked. Never got the chance. Leaving work one night a week before Christmas the car wouldn't start. Good battery, lots of power from the battery but no starter. Towing bill to get to a dealership that night was over $250. As soon as it was dropped off the hook the van started. I live rurally so getting home from the dealership was going to cost me again, I opted to drive it home with plans to take it into the dealership in the morning. Again, the following morning the van would not start. Another $75 to get it towed into the dealer. Cost me a day off work while waiting for the dealer to figure out what was wrong with it - which they did. In the words of the mechanic "Who does your oil changes?...'Cause they've damaged a pigtail connector that's right up by your oil filter. One of the wires is ripped out and the connector is broken." Cost to diagnose $154 and cost to repair $151.

So, an oil change at Mr. Lube cost me $680 including the cost of the oil change and not including a days pay lost.

I contacted the Mr Lube franchise, not seeking compensation but just to let them know that they were either knowingly or otherwise damaging vehicles and as everyone else here has experienced, I got very little sympathy. I was expecting to say thanks for letting them know and that the guys down in the pits would be advised to watch out for wiring and such when removing oil filters... but no such luck. Instead they sang the praises of their employees, offered to have me come back so that they could take a look at my van (They are NOT licensed mechanics so why he'd even consider offering this God only knows), the area manager told me about his own Caravan which is 3 years older than mine and a totally different design, stating that he's never had a problem. What a joke.

I'm chalking this one up to not heeding warnings I was given and do my best to save any one else from the same or similar fate.

I'd like to say that you get what you pay for - but a dealership oil change is actually less than a Mr. Lube oil change, there are no hard sells while you're sitting trapped in your car, the guys working on your car are licensed technicians instead of kids who never finished high school and the dealer warranties their work. Mr. Lube? You're on your own.

If I save just one person from going through my experience with Mr. Lube it will have been worth the $680+.

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mr chole
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Feb 10, 2015 1:47 pm EST

mr.lube is ###ed up, never ever go there and waist youre time and money, just come to oil changers and get youre service done right. oil changes and emission testing.

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Mar 18, 2014 2:08 pm EDT

I too, was an unhappy customer of Mr. Lube. I went in and opted to have Fuel System Cleaning done. About half a week after, my engine started vibrating hard, like it never used to and I brought it to my dealer. They couldn't seem to find the problem, so I took it to another mechanic. I was told by the mechanic that when the fuel system was done, it might have been done too quickly that the gunk that was washed away didn't get dissolved and that there may be some gunk stuck onto the injectors. I wanted to let Mr. Lube know what have happened so I emailed the area manager. He responded right away and agreed with what I suggested the problem was. He offered me to come in for them to re-do the fuel system cleaning at no charge. To think, that they would do this means that I will be taking their time and that I will be spending their resources. This is by far, the best customer service I have ever seen. I hope all Mr. Lube franchisees get up on this example. Even if the staff are not mechanics, at least they do what they need to and they treat the customers with respect and do whatever it takes to keep their customers happy.

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Sep 01, 2012 7:41 am EDT

I work is the service industry and find that people in general are far too busy to take the time to write positive reviews when they receive good service but have all the time in the world to write negative reviews when they are unhappy. I was an unhappy Mr. Lube customer. I went for an oil change at the Kanata Mr. Lube and at the same time got them to change the oil in my transfer case. When reinstalling the transfer case drain plug, they tightened it too much and caused a small crack near the plug. The manager at Mr. Lube advised me as to what happened and said they would silicone the crack to get me on my way but this would be a temporary fix as they had to talk to the owner but would ensure the problem was corrected to my satisfaction.

When I got home, there was a message from the Manager at Mr. Lube wanting to confirm that I got home and advising me that they would source a transfer case and send me to Mr. transmission to correct the problem when the part arrived. It was a Saturday when the incident occurred and on Sunday they called again to make sure everything was ok with the truck. I advised the manager that there was evidence under the truck that it was leaking a little as there was a small spot of oil under the truck about the size of a tennis ball. They manager told me they would prefer that I not drive my truck and that I should rent a car which they would pay for. They sent a flat bed tow truck to my house and towed my vehicle to Mr. transmission. Mr. transmission replaced the transfer case and my truck is fixed.

Was I upset with what happened? Absolutely! Would I go back to Mr. Lube for another oil change? Absolutely! We would all like any type of service we receive to go perfectly but the reality is no one is perfect and we all make mistakes. It's what we do to correct our mistakes that matters. Mr. Lube sent me to a professional company to replace the transfer case at their cost. I didn't ask for a rental car, it was offered at their expense. They incurred about $1, 200 in expenses to rectify their mistake.

