My car displays lots of useful info about what is going on in the motor. Lots of cars just displays MPH, time, mileage, MPG and that's about it. No oil temp/pressure, no coolant temp, no RPM. Still, yah...he checks oil level himself and knows it's low to none and drives the car.
If the car had full ol and then was taken to the shop the owner should have peace of mind that the oil is full of new oil and then it will have to be looked at this happened to me what's my transmission oil I should have checked it after I got out of the shop on a periodic schedule because the oil went from not leaking to leaking after a transmission fluid change Jiffy Lube has been known to not even change the oil not put things back where they go not put them back in properly and not even change oil
@@kubotaman85 A person can get 5 quarts for $16 CAD. Castrol GTX or another higher end oil brand. The filter is around $9 CAD. So $25 CAD total. Which is around $11 USD 😑 So MUCH MUCH cheaper than this place.
@@asmongoldsmouth9839 US auto-parts stores (Autozone, oreillys, advance auto) usually offer oil change kits that come with 5 quart jug of oil and filter for $35. I actually get my oil now at Walmart, I can get the Supertech Full Synthetic High Mileage oil for $18/5 quarts. That is probably the cheapest you can find it in the US.
If you live somewhere where you can't change your own oil or are unable to do it for whatever reason, at least check the dipstick after the shop returns it to you.
@@ukaszw6623 For example, if you live in an apartment complex or a condo that has a home owners association, they have policies against people working on their cars in the parking lot. Mostly because they like to micro manage residents and don't want to deal with oil spills, etc.
@@colinj5291 yea you're actually right about that but we are able to drive our car and i guess that finding a place to change oil is not a big deal especially that you dont need lots of tools for that and used oil can be easily disposed to the place where they utilize those things.
@@ukaszw6623 I don't anymore but I have in certain periods of my life when I was younger. If I wanted to change my oil, I would have to take my car to a friend's house or wait until the weekend when the manager wasn't around.
@@colinj5291 yup, there is always a solution. Either you have a mechanic that you know he can be trusted or you do it by yourself, otherwise it's a lottery.
So it starts tapping and knocking and they didn't check the oil immediately? Always check your own oil after an oil change whether someone else changed it or you did it yourself. Duh!
@@paintballalienindy09 Even after checking the oil and not seeing any on the dipstick he still drives to the Jiffy Lube. Granted it was to late for the engine but it could have seized in the middle of heavy highway traffic.
In addition to your comment Jack, where was the Chrysler "Check Engine" light and "Low Oil" pressure light. They both should have been lit up like Christmas trees. If not, then I would say Chrysler has some issues with their warning systems.
I mean sure the lube place messed up but you just had it in and it starts tapping. You keep driving. It starts knocking. You keep driving. IT STARTS BANGING?! You check the oil find out it's dry don't bother to fill it but drive it some more to the lube place then to the dealership?! Common man
I would have pulled over when it started ticking and had someone pick me up and take me to autozone for the right oil. Then I would go back with the Empty container and demand a refund.
The reporter said when he “wanted to support local business”. Jiffy Lube is a nation wide chain, I think what they meant to say was “when he wanted a fast oil change done while the waiting time was minimal”.
Doesn't mean it isn't local either. I have work at 2 Hardee's and 1 Wendy's, they were all owned by local people or smaller companies that own the building, hire the employees, pay the utilities, etc. Franchise just means you use their inventory and put up their sign.
If he really wanted to support local, choose an independent workshop where a percentage of your bill doesn't go to corporate. He just wanted to pay as little as possible
Ive been a mechanic for 23 years and my family runs an auto repair business, we have seen so many failures from quick lube places especially the one from this video!
It's because they hire kids strait out of high school and random guys off the streets. Nothing wrong with that but I think to get a job like that they should sit you down with and engine and all the parts to assemble a brand new engine and test your skills amd see how good you are.
One thing that bugs me about the car owner is that he knew it was bone dry the day he took it back to jiffy lube, so regardless if they screwed him over, he drove the car knowing it had no oil in it, and that short drive alone is enough to cause the rod knock and spun bearings.
I'm willing to bet they only put a quart or two in the engine because they drove it way too far for it to be bone dry. He is most likely looking at the dipstick and it's not showing any oil on it but that doesn't mean it's bone dry just very, very low. The old vet may have been testing the Jiffy Lube to see if they were honest when he checked it and then took it back. It's a common practice for crooked techs at these shops to get one back in with no oil after they just changed it and quickly put some oil in the engine to try and get away with the damage they caused. I've even heard of some techs at dealerships try the same trick. The thing is if you don't put oil in and it locks up then the tech tries the quick fill-up trick the oil on the dipstick will be new. Not a little off-color from circulating through the engine and mixing with the remnants of the old oil still in the engine after the oil change.
I'm thinking that if he put oil in it then the jiffy lube can claim it has oil in the car, I also think he knows the motor is shot and he is trying to get jiffy lube to take blame, he's in a rough spot for driving the car without oil in it and realizing it is too late.
@@slowville6637 exactly! Dude did the perfect thing. JL ended up paying for his new engine. I think he knew what he was doing and knew a new engine was damn near guaranteed and sent it
@2D Triggering is when the ignition is turned on, the light can flash or stay on untill oil preasure is up. If it does not do that then the engine should not be started untill the problem is found.
This is a good reason why as a former Dealer Technician, I do my own oil changes after witnessing other techs double gasket oil filters or not tighten down the oil drain plug.
My friend, who worked as a quick lube technician in college, also told me they don’t torque the drain plugs with a torque wrench but by “feel.” If this was a veteran mechanic, I wouldn’t be as worried but a 20 year old doesn’t have the experience.
It’s funny how people carry their own car to places like jiffy lube for a oil and filter change and they get the car back and never pull the dipstick to see if the oil is full they just drive around like it’s okay
Can't really do that with an electronic oil sensor. On my car you need a specific temperature range on a flat surface.. need at least 10 miles before you can try.
