Common Auto Repair Scams and Rip-Offs
Auto repair scams and a dishonest auto repair shop are so easy to find.
First a few facts I dug up about auto repair rip-offs.
The Consumer Federation of America states, auto repair rip-offs are consistently one of the top five most
frequently reported consumer complaints. National figures indicate $20 billion is spent annually on unnecessary or faulty auto repairs.
The California Bureau of Automotive Repair receives around 25,000 auto repair complaints a year.
With that said, I have personally seen so many different ways to rip people off in the auto repair business that it is hard to pick out the most common scams because each auto repair shop has its favorite.
So I will concentrate on the most common scams and rip offs that I have seen and heard about in my 23-year career as a certified master technician in the automotive service retail business.
To get started on the most common scams we have to talk about a few different rip offs as related to the common brake job. Brake job scams are so popular that whole franchise businesses have been built around them and specialize in just doing brake jobs.
These companies have recognized
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