7401, Report:
#5134
Posted Date:
May 16 2001
*Consumer infrormation ..LINGO used by Nasty and Deceptive Auto Dealers
Ad car: A very basic car without any options (used to sucker customers into the dealership).
Be-backs: The customer who didn't buy during the visit.
Bird dog: Referral fee.
Birth Control Seats: Bucket seats.
BK: The customer has a bankruptcy in their credit history. ...
Entity
Auto Dealers Lingo
Categories: Auto Dealers
7402, Report:
#1032080
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2001
MIDAS in Humble Tx are thieves!
So it begins; Having tires put on my car the shop comments the brakes are worn and muffler is really rusty.Not a problem,I say,because midas did those afew years back and I have their'life time warranty'.Well to make it short that replacement warranty was going to cost me over 700 b...
Entity
MIDAS
Categories: Auto Repair Service
7403, Report:
#4937
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2001
Shell Tarzana Shell Service Overcharged rip-off liars
I was at the mercy of this service station repair shop. On Easter sunday while driving on interstate 101 to Santa Barbara from Los Angeles, I had a blow out on my left front tire.
After calling AAA and getting towed to this Shell staion repair shop for this was the only one op...
Entity
Shell Tarzana Shell Service
Categories: Auto Repair Service
7404, Report:
#4925
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2001
Dayton tires is Firestone/Bridgestone all these tires are defective, Decatur plant
Firestone still hiding the whole story
Early in the summer of 2000, on my way to lunch, I had one of my rear tires come all apart. I thought nothing of it at the time, but 3 months later I had another tire de-laminate, about the same time as the Firestone problem hit the news med...
Entity
Firestone/Bridgestone/ Dayton Tires
Categories: Auto Tire shops
7405, Report:
#4919
Posted Date:
Apr 13 2001
Tuttle-Click Inc. Tire Rotation Rip-Off
Tuttle-Click Chrylser tried to sell me a tire rotation. New tires had been mounted, balanced, and my wheels aligned just 500 miles earlier. There are less than 35000 street miles on the Chrysler LXI Miknvan.
I have filed a complaint with the California Attorney General and with ...
Entity
Tuttle-Click Inc.
Categories: Auto Tire shops
7406, Report:
#4904
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2001
Toyota of Roswell service dept. BEWARE of serv. mgr. operates on a short fuse
My new Tundra truck has a vibration. THE SERV. MGR. SAID TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH MICHILIN LT4'S. LT4 means tire manufactured by michilin for sears and other discount centers.
When I challenged him about it, it obviously made him real mad. He talked to me like I was a dog. I...
Entity
Toyota of Roswell
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
7407, Report:
#4418
Posted Date:
Feb 10 2001
National Tire Auto Center Wrong tires ripoff
I bought two new front tires for my Acura. After that I felt a mild pull towards the side when driving. I thought the alignment was wrong. I took it to the Acura dealer three months later. They told me that they had sold tires of different size.
Well the tire place did not want to ...
Entity
National Tire Auto Center
Categories: Auto Tire shops
7408, Report:
#4367
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2001
VCSTORE RIPOFF (WE SHOULD ALL DO THIS)
I just got off the phone with a VCStore operator durning a peek order time. I had to wait for 1/2 hour to talk to her but I did take up about 15 min of her time. I just ask about my account when the monitor, computer printer was sent just anything I could to keep her on the phone. I...
Entity
VCSTORE
Categories: Computer Mail Order
7409, Report:
#1033533
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2001
LAMBERT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY owes me money for 2 years now
Tommy Lambert of Lambert Construction Co. purchased tires from this company. After repeated efforts to collect this bill, he has not responded in any way. The balance of the account that he owes is $1,656.24. This balance has been going on for two years or more.
Entity
LAMBERT CONSTRUCTION CO.
Categories: Auto Tire shops
7410, Report:
#4161
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2001
NTB Destroys Tire Fixing a Flat, Refuses to pay for SAME DAY problem
I took my 1999 Honda Accord into the NTB at 8002A Research Blvd. at lunchtime on January 3, 2001, to fix two slow leaks in the two rear tires (NTB Invoice Reference # IN4913728.) While I was driving back to work THE SAME DAY the tire went flat. I had NTB come out and pick up the car...
Entity
NTB: National Tire & Battery
Categories: Auto Tire shops