That’s true but you would think the car would alert it was low on oil. I’ve had much older vehicles that had a low oil sensor. My BMW doesn’t even have a dipstick.
I personally knows tons of people that solely rely on dealerships and quick change for oil changes and never bother to check the level after the change. Sometimes these places don’t even change the filter
This is why I have always changed my own oil in my 42 years of driving . i feel bad for this gentlemen , but common sense would tell you that if the engine is knocking or ticking to shut it off right away and check the oil. Level .
@@Ascend777 Dealerships survive by preying off the fact people don't want to learn about how cars work. You can't come up with regulations to help stupid people without making laws that tie honest businesses arms behind their back. Not like any dealership could even stay open if it didn't scam people. The Volvo dealership wants to charge my dad $4k for a new catalytic converter, got one off ebay for $500 dollars and it passes emissions.
When I got older and out on my own, I found out people actually take their cars to places to get oil changes. Thought everyone did it themselves since it’s so easy
My hardworking dad went trough something just like this except my pops never complained and said leave it to the man above. I started working on my own cars ever since. Change my own oil every 2,500 miles
the wife heard the engine knocking and still drove home. he checked the oil level, which wasn't on the stick, and then decided to DRIVE IT BACK TO THE LUBE SHOP?????
Many of the customers that go to these places are not very bright. Once a guy came in with a newer vehicle. Required a synthetic oil. He said I want straight 30 weight conventional.
Hard to believe but the same thing happened to me. Shop employee didn't put the new oil in my car. Was running dry. Luckily I took it in first noise and the mechanic pulled a dry dipstick in front of me. I totally believe this guy. Always check the oil level yourself.
Happened to my brother at a dealership. But he realized it real quick before even pulling out of the shop. I also worked at a dealership when I was younger. Mechanic came running up to me in a panic, looking for an elderly couple that had just paid and left. Asked me their address and took off running. Turned out he changed the tranny fluid, and forgot to put the fluid back in.....He pulled in to their driveway right after them, and they lived about 30 miles away.
Buy oil and filter from Walmart the cheapest place to buy these products and do it yourself. Done right done cheap. Local mechanic shops do a good job too
tbh I don't think it was their fault your oil pan stripped, stripped oil pans are going to happen eventually on older cars, but if anything they should of told you that your bolt was stripped.
@@Chewyzard I had been changing my own oil for years. Always replace the oil pan bolt yearly. I was in a rush and didn't have time to do it myself. It was absolutely their fault. Oh and btw oil pan bolts don't just strip themselves. It is recommended to replace them to avoid leakage not because they strip over time. Your conclusion is ridiculous and you must not have much experience with bolts.
@@Chewyzard mine told me my plug was stripped and wouldn't do the oil change till I got a replacement. They paid for the plug and accepted responsibility for it.
The real crime here is it cost $9000 for a dealership to put a new motor in that minivan. A brand new long block delivered to the end of the driveway for that Dodge van is $2800.
Always ckeck your oil before leaving the place that change your lube job! In case they didn’t do a proper job!! …..never trust anyone with your car always double check the work!!
It probably was very low on oil, but why was there no oil light on the dashboard lit up? When you are low on oil the light will come on to warn you of this?
i feel like you're the same kind of person that would comment "Yeah, figures, Chrysler POS!!" on a video about a chrysler transmission going out at 450,000 miles
I had 4 from 85' to 89' because I liked them, regretted trading off my 89' Turbo Daytona CS within 6 months, so no, for me, GM has been the toilet cars, for my dad it was Chrysler. He once bought a 59' Fury, crankshaft broke within a week, he never bought another Dodge produce.
@@lonniebeal6032 Best cars I've ever owned, and ones that lasted were a '00 Toyota-Rav4, made it to 198K before my 16 year old totaled it. And my current 07 Mitsubishi Eclipse with 282K miles, though it's getting to be on it's last leg- through my own fault; timing belt snapped and it's just not the same anymore. Still gonna try to make it to 300K with it though; I think it will. Also have a '00 Durango with 140K that was given to me because I sure as hell would never spend a dime on another Chrysler product. And while it is a nice ride, damn thing is nickel and diming me. Had a Chevy and Buick back in the 80-90's, they were crap too. 100K seemed to be their cut off.
I bought a 1996 intrepid with 99k miles. At 110k I took valve covers off and replaced the intake manifold gasket. The car is old and it didn't look like the gasket had been serviced. The engine is bullet proof though runs so smooth and has so much power in the intrepid. I would say chrysler can be more of a hardware problem with bolts coming out and they insert screws which come into contact with other metals which make them rust faster knowingly like almost all car manufacturers. This is referring to the 3.5 1996 intrepid not the 2000 era 3rd gens they had a catastrophy of oil problems.i still have not touched the head gasket or any of the valves and rockers and she runs clean.
“Wanted to support local businesses” 10 seconds earlier: So a new Jiffy lube opened That’s like saying I want to support local businesses by buying McDonalds and Walmart
This dose not surprise me at all with jiffy lube, I worked as a mechanic for this one shop and we had some one come in with a knocking engine, and they said and later showed us that they just had an oil change done with jiffy lube and after looking more at the engine we found that they never put the drain plug back in. well jiffy lube refused any wrong doing but later they did pay for all labor and a new engine.
OMFG . . . as a mechanic I will teach you how to check the oil for free! This kind of simple maintenance is something EVERY DRIVER SHOULD KNOW!!! We should be teaching it in drivers Ed!
Never went back to jiffy lube when a tech argued with me about the air pressure in the tires on my vehicle ( he insisted on 30 psi and I told him leave the tires alone . 97 deville )
Now he wakes up screaming in the middle of the night with flashbacks from VIETNAM and JIFFY LUBE. But seriously why would you go there they use the cheapest oil and filters and charge top dollar then try to stitch you up for work you don’t need
Regardless of where you bring your vehicle for an oil change, I recommend opening the hood before leaving and making sure they put the oil cap and dip stick back. Check the oil level.
