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  • Report:  #400307

Complaint Review: HEAT Automotive H.E.A.T Automotive - Ponte Vedra Beach Florida

Reported By:
- Brockton, Massachusetts,
Submitted:
Updated:

HEAT Automotive H.E.A.T Automotive
2389 South Ponte Vedra Boulevard Ponte Vedra Beach, 32082 Florida, U.S.A.
Phone:
904-343-6298
Web:
N/A
Categories:
Tell us has your experience with this business or person been good? What's this?
To Whom It May Concern,

I was looking to buy a new engine for my vehicle and had a hard time trusting online companies since I couldn't talk to them face to face when I was actually buying the engine. The first company I found said they were with the BBB in their ad, but when researching them they had hundreds of complaints. Then I found www.HeatAutomotive.com. Since they didn't have a BBB listing, and their testimonials didn't state where the people lived, I researched to see who owned the company.

My wife said I was getting too carried away and just told me to buy the engine. But I still refused to spend $3,000 with a company I didn't trust over the internet, and ended up discovering the company had only opened a week or so ago and already had several testimonials. Looking into it further, I found out that the person who actually owns the site "Stephanie Lincoln" is one of the testimonials on the home page. What are the odds this lady was a different Stephanie Lincoln looking for a transmission their first week of business AND got a testimonial from her. Needless to say we didn't buy from this company and my wife was thankful I looked into it so much. But just so you can see for yourself here is the Domain info straight from www.GoDaddy.com.

Do your research, don't get ripped off.

Here is the WHOIS listing...

The data contained in GoDaddy.com, Inc.'s WHOIS database, while believed by the company to be reliable, is provided "as is" with no guarantee or warranties regarding its accuracy. This information is provided for the sole purpose of assisting you in obtaining information about domain name registration records.

Any use of this data for any other purpose is expressly forbidden without the prior written permission of GoDaddy.com, Inc. By submitting an inquiry, you agree to these terms of usage and limitations of warranty. In particular, you agree not to use this data to allow, enable, or otherwise make possible, dissemination or collection of this data, in part or in its entirety, for any purpose, such as the transmission of unsolicited advertising and solicitations of any kind, including spam. You further agree not to use this data to enable high volume, automated or robotic electronic

processes designed to collect or compile this data for any purpose, including mining this data for your own personal or commercial purposes.

Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified in the "registrant" field. In most cases, GoDaddy.com, Inc. is not the registrant of domain names listed in this database.

Registrant:

Heat

2389 South Ponte Vedra Boulevard

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082

United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)

Domain Name: HEATAUTOMOTIVE.COM

Created on: 14-Nov-08

Expires on: 14-Nov-09

Last Updated on: 18-Nov-08

Administrative Contact:

Lincoln, Stephanie [email protected]

Heat

2389 South Ponte Vedra Boulevard

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082

United States

(904) 343-6298

Technical Contact:

Lincoln, Stephanie [email protected]

Heat

2389 South Ponte Vedra Boulevard

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082

United States

(904) 343-6298

Domain servers in listed order:

NS1.KHOMODO.COM

NS2.KHOMODO.COM

Registry Status: clientDeleteProhibited

Registry Status: clientRenewProhibited

Registry Status: clientTransferProhibited

Registry Status: clientUpdateProhibited

J xxxxxxxx

Brockton, Massachusetts

U.S.A.

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9 Updates & Rebuttals

Jeff

Manda,
Nebraska,
U.S.A.
HEAT has stopped advertising!

#2Consumer Comment

Tue, October 06, 2009

I notice that heat has stopped advertising!

My curiosity is piqued though: Did they break off of National Auto Parts ((((Redacted))), (((Redacted))), or (((Redacted)))? They broke off one of them - of this, there is no doubt.

CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.


azguy

USA
dont believe them

#3Consumer Comment

Sat, October 03, 2009

I think Its kind of strange that these people that claim to have ties with this "business" say that it is a great company, then why can i still not get ahold of anyone to warranty the bad engine that i baught and payed to have installed only to find out it is bad. Also to the military man- Do you actually think that the fact that you are in the army makes you credible and honest? In todays society any idiot can serve their duties in military, this only makes you sound like your already on trial, which maby you should be. Luckily in this country we have a legal system and i strongly encourage anyone who has been ripped of by this crappy excuse for a legit business to take legal action. Who knows how many countless dollars have been taken from people in promice of a good product. Lets take it back 


Steven

JACKSONVILLE,
Florida,
U.S.A.
about ripoff

#4REBUTTAL Owner of company

Sat, February 21, 2009

i am getting ripped off by this report i was called by a company that said for $12k they would would take off the report they knew was not true so who is getting ripped off


