7801, 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
7802, Report:
#6561
Posted Date:
Sep 15 2001
Westchester Auto Center ownerJohn Comidilo rip-off scam artist
Category: Auto Dealer Repairs Submitted: 9/6/01
Modified: 9/15/01
I purchased an automobile, 1990 Jaguar from Westchester Auto on February 10. 2001. At the time of purchase repairs were to be made on the car and were under warranty. These repairs are:
1. Noise from rear end:...
Entity
Westchester Auto Center, Inc.
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
7803, Report:
#6519
Posted Date:
Sep 05 2001
Schaller Auto Body unsatisfactory job
Brought car in for body work. Relaced mirror and the plastic peice around the power window and door lock buttons with pieces that do not match.
Went a second time for the correct parts. Had to go a THIRD time due to wind noise from new mirror. Asked them to road test before retu...
Entity
Schaller Auto Body
Categories: Body Work & Repair
7804, 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
7805, Report:
#5765
Posted Date:
Jul 16 2001
Alltel cellular phone service rip-off one sided contract *EDitor's Comment
Alltell has a one sided contract that reserves the right to bend over their consumers in the future for more money at anytime! Even after you signed a 2 year contract for $49.99, unlimited local calling, no roaming in certain geographical areas.
I get a letter in the mail today f...
Entity
Alltel
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
7806, Report:
#5719
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2001
East Brunswick Acura rip off Dealer Cheating customers
February 10, 2001
Acura Customer
1919 Torrance Relations
Torrance, California 90501
1-800-382-2238
To Whom It May Concern:
Here is the thing on my car, Acura Integra 1995, that I would like to let you know.
1/11/2001: My car slipped on the ice and hit the light pole o...
Entity
Acura Dealer
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
7807, Report:
#5315
Posted Date:
Jun 13 2001
Lexus of Manhattan & Lexus Corporation. Lexus ripoff experience from hell *Consumer Suggestion
My wife and I had mutually agreed to purchase a Lexus ES 300 based upon its reputation of reliability, dependability, elegance, and mechanical stability. Our experience owning a Lexus ES 300 for the past three years has been surprisingly far less than satisfactory - in fact a night...
Entity
Lexus of Manhattan & Lexus Corporation
Categories: Auto Dealers
7808, Report:
#1033644
Posted Date:
May 24 2001
Warning!! TransPlant Transmissions: Never ever, ever, go there. Ruined car and no warranty
Memorial Day, 1997. It began when I brought my 1985 Nissan 300Zx in to Transplant to get it's transmission replaced with a Dyno tested, remanufactured transmission and torque converter. It came with a 2 year, 24,000 mile Nation Wide Warranty. When they took the transmission out, Tim...
Entity
TransPlant Enterprises, owner Steven Vollaro
Categories: Auto Repair Service
7809, Report:
#1032926
Posted Date:
May 19 2001
Cherokee Ford - Home of the Dawg Deal
Purchased my Windstar SEL new in July of 99 and it has spent over 20 days being serviced by Cherokee Ford. They dealer puts a new battery in it and says it's fixed---4 times now. They also replaced the alternator twice and claim it's fixed too. They claim to care but when I asked...
Entity
Cherokee Ford
Categories: Auto Dealers
7810, Report:
#5197
Posted Date:
May 19 2001
Ford Quality is is far from job 1
My 1999 Windstar SEL has spent over 20 days in the service dept. at my local dealer, Cherokee Ford. The car has failed to start and stranded my wife more than 6 times. The dealer checks everything out and replaces the battery---4 times now, and says it's fixed. The alternator has...
Entity
Ford Motor Company
Categories: Auto manufactures