@@nolife1199 If there's no oil in it, you'll already need a new engine before you get out of sight. Best to check immediately and also look under the car for leaks. Make sure that big red indicator goes out, too.
When I get my oil changed I take it to a place that actually shows you the dipstick after the service so you can see it's full. Then you just check it later that day and then the next to ensure the drain plug is on nice and tight. But seriously $9,000 for that junky Chrysler 3.6L Pentastar engine is drastically overpriced. Those things fall apart even if you keep oil in it!
I do my own oil changes and I know it's done correctly every time. The problem with these express lube shops is they get in a hurry and forget steps of the oil change and most often there are communication problems and sometime the oil doesn't get filled and the people leave with no oil in their engines. I still think the shop should be liable for not putting new oil in the vehicle
The owners are very dumb for not checking the oil in the engine before leaving, also they should have brought it back immediately after the very first tick. I’m an auto mechanic at a Chrysler car dealership and I wish the owners had been smart enough to take it back immediately.
@@hilljackzack7284 If the oil change is done correctly then this wouldn't have happened. How do you not put oil back in after an oil change? That's the last step of an oil change. That's why I do my own oil changes then that way I know it's being done correctly
Dan Milosevich - there definitely is an oil pressure light and it would be on as well as set a check engine light for the other two oil pressure sensors. All oil change shops will start the engine to verify the oil pressure light is not lit, as well as to verify there are no leaks. Very odd. And there was never any note of anyone adding oil, customer or business - yet it magically went from empty to full.
That's what I don't understand. Not trying to take blame off the lube place but so many people think it's everyone else's responsibility to maintain their care for them. If I got it back low on oil I'm just adding oil and never going back to that place.
Ihave a question. I have driven cars in the past that has a pressure drop sensor.if if oil pressure drops off it shuts off the ignition to save the engine from DAMAGE... So this van DONT HAVE THAT???
Folks do not ever go to Jiffy Lube, I've heard horror stories about that place for over 20 years, they even have You Tube video of a news crew that put a hidden camera in the engine compartment and caught the employees red handed being corrupt and doing things to customers engines to rip them off and charge more.
There's a judgement. In my state anyway, you can get a deputy or marshal and impound the daily till until the judgement is satisfied. Possibly, you can attach assets. Though let me ask, as soon as he heard the engine making noise, why didn't he investigate? At least do a quick visual inspection, which includes looking at the dipstick.
44 million occupied rental units. You can be sure the landlord says no wrenching in the driveway/parking lot in most if them. You can't tell those people to change their own oil.
30 years ago Jiffy Lube stripped out my drain plug and refused to take responsibility. A friend of mine took his Blazer to Jiffy Lube for an oil change back in the early 90s. They put the jack through his automatic transmission pan, AND DIDN'T TELL HIM! Again. Jiffy Lube took no responsibility. They paid eventually, but he had to fight them tooth and nail. Yet another friend took his 20-year-old Grand Pix with 200,000 miles for an oil change at JL. The same thing as this gentleman... they drained his oils and didn't replace it. He made it a block before the engine seized. Jiffy lube paid him blue book value for a 1988 Grand Prix. Probably $1000 bucks to replace his reliable, well-maintained everyday driver which they destroyed. I've heard, sometimes they charge customers and don't even do an oil change. I don't know if this is true but based on their track record, this is probably their best deal. At least you leave with oil in your fucking engine. How these clowns have remained in business this long baffles my mind.
My father did his own oil changes on a 1970 Ford pickup it had a hundred thousand miles on it when he bought it I got the truck after he passed away I drove it for 21 years it had over 500 thousand miles on it when it was stolen , it still had the original engine
Screw the lien, I'd go the attachment and garnishment route, and I'd take the owner's car-assuming it's something nice or something else of value. Wouldn't be surprised if the owner's planning on filing a bankruptcy, especially if business has tanked. He'll just toss that lien in there, and dude is still out the 9K.
@@brianm6117 I strongly disagree, they continued to drive it even after discovering the oil was empty. Thats pure ignorance. The oil pressure light was probably on the entire time too, if it was that makes them even more dumb. I say its 75% Jiffy Lube's fault for whatever they did(probably forgot to refill the oil after draining it, or possibly left the drain plug loose or old gasket under the filter), but 25% on the owners for pure stupidity. More like 50-50 if the oil light was on the entire time.
Iv never let someone else change my oil. Nope. Won’t happen. Idk what oil they put in, I don’t trust the people doing it. Maybe a big dealer in a pinch some day. But no way I’d go to jiffy lube
Always check the oil level before you pay for the service (bring a paper towel & your extra set of keys incase your car is locked). also, most owners manuals recommend checking your oil each time you get fuel. Many engines today consume oil so check it weekly.
same. Jiffy lube destroyed my back brake system so badly it had to be replaced. now i just go to the dealer for everything. takes longer and cost more but they are way more efficient.
My dad changes his own oil. He took his brand new truck back in 2002 to jiffy lube and they filled the engine to the top with oil. Long story short oil blew everywhere and he has changed his own oil ever since then.
there is but im sure its covered by pictures and your choice toys and music so loud she cant hear it chiming for her to look behind the treasure troll hahahaha.
Friend of mine yrs ago had his standard trans serviced along with his oil change...approx 3 was later his trans went out...it was almost bone dry...they drained but never filled...refused to pay and never did..
A better defense would have been that they admit they forgot to put oil in it, but the guy obviously didn't pull over right away when his low oil light came on. I'm pretty sure its right in the paperwork for the oil change that you must pull over immediately after leaving if that light comes on.
I used to use Jiffy lube here but my car never burns oil, and when I went there it burned oil. Had to put a liter of oil in..changed it myself last time and it never burnt any oil...not sure what they use for oil.
