AAA.com’s earns a 1.9-star rating from 1 reviews and 56 complaints, showing that the majority of members are dissatisfied with roadside assistance and travel services.
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battery service
I bought a new battery from aaa when mine died. While under warranty my battery died again. I called them to fix it. I was told i had to take my car to auto zone for about 4 hours to charge it then call aaa to come back to my home & retest the battery before they would honor the warranty. I didn't have a ride to auto zone & i have to drive my girls to & from school every day (This is on a sunday) i decided to just buy a new one because i couldn't do what he was asking. I told him i would keep the battery, charge it later & use it for fans & music @ my daughters softball tournaments, he says fine. He gives me the final total, i wright the check, then he tells me i have to give him an additional 10.00 to keep the battery or he has to take it from me. I refused because it is mine, i paid for it already. He says he is going to take out the new battery he just put in my car & aaa will call the police & charge me with theft if i don't pay the 10.00 or give them my battery i previously purchased. My husband asked him to leave & he began shouting @ him & wouldn't leave. I paid him & called the police who told aaa guy it was a civil matter & he could not arrest me for theft because it was my battery. He upset me, my husband, my children & threw off my whole day planned & still has my $. I can afford the 10 but why after i already paid did he as for more? They are the crooks, they are bad. I will never renew with them again & we have been with them since 1980's. I plan on contacting the attorney general about this & more because he threatened me to get the money.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
accident claim
My car was rear-ended while i was still at a red light. A motorcycle police officer came to the scene by himself. The other party told the police officer the car behind her struck her at first and then took off. The police officer rejected her claim on the scene based on two pieces of evidence: 1) there are no damage marks on the back of her car 2) he just heard one bump.
After that, the lady asked me to take the car to a bodyshop for cost estimate. It turned out to be too much and she reported the accident to her insurance company: aaa. But again, when she reported, she repeated the lie that was denied by the police officer.
About 3 weeks later, when i called the aaa adjustor (Let’s use “a”) , he didn't ask for my description about the accident or if there is any witness or not. He just believed whatever the other party of the accident told him. I then told him what happened. Later that day, i called back to give him the contact info of the police officer. He was not available and his coworker (“b”) took the info into the file.
15 days later, when i called aaa again. Someone at aaa told me she saw the police officer contact info the other adjustor put in. The phone was then transferred to the adjustor’s supervisor. This lady told me: 1) the police officer contact info is not in the file. 2) my description of the accident is not in the file. So she said, nothing wrong with aaa’s work on this case.
So, i am very disappointed by aaa’s work on this case for several reasons:
1. The supervisor lied on the contact info of the police office. The lady i talked to before her already mentioned to me that the adjustor “b” did put that contact info in the file. But the supervisor said she didn’t see that.
2. The adjustor “a” or the supervisor on the treatment of my description of this accident. “a” told me he put my description into the file and the supervisor said she didn’t see that.
3. The procedure the adjustor “a” took upon this case.
The supervisor finally said they will contact the police officer and do the final judgment, which is exactly what the adjustor “a” told me 2 weeks ago. What is going on with aaa? Why are there full of lies?I have been an aaa member and bought aaa insurance ever since the first day i had a car. I even thought about switching my house insurance to aaa. I would definitely give a second thought on that and even the car insurance too.
You and/or your attorney have every right to request (for a fee) a copy of the police report. I don't know of any insurance company who doesn't take at least an oral or recorded statement of the accident, so I guess it's time to hire an attorney to straighten this out for you.
car inspection
I took my car in for just car inspection at 8:30.. I was told it will take 1 - 1 1/2 hrs. So they dropped me home. I got a call at 12:15 saying car is done and someone will come pick you up when he arrives from last drop off. Noone came or no one called. I called at 12;40 to find out when will the driver come to pick me up. "oh it can take about 1/2 or 1 hr before someone can come pick you up".
Car inspection time: start at 8:30pm finish off around after 2:pm. I mean come on. Never again i am using there car service. Terrible just terrible. They should not promise anything they cannot deliver...
bottom line.. service sucks..
the point about dropping me off and picking me is not as important than about the time it takes. I do have a life and things to do.. which i did mention to them. hope u dont get in a situation where they tell you it will take 1 or 2 but takes about 6 hrs and you have things to do
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Next time you should choose a place that does not drop you off and pick you up (one where you just sit and wait). It sounds like that is what delayed you.
void warranty
I had my car towed to a local service shop by aaa this morning. The service shop check out the alternator and the battery. Find out the battery is defective.
I had aaa replaced the battery less than 3 years ago and is under three year replacement warranty. I called aaa, they sent out a technician to check the battery and confirmed the battery die. But then the aaa technician told me that the warranty is voided due to third party technician had worked/tested on it.
I was so upset. I know nothing about vehicle, like most people, when you have the car at the auto shop, you just let the technician do what they need to do and then tell you what is bad and give you an estimate. But because of this, aaa denied my claim and said, the back of the invoice had indicate about the warranty void if touched by a third party.
I don't think this is right. I am not a technician, how do i know what's wrong with my car! Aaa denied my claim just because someone else tested the battery for me!
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
You have every right to be upset with AAA and how you were treated.
I am the operations manager for a towing company in Oregon and we not only tow for AAA but also provide battery service.
Based on the situation you are describing, and the details you've shared, let me try and shed some light on what happened and how WE might have dealt with it.
First, you are dead on about "being the customer, not knowing about vehicles and trusting a mechanic or auto repair shop to advise you."
I've had this same agrument with AAA when a similar situation arose for us after we installed a battery for a member only to have her take it down to the Land Rover Authorized repari facility within the hour...and they (the Land Rover guys) claimed we put in the wrong size battery.
