2771, Report:
#6588
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2001
Midas cracked my head gasket and removed parts of my engine
I recently purchased a car from a respectable auction. On the way home the alternator died. I had the car towed home and then over to Gaithersburg, Maryland Midas. A store manager was very helpful and said he would thoroughly go over the car and tell me everything that was wrong ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2772, Report:
#6391
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2001
Pep Boys auto rip-off repair scam
LOMBARD store # 843
851 E. ROOSEVELT ROAD
(630) 792-1601
Store Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30-9:00 Sat: 8:00-7:00 Sun: 9:00-6:00
Service Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00-9:00 Sat: 8:00-7:00 Sun: 9:00-6:00
General Manager - Ken Dieden
Service Manager - Joe Lambert
Service Advisor - Ike Ahmad
...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2773, Report:
#6027
Posted Date:
Aug 04 2001
PEP BOYS TIRE RIP-OFF
This is another example how auto repair places, take advantage of people who are not educated in auto repair. I sent my wife to Pep Boys to have two tires put on the rear of our car. The Pep Boys employee put the new tires on the front of the car. When I returned home from out of...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2774, Report:
#5805
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2001
PEP BOYS RIPS OFF THE RIGHT ONE THIS TIME!
GETTING DEEP, BUD - BETTER READ REAL SOON! DON'T MAKE ME ISSUE PRESS RELEASES, ETC. NO KIDDING!
I know this is quite detailed, but will be WELL worth the read time. Pep Boys Claim # 104575
To Mr. Darius Bud DiFatta, District Manager, Pep Boys, North Western, Nevada, and the Sa...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2775, Report:
#4636
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2001
Pep Boys - Incompetent dolts and thieves
I too have had what seems to be a common experience with Pep Boys service, the following is what I just sent to Pep Boys via the customer comment section of their web page. To be fair I am
waiting to see what their response (if any) will be and this too will be posted here. Basical...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2776, Report:
#4266
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2001
PEP BOYS, screwed by Manny, Moe, and Jack * UPDATE..Consumer Advise
After having a new battery installed (by a different company), the car wasn't getting fuel. One PepBoys (Cutler Ridge) installed a new fuel pump and filter - $283.00, including $68 for Diagnostics, after being told that the problem was the fuel filter.
A week and a half later, th...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2777, Report:
#3831
Posted Date:
Nov 12 2000
Pep Boys consumer ripoff .. run around for 3 months then they destroy my car
I went in May to replace my battery. They charged me $65 to diagnose the problem when I told them I knew it was the battery, but I agreed to it. I'm a 19 year old female and the bastards took me for all they could!
When I got my car back, I noticed I had a dent in the top of my ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2778, Report:
#3636
Posted Date:
Oct 20 2000
Pep Boys took my money for nothing
I took my car to Pep Boys for an inspection. They persuaded me to purchase the Preventive Maintenance Package, failing to mention that it cost over $300 and did not include parts (the final bill totaling just under $600).
The day I got my car back from Pep Boys it began overheat...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2779, Report:
#2375
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2000
America's Service Station Rip-off ..Texas Auto Repair Sting
This is a great article about how they are ripping people off.
By Randall Patterson
America's Service Station claims to be the auto repair exception. So how come the high prices, cheap parts and minimal service warranties?
When embarking on a sting, one wants company. It ca...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2780, Report:
#3238
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2000
Pep Boys Blows Transmission - Refuses to Accept Responsibility and Pay for Damages
The following letter was sent to Pep Boys coporate Customer Relations Department via e-mail on July 30, 2000 and August 6, 2000. Pep Boys did not respond to either e-mail. As such, a complaint was filed with the Better Business Bureau on August 8, 2000. The less than surprising r...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service