This happened to my car with only 22000 miles on it, it was not jiffy lube but was a chain of service centers in my area. The only oil was in the filter. It was 1980 so the rebuild was around 2100.00.
I know 3 different people who this happened too at jiffy lube. Engine blew within a few hours after getting oil changed, jiffy lube ended up giving them all new engines.
Engine banging so loud she can't hear the radio, oil pressure light probably shining in her face, keeps on driving.
Drives van to jiffy lube after seeing a dry dip stick
Hey hun the engine is knocking-- hunny slam on the gas
My car displays lots of useful info about what is going on in the motor. Lots of cars just displays MPH, time, mileage, MPG and that's about it. No oil temp/pressure, no coolant temp, no RPM.
Still, yah...he checks oil level himself and knows it's low to none and drives the car.
If the car had full ol and then was taken to the shop the owner should have peace of mind that the oil is full of new oil and then it will have to be looked at this happened to me what's my transmission oil I should have checked it after I got out of the shop on a periodic schedule because the oil went from not leaking to leaking after a transmission fluid change Jiffy Lube has been known to not even change the oil not put things back where they go not put them back in properly and not even change oil
Must be a tea pot
When they charge $80 for 4 quarts and a shitty filter, they obviously have the money to pay for their mistakes...
Hahaha get dented in your rear bumper
You can go to your local parts store and get a 5 quart jug and oil filter cheaper than what they charge in the shop
@@kubotaman85 A person can get 5 quarts for $16 CAD. Castrol GTX or another higher end oil brand. The filter is around $9 CAD. So $25 CAD total. Which is around $11 USD 😑 So MUCH MUCH cheaper than this place.
@@asmongoldsmouth9839 US auto-parts stores (Autozone, oreillys, advance auto) usually offer oil change kits that come with 5 quart jug of oil and filter for $35.
I actually get my oil now at Walmart, I can get the Supertech Full Synthetic High Mileage oil for $18/5 quarts. That is probably the cheapest you can find it in the US.
@Tracker Pete I can go to advance auto and get a 5 quart jug and oil filter for around $35
If you live somewhere where you can't change your own oil or are unable to do it for whatever reason, at least check the dipstick after the shop returns it to you.
Where is place that you cannot change oil :D?
@@ukaszw6623 For example, if you live in an apartment complex or a condo that has a home owners association, they have policies against people working on their cars in the parking lot. Mostly because they like to micro manage residents and don't want to deal with oil spills, etc.
@@colinj5291 yea you're actually right about that but we are able to drive our car and i guess that finding a place to change oil is not a big deal especially that you dont need lots of tools for that and used oil can be easily disposed to the place where they utilize those things.
@@ukaszw6623 I don't anymore but I have in certain periods of my life when I was younger. If I wanted to change my oil, I would have to take my car to a friend's house or wait until the weekend when the manager wasn't around.
@@colinj5291 yup, there is always a solution. Either you have a mechanic that you know he can be trusted or you do it by yourself, otherwise it's a lottery.
I've been doing my own oil changes since 1974, Every car has lasted well over 100,000 miles.
Same, my Jeep has 170k, my dads camry and van have 305k and 200k. They still run great. Always did the scheduled maintenance.
Yeah, my 1996 Saturn coupe has lasted well over 340,000 miles and runs perfect and I perform all the maintenance
@@ARAR148 My Jeep passed the million mile mark on October 30, 2019.
I hear ya 8avexp.
I also started doing my own oil changes in 1974.
Every one of my vehicles have hit 200K without engine problems.
Is that all?
So it starts tapping and knocking and they didn't check the oil immediately? Always check your own oil after an oil change whether someone else changed it or you did it yourself. Duh!
The oil change that I go to will show you the oil level before you leave. It’s their procedure.
Oh my engine is tapping I guess I just take a road trip, could have been avoided, dude should have checked it. Common sense
@@paintballalienindy09 Even after checking the oil and not seeing any on the dipstick he still drives to the Jiffy Lube. Granted it was to late for the engine but it could have seized in the middle of heavy highway traffic.
In addition to your comment Jack, where was the Chrysler "Check Engine" light and "Low Oil" pressure light. They both should have been lit up like Christmas trees. If not, then I would say Chrysler has some issues with their warning systems.
@@HornetVF103 you'd be surprised i saw a car today with maybe 2 quarts in it. Oil light was off, ran awful.
I don't know who did worse the lube place or the drivers.
Drivers, you don´t drive with the red oil light flashing!
I mean sure the lube place messed up but you just had it in and it starts tapping. You keep driving. It starts knocking. You keep driving. IT STARTS BANGING?! You check the oil find out it's dry don't bother to fill it but drive it some more to the lube place then to the dealership?! Common man
True
I would have pulled over when it started ticking and had someone pick me up and take me to autozone for the right oil. Then I would go back with the Empty container and demand a refund.
@jagfer8 Cooking Oil is better than no oil at all!
The reporter said when he “wanted to support local business”. Jiffy Lube is a nation wide chain, I think what they meant to say was “when he wanted a fast oil change done while the waiting time was minimal”.
It's a franchise anyone can buy one...a local guy owns it.
Doesn't mean it isn't local either. I have work at 2 Hardee's and 1 Wendy's, they were all owned by local people or smaller companies that own the building, hire the employees, pay the utilities, etc. Franchise just means you use their inventory and put up their sign.
If he really wanted to support local, choose an independent workshop where a percentage of your bill doesn't go to corporate. He just wanted to pay as little as possible
so was andy granatellias... they were pretty bad
I love how they say he was a vet to mitigate the fact that he was just an old man with a degraded brain like most succumb to.
Ive been a mechanic for 23 years and my family runs an auto repair business, we have seen so many failures from quick lube places especially the one from this video!
Pep boys are worse
I would never trust these oil change businesses....
If you want it done right, do it yourself!
Didn’t jiffy lube get sued because they mixing new oil with customers old oil for the oil change ?