What's the AAA member to do? Of course, we put in the battery per the spec book and whether AAA reimbursed us or not, we made it right by the member and took the battery back. IT was only in the car for an hour so it couldn't be resold, therefore I ended up giving it to one of our employees. And ultimately, my AAA district manager reimbursed us for the battery and decision to "do the right thing".
So yes, you are completely right in NEEDING to trust those who work on your car. Whether you took it to a shop on your own or were in the hands of a battery technician sent out to you by AAA. It's all about trust.
Now, about the "Three Year Free Replacement" part. That is a sticky part of the deal that, I too, have been frustrated with being a battery service provider. But for us, the frustration usually comes AFTER the three year period has expired and we need to do a pro-rate and collect money from a customer. Anything under 36 months is easy for us. Just "swap it out & make the customer happy" is our motto. As long as it's a legitimate product failure and not due to the member's negligence (ie: leaving a door ajar or the headlights on and draining the battery, etc.)
Still, in your case, it was within that three year window and should have been an easy "solution" to just test the battery (which the AAA technician did) and replace it. For the technician to "follow the letter of the law" and use a "loophole" about having a third party do anything to battery (up to and including a test) is beyond the scope of what is intended by AAA in having all these rules.
In other words, I can't understand WHY the AAA technician couldn't see the bigger picture and just swap it out.
There was no money out of your pocket to collect (no pro-rate issues), the battery tested bad, who cares if a shop or 3rd party just confirmed what we all knew? AAA would have reimbursed the towing company for the free replacement. I can't agree more that it was very short sighted and lacking in customer service to NOT take care of you!
Now, all that being said, IF you didn't have the warranty paperwork OR if you were (in fact) out of the Free Replacement period then we are dealing with a different situation.
But going on what you shared, we would definitely would have handled it differently.
will not transport your pet with you
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To all animal owners and guardians: aaa will not transport your animal with you.
I live in southern california. I was driving home with my 12 year old female labrador retriever mix, friday afternoon, july 23, 2010, when the engine of my ford explorer overheated. It was 95 degrees in the san fernando valley. I called aaa, told them i needed a tow to my mechanic and immediately informed them i had my labrador retriever dog with me. The agent explicitly reassured me the dog would not be a problem. She stated she would make the call a priority because i had a pet with me, and as the day was so hot, she wanted to ensure the driver would arrive promptly and transport both of us to a safe location.
The driver arrived about 20 minutes later, and after filling out the paperwork, informed me that the dog could not ride in the air conditioned cab with us, but could ride in my disabled explorer as it was towed to the mechanics. To transport a live animal in a disabled car, while it is being towed, and in 95 degree weather, is unacceptable on a variety of levels. I called aaa again, as this was specifically not what i was told, and was now informed that aaa contracts with local area tow truck companies and each driver can decide for himself whether he wants to allow an animal in the cab or not. I explained that not only was it unsafe for an animal to ride in a vehicle while it was being towed, but that it was 95 degrees and would certainly be much hotter inside the vehicle. The second aaa agent told me the first driver was afraid of dogs and that they would make sure they would send another driver who would accept the dog. The first tow truck was dismissed and i waited in the hot afternoon for the second tow truck to arrive.
Ten minutes later a second tow truck arrived, who explained that although he loved dogs, it was against insurance policy to allow the dog in the cab. (At this point i wondered how many different stories i would get if i continued to call aaa and tow truck companies. ) i asked the driver if he would deliver my explorer to my mechanic without me. He agreed. I sent my explorer on its way for repairs with the tow truck. And my old girl and i walked about a mile to the nearest commercial center where we were able to get a ride from a friend who did not have any issues with dogs on the front seat.
Moral of the story; do not assume if you have aaa and your animal is in the car with you, that both of you will be welcome passengers when the tow truck arrives. Make sure you always have water and dog treats in your vehicle with you. If you must wait for a friend to pick up your animal, water and cookies will be a welcome treat. And if you are a aaa member, a phone call to voice your opinion, will be greatly appreciated.
I just came across your post during a Google search. I had accidentally locked my dog in my car the other day in 90 degree heat. It was quicker for my friend to drive to my house 20 minutes away to get my spare set of keys than trying to explain the situation to the AAA dispatcher on the other end of the line. They couldn't find my address. When I went to file a complaint the next day, the AAA representative told me that the dispatcher mixed up the address. They always confirm the address on the phone with the nearest cross street. This dispatcher mixed them up. The dog was ad 524 2nd Ave. crossing with N. Mercer St. He wrote the address as 524 N. Mercer St crossing with 2nd Ave. The representative put in a case to have a supervisor call me. That was two days ago and still am waiting to hear their excuse for such a mix up. I told them a dog was locked in the car so they are supposed to prioritize calls. They were also sending a tow truck. Can tow trucks unlock vehicles? I am surprised they didn't call a locksmith first. Anyway, the dog is ok. I was a bit shaken up and now I'm just angry.
We just had a similar issue with Honda - 2 different Honda employees suggested we leave our dog in the car while it was being towed (a 30 min tow) while it's 85 degrees outside and high humidity. When we explained that was not a viable option as our dog would likely perish, the employees could not have been less caring or unhelpful - didn't even suggest a cab company (we had told them we already tried uber/lyft but they seemed not to exist where we were).
It's not just pets. I was told I needed to leave my Service Dog behind. I complained to AAA and the tow company, and was told I'd hear back from both. Neither called back. What I did was, I quit AAA. If they can't follow the law, I won't deal with them. The tow truck driver literally told me I had to tie my Service Dog to a chain link fence and leave him, or call Uber for a ride. The ADA is clear on this. To threaten a disabled woman on the side of the road to remain stranded or have to sacrifice her Service Dog, even after seeing registry and identification in violation of the law, is reprehensible. To refuse to respond to the complaint is unconscionable. I'd been a member since I was 18, and never considered not having AAA until this happened. It is no longer a company I can trust. It's certainly not one concerned with the law, safety, customer service, or even common decency.
