AutoZone

I stopped in because I noticed they were open late and I had a headlight out. John was extremely nice and helpful. He offered to change my bulb for me. Turns out all the wires were fried and a couple more dollars later, he’s rewired my headlight so I won’t have this problem again. If I need anything for my car, I will be coming back here. Thank you John!

Simply the best. Intelligent adult staff that are seasoned automotive professionals. Recently I bought some brake parts. (From…I wish I could remember his name). We had been chatting it up, and I find he had worked at some of the great old auto shops back in the day in the Franklin Park area. As he’s ringing me up he asks if I needed brake fluid. Seems a simple question to ask. At my local «zone» they never do. This question that not only saved me a trip, but means to zone corporate types that the dollar per transaction increased! I’m an old time TrakAuto GM that’s moved on to pension analysis… But I still enjoy meeting conscientious people that know what they’re talking about and honestly love what they do.
AutoZone Corporate… don’t mess this location up by staffing it with warm bodied impersonal 20 something non-​communicator hangers on waiting for their next interview for CFO.
As for the one star woman below? More than likely you needed a head gasket, or a radiator which on today’s complex vehicles is likely beyond the scope of your husband. If it were indeed a thermostat, your husband could simply remove the suspect thermostat and test it in a pot of boiling water. I’ve been around cars for 30 years. A bad thermostat these days is as common as a hen with teeth. Also, if your coolant system is boiling over, you would have exposed the employee and yourself to skin searing pain if any attempt was made to add water. This is not 1989. Coolant systems are closed. You would need to wait until the car was cold to add Anything. They are neither licensed to touch your car, or insured if they did. But I’m sure you are the non letigious type. Isn’t there a REAL auto service shop right there! Doh!

Stopped here after I noticed a small oil leak under my truck. I pointed it out to an associate there and he stated I should try an oil leak sealer product. He said it’s a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ shot that it will stop the leak, pretty honest there. He also said it’s definitely worth a shot before a major pain in the ass bill from a car shop occurs.
I gave it a try and we’ll see what happens. He didn’t recommend the highest priced sealer, but stated he had some positive results from a certain brand there so I gave it a go and will hope it solves the problem.

I know this isn’t usually what I like to review, but I thought it would be nice for them, and for me!
I frequent this Auto zone for odds and ends, usually things under 50 $ or so. They’re always so helpful. I don’t know too much about the mechanics of my car (not to be confused with me not knowing much about cars) but for example, when I need new wiper blades for my car — they always give me the recommendation, they let me choose (whether I went with the recommendation or not) and they install them for me (since I don’t know how!). My most recent trip was to get bolts to remount my front plates. I picked out the wrong ones and came back about 10 minutes later — the guys helped me find the right ones (since my car is a Honda I needed different than a normal plate bolt) and they installed them right there in the parking lot!
Super helpful, super friendly, perfect for the things you need that aren’t unique to your car, and not to costly. I love how close they are to my house too! I’ll be back for sure.