3201, Report:
#5044
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2001
Cottsman Transmission - Ripoff
When I was driving in rush hour traffic I would feel a jerking at 55 mph (as if going in and out of gear). I took my car to Cottsman Transmission and asked them to tell me what was wrong. After 3 days I was told by Joe (manager) that they would have to tear it apart to locate the pr...
Entity
Cottman Tranmission
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3202, Report:
#5006
Posted Date:
Apr 24 2001
Precision Auto car goes in to get one thing fixed, comes out with something else wrong!
On April 13, I took my car to Precision Auto on East Washington St. to have it tuned up and checked out since I had had a (very) few minor problems with it. The person running the shop (Larry) assured me they were capable of handling any repairs it might need. I dropped the car of...
Entity
Precision Auto
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3203, Report:
#4864
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2001
Rebuilt Transmission Ripoff by Transmssion Rebuilder of Montclair Ca.
My husband's transmission(4 speed)was rebuilt(for $543.75) by Joe(the owner) of Transmission Rebuilders on Apr.3,2001 and installed into the vehicle, supposedly in good working order and it was driven away by my husband at 7:00 PM. My husband drove his van for one and a half days an...
Entity
Transmission Rebuilders
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3204, Report:
#4851
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2001
US Auto Exchange Nightmare rip off *CONSUMER ADVISE
In November of 1999, I bought a used Porsche 968 from US Auto Exchange. Before I bought the car, I noted that the sunroof mechanism was broken and they told me they would fix it (they put that on the purchase and sales agreement).
When I picked up the car, it was not fixed. They...
Entity
US Auto Exchange
Categories: Auto Dealers
3205, Report:
#2335
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2001
Folger Buick In Charlotte, NC Repair Rip Off! *Consumer tip *Editors Note
On May 24 th at 9:45 AM I had my 1997 Buick Skylark towed to Folger Buick in Charlotte, NC because of a Antifreeze leak. The car started and ran perfectly, and made no noise, but I was afraid to drive it after I noticed some antifreeze on the garage floor. The fluid level in the r...
Entity
Folger Buick
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
3206, Report:
#4351
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2001
Marlboro Miles paid in full, still no product - ripoff
Aug. 23, 00 I mailed my miles check and order form for my Marlboro Gear. The check was cashed on 9/5/00. On 11/11/00 I wrote and enclosed a copy of the front and back of the cancelled check, to Phillip Morris U.S.A. 120 Park Ave., NY,NY 10017. I again wrote them on 1/15/01.
...
Entity
Phillip Morris
Categories: Tobacco Companies
3207, Report:
#3126
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2000
Purrfect Auto Service, Placentia CA just another auto mechanic rip-off
I took my 1997 Camry to this shop for the 60,000 mi. service and to diagnose why the check engine light was lit on the dash. The coupon I had was for $149 for the 60,000 mi. service. To hook up the car to a diagnostic computer would be $69. I agreed to these charges and asked if...
Entity
Purrfect Auto Service
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3208, Report:
#3356
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2000
AAMCO transmission Rip-off no customer service, ripoff liars from Nebraska to Arizona * Rebuttal dedicated to helping customers
I own a 1995 Ford Taurus SE. I first toke it to AAMCO in Omaha, Ne , 13 August 1998. Which at that time I needed $1800.00 worth of work done. They fixed the car and it ran great for 18 months until March 2000. In March 2000, I took the car into Cottman Transmission in Glendale, AZ ...
Entity
AAMCO #9592 (Shore Consultants Inc.) owner John
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3209, 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...
Entity
Pep Boys Store #271
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3210, Report:
#2956
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2000
AAMCO TRANSMISSION RIP-OFF * Rebuttal ..it may very well be an engine problem
OUR CAR HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT AAMCO TRANSMISSION SHOPS FOR WARRANTY SERVICE, AS IT IS DOWN SHIFTING FROM THIRD GEAR TO FIRST GEAR OR INTO NEUTRAL, AS WE ARE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60-75 MPH.
IT IS DENIED BY AAMCO THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT WAS AN OXYGEN...
Entity
AAMCO
Categories: Auto Repair Service