It gets worse. We broke down last night, and I have a service dog. He has a Service Dog registry number and ID that he has on his harness. He has worked with me for 8 years, and I'm never away from him. The driver said he couldn't ride with us, that we had to leave the dog. Literally. He wanted me to just leave my service dog on the side of the road. He said I leave the dog, or I can't get in the truck. I explained the dog was medical equipment, and by law he gets to be with me. Driver said no, and that the reason it wasn't discrimination and against the ADA was that I could call Uber. I had an option. I explained that wasn't how the law works, and I was calling AAA to send a different truck. He said I couldn't call AAA, that it wasn't my card as I was just a passenger. Excuse me?! I was a passenger with my adult son that lives with me, because I have health problems. I pay for the card, and don't need one in my name as I don't drive. He said it wasn't AAA policy about the service dog not being allowed, but his company contracted with AAA, and his boss refused to let dogs in the trucks. I needed to understand that someone in the future could have an allergy, so my dog had to stay, and if I was going to call Uber, I needed to hurry because he had other calls to get to. I explained I was calling AAA, not Uber and tried to make the call. The driver then got real close and was waiving his arms, and I was genuinely getting scared. He kept asking who I was calling, and I told him we have AAA, an and we were calling to get a truck in compliance with the ADA. He said it wouldn't help, that they'd just send another truck from his company and no dogs were allowed in any of the trucks. He said I was wasting his time. I continued trying to get AAA on the phone. I figured if AAA refused to transport service dogs in compliance with the ADA, I wanted to hear it from AAA.
The driver called his boss, and shoved the phone at my son, who was holding my phone waiting on AAA. By this time the driver had insisted so many times that I couldn't call AAA because the call wasn't on my card, that I just handed the phone to my son. Now my son has two phones. As AAA was still taking time to connect to a person, but "the boss" was willing to talk. He asked if the dog was service. Yes. Could he be restrained? Yes, of course. Then there wasn't a problem. We could ride. In the middle of the call, the driver started yelling that we could have "been there" if I'd just listened and left the dog. He was told he had to take us, and we hung up the calls. The driver continued to yell at me about not listening. I said we were following the law, and he threatened to leave me and only take my son. He said he didn't have to let me in his truck, and was leaving. So we said goodbye, and started to call AAA again to get a truck. At that point he yelled to get in the truck. We didn't speak during the trip. We elected to drop the car at a friend's nearby rather than ride as far as to our home with this driver. The driver than started talking about the murder of a little girl, and insisting it happened on the street we were going to. We said we preferred to not talk about it, and it was across town. He kept telling us horrible details about the murder, and insisting it was next to our friends house. "Yup, this is the street, that's the house." (The murder was over 20 years ago, and across town). It seemed like he was trying to scare us. He dropped the car in the cul de sac. We asked if he could put it in the driveway, as the car did not run. He said the transmission was the last thing to go, and started laughing and said "Good Luck" and left the car in the street.
I can't believe this sort of thing is ok with AAA, but now I have to worry about being left on the side of the road if I break down, and being threatened and berated by the drivers. Clearly, any sort of ADA training isn't working.
Same type of scenario but my perception of the event is this. I broke down on the side of the freeway and called Triple A, they asked me if I had a dog and I replied yes, (thinking that my dog was considered as a living thing that goes with me everywhere. I have an anxiety disorder. When the tow truck showed up. There was no mention of where Joe Joe was going until my car was already being hooked up. I panicked because I am now in the driver seat of a giant tow truck. I only have a lap belt on and I am crying out of sheer panic for my dog. Let’s say the weather was 85 degrees. How hot is it in the vehicle that my dog is riding in that only has a crack for air because we sure don’t want him jumping out because he is now also in a panic state. I didn’t read everybodies comments. Mostly the main one here. I actually should read their policy for towing and see if they did follow it and also why wasn’t I advised. I count on this dog so I can step out of my house and thought that this was unacceptable and NOW I am freaked out but yes I have done things to help with a breakdown but I do not have an oxygen mask or cooler for him in the car. This is disgusting and why do I care about some policy between AAA and their rules with another company that they use. I am a consumer with a dog. I believe that the world should figure it out and let us know when we can safely travel. Heck, I wonder how many others are out there. There are a lot of people in this world that do have a disability and don’t want to see their “dogs” in a hot car on a flat bed while being towed. It’s hard to fathom that he had to go through it. I’m not sure the animal control people would of shown up with water and biscuits. They wouldn’t even show up for me when a dog would not let me out of my car. I waited till it finally left and never saw animal control. Also what is animal control going to do ? Give my dog a ride home ummmmm maybe they should start offering a tow service. I am so sorry to everybody who had to deal with such a horrible thing. It was definitely stressing me out. Ask the driver
The driver is not familiar with your dog. He is thinking of his safety as well as yours. He doesn’t know the dog won’t bite him or jump on him while driving. You can never guarantee how a dog will react in different situations.
Well this is even my upsetting .I have a service dog and she which was denied access to ride with me in AAA truck. While the driver was very kind he said it was against company poilicy. I have poodle which is hyper allgenic and is groomed twice a month. No doggie smells here and no dog hair either. He said he never had a service dog before. I believe this could be a law suit for you AAA.
DOT regs say, No pets to travel in the cab of a tow truck unless you have some kind of restraint, ie...some kind of doggy seat belt...They say...If the truck was in a accident the dog could become a lose projectile!
