Don't ever take your car to Walmart and get the oil changed!

crudd123

Two months ago we gave my daughter my Toyota Camry to drive. Yesterday she took it to Walmart to get the oil changed. They didn't put any oil in it whatsoever and she drove it 34 miles and the engine blew up! A perfectly good car ruined! It 's now sitting in the mechanic's garage waiting for the Walmart manager to come hear what's wrong with it! I'm afraid we're screwed! What a day!

apeecaleb

My husband went in once a few years back. They told him that it would be about 1 to 1.5 hrs because of being shorthanded. He waited 2 hours and finally was able to get someone in the back, and when they went to charge him they couldn't find any paper work. So the attendant went and asked the "mechanic" what was up, and he said the truck was too durty that he couldn't change the oil. Needless to say we have never gone back.

Ocarina

I would NEVER go to WalMart except maybe for tires.

I do the oil myself! Saves all agony.

ket_the_jet

I would NEVER go to WalMart except maybe for tires.

I do the oil myself! Saves all agony.

That.
-wtk

RDalton84

I took it to wal mart probably about a year ago and when they were done they didn't tighten the oil cap all the way so oil was spilling out all over the engine...fast forward 3 months I was taking it to the dealership to have some routine maintenance done and decided to have them go ahead and change the oil (I didn't know Wal Mart had not screwed the lid on yet) and the guys at the dealership spent like an hour trying to figure out if there was an oil leak somewhere....however I have taken my car to wal mart to get several oil changes and that's the only problem I've ever had

fatboypup

they've got the same type of folks working at Jiffy Lube for 3x the cost ..... stuff happens until you do it or yourself or they make an oil changing machine there will be error where ever you go. And for Christs sakes never get your oil changed at the steal er.

Mrsfullwood

JiffyLube! Takes about 15 minutes.

Contrarian

I prefer Mr. Lube.

MelHoneyRocks

My thought is dont go to Walmart ever for anything. 16+ years and counting since I have stepped foot in that God forsaken place.

JBott84

I don't think in all the years I have been driving I have ever paid anyone to change my oil. It's just so simple, why would I pay someone to do it.

Especially Walmart, I went there last week (edit: I live in a super small town we have like 3 major stores....) to get lightscribe CD's and the person in electronics asked, "Is that the brand?" are you for real???? Working in the electronics dept. and you don't know what lightscribe discs are? :noway: OMG I try to avoid all contact with walmart employees for fear of their stupidity.....(sorry if any of you work there....)

tigerblood78

Getting your oil changed at WalMart is like playing Russian Roulette. It's not like they're known for hiring the most competant workers out there. WalMart wouldn't want to hire any real mechanics, because they would have to pay them accordingly. But to the OP, if WalMart ruined your car, they should be buying you a new engine and anything else that was damaged. It's certainly not the first time it's happened.

GasMasterFlash

Two months ago we gave my daughter my Toyota Camry to drive. Yesterday she took it to Walmart to get the oil changed. They didn't put any oil in it whatsoever and she drove it 34 miles and the engine blew up! A perfectly good car ruined! It 's now sitting in the mechanic's garage waiting for the Walmart manager to come hear what's wrong with it! I'm afraid we're screwed! What a day!

No lights came on, warning that there was no oil in the car? :huh:

I had them put the wrong size filter on, and was leaking oil all the way home. Any of these things could happen anywhere, though. Where is everyone getting this "Walmart has lesser quality employees than any other oil change place" from?

GasMasterFlash

I don't think in all the years I have been driving I have ever paid anyone to change my oil. It's just so simple, why would I pay someone to do it.

Especially Walmart, I went there last week (edit: I live in a super small town we have like 3 major stores....) to get lightscribe CD's and the person in electronics asked, "Is that the brand?" are you for real???? Working in the electronics dept. and you don't know what lightscribe discs are? :noway: OMG I try to avoid all contact with walmart employees for fear of their stupidity.....(sorry if any of you work there....)

Because they haven't heard of Lightscribe CD's? Really? They aren't that popular. I haven't burned a CD in ages.

Trail_Addict

My thought is dont go to Walmart ever for anything. 16+ years and counting since I have stepped foot in that God forsaken place.

You're right. They should fire the hundreds of thousands of employees nation wide, and shut that budget-friendly place down (largest employer; second to the government). We'll all be better off for it.
/end sarcasm

tigerblood78

Two months ago we gave my daughter my Toyota Camry to drive. Yesterday she took it to Walmart to get the oil changed. They didn't put any oil in it whatsoever and she drove it 34 miles and the engine blew up! A perfectly good car ruined! It 's now sitting in the mechanic's garage waiting for the Walmart manager to come hear what's wrong with it! I'm afraid we're screwed! What a day!

No lights came on, warning that there was no oil in the car? :huh:

I had them put the wrong size filter on, and was leaking oil all the way home. Any of these things could happen anywhere, though. Where is everyone getting this "Walmart has lesser quality employees than any other oil change place" from?