Walmart is another one that I've heard forgets to put oil in and it's like the last step of an oil change
It's because they hire kids strait out of high school and random guys off the streets. Nothing wrong with that but I think to get a job like that they should sit you down with and engine and all the parts to assemble a brand new engine and test your skills amd see how good you are.
One thing that bugs me about the car owner is that he knew it was bone dry the day he took it back to jiffy lube, so regardless if they screwed him over, he drove the car knowing it had no oil in it, and that short drive alone is enough to cause the rod knock and spun bearings.
I'm willing to bet they only put a quart or two in the engine because they drove it way too far for it to be bone dry. He is most likely looking at the dipstick and it's not showing any oil on it but that doesn't mean it's bone dry just very, very low. The old vet may have been testing the Jiffy Lube to see if they were honest when he checked it and then took it back. It's a common practice for crooked techs at these shops to get one back in with no oil after they just changed it and quickly put some oil in the engine to try and get away with the damage they caused. I've even heard of some techs at dealerships try the same trick. The thing is if you don't put oil in and it locks up then the tech tries the quick fill-up trick the oil on the dipstick will be new. Not a little off-color from circulating through the engine and mixing with the remnants of the old oil still in the engine after the oil change.
I'm thinking that if he put oil in it then the jiffy lube can claim it has oil in the car, I also think he knows the motor is shot and he is trying to get jiffy lube to take blame, he's in a rough spot for driving the car without oil in it and realizing it is too late.
Yeah he wanted to get paid
It was already fucked by then
@@slowville6637 exactly! Dude did the perfect thing. JL ended up paying for his new engine. I think he knew what he was doing and knew a new engine was damn near guaranteed and sent it
I've turned wrenches for 20 years and if I had a dollar for every time I heard a bad story about jiffy lube I'd be rich.
just FYI he did get his 9K check personally delivered by hand by Jiffy Lube! they still wouldnt admit they made a mistake though. lol
Or the oil light! Drivers Ed 101 people!
@2D you mean the oil light goes off when there is suffiecent oil preasure.
@2D Triggering is when the ignition is turned on, the light can flash or stay on untill oil preasure is up. If it does not do that then the engine should not be started untill the problem is found.
I dont go to those Quik change places. You ever notice the bums who work there ? They dont give a shit. I go to a small locally owned garage.
@2D It´s an Oil Preasure Light! if in doute to it´s working order check the oil. Read the Owners Manual before starting.
The bright red OIL pressure light glowing on the dash might have been an indicator that there was no oil in the engine... !
Oil pressure lights almost never work. The one time I had a vehicle with low oil, the light didn't come on either.
@@joshjlmgproductions3313 : Strange, all the vehicles I've owned they've worked perfectly...
@@joshjlmgproductions3313 low oil still makes pressure
@@joshjlmgproductions3313 no oil no pressure then the light is on
@@MohdAzylee Yes, but that's any oil at all. If there's any touching the dipstick, the light will stay off.
This is a good reason why as a former Dealer Technician, I do my own oil changes after witnessing other techs double gasket oil filters or not tighten down the oil drain plug.
We had a tech where I was at who left two drain plugs off in one week. That was his last week.
My friend, who worked as a quick lube technician in college, also told me they don’t torque the drain plugs with a torque wrench but by “feel.” If this was a veteran mechanic, I wouldn’t be as worried but a 20 year old doesn’t have the experience.
@@ddk80 I mean you can usually just feel it; it's not like using an impact for it
If they won't hire you at McDonald's go to Jiffy Lube...you will be hired on the spot!
The light came on so I drove back as fast as I could. After I went to Salem.
They both are complete idiots.
It’s funny how people carry their own car to places like jiffy lube for a oil and filter change and they get the car back and never pull the dipstick to see if the oil is full they just drive around like it’s okay
Can't really do that with an electronic oil sensor. On my car you need a specific temperature range on a flat surface.. need at least 10 miles before you can try.
@@aSASa45454 good luck
That’s true but you would think the car would alert it was low on oil. I’ve had much older vehicles that had a low oil sensor. My BMW doesn’t even have a dipstick.
@@reed311 EXACTLY!!!
I personally knows tons of people that solely rely on dealerships and quick change for oil changes and never bother to check the level after the change. Sometimes these places don’t even change the filter
This was serious but I absolutely died laughing when I saw her eyebrows.
Idk why nobody mentioned that yet
same LMFAO
Be nice
This is why I have always changed my own oil in my 42 years of driving . i feel bad for this gentlemen , but common sense would tell you that if the engine is knocking or ticking to shut it off right away and check the oil. Level .
$9000 for a new engine? That same engine is $800 at the local junkyard. Looks like he got screwed twice.
unregulated capitalism is all about screwing people to maximize profit.
@@Ascend777 Dealerships survive by preying off the fact people don't want to learn about how cars work. You can't come up with regulations to help stupid people without making laws that tie honest businesses arms behind their back. Not like any dealership could even stay open if it didn't scam people.
The Volvo dealership wants to charge my dad $4k for a new catalytic converter, got one off ebay for $500 dollars and it passes emissions.
First 25 seconds: He went to a JiffyLube and has a Chrysler. No sympathy.
KINDA REMINDS ME OF MY LAST CAR I HAD
A CHRYSLER
he was fucked from the start
Hey the engine is making a new knocking sound,
Lets continue driving....
You’d do the same thing
When I got older and out on my own, I found out people actually take their cars to places to get oil changes. Thought everyone did it themselves since it’s so easy
If you're a 60yr old lady, you're not changing your own oil... just ONE example of why people need the service
Was something wrong with the Oil Light on the dash?
The man and his wife were idiots
Mines doesn't....
@@contessahinson No oil light?
My hardworking dad went trough something just like this except my pops never complained and said leave it to the man above.
I started working on my own cars ever since. Change my own oil every 2,500 miles
Good story but waaaay too often
the wife heard the engine knocking and still drove home.
he checked the oil level, which wasn't on the stick, and then decided to DRIVE IT BACK TO THE LUBE SHOP?????