Personally...I would be more concerned about 2000+lbs car on the back of the truck slamming in to your back.
DOT has a lot of new regs for towing...4 point tie downs...10lbs fire exstinguisher with a label to say where it is.
Reflective stripping down the side of the truck...Pre trip inspection forms must be filled out before driving.
The list goes on and on...And Tow Drivers...YOU will get tickets for non compliance if you get stopped by DOT not your boss...So beware, Make sure you know all the rules and regs and make sure your truck is up to code.
After re-reading both your complaint and my comment here are a few more thoughts:
I commend your love of animals. That is very apparent and please do not take my response as callous or unkind. That is not my intention at all.
I also took note of the temperature (95 degrees) and agree 100% with advice for everyone with a pet and traveling to make sure you are prepared for a breakdown. Because lets face it, no breakdown is ever planned!
I would also like to commend the tow company for their quick response...20 minutes in the first instance and 10 minutes in the second. That is a praiseworthy response time and obviously considered your situation a priority.
Finally, I do agree with your frustration at AAA in that when they sent the second truck, it really should have been confirmed by them what you not only wanted but EXPECTED and to have the second driver still show up and not transport you pet IN the cab was definitely poorly handled by AAA.
This is definitely a unique situation that needs some clarification.
I am the operations manager for a towing company in Oregon and we are a AAA service provider. I've been in the towing industry since 1996 and with this company since 1998.
That being said, the correct statement to this complaint should be: "Beware, Towing Companies May NOT Transport Your Pet With You."
Now, I realize that as a AAA member, the contracted towing company providing service is...in your perception...AAA. And so it stands to reason that if the towing company won't transport your pet, you feel that AAA is therefore not willing to transport your pet.
However, it must be stated that AAA's policies and the contracted towing companies policies might not be the same in regard to pets.
Now let's deal with our specific situation. Transporting pets, although rare, is not that uncommon. On average, we are probably presented with this type of scenario once a month. And we run approximately 600 AAA calls per month out of our contract station.
To be brutally honest, the advent and prolific abundance of cell phones these days has made it so that only 1 out of every 20 tows has a passenger to transport period! Most tows are now completely "unattended". Many customers have already contacted a family member or friend to give them a lift and choose not to ride with the tow truck driver.
Still, we are required to carry a minimum of two passengers and some contract stations (AAA towing providers) have multi-passenger trucks capable of carrying up to five people.
What should have happened with your situation was that the AAA call taker SHOULD have contacted the towing company to CONFIRM that they will transport your pet IN the tow truck.
That would have solved the problem right there. But let's be honest. Neither you, nor the call taker probably clarified the "IN" the tow truck part. What was probably communicated was, "I have a pet, will that be a problem?" And the "assumption" was made by the AAA call taker that it would be fine. And even if the AAA call taker called the towing company, what was probably asked was if taking the pet would be okay? And nothing was brought up about it riding IN the cab of the tow truck.
Because, in truth, there have been numerous times we have transported the pet in the vehicle but not the tow truck. Sometimes, it's been an issue with the driver. Fear of dogs. Allergies. Or plain and simple...they didn't want hair all over the inside of their cab.
Other times, the owner of the pet has a carrier in their vehicle and actually WANTS the pet transported in the car, not the tow truck.
I know of NO policy by AAA forbidding the transport of pets in the cab of the truck. And in truth, the first driver was honest and saying he wasn't comfortable about a large dog riding in the cab (even with you there). And the second driver was just trying to be "politically correct" and blame "company policy". When in reality, he probably wasn't comfortable with the situation either.
Make no mistake, I am a dog lover. I've always had a dog since the time I was eight years old. In particular, I've always had labs. I love 'em. They are my dog of choice. But not everyone feels this way and this whole situation could have been avoided if both YOU and the AAA Call Taker had just clarified WHERE the pet would ride.
Because once that was established, and you didn't like the idea of your pet riding in your vehicle while you got the air conditioned cab...arrangements could have already been in the works for a friend or relative to come pick you up.
Have I taken dogs in the cab? Yes. But as already stated, I am a dog lover. Have I regretted it from time to time? You bet. Some dogs have left quite the hair mess let alone...well...they reeked of doggy odor.
But in the end, I still hold that it is unfair to say, "AAA will not transport your pets" as a blanket statement.
Clarification of the situation is the key to anyone having a successful experience with a pet and having your car towed.
horrible customer service
I never do this because i believe anybody can have a bad day but this is beyond one person and it looks like aaa is at fault. I have been a member for a couple of years and my family for alot longer. I have always had faith that aaa will be there when i needed them (Its why i pay for the service).
At about 6 pm on 06/16/2017 i needed aaa my van broke down at a gas station leaving my new husband (Whom i was going to get to become a member as well) at home with the kids and me stranded. I was 1 mile from my house and my husband came out to stay with me to make sure i was ok.
I had told him i contacted aaa to come get me and he could stay with the kids cause i would be home soon. He would have none of it thankfully and arrived to be with me within 10 minutes.
Within 30 min aaa showed up! Saved, or so i thought, it turns out that aaa deemed it prudent not to send a tow truck (Which i had asked for and the entire reason i have this membership) but instead to send me a salesman.
Can you believe it! A salesman ! I never in a million years would have thought that.
The gentleman was very nice told us it was probably the battery is the problem and he would be happy to see if it was. My husband knew what was going on and tried to tell me we were in for a sales pitch. I told him he was being silly that i called for a tow and that is what i pay for.
Well i had already been on the phone looking for a battery and found one for 60.00 the gentleman offered us a aaa battery for 115.00 right now ! What a deal... Sorry for the sarcasm but it gets worse.
