I want to tell you about my terrible experience with Gowers that took place I carried one of my vehicles to Gowers to have some work done in June,or July of this year 2026 I can't say 100% but I think it was June 2026 .All my vehicle needed was coils. After the owner James got it on the lift, he showed me all this other stuff that was supposedly needed. To make a long story short, I paid him an astronomical amount of money for the work and parts. $4000 One week later I had to carry my car back. The coils were bad. They replace them with no problem. Now, here is another experience that I had with gowers. I was told my car needed brake pads, and rotors, I was told that the mechanic said that "they were really bad" and that it would be $540 to replace the front pads and rotors on a 2003 Corolla. I took my car to a guy at Blacks Tire. The mechanic told me that my pads and rotors were in very good condition. I told the guy at Gowers what the mechanic told me right in front of the owner James. James kept his head down on his phone, while I was telling Cam about this matter. I even pointed out which mechanic had told me that I needed rotors and pads . All they offered to do was to put my car on the rack and look at the pads and rotors. Just like I told them Cam, and James, because they claim they didn't have no paperwork. Where would I get the price $540 from. I feel just like Billy Bob did about his Jeep. The guy that wrote the review about his Jeep, and the price they charged. As I said earlier I will give this place ZERO star ,and yes I do feel like I got RIPPED OFF THE FIRST TIME. DO NOT TRUST THESE MECHANICS AND OWNERSHIP.
Of note, I spent greater than $4,000 on one appointment to get my car fixed now I am doubting if that was a legitimate price???
You know this is only my opinion with Gowers. I encourage everyone to just closely pay attention when you go to Gowers. Get a second opinion before spending one penny with Gowers.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly do appreciate it. Feedback like this helps us identify areas where we may have missed something, made a mistake, or simply could have communicated better. We are always working to improve.
We take accusations of dishonesty very seriously. Our recommendations are based on what our technicians find during the inspection of a vehicle, and customers are given the opportunity to review and approve repairs before work is performed. As you mentioned, when there was an issue with the coils after your original repair, we stood behind our work and replaced them for you without a problem.
Regarding the brake recommendation, when you returned and told us another shop had given you a different opinion, we offered to put the vehicle back on the lift and inspect the brakes with you so we could determine exactly what was going on. Unfortunately, we were not able to do that at the time.
I also want to address the part of your review where you mentioned that I had my head down looking at my phone while you were speaking with Cam. At that moment, I was on a FaceTime call with someone helping me set up our shop printer for parts receipts. However, regardless of what I was doing, I should have stopped and acknowledged you and your concern. I apologize for not doing that. I can understand how that could have come across as me ignoring you or not caring about what you were saying, and that was not my intention.
We never expect a customer to blindly approve repairs, and we have no problem with anyone getting a second opinion. If there is ever a question about something we recommended or repaired, we simply ask for the opportunity to inspect the vehicle again, understand what happened, and address the concern.
We value you as a customer, and I genuinely enjoyed our phone conversation after seeing this review. I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me directly about your concerns, and I look forward to you coming by so we can sit down, go through everything in person, and hopefully get some clarity on what happened.
Whether the issue turns out to be something we did wrong, something we missed, or simply something we did not communicate clearly enough, we want to know about it. That is how we improve.
We stand behind our work, we value our customers, and we will continue working every day to get better.
— James
Gower’s Brake & Alignment
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