I think the complainant that started this thread would have been impressed with Mr. Lube if he had given them the opportunity to correct his alleged complaint.

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lubelover10
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Sep 16, 2011 3:25 am EDT

It didn't happen that way at all. In fact, the 2 Caravans being compared was not to find a way to deny the claim. In fact, were you not asked to come in? So we could see the vehicle and to observe the proximity of the wire to the filter? But, you didn't. So please don't say we never took care of you because you never gave us the chance. We are always happy to reimburse someone should we cause damage to one's vehicle. You would have been offered the same courtesy had you taken the time to come in. You only heard what you wanted to hear, although your exageration makes for a good story.

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Beware of Lesage Group owned Mr. Lube in Ontario, Newmarket. Just wanted to share a bad experience with the Lesage Group owned Mr. Lube in Newmarket, Ontario. My wife went in for the oil change just before our road trip from Toronto to Montreal at this location. Just a basic oil change package. The very next day on our drive to Montreal near Brockville...

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My complaint is somewhat generic, given that many businesses and individuals working in the "quick-oil change and car maintenance industry" have reputations for "milking" the customer and manipulating people who have little knowledge of automobiles. I have a friend who worked for this company years back and even he spoke of more than one story when he...

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On July 3rd 2009 I took my 2005 Honda Civic (42000 kms) for an oil change to MR.LUBE. As part of their inspection they removed the air filter. It appeared OK as per their report and the filter was re-installed. The service technician was a teenager, just a kid. Two weeks later my engine failed on July 17th 2009. The vehicle was taken to a Honda Dealership...

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Mr. Lube Canada inept service technicians

I brought our van in last fall for an oil change and when we got it home a few days later, I noticed a couple of drops of oil on the floor. It's never leaked a day in it's life so I got the wife to bring it back to the Shop(MacLeod Trl. Calgary) who said everything was just fine. I got an oil warning light yesterday and the engine started making a loud knocking noise. It was due for an oil change, so I decided to try that first. The freaking oil filter wasn't even hand tight and there was only about 1.5-2 litres of oil left in the engine. Now I find out that the noise is most likely from a bent push rod and bearing and a new engine is in my future... and I am pretty sure that I know what the shop is going to tell me... good company.

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Mar 31, 2011 12:52 am EDT
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I would personally try to do my own oil change and if not bring my vehicle to a qualified 5 minute oil change place and get what i pay for...

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InUrFace
Edmonton, CA
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Jan 21, 2011 11:36 pm EST

what would u expect?
it's a company that hires Liars and Criminals!
and yet still uneducative enough, to perform such simple task as oil change!?! lmao!
i suggest learn how to change oil yourself!, if u have a garage that is, or just go to a family owned mechanic shop
saves time and money. u just buy the filter and oil urself :)
there you won't risk of such failures, of waiting lines, the yukki coffee, and just the rude and obviously fake customer service, unless you enjoy supporting an unfair franchise?
anyways..just a thought..thanx for reading :P

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Pembroke, CA
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Jan 04, 2011 5:08 am EST

No offense 'Beck" but based on my personal experience and the experiences of others that I have read both here and elsewhere - it would seem that the company you work for is not as forth coming on the problems they cause as you might think. Just once I'd like to see anyone from your company admit that an error on their part just 'might' be possible - instead of offering up all sorts of excuses and pointing fingers elsewhere. Despite what you might believe, you are not perfect. Your company is not perfect and sometimes things just go wrong. The longer your company continues to duck and deflect the worse it actually makes you look. My own experience has now made me a hard core advocate for others who have been screwed over by your company. You too will one day have an experience like this with some service provider and I hope when you do that you remember what YOU did to help the victim... Karma rules! You will get back what you give.

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Langley, CA
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Mar 07, 2009 12:00 pm EST

Sir, I work at a Mr. Lube and we take the quality of our workmanship very seriously. I'm sure if you bring your concerns to the manager directly he'll investigate your claim and if they were somehow negligent, they will take responsibility. One thing other readers should consider is what is the age and mileage of the car and what kind of service history it has. The oil filter is near the rear and bottom of the engine and when the rear seal is leaking (the gasket seperating the engine from transmission), it can appear that it is coming from the oil filter.

