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A tire shop on TikTok is warning drivers to think twice before heading to Walmart for auto service.<\/p>\n
Speedy Traction Academy (@stwdirect) posted a story about a young woman who said she had her car serviced at a Walmart Auto Center\u2014only for the problem to get worse. In the clip, a mechanic from the shop claimed that Walmart\u2019s work had left her vehicle unsafe, prompting him to step in and fix it for free.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not go to Walmart to get your tires,\u201d the @stwdirect mechanic said. \u201cHere\u2019s why.\u201d The video has since pulled in more than 79,900 views.<\/p>\n
According to the mechanic, the woman showed up complaining of a \u201cbad vibration\u201d after Walmart had serviced her tires. So bad, she told him, it felt like the wheel was about to fall off. He said he checked the torque and found it to be fine, then suggested that the issue was likely with the car\u2019s balance. Since she had already paid Walmart, he told her to go back and have them finish the job.<\/p>\n
But when she did, Walmart allegedly turned her away. The mechanic claimed staff at the auto center refused to touch the car, saying that because another mechanic had torqued the wheels, they couldn\u2019t do anything more.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when @stwdirect decided to step in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not gonna charge her one dime,\u201d the mechanic said, explaining they removed and re-balanced all four wheels at no cost. \u201cThat\u2019s how you do customer service. Do not buy tires from Walmart.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walmart Auto Care Centers carry a mixed reputation. The retailer is known for offering competitive<\/a> tire prices, but many customers complain about service quality\u2014sometimes extending beyond<\/a> the tires alone. On the tire front, complaints<\/a> on social media include overtightened or loose lug nuts, poor balancing, and even damage to wheels or sensors.<\/p>\n Still, it\u2019s not fair to say every Walmart Auto Center is bad. Experiences vary widely by location. While some customers report decent service, others describe confusion over what\u2019s covered, echoing the concerns seen in @stwdirect\u2019s viral warning.<\/p>\n According to online reviews, Walmart\u2019s uneven track record has left a mark on many drivers<\/a>. Some recommend double-checking the work\u2014making sure lug nuts are correctly tightened and tires balanced\u2014or documenting everything with photos and receipts in case problems surface. Others say they skip Walmart entirely for more complex repairs, opting for specialized shops or dealerships where quality control tends to be tighter.<\/p>\n Many who watched @stwdirect\u2019s video echoed the mechanic\u2019s concerns, saying they wouldn\u2019t trust Walmart with even the simplest of repairs.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t trust Walmart to check the air in my tires!!\u201d one man quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cNever take a vehicle to Walmart,\u201d another wrote. \u201cThey mess everything up.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t go to Walmart, period,\u201d added a third.<\/p>\n Still, not every viewer agreed that Walmart Auto Centers are a lost cause. Some said they\u2019ve relied on them for decades without issue.<\/p>\n \u201cI never had a problem with Walmart tires in 25 years,\u201d one commenter said. \u201cI\u2019m still going back.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been going there for years,\u201d added another. \u201cI have never had a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot every Walmart is the same,\u201d a third viewer argued. \u201cI have 30 years [of] experience and Walmart pays the most.\u201d Regarding the woman in @stwdirect\u2019s story, this commenter suggested she visited a \u201cbad location.\u201d<\/p>\n Motor1<\/em> has reached out to Walmart via its online press form and to @stwdirect via a direct message on TikTok.<\/p>\n \u00a0 A tire shop on TikTok is warning drivers to think twice before heading to Walmart for auto service. ...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6005"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6008,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6005\/revisions\/6008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bruntonwolf.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Viewers Share Poor Experiences with Walmart\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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