My husband asked him if he bought this battery and the van did not strt would we still be required to purchase the battery and his question was avoided. So he declined thinking that the gentleman would just tow us the one mile to our home.
Wrong again! It seems that after aaa could not get more money from us they ditched us. The nice gentle man bid us a good day and gave us bottle water and said a tow was on the way leaving me bewildered as to what just happened. My help just took off. I guess to try to sell an over priced battery to another stranded person.
By now an hour and a half goes by and the nice sunny eavening turned into a lightening display that would make any fool run for cover. On top of it the road where the tow truck would be coming is now a construction nightmare
As we sit there smelling the tar fumes and hoping lightening doesn't get us or hoping our kids were behaving themselves for the 16 yo young lady we left them with (They weren't) i called again and was told that the call wasn't placed by the battery salesman and that no tow was on the way!
I waited longer and called back only to be told by the person answering the phone that "we know aaa sells batteries" lol can you believe it? This is not the work of one bad salesman it looks like aaa is selling batteries now.
My husband got on the phone and talked to a lady who transferred him to armando the dispatch supervisor who was very unsympathetic to say the least and no matter what my husband said armando would not budge told us it was not his problem basically and that a tow was on the way. My husband even said to please bring the battery guy back to hook us up just to get us home since he was there so quick the first time and was told that a tow truck was on the way again.
After some minutes we called back to inform them that our road was closed and the driver would be forced to come up another road aaa informed us that it should be there by 10 pm.
Even after the warning the tow truck over shot us backed up against traffic drove over cones and crossed a construction area to get us home at 10 from 6 to 10. Funny how when the idea of making some money shows up aaa is right there nice and fast but when a paying member needs a service for something already paid for they dont care!
At the current time i will be looking for another roadside assistance company. My family is up in arms as to how we were treated and aaa is going to loose several clients.In the grand scheme of things you will not miss us but i will tell my story every chance i get.
You want to keep us as clients ? I thought about this. How can aaa make it up to us if they care ? Easy give me that battery that caused all of this trouble. If the tow truck would have been there like i asked for then we wouldn't have experianced the storm or construction and we wouldnt have had to worry about our kids who didnt eat til ten pm either cause thats what i went out for.
I am buying a battery this evening when i get off if aaa doesn't try to make my happy other wise reply to this thread my computer will be on all day and my husband is home.
I experienced the worst service i have ever had with a company. I'm writing this to inform other customers of how terrible of a company triple a is. Over the weekend i was stranded with my four year old son for over 5 hours until triple a finally got to my car and to top it of it was in the middle of the night. 8 pm until 1 in the morning. I had to call several times none of the employees new what i was talking about they where a compliant joke and fought with me the whole time i was lied to for 5 hours ! I also had to leave my car unattended with my keys in it because it got so late. They forgot to put my order in and did not own up to their mistakes. I am letting people know don't ever sign up for triple a i had a membership for a year and got no benefits from in just a tone of stress and to top my nightmare of with them i had to pay 130 dollars for my tow on top of my membership. Please do not use there buisness and go threw someone else.
Aaa didn't honor our premium membership 200 mile tow stating that the membership wasn't 24hrs old yet. We requested a tow truck for our vehicle to be towed the 199 miles to our mechanic, they refused stating they would provide 5 miles of toeing free! They would not honor the rental car as stated in the premium package, again because membership wasn't 24 hrs old. We relented and requested that they sent the tow truck; we where in the middle of nowhere with two kids. They stated they would sent the tow truck. What showed up was a battery tech! She tested our battery and said it was fine-we knew that! It was another issue based on the cars symptoms! She then requested the tow truck. Luckily she was kind enough to drive me to portland airport where i could rent a car to get us back to seattle. Whilst i was getting the car, my husband calls; he was with the vehicle. The tow truck showed up, he checked the vehicle over and discovered it was a loose wite i'm the battery! The very battery that the battery tech said was in perfect condition! The vehicle started up, luckily i hadn't driven out of the rental car parking lot and was able to void the rental agreement.
This was a 4 hr process! If aaa had just either honored their membership or at the very least sent the tow truck mechanic out we would not have had to sit in the middle of no where with 2 kids for needless hours!
I am digested at the custom service we received and how deceitful aaa are when you signup for a membership.
My car was stolen and found 30 miles away. I paid aaa for 100 miles coverage annually so i was counting on them towing the car home. Not surprisingly they denied my request because stolen recovery was not covered. I was stranded and left paying a few hundred dollars to get my car home. The tow yard driver told me that aaa pays them very little and that's the reason why i was not getting any help.
Triple a sent a subcontractor to change our tire in gatlinburg tn. The next morning we set off for pigeon forge and went about 2 miles and smelled a burning smell and then our tire flew off and into the river. Theyhave not paid for the damages and they were clearly at fault. We spent an hour waiting for the first guy who screwed it up and an hour on the next one then we spent 2 days without a car. Talk about poor customer service. To top that off they wouldnt return our calls after telling us we'd have to talk to so and so higher up in the company.
My car broke down on the batimore beltway, at mid-afternoon on a record hot day (100 degrees at time of incident). I called aaa 13 times before i got through (Several disconnections while on hold, several busy signals, several "call did not go through" messages). The rep said they couldn't come if i wasn't with the car. Their terms (Which i had to read to the csr, because she was unaware of them) said the following: "remain with the vehicle to receive service, however under extenuating circumstances exceptions can be made. " i explained that within 2 minutes of the engine shutting off, the heat became unbearable (130 degrees inside the car within 2 minutes) , and that this beltway is notorious for deaths caused by "disabled vehicles being struck, " and asked under what "extenuating circumstances exceptions can be made. " she didn't know of any, but agreed to ask her supervisor about this one. She was back on the phone in less than 15 seconds, saying "no sir. There is nothing we can do for you. " now i'm out not only the $130 aaa membership, but also the $200-300 i will need to shell out in order to get my disabled vehicle out of the county impound lot (Where they will eventually tow it). Do not get aaa; it will put your life in danger.
