Address: 1890 E. Grand Ave., Lindenhurst, IL
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Submitted by: Dan
Date of Incident: December 2004 / January 2005
Type of Car: '98 VW Jetta

Problem #1: My car died in a car wash and refused to start back up again, so I had it towed to Great American Tire for repairs. They informed me that I needed a new battery, which I agreed with because my current battery was a billion years old. But they also said it looked as if I needed to get my spark plug wires replaced ($200+). I said okay and I picked up my car the next day.

On my way to work, I noticed that it was driving weirder than usual. The RPM's would go all the way down at random times, like the engine was going to die. I brushed it off and waited to see if it improved. It only got worse...my car stalled out several times while taking turns on side streets. Taking it back to Great American Tire, they told me that the distributor cap was cracked and that there were sparks shooting out of it! How do you miss something like that the first time?

They agreed to fix it free of charge, which was good. However, I think the real reason my car stalled in the car wash was because my distributor cap was broken (cheap fix), not because of the spark plug wires (expensive fix).

Problem #2: There is a guy named Sam who works there. I've delivered pizzas to him a couple times. He's cheap AND he's an asshole.