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Mr. Lube Canada damage to my car

I went to Mr Lube for an oil change for my girfriend's car. During the oil change they recommended that my serpentine belt be replaced. I looked at the belt myself and found no cracking or anything so I turned down the belt replacement. The next day my girlfriend tried to start the car and it wouldn't turn over. She had it towed to a garage and the mechanic told her that the battery terminal was broken inside the battery (how this could be done during a routine check I don't know). He also checked the belt and said it was fine. I called Mr Lube to complain and they said if I didn't like their service then I shouldn't come back, and then hung up on me. Since then I have been to Jiffy Lube three times and they haven't yet recommended replacing the serpentine belt. This was the Main St Vancouver location of Mr. Lube and they suck.

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Jun 11, 2017 9:00 am EDT

Unbelievable! After few hours of the emission test at Mr. Lube yesterday, the exhaust pipe of my car started to shake and made a lot of noise. When I took my car back to that ship next day, the attitude and behavior of the manager was rude and very unprofessional, and showed no interest to identify the cause. Never go back to this company.

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Feb 03, 2017 7:21 am EST

Hey guys. I'm a do it yourself kinda guy. However my shop is a hour drive from my house in Scarborough Ontario. Once in awhile I take my vehicles to Mr lube for quick service. Just the basics when I don't have time to do it myself. I've been using them for years and haven't had any majors issues. Now that being said, Mr lube doesn't know as much as they want you to believe. I bought a used car with a sealed transmission. They said they could do the transmission service for that car no problem. I asked them several times if it would be done correctly and not to do a flush. They agreed and said 100 %. Well turns out they didn't know they had to drop the pan to change the filter. So they just changed the fluid and charged me 180. First off they put the wrong fluid in and lied to me saying it was the right one. Then no filter you guys know it's a complete waste if you don't change the filter. Car starts shifting rough, I'm thinking solenoid is failing. I took it to a transmission shop and they told me the filter wasn't changed and wrong fluid. Once they were done car drove perfect. I went to get my 180 out of the 600 I gave Mr lube for their service and they agreed they didn't change the filter but are giving me the run around. Now they are being very nice to me so far, cause I'm kinda big and maybe intimidating. Now I have built a good relationship with the guys at 2 locations and I will still warn people to be careful what you get done there. Oil change is fine but these guys can't do much beyond that. Don't waste your money and get someone trained to do it. Or do it yourself. I should have waited and done it myself.

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I went to Mr Lube in Barrie, Ontario just to have my summer tires taken off and my winter tires put on. Well, during the change over, all tires were off and one of the so called mechanics ran over to the guy who had just taken off my front right tire and said" Here, let me help you with that." He then picked up a sledge hammer and slammed it on the disc
of my van. The guy working on my car said, "What the #### are you doing asshoIe?" I asked the guy beside my window what was wrong. He said nothing everything's fine. I left with my winter tires on. As I was driving home, my emergency brake light kept going on and off . Scared the freaking crap out of me. I didn't see him doing this to anyone else's car while I was there. This jerk definitely had something wrong with him, the parking brake sensor on my van needed to be replaced. I will never give them any of my money again, crappy service deserves to go out of business.

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Aug 05, 2016 8:53 am EDT

Went to Mr Lube on 16th Ave NW Calgary. The lady opened my hood, and not seeing the prop arm, rammed the hood open to the point where it was wedged open. Metal bent, paint chipped.

The lady apologized and even wrote it on the receipt. After they were done with my car, I pulled forward and inspected the damage. I was ignored by all the staff. When I finally got someone to take a look, he told me it was my fault. I waited around for insurance and contact information. No one would give me anything. I was told to leave multiple times.

After about an hour I was finally given the manager’s card. He did not answer his phone. When I did get ahold of him, he refused to give me any information at all until he talked to corporate. This was Friday, he said he would call Monday. He did not call. I called him and he said that his Area Manager told him to deny everything. I asked him about the video they claim to have. He told me that you can see in the video that the lady opens my hood too far and it stays wedged open without the prop bar. Then he repeated that his area manager told him to deny anything happened. I reminded him that the lady who did it, wrote that she did it on the receipt.

He then told me that he would talk to his area manager again and call me the next day by noon. He did not call. I sent him a text at around 8pm asking him why he is still ignoring me. He texted back at 10:30pm, saying that he was not ignoring me and that he had passed on the case to his area manager and that he was not going to call because of that. And that is not ignoring. When a manager says they will call you 2 days in a row, and they don’t, then flat out say they were not going to call at all, that is ignoring.

It would have been nice to have got a call, like he said he would give, just to say that corporate was going to look after my case. Instead he just left me in limbo, not knowing if my damaged car was even being thought about.