Approximately eight months ago after calling aaa for a dead battery, i was told that i needed a new one. Making it easy, i decided to purchase one from the aaa driver. Now, eight months later my battery died. No problem - i call aaa and they tell me that the battery needs a "super boost" and i should go to an auto dealer. I went to goodyear auto and after about three hours they tell me the battery is no good and won't hold the charge. (They recommended that since the battery was new i should call aaa. ) i return home and call aaa again. The same driver as previously returns and tells me everything is fine except i need to charge the battery a full eight hours before he can replace it. I have been charging the battery now for five hours - i turn off the engine and the battery does nothing. When i asked the driver if this is normal, he says no but he has to follow the instructions. I then procced to call aaa in new york, florida (Where the car was located) and get put on hold for at least another hour. Finally, i get a person who says that even thought the car has been charged for over five hours that is not enough and they can't do anything.
I went to sears and purchased a battery - when i asked the technician if a battery has to be charged eight hours before they can tell if it will hold the charge, he said that was an absurdity that aaa always tells their members so they never have to replace batteries.
Don't ever buy parts from aaa - they can start cars - they will not however, warranty any of their products.
My dad was trying to get his reward points cashed in. We went to the web site only to find out that his world woide points card is no longer accepted in the system. They could have at least notified their customers of this since my dada is stilol using his card every month and they are still getting paid every month. This was a big rip off since he had over 25, 000 points accrued.
My dad should have been notified and a new card issued in order for him not to loose the points he was using his card to get. This was a big diservice to the customer and they have been customers for a long time.
I went to purchase a new car today. I had received a quote from AAA on Friday - everything was set. All I had to do was go pick up my new car, call in the credit card number and get a policy number so the dealer could finalize everything.
The AAA agent I dealt with was not there, so I got another - Ramon. Ramon proceeds to run everything all over from the start, claiming he can get me a better rate if I can give him my D.L. from the state I used to live in 4 years ago. Why would I still have this? I wouldn't because DMV is required to destroy your old license. I tell him this. He keeps working on the better deal, ignoring me. I told him - 5 TIMES - I do not want anything more, all the work was done Friday, please take my card and give me the policy number for the dealer, he's wasting everyone's time.
He kept working on the better rate. I told him to get a manager. He puts me on eternal hold. I hung up and called Progressive - whose agent had started from scratch at a moment's notice and I was off the phone in 3 minutes. Before I even made it across the showroom floor to sign the final papers, the faxed policy was in their hands. AAA lost 2 customers today - myself and my sister who heard everything that was going on. She went home and canceled her policy. Avoid them at ALL COSTS. (I did have previous experiences with their idiot agents before today. Today was the last straw.)
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FROM DEALING with the same BULL [censored] from AAA ..I CANCEL My Membership on 2/24/2017 WHERE IS MY REFUND to MY VISA CARD ending in *** PLEASE GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED Supervisor made notes on file REFUND as of TODAY WEDNESDAY Feb 29th 2017 in the AMOUNT OF $****... Theresa P ! Damn AAA they are full of [censored]
no show, no call
This afternoon at approximatley 4:00, my husband was broken down with his truck on Sunrise Hwy. in Patchogue, NY. This highway is extremely busy and hazardous especially during comuter hours. He called AAA and told them the problem and they said some would call him back within 1/2 hour and gave him a reference #. Nobody called. An hour later my husband called with the ref# and the guy said his truck was "broken" and he couldn't come. Long story short, nobody came. At 6:20, he had to call a tow truck (AAA affiliated) and he came within 20 minutes and got him and the truck home. I have used AAA 3 times including today. The last time I called them, I was stuck with a flat tire in a State Office parking lot. I called at 5:00 and nobody called or came. He claimed he "got lost". The town he was coming from was one town away. EVERYBODY knows the State Office Building and the highway it is off of. Needless to day, it was dark by this time and I had to ask a stranger to help me fix my flat and pray he wasn't a serial killer. I am so angry right now I want to tell the WORLD not to belong to AAA, especially if you have a daughter who may have to count on them. Not only that, but the people are downright RUDE! When I called them to have them PLEASE send someone as I was frightened, they had me on hold for 15 minutes and my cell was using minutes plus it was losing its charge. I will send the bill to AAA and I bet they don't even reimburse me.
thieves
I am a disabled ase master auto technician. Having taken my vehicle to the aaa in charlotte, nc. For a routine state inspection, march14, i was told it would not pass for the following reasons.
It needed brakes, 2 tires, a rack & pinion, 2 rear struts, repair of a massive oil leak and a grocery list of "gravy" repairs. Estimate, $ 2200.00.
Here's the real deal! Feb. 2010. Brakes, i replaced 4 rotors, 4 calipers, all pads & master cylinder. All 4 tires are new, the rack i replaced with new power steering hoses when i installed the new gm crate engine, that now ha less than 100 miles on all new components. These idiots dumped old oil down the back side of the engine to simulate an oil and power steering leak. When i threatened to call the police, aaas responce was that they " confused" my car with another customer's car. When i told the service manager to show me this other car and the tech who wrote it up, the tech disappeared with the supposed car on a test drive. Neither one ever came back during the hour i wasted there.
Do not take your vehicle to any aaa repair facility. I have met and found many people who have had alot of the same experiences with them. Aaa employs sub-standard part replacing jockey's. No one there has any idea how to diagnose even minor problems, much less any major repairs or computerized diags or electrical repairs.
