Star Motor Cars / North Houston, Texas

Rating: ★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers

Address: 7000 Katy Fwy, North-Houston

Postal code: 77024

Phone: (713) 868-6800

He`s my Cottman man and he keeps me rolling along!

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:

First time to use Star Motors

I`ve passed by Star Motors for many years and this is my first time to use them for Mercedes Scheduled maintenance and warranty work. I was very pleased with the adviser I worked with who ask me a lot of questions and patiently listened to all of the items I wanted done on the car. Service and warranty work were done to my satisfaction and I want to 1) recommend them for service and 2) say that I will be returnin... view moreg here on my next service.

jkpreto / 1/20/2012

Poor training in service department

I hit this place again when I sent a customer feedback form in another service center. This place did not send customer feedback form after services. I should avoid this place if I knew it earlier. The lady who worked with me is a genuine and nice person, but no much compliments to other co-workers. It happened in my last visit that one male co-worker scratched my car but did not notify me when delivering car to me.... view more I had no time to figure out who did that and get the guy fired. Just a reminding to others to be careful.

dzhou4 / 12/32/2010

You can`t afford this place

I have been a customer of Star Motor for eighteen years.
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?

Anonymous54321 / 11/22/2009

New car purchase

After a lot of research, we purchased a new Mercedes C350 at a great price. Very honest sale and we love the car. Ask for Mark Dolan!

nateva / 3/25/2009