I have been ignored, lied to, told it was my fault, had calls not answered, had calls not returned… It has been 7 days now and I have not heard a word. Mr Lube on Facebook has said they will look into it but I see absolutely no value in that correspondence.

Tomorrow I will see if the news agencies will care about this story. The cops told me to give Mr Lube a chance before filing a report. The report will be filed tomorrow. The cop I talked to told me to take the manager to court for poor business practices and not providing insurance information. They also said to take the company to court for the damages. Since I got absolutely nothing from Mr Lube at the time of the incident, I reported it to my insurance company before I drove away.

This company’s manager told me he won’t pay a dime and that it is my fault. This company’s area manager told the manager to get rid of me and Mr Lube won’t pay a cent. Best company practices ever! Best company ever! I think I am going to get a bunch of competitors coupons and hand them out in front of Mr Lube, letting people know what they did to my car, and film it and put the whole thing on YouTube. I am going to try and have some fun with this. I might as well. I am already the one paying for the damages. Maybe my YouTube Vlog will have a happy ending… I doubt it. It will probably end in court. I am broke and will represent myself. Mr Lube is a huge company and will have expensive lawyers. Even if I lose, should be fun. Oh and I started filming Mr Lube. MrLubeSucks.wordpress.com

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Raymond007
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Dec 17, 2015 4:59 am EST

Engine oil changed(standard oil, manufacture filter) by Mr. Lube on Nov. 15, 2015 with odometer reading 12000 km.
The car was asking me to change oil again on Dec. 16, 2015 with odometer reading 14750km.
Wonder why.

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Dec 17, 2015 4:51 am EST

I changed Engine oil changed(standard oil, manufacture filter) by Mr. Lube on Nov. 15, 2015 with odometer reading 12000 km.
The car was asking me to change oil again on Dec. 16, 2015 with odometer reading 14750km.
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Joe234
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Mar 07, 2015 9:58 am EST

they are terrible

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Not Impressed2003
Burlington, CA
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Nov 30, 2014 2:51 am EST

I've used Mr Lube Twice, first time I went in the Upper Deck Technician did in fact check my Brake Fluid & DID infact leave my Brake Fluid cap loose, upon finding this out before a trip I called them they said & I Quote "We Never Check Brake Fluid" no harm came of this all is ok with my Brakes. Upon the Second Visit I had an Engine Flush done at the recommendation of the upper deck technician my vehicle is of advanced mileage so I thought that would be a good idea after his explanation, heres what pissed me right off, I took my vehicle to a friend of mine who is a mechanic I a noice under the car (completely unrelated to any work Mr Lube had done) however upon further inspection My Mechanic had asked me if I'd ever Greased the 6 Grease Nipples on my upper & Lower Ball Joints & my outer Tie Rods, I simply replyed Mr Lube did them not 5000 klms ago all 4 Ball joints were DRY both Tie Rods were DRY No Grease, this was simply not overlooked it was not done. had myself or my wife been driving this car @ hwy speeds and a ball joint or a tie rod broke this could have been devistating to our lives and the lives of other drivers on the road, now I know things break, things get missed but this was a bit more than a mistake it very well could have cost a life or two and having worked in a grease pit in my younger years, we had to torque the oil plug to Manufacturers Specs, Count out to the upper Deck Technician how many Grease Fittings there were & if they all took grease we had to Physically show we torqued the Oil Plug and that the oil filter was tight, Mr Lube could have learned some lessons from this company its called double chaecking your work and being cautious of the customers investment, when I talked to Mr Lube this was their response "Well we must not have done it so what do you want me to do " that simply is not acceptable to me nor is it a professional opinion, some may say well you used ot work in a grease pit do it yourself I say to you I took it to what are supposed to be professionals in the lubrication industry they should know their work. They have lost my business.

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I live in Guelph & this was the first (and for sure the last) time I went to Mr.Lube. After they did the oil & filter change on one of my two BMWs & I was paying for the services, another employee who didn't even service my car, comes over & slams the hood so hard that I jumped in my seat. I was on my lunch break & had to get back to work soon. The only mistake I did was I did not get down the carright then to see if anything happened. So I drove to work & as soon as I parked my car, I went around to have a look & I was pissed off to see both the front grills hanging loose. I drove back to Mr.Lube right away & showed them what they did. But all they did was tie the grills around so that they wouldn't fall out & told me that they will have the manager call me latest by the next morning. The manager never called back so I went back a couple of days later. Again the same answer, that the manager will call me. Again, no one called. Again I went back for the third time. Same thing repeated again. Finally I lost it & the next week I went in & when they said the manager was not around I told them that if he doesn't call me to resolve this issue, I will have to take the matter more seriously. Finally the next day he called me & said he will talk to the owner & the area manager & get back to me. More than a week passed by, still no answer. So I called back after a week & all he had to say was "sorry it was not our mistake so nothing much we can do". Without even having a look at the damage, how can someone conclude anything? I have never experienced such a worst customer service & being in the customer service industry itself I am just totally disgusted the way Mr.Lube handles customer service. I told my boss, my colleagues & even my neighbours about it. I will get my car fixed but Mr.Lube lost at least 7 customers & I will keep advising my friends to never bother going to a Mr.Lube.

