1, Report:
#397190
Posted Date:
Dec 03 2008
Start Mart Bad Alternators Tacoma Washington
I also had bad experiences with Start Mart in Tacoma, Washington.
I purchased a an alternator with a lifetime warrenty and it would last about 8 months then I had to go back and have them reinstall another with with a $50.00 Labor fee. After about 3 years of this, I finally br...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
2, Report:
#342137
Posted Date:
Jul 04 2008
Start Mart/ Pro Car Care Now Stripped bolt on alternator took 5 hours one day and 7 hours the next & still not fixed Portland Oregon
First, I took my 99 Honda Accord in here one afternoon at 1pm to have the alternator replaced. They did not look at the car until 5pm. I was deciding whether or not to buy the alternator and put it in myself or take it to my mechanic (I work at an auto dealership) to have it done. I...
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Categories: Auto Mechanics
3, Report:
#275447
Posted Date:
Sep 20 2007
Owners David Boyd & Rober Boyd Fraud ** They didn't replace my Alternator but charged me for it. Portland Oregon
I took my van to the one on 173rd and division and paid to have a new alternator put in for $179.00 in March. A month or two later I started have issues again with my battery light coming on. I tried to take it to the 173rd store w/my receipt in hand but no one was there and there w...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
4, Report:
#171098
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2006
Startmart - Start Mart It took them 2 days to repair an alternator, ripoff Lynnwood Washington
I called Stupidmart to repair my alternator, they said, no problem we'll have you on the road in 2 hours. It's now been 2 days. First I was told they didn't have the parts and that they would arrive early the next morning. Then I was told the parts were delivered to another store an...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
5, Report:
#137330
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2005
Start Mart ripoff and theifs Englewood Colorado
Being only 17 and short on money, I took my car to Start Mart to have the broken starter replaced. I call them and they send one of their tow trucks out to retrieve my car. I was told to come get it the next day. I come into the building and pay and receive the key and the mechan...
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Categories: Auto Mechanics
6, Report:
#103696
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2004
Start Mart Cheapest price ripoff Lynnwood Washington
I had recently hired the services of Start Mart, Inc. in Lynnwood, WA to service the failed starter on My Chevy Tahoe. Before that, I did the usual and shopped around on the phone to try and locate the best deal as we all do in the name of smart consumers. $127.50 later, everything ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
7, Report:
#103624
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2004
StartMart rip-off! Rebuilt alternator went bad in a month! False advertisement! Mesa Arizona
All I can tell anyone reading this report is, DO YOUR HOMEWORK! When it comes to a costly repair on your vehicle you can save hundreds if you research the company first. Apparently my situation is not unique when it comes to dealing with this company. If I had read about them fir...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
8, Report:
#102830
Posted Date:
Aug 09 2004
Start Mart ripoff Portland Oregon
I went into Start mart on a Saturday early afternoon and asked them if the could rebuild my $300 hi torque mini starter. The man there told me he could and would have it ready by 5:00 that evening, which really excited me. He told me it was a cash deal only. At the time I didnt thin...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
9, Report:
#90189
Posted Date:
May 08 2004
Start Mart & Manager Dewey faulty repair, bait & switch, refusal to honor warranty ripoff Portland Oregon
This is Karen, RIP-OFF REPORTER from Portland, OR spreading the sad tale of my son's quest for an alternator for his 2000 Ford Focus...
While scouring the yellow pages in search of a bargain, he spotted the ad for Start Mart, especially noting the letters in red that stated Free ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
10, Report:
#84770
Posted Date:
Mar 21 2004
Start Mart Bait and Switch in Billing. Rip-off! My total bill ended up being $100 more than the quote. Lynnwood Washington
I called Start Mart yesterday for a quote on the cost of an alternator, I was told it would be $110. I had my car towed to them, and when I got there I was told that the actual price would be ($50-$100) more than what I was quoted. My total bill ended up being $100 more.
I was a...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
11, Report:
#83659
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2004
START Mart RIPOFF! Dishonest employees and managers. Absentee supervisors Lynnwood Washington
I dropped off my SUV at Start Mart to have the alternator repaired.Iwas told that it would be completed on Monday.When i called on Monday i was told that the part had not arrived and that the job had been pushed back until Tuesday.The employee i talked to told me that he would perso...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
12, Report:
#62321
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2003
Start Mart $900.00 body damage refuse to repond Do not return calls refuse to let customer contact corporate office the business that doesnt give a dam Mesa Arizona
I took my nissan to start mart to have my starter replaced when they informed me that they had damaged my door on the lift. The door wouldn't close.
The mechanic said that the damage wasn't that bad and said he could fix it on his spare time because the mistake might cost him hi...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
13, Report:
#53917
Posted Date:
Apr 22 2003
Start Mart lied, cheated, wasted my time Portland Oregon
It all started on 4/12/03 when I made a call to Start Mart on 82nd around 10 am. I asked about getting a 1987 Honda Civic 1.5 ltr 4 cylinder altenator. In the past I have had to take out and put in my own altenator- so I asked how much a rebuilt altenator would cost. Quote $74.8...
