Lakewood Tire & Service

Went there 6 months ago got a tire repaired for 7 $. Went there last night the price has gone up to 20 $ for a simple tire plug. Consumers cost for a top of the line tire repair kit is only 14.99 $ for 8 plugs. So 20 $ for 5min. And a 2 $ plug.

Wife’s dad died so we go up to get his pickup. Driving back to California had some transmission issues and went to Aamco. I noticed at the same time that the exhaust was plugged/​collapsing. Across the street from the trams shop was Lakewood tire and service. I go over there for a complete new dual exhaust system so we can drive home reliably. Got a $ 275 verbal estimate and said ok. When the job was done the bill was $ 332. Hmmmm ok thanks. Drove home and noticed an exhaust leak. Couldn’t look at it till back in Cali. I found they had just cut the exhaust pipe off on the driver side and welded the new to it about a foot down. I had specifically told them I wanted the system replaced from the manifold back. Called the owner who said the exhaust guy wasn’t there and he would have to talk to him first and he would call me back. Ok. A month later after getting no call I called back and talked to the owner. Yea I remember you I still need to talk to the exhaust guy??? I will call you back. Sure. It is a couple of days later now and no call. This place deserves no stars. What a rip off. I wish Washington state had a bureau of auto repair like cali. Does. Do not go here!

This place is just ridiculous! I got a coupon online to get an alignment for $ 39.99. I knew I needed a couple of tires in the front, and after being told they had good used ones for cheap, I said ok. Well, the owner, who was VERY RUDE on the phone, had to call another tire shop and go fetch them. He quoted me $ 35 a piece on them. I was hesitant about doing this, especially since I was in between paydays, but decided to bite the bullet and get it over with. Somehow my total ended up being $ 156.43 (due to all the hidden taxes and fees they say nothing about), and I paid using my Wells Fargo bankcard. So the owner runs my card 3 times. The 1^st 2 times he said the transaction was cancelled, the 3^rd time he said it was declined. By this time, it was nearing me needing to get my son from daycare, and I was mad. He called the credit card machine company they use, and said they have been having «issues» with the machine. The agent walked him through a «manual» approval, which was accepted, and I signed the receipt, got a copy, and was assured I was only charged once. Yeah right! I went straight to my bank, and sure enough, I was charged twice. I called the owner who basically told me he couldn’t do anything for me, and despite my banker telling him he needs to do a refund on his end because when he swiped my card 3 times, I got charged twice, he refused to help me, saying that it’s not his fault and there’s nothing he could do. He gave me the 800# for HIS debit company, who informed me he needs to do a refund from the store, and they could walk him through it over the phone. He refused to do that, saying he is not going to help me refund the $ 156.43 that he over-​charged me. I was appalled! I have never in my life been treated this way, ESPECIALLY from the OWNER of an organization!!! So, here we are 4 days later, and am awaiting a fraud investigation from the bank. Meanwhile, I don’t get paid for 5 more days, and the situation left me with minimal money to buy diapers and gas. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone, and when I informed the owner I was going to give a bad review, he straight out said he doesn’t care. It’s a shame when you get burnt trying to support a local, privately owned business, because ethically I believe that’s the right thing to do, just to get slapped in the face :(I wish I would have went to Walmart or something now :(

The worst place ever!!! Don’t ever ever go there they take advantage of people. A two or three day job took two weeks!!! My car runs worse than it did before it needed to be fixed. I had to pay $ 2400.00 for the head gasket to be changed then they tried to charge me another $ 200 for something that they broke on the motor. Then he also charged me for things that didn’t need to be fixed. The owner said I had to drive it for a week before he would do anything, the exhaust just needs to be cleaned out he said. My car will not even stay started I have to keep my foot on the gas and the brake at the same time now and its going through gas 3 times faster. The shop I took it to for a second opinion said it won’t last a week. The catalytic converter is bad due to the fuel its taking… The owner said they had to relpace the radiator because it had a hole in it, it was a brand new radiator not even 6 months old. Miraculously he got it warranted from a place I didn’t get it from Hmmm… I’m hurt that he would take advantage of a single mom that needs her car. I strongly recommend that you DO NOT come to Lakewood Tire & Service it is horrible so is the customer service. It needs to be closed down!!! I give this place a big zero!!!

They don’t know how to repair marine trailer axles. Plus, instead of keeping my boat inside while waiting for (the wrong) parts, they kept it on the side of the road. The second night it was torched. They had the gall to charge me for their incorrect repair, including their inability to reconnect the brakes. I won the credit card contest.

I took my car here for a catalytic converter replacement. About 2 weeks later the check engine light came back on. I took it back it to Lakewood Tire and Service. I was told my oxygen sensors needed replacing. I had a bad feeling about it and took my car to a different place. I was told by the 2^nd shop the oxygen sensors were fine and that the catalytic converter was put in with «possibly the worst welding ever seen». The welding seam had been patched up with this stuff you could literally chip off with your fingernail. It all cost quite a lot of $$$ and I would never ever ever go back to this awful creepy place again. It’s been over a year and I still have the same O2 sensors.