261, Report:
#65886
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2003
Cottman Transmission (AKA) K&M Transmission ripped me off I had to pay $225.00 for him to tell me what was wrong with my car and he never moved it off of the lot he held onto my keys until i paid him Massachusetts Rhode Island
Cottman Transmission charged me $225.00 to diagnose my car told me my transmission needed to be rebuild and it would cost me $1,700.00 I told them I could not afford the price and would come and get the car.
When I got to the shop the reginal manager refused to give my keys unt...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
262, Report:
#59595
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2003
Cottman Transmission Ripoff John (aka Jack) De Santo Deceptive Trade Practices I asked where was the fairness of paying all that money to make the transmission worse Austin Texas
Took my Toyota truck to this shop on November 9, 2002 complaining of a whining noise in the manual transmission. Being a former mechanic, I was pretty sure it was just the input shaft and bearing.
They ordered a rebuild kit for the wrong transmission, and apparently had to cal...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
263, Report:
#58425
Posted Date:
Jul 09 2003
Cottman Transmission HWNC, 2322 ripoff swindlers, false promises, false advertisement Houston Texas
We took our 92 Dodge Caravan to Cottman Transmission at 9931 Long Point in Houston, Tx and were told that there was no charge to tell us what our problem was and we had also seen an advertisement to this effect on television.
Our van was put up on the hydro-lift only to inform us...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
264, Report:
#61583
Posted Date:
Jul 09 2003
Cottman Transmission ripoff - Bring in a running vehicle to be checked and have your repaired vehicle NEED to be TOWED AWAY 7 months and over $6,000 later! What a Nightmare!! Phoenix Arizona
I have never written to your organization (or any similar) before, but something has recently happened that I believe needs to be publicized. In a nutshell - I dropped off a RUNNING vehicle, in good faith, to a mechanical repair facility...and after SEVEN months, thousands of ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
265, Report:
#62931
Posted Date:
Jul 07 2003
Cottman Transmission ripoff Woodstock Georgia
My son had his 1999 Ford Explorer towed to the Woodstock Cottman Transmission location with a clutch problem. They diagnosed a bad slave cylinder.
Eventually my son managed to borrow the funds to get it fixed and pay the tow bill. He picked up the vehicle, drove less than a m...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
266, Report:
#58432
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2003
COTTMAN Tranz COMPLETE FRAUD! LEGAL WARNING deceptive company RICHMOND California
The story i'm going to tell is of Corporate fraud
Non Disclosure Misrepresenting and distorting reality To the Franchise customer
Then the NEW franchise turn into crooks
The franchisor find franchisee This where the real money is made At our expense
They swap storyz ...
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Categories: Mechanics
267, Report:
#53541
Posted Date:
May 19 2003
Cottman Transmission lousy customer service, unrealistic return time, disregard for servicemen, rude, sexist, makes excuses Jacksonville Florida
My son is stationed at Mayport Naval Air Station in Jacksonville. His transmission went out, so we took his car to Cottman when we were there for a visit. The car was kept for two weeks for repair. Cottman accepted payment from son and from us, across country. Within a very shor...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
268, Report:
#7818
Posted Date:
May 19 2003
Cottman Transmission Rip off
I took my Sentra to Cottman's on 8/17/01. I was told I needed a rebuilt transmission. I had the transmission rebuilt for $1687.00 and two days later I had transmission fluid all over my driveway. I returned the car for another four days. I was told the seal needed to be replaced....
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Categories: Auto Service Stations
269, Report:
#54190
Posted Date:
Apr 24 2003
Cottman Transmision ripoff Virginia Beach Virginia
Cottmans Transmision told me one price, and then charged me over $400 dollars more,and said they never told me lower price Virginia Beach Virginia .....
I took my 1987 Jeep to this shop, and they called me a couple days later to let me know I need a new transmision. When I went t...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
270, Report:
#14937
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2003
Cottman Transmission: Incompetent
I recently took my 95 Chrysler to Cottman Transmission (LTM Enterprise Inc)for a fluid flush and filter replacement. 4 days after the service I decided to check the fluid level (been burned by too many mechanics). I discovered that fluid would only reach the very tip of my dipstic...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service