Tim Wasson

Peoria,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
Website Designer and Developer for HEAT

#5UPDATE Employee

Sat, December 27, 2008

I am the website designer responsible for setting up and maintaining HEAT's website. The guys at HEAT are a joy and a pleasure to work with. In all my years of working in this business, I have never worked with a group of guys so devoted to their business and their customer service. While I have never bought an engine from the company, I developed the systems that they use to track customer inquiries and purchases, and I can say without a doubt that they have many satisfied customers from all over the country. I find it very strange that you are calling the company a rip off before purchasing from them or even contacting anyone who works there. All of your concerns could be addressed in a simple phone call rather than slandering a company anonymously. I have worked with all of the guys behind HEAT, and they are honest, reputable, professional and fair business men. I hope that you take a second look at the company and the people behind it and decide to remove your complaint. If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to contact me directly at 309-740-2055.


Tim Wasson

Peoria,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
Website Designer and Developer for HEAT

#6UPDATE Employee

Sat, December 27, 2008

I am the website designer responsible for setting up and maintaining HEAT's website. The guys at HEAT are a joy and a pleasure to work with. In all my years of working in this business, I have never worked with a group of guys so devoted to their business and their customer service. While I have never bought an engine from the company, I developed the systems that they use to track customer inquiries and purchases, and I can say without a doubt that they have many satisfied customers from all over the country. I find it very strange that you are calling the company a rip off before purchasing from them or even contacting anyone who works there. All of your concerns could be addressed in a simple phone call rather than slandering a company anonymously. I have worked with all of the guys behind HEAT, and they are honest, reputable, professional and fair business men. I hope that you take a second look at the company and the people behind it and decide to remove your complaint. If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to contact me directly at 309-740-2055.


Tim Wasson

Peoria,
Illinois,
U.S.A.
Website Designer and Developer for HEAT

#7UPDATE Employee

Sat, December 27, 2008

I am the website designer responsible for setting up and maintaining HEAT's website. The guys at HEAT are a joy and a pleasure to work with. In all my years of working in this business, I have never worked with a group of guys so devoted to their business and their customer service. While I have never bought an engine from the company, I developed the systems that they use to track customer inquiries and purchases, and I can say without a doubt that they have many satisfied customers from all over the country. I find it very strange that you are calling the company a rip off before purchasing from them or even contacting anyone who works there. All of your concerns could be addressed in a simple phone call rather than slandering a company anonymously. I have worked with all of the guys behind HEAT, and they are honest, reputable, professional and fair business men. I hope that you take a second look at the company and the people behind it and decide to remove your complaint. If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to contact me directly at 309-740-2055.


Flynrider

Phoeix,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
Something's Fishy here.

#8Consumer Comment

Mon, December 22, 2008

If you are Stephanie Lincoln and that's your address and phone number, I have a hard time believing that you are not connected with this business. If that were the case, why would the company's website be registered under your name and phone number? What the original poster posted was the WHOIS registration data for the website. This is available to anyone who executes a WHOIS command on the 'net. It's difficult to believe that you're not connected to the business, yet you seem to own their web domain.


Cptlincoln

Ponte Vedra,
Florida,
U.S.A.
Why are you letting this guy post my home address?

#9UPDATE Employee

Fri, December 19, 2008

I read in the rules that you can't post personal info...why is my home address and personal cell phone number on this web site? For the record, I did some small odd jobs for Honest Engines and Transmissions, but I am not an ongoing paid employee or an owner. This guy could have found this out by looking the company up through the Florida State Business Registration. So he made a False Claim that I am an Owner. I did speak with Honest Engines about my sister's transmission and my testimony posted on the web site is genuine. I think it's a great company and they helped my sister out. I think the business is great because no one can afford to buy a new car in this economy and replacing a transmission or engine on the cheap is the way to go. I do all my shopping online to get the best deal. I invite you to look up my record in the Army. Look up all my awards, the fact that I earned three Army Achievement Medals, was Soldier of the Year for the MACOM, earned countless awards and recognitions for going above and beyond the standards of my duty positions and participated in numerous huricane recovery operations, etc. My record speaks for itself.


Mike

Jax,
Florida,
U.S.A.
Response

#10UPDATE Employee

Fri, December 19, 2008

I've worked with the owner of HEAT Automotive for more than 3 years in a different industry as I attended the University of North Florida. I worked full time with Brad Rosenthal while attending and completing a full course load each semester. I recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Science from UNF and am so excited that HEAT Automotive has offered me a wonderful career opportunity. For the best service, the best engine, and the most talented people that will assist you, HEAT Automotive is the best. To speak with me directly please call 877-775-1442 ext. 123. Mike

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