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Dec 12, 2012 10:58 pm EST

I'm a female, and I've been working at Mr. Lube as a Lead Hand for over 2 months now... I'm not complaining about the services we do...but the shop environment I work in is totally f***ed up...EVERY GUY...OLD, YOUNG, MARRIED, IF YOU'RE A GIRL...WILL BE PERSISTENT TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO YOUR PANTS. I swear to God...I dated someone for about a month that also worked at Mr. Lube..and the guys that worked with us did every single thing in their power to destroy that relationship... and they were successful at all.

f*** MR. LUBE. EVERYONE IN IT IS f***ED UP. EVEN THE OWNER.

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Mr. Lube Canada held hostage sell sell sell

When I rarely go to an oil change place, I want to go in, get my oil change and leave. In the past it normally takes 10-15 minutes to do so. I've tried a number of oil change chains here in Canada over the last 20 years and they've consistently provided 10-15 minute service. On 10/02/07 at Mr. Lube on Fraser Highway in Abbotsford, BC, I was essentially held hostage and exposed to a 30 minute sales pitch while waiting for my oil to be changed. It took 25 minutes for my oil to drain before they put in new oil. I wanted an oil change but they tried to sell me a, high-end oil, a deluxe air filter, new battery, engine flush and more. Every few minutes I was told by the pimply faced kid that they had checked something and recommended it be replaced. It didn't stop. I told the kid that I didn't have that much money and only wanted an oil change but that wasn't good enough, he didn't believe me. Every time he addressed me, he called me sir. Two or three time is enough but over a dozen times, give me a break! I've been charged with assault in the past and this was one of those rare occasions since that I wanted to beat somebody so bad. It's as if Mr. Lube employees follow a script for selling to customers, I don't know. An e-mail to the company e-mail went unanswered.

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Nov 16, 2016 4:22 pm EST

I went to Mr, lube on warden and Eglinton to change my front winter tires. after an hour and half I was told my lug nut is broken and they need $200 to fix it, I left Mr, lube with broken front tire lug nut.
I complaint to H/O, the manager of Mr. lube on the above branch contacted me " we will give you $40 for broken lug nut" Now the lug nut that they broke and they wanted me to pay them $200 plus taxes, only cost $40 to replace.
Can anyone make sense out of this?
How big company can operate as such?

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Nov 16, 2016 4:19 pm EST

I went to Mr lube on warden and eglinton to change to winter tires. after an hour and half I was told my lug nut is broken and they need $200 to fix it, I left Mr, lube with broken front tire lug nut.
I complaint to H/O and Manager of Mr. lube on the above branch " we will give you $40 for broken lug nut" Now the lug nut that they broke and they wanted me to pay them $200 plus taxes, they were willing to pay $40!
Can anyone make sense out of it?
How big company can operate as such?

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Nov 16, 2016 4:17 pm EST

I went to Mr lube on warden and eglinton to change to winter tires. after an hour and half I was told my lug nut is broken and they need $200 to fix it, I left Mr, lube with broken front tire lug nut.
I complaint to H/O and Manager of Mr. lube on the above branch " we will give you $40 for broken lug nut" Now the lug nut that they broke and they wanted me to pay them $200 plus taxes, they were willing to pay $40! any anyone could make sense out of it?
How big company can operate as such?

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On June 8, 2016, I've been to Mr. Lube in Moncton, 1684 Mountain Road to change my oil and the winter tires as I usually do for the all three cars that I use along with my family. Everything was fine, the same old routine in which they try to sell you what you don't need, some new faces (I was always wondering why this personnel turnover but now I think I know) till the point where I had to start the engine. That was the moment when my nightmare started. The engine had no intention to work anymore. And from now on I will talk in stages of lies and deceiving:

1. The staff from MR. Lube tried to get the job done asking me repeatedly to turn the engine on. After they checked the fuses and other small things the car didn't started at all. In the meantime the car from too many attempts to be started went into the "theft mode". At some point they put a tester on it and the result was "faulty cam position sensor prevented start check from being completed, PO342" according to the comments from my invoice. In the end we decided to let the car there and to talk next day with the manager.

