Star Motor Cars / North Houston, Texas
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All Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care centers abide by Cottman`s complete service philosophy, which calls for your vehicle to be repaired properly the first time, so that you don`t have to lose either time or money. Cottman`s Service Philosophy is the reason why millions of customers have trusted us to repair their vehicle`s transmissions over the past five decades. You see, at Cottman, we know you have more important things to worry about than your car. Cottman will never compromise its standards just to make a vehicle "superficially drivable." We will never perform a low quality service that would result in increased costs, inconvenience, and possible hazardous driving conditions for our customers.
Reviews:
A couple of weeks ago I brought my car to Star Motor cars and I asked for an estimate to repair a noise emanating from the windshield wiper motor and to investigate slippage in the automatic transmission.
I was provided an estimate of $1,120 parts and $275 in labor to repair the windshield wiper ($1,395 total) and $3,000-4,000 to replace the tran... view moresmission. I was charged $124.49 for this estimate.
Insofar as the combined estimate exceeded the value of the vehicle, I declined the repairs.
I subsequently replaced the windshield wiper motor myself at a cost of $217 in brand-new OEM parts and in less than an hour of labor. Presumably an experienced mechanic would have completed the repairs more quickly. I believe that both the parts and the labor estimates for the windshield wiper motor provided by Star were excessively padded.
In the matter of the automatic transmission; the owner`s manual states that the owner should not check the transmission fluid and does not provide directions in how to do so. When I brought the car to Star Motors I specifically stated that the problem might be something simple like low transmission fluid level.
After picking the car up from Star, I subsequently took the vehicle to another repair facility who effected repairs to the transmission by simply adding transmission fluid; although I did also get the filter changed at the same time.
I was charged $124.49 by Star for these checks yet the check of the transmission did not even reveal that the transmission fluid level was low. Likewise, when I repaired the windshield wiper motor it was apparent that the normal engine grime had not been disturbed in the vicinity of the windshield wiper motor.
I was charged $124.49 to produce an estimate of approximately $5,000 in repairs for faults that were repaired for less than $250. I feel that this matter transcends anything that can be reasonably explained.
I believe that Star did themselves a disservice by grossly exaggerating the work to be done.
Star did not respond to two written complaints.
If they treat me like this after being a customer for eighteen years, then how will they treat you?