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Categories: Auto Parts
14, Report:
#53798
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2003
Start Mart ripoff, dishonest, fraudulent pricing ripoff business from hell Phoenix Arizona
My husband took our 1985 Pontiac Fiero into Start Mart for a new starter. He found them in the yellow pages for free installation. When he went in they had him sign a release saying if the starter was obstructed there would be a fee of $0-$50.00.
When he went to pick the car up ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
15, Report:
#46402
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2003
Start Mart rips you off has THE worst customer service I have ever seen rip-off Tacoma Washington
I took my truck in to have the starter replaced. As they went to bring the truck into the shop, they tried to start it and made the comment that it sounds like the flywheel might be bad so they bring it into the shop and after a few min. the kid come out from under the truck and goe...
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Categories: Auto Mechanics
16, Report:
#42719
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2003
Start Mart The place with more FLUFF Rip-off false promises Mesa Arizona
In December of 2002 my car began having problems keeping a charge on the battery. I replaced the battery with a new one and all was fine for another two days or so, then it died again. I paid for a diagnostic to discover my car had a bad alternator. I shopped around and found Start ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
17, Report:
#41070
Posted Date:
Jan 11 2003
Startmart AKA Start Mart rip off Mesa Arizona
Last Summer, the alternator in my Celica went out. I went to the local Sears garage & the mechanic told me about Startmart. He told me that they could rebuild my alternator for less than the cost of a replacement. I pulled & brought in my alternator and was told that they would rebu...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
18, Report:
#39194
Posted Date:
Dec 26 2002
Start Mart ripoff fraud business victimized many consumers Lynnwood Washington
On: 11-23-02
These people are a joke! Normally I do all of my own work on my vehicles as I do not trust others and can not afford to take them to a shop. I discovered my alteranator was starting to fail on my 1996 Toyota Landcruiser. I called around to determine some pricing for a ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
19, Report:
#38762
Posted Date:
Dec 19 2002
START MART bait & switch Seattle Washington
I bought my car new in 1988. It is a Mazda 626 Turbo Touring Sedan. I had never worked on the car. On 8/26/93 I had brought my car to Start Mart to have the alternator rebuilt. They removed and reinstalled what I thought was my original alternator, I never questioned it. On 9/21/95 ...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
20, Report:
#33237
Posted Date:
Nov 07 2002
Start Mart Deceptive con artists Bad customer service to the extreme ripoff liars victimized us Tacoma Washington
I had my alternator replaced by the Tacoma Start Mart in April; 6 months later it went bad again!! The mechanic told me that I could either take it out myself, or pay $40 and to have them do it. I was annoyed, but thought it was cheaper than paying for a new one. I showed up later...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
21, Report:
#28459
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2002
START MART is a deceptive & fraudulent ripoff con artist scam. TACOMA, Washington
START MART RIPS OFF CUSTOMERS; ALL CUSTOMERS .....
Start Mart is located in Washington, as well as Colorado, Oregon and Arizona. As far as I'm concerned you should stay way from all of them. They are all owened by the same people and use the same buseness tecniques.
I went to...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
22, Report:
#27023
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2002
Start Mart rip off mislead totally dishonest Tacoma Washington
Had the alternator rebuilt. After a quotf $111.00 on the phone, I was told in person that the rice wold be $129.00 $20.00 for labor obstructionsthe if $7.50 for disposal fees. Time quoted was 1 hour. 3 hours later I THOUGHT I was done. WRONG.
THe next day I did not even make i...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
23, Report:
#20554
Posted Date:
May 09 2002
Start Mart Ripoff! Damages during installation, not paid after promised ! Stupid techs = sorry customers! Mesa, Arizona
After taking 5 days to install an alternator (2 of which were because he couldn't shut the alarm system off), I complain and the tech gets upset, slams the hood down with tools underneath it! Smart? I don't think so.
He admits fault and the Manager turns me over to the corpora...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
24, Report:
#19136
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2002
Start Mart Alternators and Starters ripoff, rude, dirty, not willing to listen or take blame for oil and grease all over my car, inside and out. alternator replaced 3Xs 2wks & doesn't give a dam Seattle Washington
We had Start Mart put an alternator in our van. Two days later the alternator goes out and we get it repaired. Two weeks later the alternator goes out and I bring it down and get it repaired.
I then proceed to drive to Seattle from Start Mart which is located in Tukwila. I n...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service
25, Report:
#19009
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2002
Start Mart (Starters & Alternators) Ripped off & severely provoked Tacoma Washington
Took my car in on Sunday. Was told the price would be the same as a van I had in 1 week prior which was $116.00 and was told it would be ready Mon. afternoon at the latest because they might have to order the part. I recieved a ph. call saying it was done at about 2:30 Mon afternoon...
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Categories: Auto Repair Service