RockAuto
Reviews and Complaints

I purchased an AC condenser for my car from Rock Auto in May 2009. In less than 24 months, the condenser had corroded out and all of the refrigerant was gone. I called Rock Auto customer service and was told that since the supplier had been "bought out", that the original warranty was no longer valid. How is this my problem? I am out not only $100 for a new condenser, but an additional $150 for a recharge at a shop. After spending a good $1000 or so there in the past couple of years, I am done. I would have been happy with a credit on a new part, but they did not offer anything, zero. They don't stand behind their product.

I purchased a replacement water pump and optispark distributor cap and rotor kit from rockauto. The parts arrived on the date promised and looked fine. The disributor is mounted under the water pump in the chey lt-1 motor so removing the pump drenches the distributor with coolant. The cap and rotor kit are very expensive at $135 a set so you can only change this when changing the water pump.

I removed the old parts, installed the new parts and refilled the cooleant. The new pump leaked soaking my new distributor. When I called for a replacement pump, I was told I would have to return the old one before they would ship a new one. When I explained that my car was disabled and that I had to rent a car to get to work they did not change their policy. Finally, I was forced to order a new pump before they would ship one out. This whole fiasco cost me 5 days of a car rental ($265), another charge to my credit card and a resoaking of my $135 distributor cap. I have yet to receive a credit for the returned pump. I will never place another order with this company.

On may 26, 2010 I purchased 2 ball joints mevotect mk9643 from www.rockauto.com and I installed them on my 2000 honda accord. Shortly after the ball joints were installed, I noticed that the ball joint boots were falling off. I then ordered another pair of ball joints from www.rockauto.com on aug 2, 2010. On october 11 I had my car by my mechanic and had him change the ball joints. While the car was on the lift, I gave the 2 new ball joints to the worker, and he told me that the boots were cracked on the new ball joints. I then purchased a pair of ball joints from the local supply shop. I now have 4 defective mevotech ball joints which I paid for, plus shipping, and I had to pay my mechanic twice to change them.in addition I had to pay for the two ball joints from the local supply shop.

I do order from rockauto.com because they offer a better price on most items. I have placed already 18 orders. Out of the 18 orders I had problems with 6. That is 1 out of 3 orders. Usually rockauto.com is able to reach a satisfying silution. But in this case, I feel I should not have to pay not a penny, when I have recieved 4 defective parts, whether it was within 30 days, or 60 days.

That is 1 out of 3 orders bad. Beware when ordering. I do not mind ordering items for myself, but for my friends, I let them order from more reliable places. So far rockauto has resolved all the issues, except this time I should not have to pay a penny for this problem.

Rockauto.com offered to refund me for the items, but I would have to pay the return shipping, and I would not get my original shipping refunded. Here is where I draw the line rockauto, and I wanted people to know what they may go through.