501, Report:
#123507
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2004
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Midas Australia Australian Government Regulator for the Little People, a tax payer Rip Off and refuses to act unless they get Paid. Canberra Australia
The Australian Government Regulator for the Little People, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, is a tax payer Rip Off and refuses to act unless they get Paid.
The more I read about the ACCC, their charter, their speeches regarding their responsibilities and achieve...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
502, Report:
#123313
Posted Date:
Dec 17 2004
Midas ripoff to everyone in Clarksville including Ft. Campbell Clarkville Tennessee
WARNING if you want to give away free money go to Midas on Riverside drive, they will not give you a copy of your charges until vehicle is picked up(1st warning) be sure to read every thing we were charged twice for the same part and quotes please make sure you get it in writting ou...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
503, Report:
#122441
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2004
MIDAS MUFFLER CHARGED ME $800 FOR A STATE INSPECTION REPLACE AT BRAKE THAT DID NOT NEED IT. Midasbala Cynwyd Pennsylvania
IT SQUEAKED AND GRINDED UNITLL I HAD IT REPLACED THE NEXT TRIP TO A MECHANIC . THEY TOOK MY TEPERATURE SENSOR OFF AND OVERHEATED THE ENGINE. BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR I SAW THE SMOKE BLOWING OUT OF THE TAIL. I ASKED THE MECHNIC TO FIX IT, HE PUT IT ON A LIFT, THE...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
504, Report:
#119311
Posted Date:
Nov 22 2004
MEINEKE CAR CARE CENTER - MIDAS SONNY AND TOM RIPOFF DIAGNOSED PROBLEM 5 TIMES I'VE PAID MORE THAN $2,000 PROBLEMS STILL HERE ERIE Pennsylvania
My car was taken to meineke car care no less than 5 times in the past month in a half. The manager put my car on a diagnostic machine twice and told me that he had the problem and he could fix it. So I let them fix my car the first two times and the same exact problem kept occuring...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
505, Report:
#101056
Posted Date:
Nov 18 2004
Midas Auto Service Ripoff Experts somehow put a hole in my fuel tank while installing my exhaust Columbus Ohio
I took my 1985 Chevy Monte Carlo in to Midas at 6084 Livingston Ave in Columbus, Ohio to have a dual exhaust installed, transmmission service, oil change, and radiator flush and fill on Monday afternoon. I was quoted $500 + tax and told it would be done by 7pm. I went in at 7pm and ...
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Categories: Auto Service Stations
506, Report:
#118206
Posted Date:
Nov 16 2004
Midas Australia - Philip Bonney - Chris Pappas If I Had Known I Would Never Have Bought A Midas, I Will Lose Everything, My Fault? Ripoff Melbourne Victoria, Australia
If I had seen Rip Off Report before I looked at a Midas franchise I would never have bought into it. Less than 1 year in and i can see where its going. To hell. Ive already lost a bundle and now I read tht it won't get better and that makes sense. Every word I have read seems to fit...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
507, Report:
#116639
Posted Date:
Nov 08 2004
Midas Australia treats franchisees like dirt Melbourne Australia
I have been struggling for years trying to make a living with a Midas franchise. I pay them for advertising but they never do any. How can you run motor business without advertising? I have already paid Midas once, so I cannot afford more. What do they do with it? They dont tel...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
508, Report:
#1033820
Posted Date:
Nov 08 2004
Midas Australia Bullying and stealing Nationwide Melbourne Australia
I had a Midas until Midas opened next door to me. I had run my shop for years and then all of a sudden Midas had a company shop sixty feet from my door. When I complained to Midas they gave me three choices, buy their shop off them for over one hundred thousand dollars(they would no...
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Categories: Work Place Bullies
509, Report:
#116217
Posted Date:
Nov 08 2004
Midas Australia ripoff got rid of me in 2001 because I knew too much Melbourne Victoria
I was one of the first that Midas Australia got rid of. We all knew something was wrong. The money for advertising was going in but we did not see any advertising. When you asked you got ignored or they threatened you with all sorts of ways to cancel your franchise agreement.
The...
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Categories: Mechanics
510, Report:
#115457
Posted Date:
Oct 31 2004
Just Brakes $99.88 re-line is a pure ripoff. Clearwater, Florida
Given the number of Just Brakes write-ups, this is like piling on, but they really deserve it. I took my 2000 Solara to Just Brakes because Midas told me I needed new pads and turned rotors and they wanted nearly $300. (The fact that there was MUCH more life on the pads than what Mi...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
511, Report:
#3947
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2004
Sears Automotive ripoffs * Consumer Advocate .. Sears does not hire top ASE rated technicians.
Let me tell you a little about Sears Automotive:
They mishandled several cars in my family over the years, some through ignorance, some deliberately. There's a reason why they were hauled into court over automotive repairs. Here's my experience:
1) 1980, Providence, RI...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
512, Report:
#109127
Posted Date:
Sep 27 2004
Eagle Transmission Rebuilt transmission, it has been leaking and each time it goes back for them to find problem, they say it nothing wrong. installed a broken transmission stick, it still leaks on the ground. RIPOFF Pflugerville Texas
This has been one event after another trying to get them to stop a on going leak. They rebuilt my transmission, it leaks from the dip stick, and some where under the convertor cover. They welded a dip stick to repair it so that it could work, after someone broke it doing the repair ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
513, Report:
#107254
Posted Date:
Sep 15 2004
Midas, Bancorp INC. rip-off! Midas refuses to pay for damages they caused. Norwich Connecticut
My catalytic convertor was main noise, so I knew it had to be replaced. Unforturatly I had to bring it to Midas, because no one else carried this particular convertor. Went to Midas they looked at it, not only was the cat bad, but I needed new shocks, struts, muffler system. Tota...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
514, Report:
#108386
Posted Date:
Sep 14 2004
Midas RIPOFF Parts not changed that I was charged for Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
A few months ago I couldn't get my truck to start. I was lucky enough for it to be a stick shift and was able to push start it.
