Lightning Lube Auto Care Center

Auto Service, Auto Inspections, Auto Accessories,

About us

Lightning Auto Care Center is your go-to auto service facility, providing you with something as valuable as automotive skills– integrity. You can trust our qualified technicians and advanced diagnostic equipment to give you repair solutions that you can take to the bank. Since the beginning, we’ve been focused on speed and affordability, but never sacrificed them for accuracy and quality. When you visit Lightning Auto Care, you’ll feel right at home because we treat our customers just like family. Most of our customers have been with us from the beginning, and can vouch for our higher standards of auto service. So we’ve all become like family. Your vehicle is important to you so it’s important to us. We’ll treat your vehicle like it was our own, and that means you won’t ever have to worry about it. Just bring auto repair and maintenance needs to our experts and we’ll handle the rest! We’re always available, and always seeking new ways to serve you better! Lightning Auto Care Center is a premier auto repair shop. We believe in stress-free services that leave you comfortable and confident. Our no-interest financing, 24-hour towing, and nationwide warranty are just a few of the ways we enhance your service experience. We’re the Schofield area’s most reliable team of technicians, and we keep your vehicle just as reliable with quality auto repairs and maintenance services. Quality auto service isn’t all about your repair needs today, it’s also about the repairs you’ll be avoiding tomorrow and beyond. When you visit our repair facility, you and your vehicle are in good hands. Lightning Auto Care Center is your one-stop auto care shop. Our team of ASE Certified technicians can handle all of your auto service needs from bumper-to-bumper. We’ve been an integral part of this community since 1986, providing excellent lube services as Malone’s Speedy Lube and Tune. In December of 1991, we changed to Lightning Lube and Service. Our auto service has been booming ever since, and we’ve been building upon our stellar reputation. During these early years in 1995, we decided to add towing to our list of services, adding one tow truck. Soon, we had a fleet of six trucks, enabling us to tow the smallest cars to the largest trucks, semis, and busses. Our growth has always been about making our customers’ experience even more convenient. In 2015, we changed our name to Lightning Auto Care Center, letting our community know that we are much more than just oil and lube services. Our techs do everything for your vehicle, from quick and clean oil changes to complicated engine or transmission repair services. We’re also heavily involved in a number of community organizations

Business highlights

39 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

We’ll treat your vehicle like it was one of our own, which means we won’t let you drive away in anything less than a safe and fully-operational vehicle. Our goal is to protect and preserve your engine with quality maintenance services. We can extend your vehicle’s road-life and retain its value by performing all the necessary preventive maintenance.

Services we don't offer

There is nothing related to automotive that our team cannot handle down at Lightning Auto Care Center!

Amenities

Warranties
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes

Reviews

4.04 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
75%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
25%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Showing 1-4 of 4 reviews

Gerald P.
07/2017
5.0
auto repair
  + -1 more
Great people, great service and really stand behind their work !
Description of Work: Engine electrical problem solved
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Dianne S.
03/2016
5.0
auto repair
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Lightning lube provided repairs on our car in a very timely manner. They kept us informed every step of the way and received permission before performing the repairs. The staff was professional and polite. During the time our vehicle was being repaired we were provided with a courtesy car which was very appreciated. They even called up a few days later to make sure that the car was still running well.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Bertoldo M.
09/2013
5.0
auto repair
  + -1 more
The mechanic (owner) was very corteos and knowledgeable, and found parts for my collectible and did the job in good time
Description of Work: Install a new gas tank, muffler, transmission line...

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600

Rebecca W.
03/2013
1.0
auto repair
  + -1 more
The service was performed on the 11th it drove well for the short trip back to the house when I got in it 7 days later to drive my kids to daycare and head to work which is a half an hour away it had a knock in the left front tire after dropping the kids off it got worse and I could only go 25 m.p.h. after dropping off the vehicle with my husband he they came and got the vehicle and brought it back to the repair shop and it had 4 lugnuts loose on the left front wheel my husband could turn them easily with his fingers. They stated that Customer complained of left front wheel loose. Picked vehicle up and found 4 lugnuts loose on left front wheel. Pulled both front wheels off vehicle and inspected rims, wheels studs and lugnuts. All check out ok. Cleaned rims of corrosion, reinstalled and torqued wheels to 100 lb. ft. rechecked both front rims after test drive. All checks out ok after 50-100 miles torque on wheels needs to be rechecked. They did not charge us to fix the lugnuts but said they would give us a free oil change coupon my husband said he would not do business there again stating what if the wheel had come off with my wife and three kids in the vehicle and they would have been injured. The auto tech said not everybodys perfect and he's not GOD, and any other shop you go to in Wausau will do the same thing that they did and everybody makes mistakes and tore the oil change coupon up in my husbands face and said since you wont be using this. He did not act like it was serious that the lugnuts were loose but did say the technichian that did it will be fired. This is the second time in less than a year that they have replaced the ball joints also, saying we had to pay again because we were 200 miles over the warrantied miles even though it had been less than a year.
Description of Work: Lower ball joint-R&R Wheel bearing-R&R Left front Includes replace bearings, cups, seals, and repack where necessary Align-basic wheel alignment which includes check tire pressure, check wheel run out, inspect steering linkage and suspension components for wear or damage. Check present alignment condition, align front to specification.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$1,000

    Contact information

    1045 Grand Ave, Schofield, WI 54476


    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Tuesday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Wednesday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Thursday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Friday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Saturday:
    Closed

    Licensing

    Insured
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    Service Categories

    Auto Service,
    Auto Inspections,
    Auto Accessories,
    Auto Sales,
    Auto Radiators,
    Auto Towing,
    Auto Tires,
    Auto Mufflers

    FAQ

    Lightning Lube Auto Care Center is currently rated 4 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

    Tuesday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

    Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

    Thursday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

    Friday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

    Saturday: Closed

    No, Lightning Lube Auto Care Center does not offer free project estimates.
    No, Lightning Lube Auto Care Center does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Lightning Lube Auto Care Center does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, Lightning Lube Auto Care Center offers emergency services.
    Yes, Lightning Lube Auto Care Center offers warranties.
    Lightning Lube Auto Care Center offers the following services: We’ll treat your vehicle like it was one of our own, which means we won’t let you drive away in anything less than a safe and fully-operational vehicle. Our goal is to protect and preserve your engine with quality maintenance services. We can extend your vehicle’s road-life and retain its value by performing all the necessary preventive maintenance.
    There is nothing related to automotive that our team cannot handle down at Lightning Auto Care Center!

    Contact information

    1045 Grand Ave, Schofield, WI 54476


    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Tuesday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Wednesday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Thursday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Friday:
    7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
    Saturday:
    Closed