eireaislinn
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I was at my bank today when suddenly my car died, the battery light went on and so did the oil light. When I tried to jump my battery it would only run a minute then die again and my engine began to stutter so I ended up having it towed to Pep Boys which I am now realizing was a giant mistake. Anyways I received a call back from Pep Boys and they said my battery needed replaced but they thought something may be wrong with the engine and they wanted to do a diagnostic which they wanted to charge $100.00 (which is quite a bit higher then anywhere else I can find). I am aware that there are other problems that are commonly linked with this such as a fuel pump but unfortunately when I ask any questions about what may be wrong or if it could be something else I keep being told that they have no clue what it could be and only the test can tell them. After talking to 2 different people and the only answer I keep getting is that they want to charge me 100.00 for a test which could be inconclusive and I feel like they are just trying to screw me over. At this point they are planning on charging me 160.00 to check a battery and check the engine, before I pay any more money I was wondering if anyone had a clue what the problem could be or any advice on what would be the next best step in this situation.
I was told that it was not the alternator by Pep Boys
I was told that it was not the alternator by Pep Boys