4911, 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...
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Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
4912, 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.
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Categories: Tobacco Companies
4913, 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...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
4914, 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 ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
4915, 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
4916, 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...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
4917, Report:
#2090
Posted Date:
Aug 06 2000
AUTO NATION NISSAN OF MIAMI FL WONT PUT BACK MY TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY AN ESTIMATE
AutoNation Nissan of Miami,fl. service dept.(9805 sw banyan st)(305 259-2652) will not put back my transmission into my 1992 Nissan Hardbody pickup the way they found it after they charged 347.05 to pull out my transmission for an estimate.
They wanted an addition 347.05 to put ...
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Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
4918, Report:
#2723
Posted Date:
Jul 21 2000
Acura Dealer & customer relations ignore complaint
I took a trip to DC about 500 miles from Columbia.
My car developed an acute problem - the manual transmission
would not engage a gear without great force.
When I returned to Columbia I took the car to the Acura dealer.
I explained repeatedly I wanted the least service necess...
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Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
4919, Report:
#2350
Posted Date:
May 30 2000
Hudson Valley Volkswagen ...Volkwagen Repair by Dealer -- deals car first blow
I brought my 1994 Volkswagen Jetta into Hudson Valley Volkswagen in Wappingers Falls, New York for a 21 point inspection before my son returning from college was to use it for travel for a summer internship.
I was told that the rear brakes needed replacement (I knew this) and tha...
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Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
4920, Report:
#2344
Posted Date:
May 29 2000
Start Mart aka Shuckmans ...starter problems ? rip-off auto repair
my wifes 96 ford aspire a lemon at its best had a problem starting turn the key and nothing battery is good sometimes it would start if you moved the gear selector back and forth so i figured it might be the park neutral switch didnt have a repair manual didnt want to spend the tim...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service