Business ProfileforHoward Auto Body & Repair, Inc.

i took my car to howard auto body on **** for new brakes as my brakes failed on 8.27.howard gave an initial quote of **** for the brakes, and to diagnose an oil leak (8.30).howard told me an oil leak was due to a crack in the engine -- and that the crack was due to rust, corrosion, and road conditions.however, when howard did the diagnostic, the mechanic actually damaged my engine block. the engine bolt was not rusted off, it was broken off in a shear -- due to excessive force.howard auto body broke my engine block, lied about it, and told me the fault was pre-existing (9.5) and that i needed to get another engine block.after a lot of fighting back and forth, i had to tow my car to another shop as the car would not drive or hold oil.i took my car to my former shop (north side ******* where i had taken the car for about 10 years.after a diagnostic, north side ****** said the engine block was broken due to excessive force at howard -- not rust and corrosion -- and confirmed with a photo. north side ****** also said that howard should bear the responsibility for all costs of the engine repair as it was due to the mechanic's fault (not rust).the repair was *****.