You're right, it could happen anywhere. But it's MUCH less likely to happen at a reputable shop. Because yes, Walmart has lesser quality employees. I don't believe that's even debatable. I'm not saying they don't serve a purpose. But if they were skilled at something, they wouldn't be at Walmart.

odusgolp

WTF is a lightscribe CD? :huh:

daffodilsoup

Just don't ever go to WalMart for anything.

Jen32285

I take my Highlander to the dealer I bought it from. Back when I was younger, I would take my truck to Walmart.

mrmanmeat

Two months ago we gave my daughter my Toyota Camry to drive. Yesterday she took it to Walmart to get the oil changed. They didn't put any oil in it whatsoever and she drove it 34 miles and the engine blew up! A perfectly good car ruined! It 's now sitting in the mechanic's garage waiting for the Walmart manager to come hear what's wrong with it! I'm afraid we're screwed! What a day!

How about you just don't go to Walmart.

However, even though I hate Walmart w/ a passion, this happens at other places too.

mommy2girlies

Actually my mom brought her car there once a few years ago, and a month later her car was running bad (It was a pretty new car) brought it somewhere else, and her car was leaking oil, because they never screwed the top back on tight! I hope her car is fixable for a decent price. Wonder if you can prove it's there fault...

GasMasterFlash

You're right, it could happen anywhere. But it's MUCH less likely to happen at a reputable shop. Because yes, Walmart has lesser quality employees. I don't believe that's even debatable.

This is a case of forgetting to add the oil back in. That's has nothing to do with skill. It's a mistake that could happen to the most skilled mechanic or the least-experienced tech at an oil change joint.

But if they were skilled at something, they wouldn't be at Walmart.

You're familiar with the unemployment rate right now, right?

wellbert

They didn't put an oil filter on one of my cars.

Now I bought a garage lift and do them all myself. PEACE OF MIND.

jporte

I've had problems with oil changes due to stupid errors at Walmart, Jiffy Lube and Penzoil....only place we ever go is the dealership now.

JessicaW0204

I take my car to WalMart and have never had a problem with it. Just because you work at WalMart doesn't make you stupid....

mrmanmeat

My thought is dont go to Walmart ever for anything. 16+ years and counting since I have stepped foot in that God forsaken place.

You're right. They should fire the hundreds of thousands of employees nation wide, and shut that budget-friendly place down (largest employer; second to the government). We'll all be better off for it.
/end sarcasm

The US would be better off w/ out Walmart. I'll argue the hell out of this topic if you want.

JessicaW0204

My thought is dont go to Walmart ever for anything. 16+ years and counting since I have stepped foot in that God forsaken place.

You're right. They should fire the hundreds of thousands of employees nation wide, and shut that budget-friendly place down (largest employer; second to the government). We'll all be better off for it.
/end sarcasm

And this ^^

the_journeyman

It boils down to poor supervision in most cases. I do my own oil because of stories like this. It's also half the price too.

JM

kayleesays

I take my car to WalMart and have never had a problem with it. Just because you work at WalMart doesn't make you stupid....

No, it doesn't. But they go hand in hand 99% of the time. The employee's are mostly worthless, lazy, drunks or pot heads (in my area) and I know more about their store than they do and I hate it.

*waves* Greetings from one of those worthless, lazy Walmart employees!

TLE is hit or miss. It's hard to find people qualified to work for a tire lube express and then to get them to work at Walmart over a shop is even harder. It's like anywhere else; some bad, some good.

Chigger56

WOW!! I have worked at wmart for 18 yrs and untill today didn't know I was a stupid, unknowledgeable, piece of poop. = (

RDalton84

Two months ago we gave my daughter my Toyota Camry to drive. Yesterday she took it to Walmart to get the oil changed. They didn't put any oil in it whatsoever and she drove it 34 miles and the engine blew up! A perfectly good car ruined! It 's now sitting in the mechanic's garage waiting for the Walmart manager to come hear what's wrong with it! I'm afraid we're screwed! What a day!

No lights came on, warning that there was no oil in the car? :huh:

I had them put the wrong size filter on, and was leaking oil all the way home. Any of these things could happen anywhere, though. Where is everyone getting this "Walmart has lesser quality employees than any other oil change place" from?

You're right, it could happen anywhere. But it's MUCH less likely to happen at a reputable shop. Because yes, Walmart has lesser quality employees. I don't believe that's even debatable. I'm not saying they don't serve a purpose. But if they were skilled at something, they wouldn't be at Walmart.

That's a pretty bold statement there because I have known several people that have worked at wal mart and it wasn't because they were "dumb" or "unskilled" as you put it but because it was a job and it paid money. A friend of mine in particular has been working there for the last 4 years while going to school and taking care of 3 kids, and she just graduated and it on her way to Grad school. Ya know sometimes when you go to a trade school (like for auto mechanics for example) a lot of the time you have to put your time in doing the crappy jobs before working your way up to the better shops. I've known people that started out a wal mart, worked for a few years and then got a better job.

TripleJ3

Yes! I drive a BMW now so I take it to the dealer but before I bought it I had taken my other car to Walmart and I was certain they hadn't even changed it.

We used to change our cars/trucks ourselves but sometimes its easier just to take it in and get it over with and not have to worry about dumping the oil properly. Plus most places cap off all my fluids so that helps, too.