I would recommend taking your car to burger king over any aaa repair facility. You'd be better off !
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unaothorized charges
I recently was made aware that aaa had charged my credit card for services i nolonger wanted or renewed. Unfortunately, we had a death in the family, so i let me mail pile up. When i finally got around to reviewing my statements i noticed a charge from aaa. I called to get a refund for a service i did not renew or use and they would not do it because it was 45 days past their credit card posting. I never used their service and one would think with a company that big they would have more customer care. It really ticks me off when companies charge our credit cards without our knowledge. I will write to their complaint department in hopes of getting this refunded, as i purchased a new acura which comes with it's own roadside service grrrrrrr! Do not pay with credit cards
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Heartaches
She asked if I was at fault and because I said no.
I have heart problems because of her lies now.
Her insured lied to her company.
Someone like her should be in jail.
She cursed me and so did her male co workers.
This lady promised to never pay my family for injuries.
Liars.
This person told me straight out she would never pay for my families injuries. It works in her and the local police departments favor because they are both same disgusting.
This person is so disgusting she accused me of something false.
fraud
To whom it may concern. Recently I have paid out on 10th of june '09 £29. 95 and £4. 95 on 8th of june '09 to your company, I consider this a fraud as I have never had dealings with your company before. I have been to my bank and explained that the transaction was not authorised by me therefore it should be considered unlawful, I am very disapointed with the way in this day and age people can just take what is not their. My email adress is a. [protected]@mail. Ru, I would be expectin an explonation as to why this happened and what will you do in the future to protect internet users from their money being stolen. Thank you and I will look forward from hearing from you. Aydin aliyev
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My husband passed away some time ago and I hired AAA to sell his car. They asked me to buy insurance because buyer wanted so. I did what they asked but buyers never came. I wanted to cancel membership but they told that it is not possible. They backed me into the corner.
new policy leaves cutomers stranded
Our car would not start and according to aaa and their "new policy on towing" we were stranded for 3 hours!
This new and stupid policy requires verification that cars are really broken down before sending a tow truck so, essetially we had one car come to where we were to check the car and then finally the tow truck. To make matters worse, it was during the holiday so my family that was visiting had the joy of sitting there for hours.
Thanks aaa for screwing up our holiday!
We will be purchasing another towing plan and will drop you ###s... Soon
Sorry iCAN UNDERSTAND your frustration and complaint. I was told that there is a "new policy" regarding dead batteries and that AAA no longer replaces a AAA battery under warranty until it has been charged for 5 hours and that you have to have documentation proving that the battery is dead. We all know their service people have the ability to determine this when they jump the car but now they want to charge the member $30 - $40 for this battery charge. I was so angry by this policy that I took my car to Firestone and they charged me NOTHING AND PROVIDED A REPORT THAT I COULD give AAA in return for a new battery. ON TOP OF THIS NONSENSE AAA is trying to charge my account for 3 SERVICE trips when every trip originated occured on the same day and it was all had to do with the dead battery. I call this POOR BUSINESS PRACTICE and based on the sleezy methods they are imploring, and with the competition of ONSTAR and google for travel information...they are shooting themselves in the ...aaaaa sssss eeee tttt sssss!
I realize this is an old post, but being I am reviewing all of these complaints today I felt it needed my 2 cents.
I read and re-read the complaint a couple times because it "just didn't make sense" to me. My background: I am the operations manager for a towing company in Oregon and we are also a AAA provider. I've been in the industry since 1996 and with this company since 1998.
As such, I have come to the conclusion that this is not a policy of AAA...because there is no such policy...but what happened is this:
Your car wouldn't start. You called AAA. Not knowing what you told the AAA call taker, if you just said, "It won't start. We just came out from shopping and it won't start." They dispatched your call to the contracted towing company as "won't start, possible tow".
The towing company was probably slammed that day (for whatever reason) and in an effort to try and provide you with faster service, they sent out their "service" truck...not a tow truck...to see if they could get you going.
Trust me. This is standard practice, especially when a contract station is very busy. We have a service truck too that provides jump starts, lockouts and tire changes. The truck is faster and more fuel efficient than having a tow truck running around providing these same services...even though tow trucks are still capable of doing them.
When they arrived in the service truck, the driver probably mumbled something about how he was just trying to see if he could get you going and if not, they would send the next available tow truck.
All of that being said, that is NOT how we would have handled it.
First, if in fact, your call was dispatched to us as a "won't start, possible tow" we would have called you back and discussed what was happening. Is the engine just making this loud clicking sound when you turn the ignition, etc.?
If we determined thru some simple questions that a service truck might be of assistance...because a tow truck was still hours away...we would have asked you if it would be okay for them to respond and give it a try.
Some people respond enthusiastically, "YES...send them!" and sure enough, the service truck can get them going. Others are more sure that it's a "bigger issue" and would rather have their vehicle towed to the repair shop. No problem. We won't waste our time sending the service truck and just get you lined up in the rotation for towing.
Either way, the towing company was at fault for NOT clarifying this with you. We have a policy here at our company that all third party calls need to be verified by our own dispatch if possible.
Meaning, when we get a call from AAA, our own dispatchers will make every attempt to contact you personally to confirm location, # of passengers, nature of the breakdown and an accurate ETA for your situation. Not just an ETA that AAA has us set to on their master screen at the call taking center.
But that is our policy and unfortunately many of my collegues don't adhere to the same customer service principles.
Still, I think the point needs to be made that your complaint is with the towing company and not AAA and it's "new policy".
I respect that as a AAA member, your perception is that whoever responds once you've called AAA is...in fact...AAA...even if it's just a AAA contract station.