2. I came next day and I spoke with the manager. He told me very polite that if is their fault they will fix it. In order to do this I have to pay the bill first and then they will send the car in a garage that they would trust. I paid the bill, I told them to send the invoice via email, and I gave them the key from the car leaving and waiting for a call from them.

3. After I paid the bill I received the sticker with the new mileage for the next oil exchange. Although I paid for a high mileage synthetic oil, the next exchange was due after 4 or 5000 km instead of 7500 km. I asked them why? And a blonde tall guy with a beard told me that "this is the regulation." This was very weird and even if it was true they should have warn me. In the end they printed another sticker with the real mileage.

4. The call came and the result was that the car is in the "theft mode" and this is not their fault, and they will not pay for this. What I need is to reset the computer and this can be done only at the Chevrolet dealership.

5. I went to the Chevrolet and I spoke with someone there. The person told me that in order to reset the car I need to keep the key in the contact at the first position for about 15 min.

6. I went back at Mr. Lube trying to negotiate with them about the issue. I told the manager that being in the "theft mode" is not an issue in itself, we need to see why the car went into that mode, and most likely entered into that mode because I tried repeatedly to start the engine at their personnel request. He didn't want to hear anything.

7. I went to the car and I tried to reset the computer according to what the person from Chevrolet told me and it didn't work. Then I went back to Mr. Lube's manager Mr. Jack and I told him that being in "theft mode" was not the real issue. Then I told him that I want to bless him because in my system of values we "turn the other cheek".

8. I picked up my car from the garage and brought it home. When I opened the trunk I realized that the winter tires were not there. I went back at Mr. Lube and I asked them where my winter tires are? I wanted to use them for one more season. The tall blonde guy with beard told me that he cannot give me back the tires because they were too used and, again, it was against the regulation. I asked him why you didn't tell me yesterday. He said because you left. Was I supposed to sleep there in front of Mr. Lube to find out that information? However that was the moment when I started to realize that I "turned the other cheek" and they transformed me in a punching bag.

9. I was waiting for the invoice to come via email and it didn't. So, today I went back to ask for my invoice. After another lies "maybe is in the junk box" I realized that I am the victim of an intentional act. I asked the manager Mr. Jack to print me another invoice. He printed a void one just with my name and address on it with no amount of money paid. I asked him to give me the real invoice and he started to tell me to not raise my voice to him otherwise he will send me out of his office. In the end he gave me the invoice still without some parts like that code for the online survey in it. He told me that I will receive this via email. At this point I didn't receive anything. When I read the invoice I discovered that the incident was mentioned in the "service comments" area like this: "faulty cam position sensor prevented start check from being completed, PO342"

Conclusions:

What I believe it happened is this: at some point one of the guys struggled hard to take the air filter out to tell me how dirty it was, like every time when I go there. The air filter cover has a problem with one of the screws and probably in his determination to squeeze 20 more dollars from me, the guy touched a sensor who is by the filter, very important in ignition. Then one problem led to another and in the end the car didn't start everything happening as I said above. Again, this is just a presumption which however doesn't matter at all because I do not intend to ask any compensations.

Anyway, what intrigues me was manager's decision to send the car to a garage in order to see what is wrong with it even though he it was mentioned on the invoice "faulty cam position sensor prevented start check from being completed, PO342." Then how could he say that the problem was that the car is in the "theft mode"? Even a child knows that if you try to start the car to many times, like it was my case, the car will enter at some point in this mode.

Then all those lies about the mileage and the new due date, why were those necessary? Why did they confiscate my old tires without telling me anything? That was my property.

And the stupidity of all stupidities! I use to go at Mr. Lube because it is very close and I like the fact that you don't need an appointment. My family has three cars and for each of them I change the oil and the tires periodically. If they would look at my history will probably see hundreds of dollars paid already. Only for this car Chevrolet Aveo I can read about 7 services like oil or tires change and I have two more cars. If I am your client and I brought you all those money already then why do you treat me like this? This is against any business rule. With a bit of diplomacy you would have probably paid some money to fix my car and then you would have had a happy client. Or even a nice word would have made a big difference in all this nightmare for me.

Anyway, considering what happened I decided that is a civic duty to warn everyone, individuals and public institutions, about this experience.