Many of the customers that go to these places are not very bright. Once a guy came in with a newer vehicle. Required a synthetic oil. He said I want straight 30 weight conventional.
Hard to believe but the same thing happened to me. Shop employee didn't put the new oil in my car. Was running dry. Luckily I took it in first noise and the mechanic pulled a dry dipstick in front of me. I totally believe this guy. Always check the oil level yourself.
That engine is destroyed.. better get a new one covered by them.
That engine will wear prematurely
Happened to my brother at a dealership. But he realized it real quick before even pulling out of the shop. I also worked at a dealership when I was younger. Mechanic came running up to me in a panic, looking for an elderly couple that had just paid and left. Asked me their address and took off running. Turned out he changed the tranny fluid, and forgot to put the fluid back in.....He pulled in to their driveway right after them, and they lived about 30 miles away.
Buy oil and filter from Walmart the cheapest place to buy these products and do it yourself. Done right done cheap. Local mechanic shops do a good job too
If you're a veteran, go to Advance, Auto-Zone, or O'Reilly's, buy top-shelf products, and get a 10% veterans discount.
14 bucks for super tech full synthetic. No excuse not to change it frequently.
I switched from Fram to Wix oil filters after seeing how poorly those Fram filters are made.
@@8avexp Same here. The inside of those orange Frams are incredibly cheap.
@@checkyoursix5623 walmart is $10 cheaper than those stores for 5 quart jugs
Jiffy Lube stripped the oil pan bolt on my car. It popped out on the freeway. I will NEVER go back to those crooked bastards
They did the same thing to my truck. I saw the oil in my driveway when i got home and went straight right back.
the only thing they are good for are fast state inspections
tbh I don't think it was their fault your oil pan stripped, stripped oil pans are going to happen eventually on older cars, but if anything they should of told you that your bolt was stripped.
@@Chewyzard I had been changing my own oil for years. Always replace the oil pan bolt yearly. I was in a rush and didn't have time to do it myself. It was absolutely their fault. Oh and btw oil pan bolts don't just strip themselves. It is recommended to replace them to avoid leakage not because they strip over time. Your conclusion is ridiculous and you must not have much experience with bolts.
@@Chewyzard mine told me my plug was stripped and wouldn't do the oil change till I got a replacement. They paid for the plug and accepted responsibility for it.
The real crime here is it cost $9000 for a dealership to put a new motor in that minivan. A brand new long block delivered to the end of the driveway for that Dodge van is $2800.
Right 9 k for an engine 😂
That is another crime $3,000 for motor and at the most $2,000 for installation
You got to pull the oil dipstick and check your oil know matter who changed it
With no oil the oil pressure light must have lighted Aswell.
stupidity on both sides! checked the dry dipstick and drove anyway?
@@fliegenmann2562 my car sounds like it has a lose wheel when driving, keeps driving till the wheel falls off, oh it was left lose lol
Wouldn’t there be a way to trick that sensor some how? If they even went that far to do that? Idk just a thought.
Well sadly most of these new cars don’t have a low oil shutdown for some reason after almost 100yrs of cars.
@@michaelbenoit248 heck I have a generator that has one.
Always ckeck your oil before leaving the place that change your lube job! In case they didn’t do a proper job!! …..never trust anyone with your car always double check the work!!
Glad he won the judgement really hope he gets paid
Thanks for your service veteran
It probably was very low on oil, but why was there no oil light on the dashboard lit up? When you are low on oil the light will come on to warn you of this?
@Hbgn then the oil pressure switch warning light is faulty. When it is low , it will illuminate .
@@lar4305 If I had a guess it probably was on and they ignored it
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
LETS HELP THIS MAN GET A NEW VEHICLE HE DESERVES IT
Most Chrysler's knock. They've always been bottom of the market.
i feel like you're the same kind of person that would comment "Yeah, figures, Chrysler POS!!" on a video about a chrysler transmission going out at 450,000 miles
I had 4 from 85' to 89' because I liked them, regretted trading off my 89' Turbo Daytona CS within 6 months, so no, for me, GM has been the toilet cars, for my dad it was Chrysler. He once bought a 59' Fury, crankshaft broke within a week, he never bought another Dodge produce.
@@lonniebeal6032 Best cars I've ever owned, and ones that lasted were a '00 Toyota-Rav4, made it to 198K before my 16 year old totaled it. And my current 07 Mitsubishi Eclipse with 282K miles, though it's getting to be on it's last leg- through my own fault; timing belt snapped and it's just not the same anymore. Still gonna try to make it to 300K with it though; I think it will. Also have a '00 Durango with 140K that was given to me because I sure as hell would never spend a dime on another Chrysler product. And while it is a nice ride, damn thing is nickel and diming me. Had a Chevy and Buick back in the 80-90's, they were crap too. 100K seemed to be their cut off.
I bought a 1996 intrepid with 99k miles. At 110k I took valve covers off and replaced the intake manifold gasket. The car is old and it didn't look like the gasket had been serviced. The engine is bullet proof though runs so smooth and has so much power in the intrepid.
I would say chrysler can be more of a hardware problem with bolts coming out and they insert screws which come into contact with other metals which make them rust faster knowingly like almost all car manufacturers.
This is referring to the 3.5 1996 intrepid not the 2000 era 3rd gens they had a catastrophy of oil problems.i still have not touched the head gasket or any of the valves and rockers and she runs clean.
Go drive your prius old man
So the car had no oil pressure warning then.? BS.
“Wanted to support local businesses”
10 seconds earlier: So a new Jiffy lube opened
That’s like saying I want to support local businesses by buying McDonalds and Walmart
Why didn't you check the oil when you heard it knocking
This dose not surprise me at all with jiffy lube, I worked as a mechanic for this one shop and we had some one come in with a knocking engine, and they said and later showed us that they just had an oil change done with jiffy lube and after looking more at the engine we found that they never put the drain plug back in. well jiffy lube refused any wrong doing but later they did pay for all labor and a new engine.
