Illinois Mechanic Caught Using Customers’ Cars For Personal Trips

A man in Illinois, getting his car fixed at a car dealership, got a service for his vehicle that wasn't approved, and he's not happy about it.

Illinois Car Dealership Mechanic Takes Vehicle On Unauthorized Rides

I think something pretty much everybody hates to do is getting their vehicle fixed. It's because it costs a lot of money. Nowadays, many things you can't get simply fixed at a garage. You have to actually take it to a car dealership service center.

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When you take your vehicle to be serviced at a dealership, it's always a good idea to have a ride because waiting for your car can take a really long time, as they are always so crowded. Of course, they're going to have to get behind the wheel, but they shouldn't have to travel very far.

A man in Illinois was getting ready to go on vacation, so he set up an appointment to have his car fixed while he was gone. To check on his car, he ended up taking a look at his GPS. There was an extra couple of hundred miles on his ride. The mechanic had taken the car on some unrelated work drives, and the owner is not happy, so they called the cops.

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According to ABC 7 Chicago...

When you take your car in for service, you trust the dealership will fix it, not take it for a spin.

One local man told the ABC7 I-Team that a dealership employee was driving his SUV for personal use, and the consumer can prove it.

When he checked his vehicle's GPS app, while overseas, he saw it was being taken on "unauthorized rides.