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Apr 19, 2016 4:40 pm EDT
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My daughter took her car into Mr. Lube in Pickering, On. They don't have bays, but hoists. When they lifted the car on the hoist, they dented the rocker panel. This was back in November. Not thinking they were going to damage her car, she never inspected it. It wasn't until the paint started coming off that she noticed something was wrong. She took it to her dealership, as she thought it may be a paint issue. The gentleman at the dealership came out and bent down to look at it, and that is when they noticed the dent. In order for it not to rust, we had a quick paint job done on it, and very glad we did, as it showed the dent perfectly. We took it into Mr. Lube, after we contacted the head office, and when we got there, they were rude from the start. They said no tapes were available. Even though they hoisted it up and could see that it lined up, they denied that something like that could ever happen, We have photos of the car on the hoist, showing the dent in comparison to the hoist, and because of this, the 6 employees of Mr Lube decided it was time to become intimidating. They refused to talk to my daughter even though she is the owner. They lowered the car and told her to get it out of there. When she has tried to post comments on the facebook page of Mr Lube, they deleted her and blocked her. Head office refuses so far to get back to us. I would recommend that everyone stay away from Mr Lube as customer service is non existent.

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AzarKhan
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Apr 04, 2016 10:28 pm EDT

I went today for ATF change. I confirmed with the tech not to flush. I need only drain/fill. After doing the job. He again mentioned we did flush. OK than I paid and left the bay. On the way back I started hearing whining noise when I accelerate the car. By the way it is fairly new car 2013 toyota matrix.
Everything was find until the service was done. So to test drive I went to highway and drove about 3 km to confirm what I was noticing was infect true.
It was high pitched sound. I drove home. After dinner I warmed the car up and popped the hood. First thing I noticed that the ATF dip stick was different color. That I could accept but the next thing was the ATF level was way too low. Even lower than the low mark. I am waiting to go back to this shop to tell the bad job they did on my vehicle

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CA
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Mar 01, 2016 4:01 pm EST
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Hello
I recently bough a used BMW from a private owner in Vancouver, today I change the engine oil and find out that oil filter that Mr Lube used was wrong size so I check other work have been done at Mr Lube, They spray paint the drain and fill plugs if it expose they did not spray paint it if they can't access it. They spray paint so you look and think it been done, Fact none of the fluid was change at all.
the last bill from MR Lube was over $1000 that was in June 2015 and still under 5000 km, So I change all the fluid myself,

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Raymond007
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Dec 17, 2015 4:58 am EST

Engine oil changed(standard oil, manufacture filter) by Mr. Lube on Nov. 15, 2015 with odometer reading 12000 km.
The car was asking me to change oil again on Dec. 16, 2015 with odometer reading 14750km.
Wonder why.

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Brento
North Vancouver, CA
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Jan 19, 2015 9:49 am EST

I had Mr. Lube (North Vancouver BC) maintain fluids on my Acura TL since I bought it in September 2010 with 50, 000 km on it. In July 2014 they did a transmission fluid flush and replaced the fluid. In November 2014 I was looking at a few things under the hood, by chance I checked the transmission fluid with the car running and on level ground, and it was overfull. Not just a little overfull, but past the "full" indicator line on the dipstick almost as far as the distance between the "empty" and "full" indicator lines. I took it to Mr. Lube to show them. The technician told me that "with these cars you are supposed to run it, then turn it off for 30 seconds, then read the transmission dipstick. He read the fluid level by his method and thought it was OK... but these cars like most are supposed to get the transmission fluid checked with it running. So much for Mr. Lube's current radio advertising that they know all of the manufacturer requirements, even the rare ones. The transmission died with finality on Jan. 2/15. MR. LUBE YOU INCOMPETENT SOBs... I JUST PAID $4, 450 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ON AN ACURA WITH ONLY 104, 000 KM ON IT.

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Bridgeport, US
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Nov 09, 2014 4:11 am EST

I Did a oil cleaner that was put in the motor that the tech recommended At splash oil in bridgeport ct north ave and it mess up my motor there saying that there not responsible he put 4 and a half of oil and two bottle of that junk the guy couldn't tell me what was in the bottle all he said is they just sale it it not going to look good for them in court

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Mr. Lube Canada mr lube is like fast food not good for you or your car!

