4821, Report:
#6601
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2001
automotive air conditioning service rip off bad service Otani radiator, Montebello, CA
Submitted: 9/10/01
Modified: 9/10/01
I had to demand a complete refund to get the air conditining finally fixed properly in my car. It leaked freon on 3 seperate occassions. I was also charged for last minute Extras.
Was a raw deal.
#6608
Entity
Otani Radiator
Categories: Auto Repair Service
4822, 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 ...
Entity
Mike and Clayman of Midas Automotive
Categories: Auto Repair Service
4823, Report:
#6493
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2001
Tri-Valley Automotive...fees in excess of all reasonableness for enforced vehicle storage by the East Pittsburgh Police Dept.
My 2 vehicles were impounded during a small arrest by the East Pittsburgh Police Dept. of East Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. There was first of all no reason for the vehicles to be impounded as they were parked on a residential street, and could have been left there until such time as I...
Entity
Tri-ValleyAutomotive
Categories: Auto Towing
4824, Report:
#6462
Posted Date:
Sep 02 2001
AAMCO NEWS PAPER STORY RIP-OFF
DA settles with Aamco
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has settled a civil suit brought against the owner of a San Jose Aamco transmission repair franchise.
Fariborz Nikbakhshtali, without admitting liability, agreed to a March 13 injunction ordering him to pa...
Entity
AAMCO
Categories: Auto Repair Service
4825, Report:
#6453
Posted Date:
Sep 01 2001
Harry's Automotive - Auto mechanic rip off.
On October 20 2000,I took my 1989 Dodge caravan into Harry's automotive to have a new engine installed.A job which should have taken tops 14 days ttok 5 months to get my car back.When ever I would call to find out the status on my vehicle it was always some kind of excuse.Finally my...
Entity
Harry's Automotive
Categories: Auto Mechanics
4826, Report:
#1258
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2001
Granada Hills Service Center & Tires AKA Woodley Tire Pro ...LIFETIME front end alignment Rip-off *Thank you Rip-off Report, BBB no help
10/23/93 I purchased a LIFETIME front end alignment from Woodley Tire Pro, (same address and Phone, listed above). Just over a year later employees say theywere taken over by new MGMT, and renamed Granada Hills Service Center & Tires.Since then employees have led me to believe the...
Entity
Woodley Tire Pro AKA Granada Hills Service Center & Tires
Categories: Auto Repair Service
4827, Report:
#6298
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2001
Aamco Transmissions misdiagnosis cost me plenty $ major ripoff *UPDATE ..they got me too
I brought in my 1995 Rockwood Bayport motorhome, to Aamco, on 7/16/01 because it was not going into overdrive. The motor home only had 20804 miles on it. I was told that the trans fluid was fine and that there were no fragments of any kind in the pan. Aamco charged me $464.76 for...
Entity
Aamco Transmissions
Categories: Auto Repair Service
4828, Report:
#6290
Posted Date:
Aug 23 2001
Household Automotive - Retracts Legal Documents - Says TS to customer. BBB no help *Consumer Suggestion
In May this company gave me an extension on my auto loan for three months. The next payment was to be paid on July 1. In late June (about the 20th) I received a phone call from said company stating June payment overdue. I said, but I have an extension, I'm not due for another week a...
Entity
Household Automotive & BBB
Categories: Auto Warranty
4829, Report:
#6265
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2001
Arrow Automotive in San Antonio does not honor warranties
In December of 2000, I was referred to Arrow Automotive to have some brake work done. I went to Arrow and spoke with Andy. I explained that I was having troubles with the rotors and calipers. I dropped the vehicle off and was told that he would call with the diagnosis of the prob...
Entity
Arrow Automotive
Categories: Auto Mechanics
4830, Report:
#6112
Posted Date:
Aug 10 2001
Bob Adams Automotive Diagnosis ripoff
Hi glad your here!
Aug 1 2001, Our 96 Ford Contour was overheating. My husband who is well versed in car care, put in thermostat. It still overheated. We made appt with Bob Adams Repair garage in Bedford, Ohio Aug 6th to diagnosis the problem. This was the closestplace to...
Entity
Bob Adams Automotive
Categories: Auto Repair Service