3691, Report:
#5393
Posted Date:
Jun 11 2001
LIBERTY AUTOMOTIVE IS NOW JS ENGINE SPECIALIST BIGGEST RIP-OFF IN CALIF
LIBERTY Automotive in Montclair picked up my car on 8/8/00 gave me a written estimate of $1,195.00 to rebuild my engin. $300.00 more if I didnot have a rebuildable core. A few days later Gus called from Liberty and said it would be $2,400.00 instead of $1,195.00. I asked why, and he...
Entity
Liberty Automotive / JS Engine Specialist
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
3692, 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
3693, Report:
#4788
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2001
Gary chapin's Auto Clinic. Rip-off, clutch went out again & they refuse to repair it, warranty still within 90 days.
on 1-17-01 I brought my 1995 Isuzu trooper into gary's auto clinic to have the clutch replaced. the truck went back 3 times for the same situation since then and each time I got an excuse.
Now on 3-24-01 the truck was towed in to have the clutch replaced again. And they will not...
Entity
gary chapin's Auto Clinic
Categories: Auto Mechanics
3694, Report:
#4434
Posted Date:
Feb 12 2001
AAMCO Rip Off ..KITTY LITTER IN THE BELLHOUSING
I took my 96 GMC Sonoma pickup with 5sp Manual into the AAMCO in Lakewood, WA on 1/27/01 because it was shifting funny. Allen told me that the Slave and Master cylinder and clutch plate/flywheel all needed replacing to the tune of $1500. I told them that was too high and phoned my ...
Entity
AAMCO Transmission
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3695, Report:
#4146
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2001
Bastrop Auto Exchange will not honor agreement.
I am (was) purchasing a used 1995 Saturn from Bastrop Auto Exchange in Bastrop, Texas. When we signed the contract the owner told us that if we ever needed repairs, that we should come to him because he also runs a Goodyear auto shop on the lot. He said he would be glad to work wi...
Entity
Bastrop Auto Exchange
Categories: Auto Dealers
3696, Report:
#3881
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2001
Auto repair fraud at Palm Beach Linc/Merc in West Palm Beach, FL
Greetings fellow Rip-Off Report readers. It's the car inspector again. I was dispatched by a major automotive extended warranty company to examine the air conditioning system on a 1995 Lincoln Mark 8 at Palm Beach Lincoln Mercury in West Palm Beach, FL.
The dealership had call...
Entity
Palm Beach Lincoln Mercury
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
3697, Report:
#4124
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2001
Cottman Transmission ..What a scam. *Consumer Advocate Suggestion
They agreed to remove my transmission for 385.00 and then wanted 900 to replace the clutch presure plate and the sleve cylender and master pump. I didnt have the money so i told them to just replace the slave cyl. that was leaking. J R stated that he would not do this. Either I paye...
Entity
Cottman Transmission
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3698, Report:
#1433
Posted Date:
Sep 27 2000
REID'S AUTO SALES located in Eight Mile Al. and Mobile Al.
We bought a 1990 Mitsubishi from Reid's Auto Sales and within 1 month of ownership the throw out bearings and clutch failed. They claimed they replaced the entire transmission and then charged us for the labor. 1 week later the transmission failed again. This time they told us they ...
Entity
REID'S AUTO SALES
Categories: Auto Dealers
3699, Report:
#3140
Posted Date:
Sep 02 2000
Chrysler Neon Expresso 1998 - A Big Purple Lemon!
I bought this vehicle because a friend of mine had an earlier version and had had no problems aside from wind noise. When it came time for me to choose a car, I purchased a 1998 Amethyst Neon Expresso from a local Plymouth dealer. A sharp 5 speed manual transmission. Good gas mileag...
Entity
Chrysler in general. Dealership in specific.
Categories: Auto manufactures
3700, Report:
#3088
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2000
Close Friends Charzuks, Campbells, and Baragiolas Bilk NM AZ deceased Senior Stephen Homer Stansifer for millions
Subject: Close Friends Bilk NM AZ Senior
Re: Stephen Homer Stansifer
Sixteen years ago this month, action was taken that caused the life of a friend of mine to end. Since I retired, not a day goes by that I do not think about him. Friends of his at the hospital said that he ...
Entity
Charzuks, Campbells, and Baragiolas
Categories: Con Artists