8341, Report:
#5889
Posted Date:
Jul 25 2001
auto repair rip-off at Benz Connection - Paramus NJ - a war of attrition
In september 2000, we took a recently purchased '74 Mercedes 450sl to Benz Connection in Paramus NJ to have it repaired as needed. the car had sat for a long time and had a miss, needed loose steering fixed and exhaust system replaced, etc.
2 months later, after having given them...
Entity
Benz Connection
Categories: Auto Repair Service
8342, Report:
#5638
Posted Date:
Jul 04 2001
Sprint PCS Defrauds consumers, Best Buy no better ..No credits, no service.
When I purchsed my cellular phone (at full price) I was promised the area I was moving into had excellent coverage. I double checked before signing up with Sprint. When I moved, the phone showed a medium signal but would not make a connection. Sprint customer service assured me I ha...
Entity
Sprint PCS & Best Buy
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
8343, Report:
#5558
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2001
Appliance Installers of Los Lngeles, incompetence bogus warranty. BBB will not show my complaint ever happened! What good is the BBB??
My husband and I had Appliance installers install our dishwasher in Los Angeles about a year and a half ago. Three months ago our Maytag dishwasher started to smoke. We had a Maytag repairman look at our dishwasher and he stated that the initial connection that was performed by App...
Entity
Appliance installers & BBB Better Business Bureau
Categories: Maintenance Companies
8344, Report:
#5425
Posted Date:
Jun 19 2001
WebTV may be rationing their service. *Consumer Suggestion ..buy a PC and get a real ISP
I purchased a WebTV Plus unit last year. I would estimate that I get on-line about 50% of the time I try, at best. Frequently, while on-line, everything fails to function, so that I have to shut off the unit.
The last time I called WebTV to complain, I was told by the phone answ...
Entity
WebTV, owned by Microsoft
Categories: Internet Services
8345, Report:
#5132
Posted Date:
May 13 2001
Aamco, Shawnee, Oklahoma transmission rebuilding rip-off
I own a Mazda 626. I took my car to Aamco in Shawnee, Oklahoma to have the transmissio rebuilt. I was quoted a price of $1500.00. It took them 3 weeks to rebuild it. In the end it cost me almost $1900.00. Five days later I was 3 hours away from my house and the transmission went...
Entity
Aamco
Categories: Auto Repair Service
8346, Report:
#5011
Posted Date:
Apr 24 2001
Rancho Valley Chevrolet auto repairs trying to take advantage
First i brought my 99 chev suburban to the Rancho Valley chevrolet dealership to fix a leak in my engine coolent system. When i was given my car back, i thought it was fixed. However a small leak was still present.
When i took the car to the car wash immediately after receivin...
Entity
Rancho Valley Chevrolet
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
8347, Report:
#4190
Posted Date:
Jan 13 2001
Gateway rip off
I ordered a Gateway in late August of 2000. It worked fine for about three weeks and then I had trouble connecting to the internet. Of course I called my service provider to see if the problem could be fixed. They said they thought it was a modem problem. I called Gateway Tech Sup...
Entity
Gateway
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
8348, Report:
#4127
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2001
SCS, Global Connect Phone Cards, SCS, Dallas,Texas ..Calling cards that never work
This companny sells Calling cards that never work.
They promise wonderful deals with no connection fees or monthly charges.
They have a customer service thats defunct!!!
They need to be shown their place...or else many more are to be ripped off!!!
Entity
SCS, Global Connect
Categories: Telephone Companies
8349, Report:
#3974
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2000
Jotter - Drops pay-to-surf, doesn't pay members
Jotter was once a pay-to-surf company. They ran it for several months and had a minimum payment of $50. Suddenly, in late September they announced they were discontinuing pay-to-surf in three days and all members with balances under $50 would not be paid. Anybody who had been an act...
Entity
Jotter
Categories: Corrupt Companies
8350, Report:
#3758
Posted Date:
Nov 04 2000
Beware of promises made by high speed internet access companies.
I asked Earthlink for an ADSL high-speed internet connection. To cut a long and frustrating story short, the job dragged on for weeks. No satisfactory answer was given to me as to who would be paying for the enormous amount of extra work needed to run a new data line to my apartment...
Entity
Earthlink ADSL
Categories: Internet