I took it to the Midas on McKnight Rd. in Pittsburgh, PA. John, who works the front counter there told me to leave it and they would look at it for free...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
515, Report:
#97854
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2004
Midas Ripoff sucks they rip u off like no other Westerville Ohio
So i take my car into midas repair shop, from seeing the commercials and how 'honest' they really are is a crock of shit, i took my car in because my sway bars were making a weird sound, tech told me i needed new sway bars for the front and new links but the backs he could not get b...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
516, Report:
#34026
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2004
DARCARS aka WILSON POWELL LINCOLN MERCURY & KIA ripoff deceptive company MARLOW HEIGHTS Maryland
I bought a 1999 KIA Sephia in June of 1999. One week after buying the car I had to take back for repairs to the brakes. It needed new pads and roaters. I purchased the extended warranty. Every month or two after that I had to take it in to have the same thing corrected pads and ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
517, Report:
#103935
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2004
Midas conm I took my car in for a simple tune up and now its not working Chicago Illinois
Hello I sent my car in to Midas once a year ago for a simple coolant flush and coolant change, and they end up breaking the old radiator, making it critical, that I buy a new one, for like double the amount I was suppose to pay, and the second time which happened recently I came in ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
518, Report:
#102505
Posted Date:
Aug 07 2004
Midas Muffler would not warranty $2708.98 worth of transmission replacement work Ripoff Burlington Ontario
July 28th, 2004
To Midas Muffler Canada Customer Complaints Department
Dear Sirs,
I have contacted your office regarding this same issue several months ago, but as you can see below, satisfaction has not been obtained. The following is a copy of a letter posted today, which o...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
519, Report:
#101434
Posted Date:
Jul 30 2004
Midas rip-off! They're playing fast and loose with the law on giving customers a written receipt. Chicago Illinois
Two Chicago Midas shops with the same franchise owner -- one on Roosevelt Road near Canal Street and the other at Grand Avenue just west of LaSalle -- are playing fast and loose with the law on giving customers a written receipt.
The boss says they always provide a written report...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
520, Report:
#100899
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2004
Midas Ripoff warranty repair cost more than advertisement DAYTONA BEACH Florida
I went to them for breaks in Louisianna about a year or so ago. Spent $400 on breaks and calipers, etc. Got performance grade pads, etc. They came with a Lifetime warranty on the pads.
Jump forward to like Sept. '03. I needed a tune-up. Midas had a special. My car was running fi...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
521, Report:
#99935
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2004
Midas Muffler lied about installation and refused to put quote in writing Pt Angeles Washington
My wife called midas muffler in Port Angeles Wa. for a quote on replacing the muffler in her van. She was quated appox $180 to replace the muffler and tailpipe. The next day I drove into Port Angeles (150 miles round trip) to have the work done.
I went to the desk and gave them ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
522, Report:
#99460
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2004
Midas Auto Service Experts ripoff customer service of manager stinks, could not explain priceing Aberdeen Maryland
customer service of service manager stinks, rude nonprofessioal service skills, customer asked for an explaination of services to be render. service manager was argumentative and on the defensvise when questioned. Is there something to hide? Are prices being jacked up so said person...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
523, Report:
#96872
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2004
Michael Joel Zwebner - ZAREK, Chairman of Board, Universal Communication Systems Inc. ripoff forges Form 10 SEC filing while relationships with Mark Van Waggoner Esq. Mark Tolner CEO of Fashion Rock and Alec Defrawy Shadow CEO of Hirebug dangle not far behind the federal charges Moshe Katzav ALSO has some explaining to do. Miami Florida
Looks like jail time for Michael Joel Zwebner and his buddies, Mark Tolner, Alec Defrawy and Joe Gomez. The screwers are about to become the screwees. As an employee, I know that there are several lawsuits, which are about to be filed. One should know that this is how these people d...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
524, Report:
#97650
Posted Date:
Jul 05 2004
Chance Marketing, DS Max, Cydcor business/corporate cult, deception, brainwashing, seduction, totalitarian control Baltimore Maryland
Hiphoppas Expose Business Cult in Baltimore...and throughout U.S.
What's the white boy way of slangin' crack rock? Well, if you've ever seen the movies Boiler Room or Wall Street you might suspect that the young ambitious craze for money, mind control through persuasion, and dec...
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Categories: Cult
525, Report:
#96241
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2004
Midas - Everett Mall Way rip-off! Car always needs $100 of more work. Everett Washington
My front brakes needed new pads. This location claimed that I needed $100 of extra work. That's the same line that they used 3 months prior on another car. I told them to put the car back together. I then took it the dealership. I asked them to look closely at the brakes. Nothi...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service