Had an oil change on a 1994 Chev van, they put on an dodge filter that blew off on my way to work it was a stormy day the van came to a stop real fast in the middle of an highway. I paid someone to pick me up and drive me home I phoned for an tow truck we then went into town put the Right filter and oil the van would not start not even from tow truck they told me motor was cooked and towed me home. I did not give up I live in country with nothing to drive, I worked in the cold with heath complications I got it to run again for how long your guess is as good as mine. I then touch base with the store manger in Guelph. He checked out my story and found I was not making it up. He asked me what would make me happy, I told him to get paid for the day of hell I had. He said I will give you your next oil change free Well! He told me that the filter for the dodge will work for the Chev he must think I am stupid thats Ok I now think that Mr Lube is like fast food not good for you or your car.

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Yogesh Sihag
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Jun 26, 2023 2:35 am EDT
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I’m very disappointed by the fact that being a loyal customer to MR lube, i went to one of your location to get my tire replaced but the garage denied the service as they wanted to go home and was in hurry to close the garage, it was still 15 minutes left for the closing tire.

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Hemaxo
Edmonton, CA
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May 22, 2023 10:23 pm EDT
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I went to Mr. Lube located at Walmart#3029 @Parsond Road for my Tire change on 11-May-2023@9:35am.

I have a 2017chevy Malibu and my tires were on the rim. They charged me $128 plus tax. I inquired at other location and I was told it's $80plus tax.

I'm really pissed with this unreasonably high price.

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Vebhav
US
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Dec 12, 2022 5:51 pm EST

I went to Mr. Lube on December 4 for regular oil change. It was done swiftly. But, once I left the place, I noticed an odd smell. I got suspicious. My car was emitting unusual amount of white smoke, once i was on highway, I felt number of jerks. My car won't move without jerking now.

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Djibril
Gatineau, CA
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Nov 29, 2022 1:28 pm EST

I went to Mr Lube on November 22, 2022 for winter tire change and was informed that I needed to get new tire bolts by law which I later came to found out that This law doesn’t exist.

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Banan
Oshawa, CA
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Sep 27, 2022 10:38 pm EDT
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I came today to change my oil, they do the service as well and they add extra oil on the old oil without they clean it well and after thus it the gas start come from the muffler as purned my car mix oil with gas they cost me 204 $$ canadian dollers and the damge my car , the manger lies and i need my car fix

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Millo002
Rockwood, CA
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Nov 23, 2014 3:27 pm EST

I used Mr Lube service at the Guelph location to regular oil change in my SUV. Next day there were oily spots on the garage floor under the car, and the oil level was 1cm above upper limit, also 2 covers
(oil filter and drain bold) were missing. I had returned to the store; after my complain they re-install covers (forgotten to install after oil changed) and corrected the oil level, but this was not very pleasant experience. First of all, they lied about putting new covers from their stock (installed old ones, originally from my car, dirty covers), finally didn't want to give a new receipt for the service provided.
It was my first and last time visit MR Lube shop. No recommended.

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Scrutany
Guelph, CA
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Jun 24, 2014 3:14 pm EDT

I went to the Guelph Ontario location...
These guys are vultures looking for any weakness of perception or knowledge to exploit in the customer. They were helpful, especially since I am a big guy and have decent car knowledge... BUT They said my cabin air filter was too dirty and needed to be changed, my fluids were dirty and needed to be changed, that it looked like a needed a full tune up... This was 3 months after I bought the car at my dealership dumped 2 grand into the car with a 200 point inspection. When I pointed out that my dealership JUST checked all this stuff they backed off and tried another grifter approach. For the 20 minutes I was there, they pushed 5 or 6 unnecessary repairs on me, saying my car needed it. I am never returning to ANY Mr. Lube location!

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Guelph, CA
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Feb 26, 2010 1:30 pm EST

I have only ever had possitive experiences at this Mr. Lube location! They keep my car in fantastic running shape and they have educated me greatly on my vehicle and it's maintenance needs. I would not trust any other shop with my family's vehicles! Just one question though...how is fast food bad for your car?

About Mr. Lube Canada

Mr. Lube Canada specializes in car maintenance services without the need for appointments. Their offerings include oil changes, tire rotation, and various fluid services (like coolant, transmission, and differential fluids), alongside light repair work such as battery replacement and windshield chip repair. They also perform inspections to ensure vehicles meet road safety standards.

Overview of Mr. Lube Canada complaint handling

Mr. Lube Canada reviews first appeared on Complaints Board on Mar 14, 2007. The latest review Tire change was posted on May 21, 2025. The latest complaint Lube, oil & filters was resolved on Jan 19, 2023. Mr. Lube Canada has an average consumer rating of 1 stars from 193 reviews. Mr. Lube Canada has resolved 16 complaints.
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