Tune Tech Fairview is the best place to have your brakes worked on in Boise
At Tune Tech Fairview, we take your safety very seriously. Whether you are experiencing any symptoms of brake wear, or just want to find out how long they will last, we can inspect your brakes and give you an honest answer of when it's time to replace your brake pads or rotors.
We will also check the other wear components in your brake system that may require repair. When it comes to brake issues, it's a lot better to know (and it can save money) to know earlier rather than later.
A good phrase to live by is “if you can’t stop, you shouldn’t go.” Being able to stop your vehicle is as important as being able to make your vehicle go.
There is only one system on your vehicle that will bring you to a complete stop; the brake system. Ensuring that your brake system is working properly is important to your safety and the safety of those around you.
How long should my brakes last?
How long your brakes will last depends on different factors.
What type of driving do you do? Is it mainly highway driving or city driving?
Where do you drive? Is it generally flat or are there a lot of hills that you drive up and down?
How you drive your vehicle? Are you a smooth driver or do you take off fast and then wait until the last minute to slam on the brakes and bring yourself to a stop?
All of these can factor into how long your brake system will function properly and how often components will need to be changed.
Symptoms
Here are a few signs your vehicle might need some brake work:
- You feel a slight shudder or vibration coming through your brake pedal when you stop.
- You must push harder on the brake pedal than you used to.
- Your brakes squeak, grind, or rattle when you apply them.
- Your vehicle pulls to one side when you put on the brakes.
What our customers are saying
Last Thursday I had an alternator replaced at Tune Tech on Fairview for $716.85.
Over the weekend I had a chance to review the bill. ($385 Parts, plus $240 Labor @ $160 per hour, for total $625) And tax = $23.10.
However, in addition, I had been charged $50 Shop Supplies and $18.75 Processing Fee, for a total of $68.75 or 11% of the repair total!
On Monday, I stopped by Tune Tech for an explanation of this 11% repair surcharge and spoke with the “owner”, John. I asked him to what Shop Supplies were needed and provided for this repair. None. (e.g. "Shop Rags. Wires, Grease")
If no shop supplies were specifically used for this repair, why was I charged $50. John stated this is “the cost of doing business” and went on a long rant. Evidently they do not do not track specific shop supply cost to specific repairs but allocate these costs to customers, whether any supplies were used or not, based on some allocation method which he could not explain.
I asked about $18.75 Processing Fee. Once again the “cost of doing business” rant. John stated that “all businesses up and down the street” are doing this as his justification. He could not explain how or from where the $18.75 amount was derived.
I asked if he felt charging a customer $50 for shop supplies when, in fact, no shop supplies were used? His answer was “Yes”. He also feels the unsubstantiated $18.75 Processing Fee is proper and rightly justified.
Obviously, the cost of doing business with Tune Tech is an additional 11%, or $68.75 in this case.
I do not like being charged for costs I did not incur or for fees that are unsubstantiated.