OMFG . . . as a mechanic I will teach you how to check the oil for free! This kind of simple maintenance is something EVERY DRIVER SHOULD KNOW!!!
We should be teaching it in drivers Ed!
I’ve never had a good experience at Jiffy Lube
I had good experiences
Never went back to jiffy lube when a tech argued with me about the air pressure in the tires on my vehicle ( he insisted on 30 psi and I told him leave the tires alone . 97 deville )
Same here never had good experience there as well when they lubed my ex but that's over with 😜
@@thomasfletcher4765 Quick google search and it says 30 bro lol you probably had them shits at 50
@@robbydiesel9345 actually it was 35
I wouldn't consider Jiffy Lube a local business
Local is a family shop that is only in your town.
It’s owned by a franchisee. So it is kinda independently owned, they’re just paying for the name.
Now he wakes up screaming in the middle of the night with flashbacks from VIETNAM and JIFFY LUBE.
But seriously why would you go there they use the cheapest oil and filters and charge top dollar then try to stitch you up for work you don’t need
Lesson from this video is change your own oil
Regardless of where you bring your vehicle for an oil change, I recommend opening the hood before leaving and making sure they put the oil cap and dip stick back. Check the oil level.
That's pretty disrespectful. Do that shit when you're out of sight
@@nolife1199 If there's no oil in it, you'll already need a new engine before you get out of sight. Best to check immediately and also look under the car for leaks. Make sure that big red indicator goes out, too.
@@bills6093 It's still disrespectful
@@nolife1199 Perhaps at a trusted mechanic's shop, but not at a Jiffy Lube. You have to check at a quick lube place.
@@bills6093 What if the employees have been working there for years? Also if you are that paranoid why even go there?
What about the oil pressure??
0:55 recalling Vietnam or Jiffy Lube - either way it was hell!
Take my thumps up. But know we’re both going to hell for laughing at that
When I get my oil changed I take it to a place that actually shows you the dipstick after the service so you can see it's full. Then you just check it later that day and then the next to ensure the drain plug is on nice and tight. But seriously $9,000 for that junky Chrysler 3.6L Pentastar engine is drastically overpriced. Those things fall apart even if you keep oil in it!
Ladies and gentlemen change your own oil.
Take your time and do it right. Fill it and run and check for leaks.
I do my own oil changes and I know it's done correctly every time. The problem with these express lube shops is they get in a hurry and forget steps of the oil change and most often there are communication problems and sometime the oil doesn't get filled and the people leave with no oil in their engines. I still think the shop should be liable for not putting new oil in the vehicle
I do.
The owners are very dumb for not checking the oil in the engine before leaving, also they should have brought it back immediately after the very first tick. I’m an auto mechanic at a Chrysler car dealership and I wish the owners had been smart enough to take it back immediately.
@@hilljackzack7284 If the oil change is done correctly then this wouldn't have happened. How do you not put oil back in after an oil change? That's the last step of an oil change. That's why I do my own oil changes then that way I know it's being done correctly
Will not the oil low light come on and even the engine shut down via the oil sensor if no pressure? Duh.
Dan Milosevich - there definitely is an oil pressure light and it would be on as well as set a check engine light for the other two oil pressure sensors. All oil change shops will start the engine to verify the oil pressure light is not lit, as well as to verify there are no leaks. Very odd. And there was never any note of anyone adding oil, customer or business - yet it magically went from empty to full.
It was probably not fully dry but low enough for it to not show on the dip stick. As for the light, once you see that its already too late
When my cars engine oil light went on, I was driving it about 2 miles after getting the oil change.
@@harryperry4328 Maybe they forgot to but in the drain plug!
No one thought about adding oil to the engine instead of driving the van around the state. I'm surprised it went that far
That's what I don't understand. Not trying to take blame off the lube place but so many people think it's everyone else's responsibility to maintain their care for them. If I got it back low on oil I'm just adding oil and never going back to that place.
Ihave a question. I have driven cars in the past that has a pressure drop sensor.if if oil pressure drops off it shuts off the ignition to save the engine from DAMAGE... So this van DONT HAVE THAT???
Maybe not but I'm sure it has an oil light
Honestly from what I've heard, I'd trust walmart more than jiffy lube
Yeah
Costco is the go to for tires my parents say.
Ha
Never crossed your mind to check oil level asap?
Folks do not ever go to Jiffy Lube, I've heard horror stories about that place for over 20 years, they even have You Tube video of a news crew that put a hidden camera in the engine compartment and caught the employees red handed being corrupt and doing things to customers engines to rip them off and charge more.
Shoulda went to Wal-Mart 😂
There's a judgement. In my state anyway, you can get a deputy or marshal and impound the daily till until the judgement is satisfied. Possibly, you can attach assets. Though let me ask, as soon as he heard the engine making noise, why didn't he investigate? At least do a quick visual inspection, which includes looking at the dipstick.
i always check my oil after an oil change... trust no one
44 million occupied rental units. You can be sure the landlord says no wrenching in the driveway/parking lot in most if them. You can't tell those people to change their own oil.
In the corner of the local Walmart parking lot.
Mistakes happen to everyone, things get busy and people can forget. The important thing is what you do to make it right, and folks this ain't it.
Imagine having to hear your engine grinding against itself and literally killing itself.
And being dumb enough to ignore it for a long time
Thank you for your service Wayne. I’m sorry as a veteran you were treated this way.
First mistake: Buying a FCA product
Second mistake: Taking your car to an oil chain shop
Third mistake: Not suing for fraud.
Omg ! Again that’s a national chain ! I got mines changed last month and it sent my cam shaft off ....
30 years ago Jiffy Lube stripped out my drain plug and refused to take responsibility.
