Danny's Car Care Center

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I highly recommend this establishment! They do amazing work and will not over charge you, I had my Dodge Journey and Ford Mustang worked on at Danny's Car Care and was very satisfied!

Danny prides himself on being the cheapest and being able to beat the prices on his competitors.
My dad always said “You always get what you pay for.” I Should have listened to my dad’s advice.
It is easy to cut corners and lower your price to get you in the door but once inside beware!!!!!!
Danny will tell you he does not charge for diagnostics but when you take a closer look at his invoice you will find charges for certain “tests”. Correct me if I am wrong, I believe that is part of diagnosing.
I brought my care in for an oil leak and a check engine light. Danny Told me he scanned for codes and now had to perform a smoke test and that also he found a gasket that was bad which was the cause of my oil leak. After spending lots of $$$$ to fix my car when I got back home I still had a oil leak and my check engine light came back on. I tried talking to Danny about this but he said that I should take it to another shop. The worst customer service I have every had.
Buyer’s Beware of the cheep pricing to lure you in.

While my 2 daughters were in school, I was maintaining a 'fleet' of 4 vehicles and Danny's was always my "go to" service and repair facility. Today, it is reassuring to me that my wife can go to them when she notices a problem when I'm traveling and get a straight, honest answer. I can cite numerous examples but the true test has been after I've referred friends to check them out, they ALWAYS thank me after their first experience.

I don't take my car anywhere else. Excellent service!!!

We have been taking our vehicles to Danny and have always felt like he has done his best to give us his best estimate. He has worked quickly with our vehicles.

Fred Staerkel

It's an unfortunate thing when you have to write a negative review, but hopefully the business will take this information into consideration and be better off for it (hopefully future customers will be too).



I took my car to Danny's Car Care in Topeka to have the thermostat replaced as they had the best pricing - $200 versus the $400 other shops wanted to charge me.



Within a week of getting my car back it began making a terrible (and loud) squealing noise when moving into first or reverse gear, or when turning on the AC. In my research and consultations, I was able to determine it was likely something to do with the serpentine belt being loose and slipping. For an MK4 Volkswagen, this belt is typically loosened to more easily reach the alternator, which is generally moved to reach the thermostat.



I called Danny's and let them know what was happening, and that I wanted them to take a look and be sure my car was put back together properly. They said it shouldn't take too long to just look at the belt and I brought it in the next morning.



This is where things got dicey.



I was right that the serpentine belt was loose and slipping. They even let me come back into the garage to see for myself. However, the owner (I believe he was the owner) claimed that his tech did not remove anything to replace the thermostat. First off, the tensioner hides one of the bolts to the alternator, which covers the area where the thermostat is located. Danny's Car Care claims that they simply pushed the alternator aside to change the thermostat. Before leaving, instead of offering to schedule a day for me to bring it in and investigate further, to be absolutely certain they didn't screw things up, I was instead told that I probably need a new tensioner and I was given an estimate for one.



Back at home, I consulted with a local group of Volkswagen techs, mechanics, and enthusiasts who were able to pinpoint the problem from photos I posted of the tensioner and belt. The problem was not my tensioner. The problem was that my tensioner had in fact been removed and, when it was put back on, the bracket was placed behind (on the inside) of the tensioner, instead of on the front (outside) of the tensioner. As a result of this, recognizably easy, mistake, the tensioner was misaligned and kicking the serpentine belt off.



Thanks to this group, I was able to go into a local KC garage and work with a tech to fix it. It took probably 5-10 minutes and my VW runs great now (with no squealing).



Granted, Danny's may not have been aware that this bracket was misplaced and so they didn't think to mention that as a possibility when looking at my tensioner and belt. However, they claim they never removed the tensioner, which clearly isn't true.



To sum up, if you have a complicated car, like a Volkswagen, your best bet is to take it to a shop that's experienced in working on them.