Went to get my car inspected after I started to hear a light clunking noise coming from my wheel when turning the steering wheel When I arrive for my appointment everything seemed fine, however 4 hours in they tell me that I have a problem with my EPS and that my car is VERY unsafe to drive since some parts could break with a simple pothole and it would take 3500$ to fix it... they went to the extent of telling me that my car was so bad that the "mechanic didnt feel safe doing a road test so he drove it in the lot." I dont know a lot about cars and the car is on the older side (09)therefore i didn't want to just spend that much money on it.
I decided to get a second opinion. When i told the receptionist this she took forever return my car to me. And when she gave me the keys she kept trying to tell me how unsafe it was and how careful i needed to be because if "something just broke, itd be a terrible accident". This terrified me so i went straight to get a rental while i got the 2nd opinion.
Turns out there is nothing wrong with the EPS or anything. Yes there is a noise coming from my rack and pinion but it is due to the cars age. There isnt anything functionally wrong with it, no need to replace the part or really any part of the car. Spitzer tried to tell me my EPS was completely useless, if it is bad it shows a code on the computer, which it didnt. And the other mechanic found no evidence of parts that were weak or could "just break" he also found no reason as to why they would say the car isnt safe to drive. They basically tried to scam me off 3500. Save yourself some time and stress and just go somewhere else.