Anxious_Aide_2091 t1_iwcakvr wrote on November 14, 2022 at 4:13 PM

Then tell them to fail it and you’ll be back after you get the work done. Bring it to another shop and have them look at it. If they concur, have them do the work and bring it back to original shop for the sticker. If not and they will pass it, just get it inspected there.

AleutianMegaThrust t1_iwccnro wrote on November 14, 2022 at 4:27 PM

Solid advice Broadway tire in Pawtucket did this to me. I brought it to another place which said my ball joints were perfectly fine. They called Broadway tire on my behalf.

Swamp_yankee_ninja t1_iwcl58q wrote on November 14, 2022 at 5:24 PM

Ball joints are the go to item for many shady inspection stations, many people don’t even know what they are, they are not terribly expensive to replace so people usually go oh, ok. But like you found, it’s always better to get a second option.

HowTheHeckDidGetHere t1_iwg890x wrote on November 15, 2022 at 12:20 PM

Holy crap… I had a huge issue with them two years ago as well. My car died on the highway and they said it was the alternator. They replace it and then my car started making an insane noise. I took it right back and they did more work. The noise continued and then my AC stopped working same day. Next thing you know, I have a radiator leak and I had to get a whole new radiator. I will never know for sure but have a huge gut feeling this place f’d something up and caused a whole bunch of issues. This all happened within a day or two of me bringing it in the initial time.

AleutianMegaThrust t1_iwgc3f7 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Yeah. They were on Groupon for years for oil change + inspection and I'm thinking they made a lot more business for themselves

Chimbo84 t1_iwel4q9 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 1:38 AM

Did this. First shop claimed things that I knew weren’t issues to prevent me from passing. I took it to a second shop and they told me it was fine and gave me my sticker.