SAN JOSE -- A half dozen Midas repair shops in Silicon Valley are in trouble with the state.
Some of the shops allegedly sold unnecessary services, lied to customers and made unethical business decisions.
The repair shops locally are in Campbell, Fremont and San Jose, and are part of a larger string of Midas franchises owned by 61-year-old Mike Glad of Modesto.
It took 3 years for investigators with the state Department of Consumer Affairs to build their case against Glad's repair shops.
In one incident, state investigators took a problem-free car to one of Glad's Midas shops in Modesto and ended up getting sold $1,800 worth of unnecessary repairs.
The shops could face a range of penalties, including having their business licenses yanked.
Local Midas Repair Shops Named in the Investigation
1236 White Oaks Ave., Campbell
2525 Monument Blvd., Concord
6955 Village Parkway, Dublin
4045 Thornton Ave., Fremont
3741 Washington Blvd., Fremont
24659 Mission Blvd., Hayward
1078 La Playa Drive, Hayward
93 S. Capitol Ave., San Jose
5287 Prospect Road, San Jose
2200 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose
4244 Monterey Highway, San Jose
13745 E. 14th St., San Leandro
2710 N. Main St., Walnut Creek
SAN JOSE -- A half dozen Midas repair shops in Silicon Valley are in trouble with the state.
