5141, Report:
#4111
Posted Date:
Dec 31 2000
Toyota Standard Bait & Switch Operation
The standard practice of the Toyota corporation in the tristate area according to 4 dealerships is to use their website to offer an auto such as the Toyota Celica for sale with or without what ever options the customer wants and direct the customer to the nearest dealer who will not...
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Categories: Auto manufactures
5142, Report:
#4080
Posted Date:
Dec 25 2000
*HELPFULL TIPS WHEN BUYING A USED VEHICLE FROM ANYONE
BUYING A USED VEHICLE FROM ANYONE?
Take the vehicle to a third party for an independent inspection. Take a copy of the Certification Checklist with you.
A signed Certification is not proof the vehicle has been inspected, repaired, or maintained.
OVERESTIMATING GAS MILEAGE
Bew...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
5143, Report:
#3770
Posted Date:
Nov 05 2000
New Lamb Car Company San Diego .. fraud odometer rolled back and ..
I purchased a 1992 Toyota Landcruiser yesterday from the New Lamb Car Company on Kearny Mesa, San Diego. Figuring that any used car has it's problems I negotiated a price that I felt would allow me to fix any minor items that may become apparent over the next few weeks. I also got ...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
5144, 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
5145, Report:
#3656
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2000
Hoover Toyota,Hoover Al,car dealership con artist
We bought a used car from Hoover Toyota who claimed that the car was in excellent condition. The car had supposedly been inspected but they could not produce a car affidavit. We asked questions about a strange noise the car was making and about the speed of the car. Both were exp...
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Categories: Auto Dealers
5146, Report:
#3215
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2000
Volkswagen of America, VOLKSWAGEN VW Golf. no customer service rip-off
Volkswagen of America has a real prolem with customer service. After more than twenty attempts to get a response from the manufacturer about a high engine oil consumption condition in a new car with less than twenty thousand miles it is apparent the quality control is very poor. ...
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Categories: Auto manufactures
5147, Report:
#3617
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2000
Daimler Chrysler Motors Corp MI is not but a big Rip-off
My truck is unsafe and Dodge keeps sending me back on the road. The brakes pull to the left and then to the right. Ive had this truck in for repairs countless times and the dealer says it cant be fixed, yet Chrysler refuses to do anything about it! Im also on fuel sender # 9 in the ...
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Categories: Auto manufactures
5148, Report:
#3218
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2000
D&H Diversified Services Lake Havasu, AZ. Motorhome Rental
After reading an ad in our local newspaper, my family and I decided to rent a motorhome and travel to San Francisco, CA. I contacted D&H Diversified Services early in May. We had an agreement and would be traveling in August. Helen, the owner of the company sent me forms to fill ...
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Categories: RV Dealers
5149, Report:
#3159
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2000
Toyota scheduled maintainance a farce
I took my toyota corolla in for a scheduled maintinance that they were supposed to change the oil, ck the tires and fluid levels. I got home and the fluid levels were low, tires were very low and they had said that they inflated them to 2 lbs higher than recommended I found when (I ...
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Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
5150, 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...
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Categories: Auto manufactures