A friend of mine took his Blazer to Jiffy Lube for an oil change back in the early 90s. They put the jack through his automatic transmission pan, AND DIDN'T TELL HIM! Again. Jiffy Lube took no responsibility. They paid eventually, but he had to fight them tooth and nail.
Yet another friend took his 20-year-old Grand Pix with 200,000 miles for an oil change at JL. The same thing as this gentleman... they drained his oils and didn't replace it. He made it a block before the engine seized. Jiffy lube paid him blue book value for a 1988 Grand Prix. Probably $1000 bucks to replace his reliable, well-maintained everyday driver which they destroyed.
I've heard, sometimes they charge customers and don't even do an oil change. I don't know if this is true but based on their track record, this is probably their best deal. At least you leave with oil in your fucking engine.
How these clowns have remained in business this long baffles my mind.
Jiffy lube isn't a small business. Either do it yourself or have someone actually qualified do it.
My father did his own oil changes on a 1970 Ford pickup it had a hundred thousand miles on it when he bought it I got the truck after he passed away I drove it for 21 years it had over 500 thousand miles on it when it was stolen , it still had the original engine
It’s what Wayne gets for 1.) getting a Chrysler (unrelated to this repair) 2.) going to jiffy lube
That's a Self Destructive Duo
@@bryanmartinez6600 and 3.) continuing to drive it after hearing rod knock and probably having the low oil light glowing bright red in his face
9k for a engine in a minivan is the real crime
They hire burger flippers to change oil.
The owner should have lost his franchise .
All he has to do after a judgement is go to the courthouse and file a lien against jiffy lubes owner
Screw the lien, I'd go the attachment and garnishment route, and I'd take the owner's car-assuming it's something nice or something else of value. Wouldn't be surprised if the owner's planning on filing a bankruptcy, especially if business has tanked. He'll just toss that lien in there, and dude is still out the 9K.
I assume the red oil pressure warning light on the instrument panel also was inoperable...
It is a chrysler... so probably
The fact the he won by default means no one showed up to defend Jiffy Lube. If they were so sure they weren't at fault they would have showed up.
or that a lawyer would have cost more than the settlement cost in the first place.
@@SpencerLemay They knew they would have been paying for a lawyer AND the settlement.
@@brianm6117 The owner is at partial fault for continuing to drive it when there was an obvious issue though
@@redtra236 There's no partial fault here. Jiffy Lube had one job. The second it left their possession in that state it was doomed.
@@brianm6117 I strongly disagree, they continued to drive it even after discovering the oil was empty. Thats pure ignorance. The oil pressure light was probably on the entire time too, if it was that makes them even more dumb. I say its 75% Jiffy Lube's fault for whatever they did(probably forgot to refill the oil after draining it, or possibly left the drain plug loose or old gasket under the filter), but 25% on the owners for pure stupidity. More like 50-50 if the oil light was on the entire time.
How come the engine light oil pressure was on and the driver keeps driving ?
Iv never let someone else change my oil. Nope. Won’t happen. Idk what oil they put in, I don’t trust the people doing it. Maybe a big dealer in a pinch some day. But no way I’d go to jiffy lube
Always check the oil level before you pay for the service (bring a paper towel & your extra set of keys incase your car is locked). also, most owners manuals recommend checking your oil each time you get fuel. Many engines today consume oil so check it weekly.
I just take my car to Honda and let them do it..lol
same. Jiffy lube destroyed my back brake system so badly it had to be replaced. now i just go to the dealer for everything. takes longer and cost more but they are way more efficient.
@@Banjofan64X Except on weekends...
My dad changes his own oil. He took his brand new truck back in 2002 to jiffy lube and they filled the engine to the top with oil. Long story short oil blew everywhere and he has changed his own oil ever since then.
Never realized there were so many Car Idiots on youtube! Didn´t they learn anything in Drivers Ed? RED LIGHTS........WARNING - WARNING - WARNING!!!!
So what noise did it make
I maintained my family Town and Country since I was 11 and it lasted upwards of 150,000 miles before we traded it in
I've got 150,000+ on my '14 T&C Limited, and it purrs like a kitten. I should get at least 200 K out of it.
No oil warning light?
there is but im sure its covered by pictures and your choice toys and music so loud she cant hear it chiming for her to look behind the treasure troll hahahaha.
I mean it’s a dodge so jiffy lube probably telling the truth
😂😂
This shows the problem with getting a judgement. It doesn't matter because the court won't do anything to help you collect it.
Friend of mine yrs ago had his standard trans serviced along with his oil change...approx 3 was later his trans went out...it was almost bone dry...they drained but never filled...refused to pay and never did..
A better defense would have been that they admit they forgot to put oil in it, but the guy obviously didn't pull over right away when his low oil light came on. I'm pretty sure its right in the paperwork for the oil change that you must pull over immediately after leaving if that light comes on.
Didn't the car have a low oil pressure light?
Always check your oil after an oil change. For a few days. If you hear a knocking you don't check oil?
How on earth did the low oil pressure light not come on immediately? Its got an oil pressure sensor!
I used to use Jiffy lube here but my car never burns oil, and when I went there it burned oil. Had to put a liter of oil in..changed it myself last time and it never burnt any oil...not sure what they use for oil.
I went to a shop like this and they didn’t put near enough oil in. Engine was knocking
Not showing up for court usually results in consequences.
This happened to my car with only 22000 miles on it, it was not jiffy lube but was a chain of service centers in my area. The only oil was in the filter. It was 1980 so the rebuild was around 2100.00.
pretty sure t&c are equipped with a very handy tool called oil pressure warning light
NEVER GO TO ANY JIFFY LUBE....PERIOD..
He owns a Chrysler. That's the problem.
Do most cars just not have an oil pressure sensor? My car does and it's a life saver when I had a leak two years ago.
I know 3 different people who this happened too at jiffy lube. Engine blew within a few hours after getting oil changed, jiffy lube ended up giving them all new engines.