3 Mechanic Scams Caught on Camera

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This man puts out more content than anyone else... you could literally download his entire channel and have a 4 year car mechanic course..

I count myself lucky my neighbor is a mechanic. He's good, but even he admits there's stuff he can't do once in a while, depending on the job. I still get sent in the right direction with guidance if it's one of those situations. But an honest mechanic is irreplaceable!

As a mechanical engineer, I truly love how simple and logical your troubleshooting process is. Excellent!

I once dated a girl who's dad was a mechanic who owned a shop with a dyno, I would get lectured and stories about everything from him about cars and I was to young and dumb to enjoy it or listen, now that I'm older this brings back memories and new information I have been missing in my life. Thank you.

Must read! My daughter in lookn 4 her 1st car, I felt bad! I told her no on every car she found except 1! 2011 Toyota corolla. She sent me a text this morning, dad,... everybody else's car needs fixing except mine. :))))

Scotty, you are the man! What a blessing you are. I wish I could work on my car. Retired disabled nurse, I always took my nursing oath seriously, just as you . How people can rip people off. Blessings B

30 years ago when I was 18 I had an S15 Jimmy... I changed the ball joints, tie rods, link pins and struts... with all that changed I took it to Advanced Auto to have an alignment done. I took it for the appointment and waited 2.5 hours and went to check out and was told that it was over $300 more then the $75 I was quoted... They said it was that the ball joints needed spun... I laughed in the service writers face and asked him how much wear 10 miles give to a ball joint as they were just changed... he went and talked to the mechanic and 10 more minutes later removed all other charges...

Scotty always cracks me uuuup, he's the man. 😂😂

It's sad that it's not just a few bad eggs in the bunch. To find an honest and knowledgeable mechanic is truly a needle in a haystack, at least where I live. I can't think of the first shop or person that is knowledgeable, honest and doesn't overcharge in my area. The last mechanic I went to for my previous car that I was told was the best guy in the area was very proud when it came to the bill. I noticed a pattern and the very last time I went to him, before he told me the amount, I asked "Is this gonna be a 600, 800 or 1000 dollar trip like all the other times?" He kinda huffed and puffed about that one. As I learned more about car mechanics, it was awful how bad he was ripping me and everyone else off. Now I have a good, low mileage Civic that I have owned since day one that I have left stock. It's simple, I follow Scotty's maintenance advice and it just goes down the road like a treat.

These scammers need to be put out of business.

Bad Mechanics are giving the industry a bad name and CBC Marketplace did an investigation on bad mechanics and bringing their scams into the spotlight and Scotty is continuing this awareness campaign.

You know Scotty's good and knows what he's doing, because his troubleshooting process is excellent. Skilled troubleshooting is what makes any technician a large cut above the rest. Simply being able to fix something is only the baseline. Poor troubleshooting leads to poor fixes, replacing parts that aren't at fault, spending a lot of time wasted, etc. Huge difference.

Crafty scams in the auto repair business has been around a long time. One of my dad's friends was scammed for a decade over his regular maintenance. The guy put his Oldsmobile up on the hoist went and ate his lunch, (did nothing apart from eat lunch) Billed him for oil/filter/greasing etc. Then one day he had to take a trip to visit family and stopped at an out of area garage where their mechanic was really upset with the guy! "You realize this car is a hazard to drive"?! The ball joints are falling out, the oil is black goop, the filter clogged solid etc the brakes worn past the limit... He had to scrap his 10 years old Cutlass on the spot, the mechanic condemned it as unfit for the road.

I'm lucky to have a friend that runs an honest shop!! Randy Woods (Woods Automotive Johnson City, TN). I do a lot of maintenance and repairs myself, but if it's beyond my comfort level or I don't have the time to do it myself I and many of my Family/Friends take stuff to him. In 24 years I've only had one issue with a repair. Took back to Randy and it actually a bad egr value from the parts supplier he was using at that time. He fixed the problem within a day and explained what had happened. There was no charge on the 2nd repair, but several apologies! Didn't deter me from going back to him! Honest Guy + Honest Shop = now very good friend!

For #2, I'd contact the insurance company who paid for the repair and request that be corrected at their cost.

My Prius w 415,000 miles has no problems except this clunk. My mechanic said it wasn't a problem. 150,000 miles after he said that it's still clunking but runs perfectly

That kid is so lucky to have you, Scotty. Good thing you caught his bald tire on his Toyota truck.

I am glad you are still giving them hell for their incompetence.

Hi Scotty. I wish you were in Ireland. We don't seem to have honest mechanics like you over here.