3841, Report:
#19254
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2002
Firestone Selling rebuilt parts as New parts, Charging women customers twice as much as men customers for same thing consumer rip-off fraud N. Hollywood California
I have a very clean 1989 Toyota Tercel that has a rebuilt engine. I've been taking it to Firestone in N. Hollywood CA since 1-99 and dealing exclusively with the manager Dave who is very nice. I take it in every 2500 miles and Dave thoroughly checks out my car at each oil change so ...
Entity
Firestone
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3842, Report:
#19230
Posted Date:
Apr 20 2002
Toyota of San Bernardino ripoff - Unethical Legal Practices deceptive company San Bernardino California
I am a female consumer, who was ripped-off by this dealership when they:
1.) Sold me a 3 year old Avalon car for $20,000 (+ $8,000 to get out of a lease on the prior car); that had never been 'serviced.' This cost me an additional $900 when I went for my first required (3,000 miles...
Entity
Toyota of San Bernardino
Categories: Auto Dealers
3843, Report:
#18997
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2002
tires plus ripoff mistreated and ripped off and added oil to my interior Zephyrhills Florida
I went to Tires Plus in Zephyrhills Fl, to but 4 new tires .
They had mailed out a sales paper and had the best price for the size tires I needed .
When I arrived & made my request was told to have a sit wile 30 min wait OK so I waited, noticed them running around looking at a...
Entity
tires plus
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3844, Report:
#18830
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2002
CAR PLAZA, FLAMINGO FINANCING. DANDY WHEELS AUTO DEALER ripoff- VICIOUS CIRCLE CREATED BY FINANCE COMP., CAR DEALERSHIP, AND REPAIR SHOP...ALL ONE COMPANY STEALING ALL YOUR CASH ...PLEASE BEWARE SUNRISE Florida
Car Plaza and dandy wheels are all under the parent company flamingo financing...and they work well together to rip you off.
I purchased a 1995 Toyota Tercel in March 2001 and flamingo financing financed it for me. The car is worth $3131 and I currently owe over $14,000 for the ...
Entity
CAR PLAZA, FLAMINGO FINANCING. DANDY WHEELS
Categories: Auto Dealers
3845, Report:
#4263
Posted Date:
Apr 13 2002
Window sticker deception at Toyota dealer ..Auto Consumer Advocate Reports
Window sticker deception at Camelback Toyota dealer.
On the night of Jan, 20, 2001 I went to a local Toyota car dealer in Phoenix. Looking at a 2001 Seqouia SUV. The car maker's window sticker says the price is $44,700. Sounds kinda high to me I say to myself. Looking at the SUV,...
Entity
Camelback Toyota
Categories: Auto Dealers
3846, Report:
#18089
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2002
the wynn company/wfg acceptance ripoff the business that doesn't give a dam mesa Arizona
In September 1999, went to purchase a car. I did not have enough money for the downpayment so, they made arrangements with me to make payments on the downpayment.
I made the payments on time yet, while this was going on, the car was falling apart and I would take the car in for ...
Entity
the wynn company, wfg acceptance
Categories: Auto Dealers
3847, Report:
#17555
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2002
Jim Coleman Toyota (Gaithersburg, MD) and Toyota Corporation of America ripoff failure to honor original and factory extended warranty on a new Avalon Gaithersberg Maryland
Jim Coleman Toyota claimed owner abuse when I brought in my 2000 Toyota Avalon that was making smoke. This was a $32,000 car with 34,000 miles on it which made it within the original warranty of 36,000 miles and I had an extended 70,000 mile warranty. They claimed that sludge in th...
Entity
Jim Coleman Toyota (Gaithersburg, MD) and Toyota Corporation of America
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
3848, Report:
#17087
Posted Date:
Mar 19 2002
First National Credit & Mahmoud Karkehabadi & Steven Golgolab consumer fraud ripoff exposed by Rip-Off Report and Orange County Register Aliso Viejo California
Dear Rip-Off Report,
I was also scammed by the fraudulent company known as First National Credit, and I recently saw a story that Chris Knap of the Orange County Register newpaper wrote about their scheme.
I just want to thank the Rip-Off Report for providing the Orange Coun...
Entity
First National Credit & Mahmoud Karkehabadi
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3849, Report:
#4825
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2002
Berge Ford deceptive car sales - misleading the consumer and more... ex-employee / *CONSUMER ADVOCATE reveals the inside story
My name is Stick Bogart. At one time I sold cars for the Berge's. I sold Ford cars and trucks at Bell Ford located at 2401 West Bell Road, 602-866-1776.
I was not new to selling cars when I started working for the Berge Group at Bell Ford. I had sold Nissans and Toyota cars befo...
Entity
Bell Ford
Categories: Auto Dealers
3850, Report:
#4627
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2002
Karl Malone Toyota Sandy Utah Bait-and-Switch Ripoff *REBUTTAL employee
It seems like the old bait and switch scam is alive and well with Larry Miller and his good old basketball players. Here's my story about an experience I had about a year ago with the Karl Malone dealership in Sandy, Utah,
I responded to an ad in the Saturday morning Provo/Orem D...
Entity
Karl Malone Toyota
Categories: Auto Dealers