And I also recognize that you are rightfully very frustrated with what happened in your situation. I would be too.
However, for clarification to all other readers: This is not a AAA policy that your car has to be "proven to be broken down before a tow".
where was that? my sweetie works at a towing company that contracts with AAA, and he's not heard of this...at least not yet...would like to know because if that's the case, his company intends to raise hell with AAA...
bad customer service
About 3 yrs ago, when i held aaa membership, one of my car battery went dead, so i asked aaa to replace it (With 3 yrs free replacement, and 5 yrs gurantee).
Now, just about 2 months after the replacement, the battery went dead again, and i don't have the membership. I called aaa's number for battery service, below is the process:
1. First, a lady picked my phone, and asked my questions. After learning that i was not a member, she let me hold on to wair for her checking my information. I waited, waited, waited. Ok, another woman came in, and asked my questions again, but it seemed that she had problem to follow what i said, so, she spoke loudly and loudly (With a little bit of joy) , to let me repeat what i said again and again, "sorry, i cann't hear you, are you speaking english?", "sorry, what do you mean?", "sorry, i really cann't understand you, i have to hang up",...
So, before she hang up, i hang up.
2. Then after a while, i called again. This time, another young lady talked with me and she really understood me and quickly agreed to give me a free battery with a service charge of $65 (About). But i didn't want to give aaa the money without comaprison now, so i thanked her, hang up, and do the online shopping.
3. After searching, i found that a battery alone costed >$70, so i called aaa again. This time, the lady cann't find any information about me now, nothing left.
Ok, that's fine, i am not in a hurry to use my car. So, i did a local search shopping and find a good deal in costco and buy a battery (
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booboo
I had my policy from another insurance company expire so I was looking into AAA. The sales person was persistent and constantly calling me to get payment and sign off on paperwork. I noticed there was a discount for scientific professions but biology was not listed. I work at a drug company and got a masters in biology but I didn't qualify for the discount. Apparently holding a bachelors in Astronomy does even though half of the people in Astronomy don't go down that path. This is just a way to screw the consumer out of money. When I tried to contact the same salesperson he completely ducked my emails and phone calls even though he said he would look into and get back to me. Just another company that looks at the consumer and thinks "how much money can we suck out of them?"
I had a very bad experience with AAA. They also said my battery was no good and offered to replace my it for $115 plus tax. I did and that went dead, and they replaced that with another be cause the service guy said the first one tested bad. After that one going dead, I replaced it with another that I bought at a parts store. I tried to get a refund and I was told that because I removed their bad battery it voided any refund . My problem was not the battery, but the alternator. There was no need to replace the battery in the first place. Always get a second opinion ! People should also be aware that they are limited on the number of calls allowed or they will charge you for additional fee. No more AAA for me...
insurance claims
I am formally requesting a review of my accident that occurred on august 15, 2008. For the sake of balance, i am also submitting this review as part of discovery for the court date that is pending.
On august 15th, 2008 in the morning, i drove down a small alleyway that led to shoreline drive in long beach. Having driven this route hundreds (And that is not hyperbole) of times. On this occasion there was an illegally parked vending truck completely obstructing the view of oncoming traffic. Now, on every street in every county, illegally parked vehicles and legally parked vehicles can obstruct your view. My question i pose to you the reviewer is this, “if this car was legally parked, would the outcome (By that, i mean your ‘conclusion’) have been the same?” does the fact that there was an illegally parked car, mean anything? It was the catalyst to the entire incident. If the vending truck (License plate number 9d85564 ca) was not there, there never would have been an accident.
Where is the fact checking on your side of the department? I pay you good money to make sure: i’m insured and my car is taken care of. I do not believe a 1 hour deliberation over the telephone, without visiting the location, without the actual accident report reaching the reviewer is, even in the most casual of situations, no basis to make such a decision. I sure hope your company doesn’t try to handle health insurance claims:
“hello, this is aaa health insurance. Can i have your policy number?”
“its g165xx. ”
“well, how can we help you?”
“i lost a lot of blood, and i need a transfusion. ”
“how much did you lose?”
“i dunno. I’m pretty lightheaded. ”
“i realize that sir, but if you don’t tell me on the phone, i may have to get up from my desk and go out to the field. My coffee’s here, and…sir…are you there? Hello…. Sir?”
1) i saw an old grey ford f-250 fill my entire driver side window. I had a ventriloquist dummy in the driver’s side of my car. “i thought it was a kid, ” that is what the driver said. That is how close that truck got to me. Somehow he only got the tail-end of my car. If someone were to actually go to the site, you would
See that my car was more than 19 feet in the street.
The man was elderly, and probably didn’t have the reflexes to stop in time; i had my [wits] though and avoided a driver side collision. I was halfway in the street, unobstructed by the large vending truck. The driver in question, driving down the same street hits me as i idle the street…is that really 100% at fault?
2) how much fault lies in an illegally parked vending truck? The curb was painted red, with a “no stopping at any time” sign. That person began the chain of events by breaking the law. The curb was red for a reason; it blocked the view of oncoming traffic. How much [percentage wise] do you give the truck? What exactly do you use to establish “fault” without checking of fact?
I passed the truck, and was far into the street when i was hit. If i was in plain sight, clear of the vending truck, about to turn, how fast do you think i was going? How fast do you think he was going? Keep in mind, the driver of the truck thought that i had a kid in the car. This means he saw me before even deciding to brake. I accelerated. He got the bumper, instead of me. Or maybe it was my fault because my car was too long? How much of a percentage are you going to subscribe to the “short car theory in your actuarial tables?” if that’s the case maybe i have the wrong policy. Perhaps i need a “shorter faster car add-on” to my already bloated bill?
It has to be said, that i am going to court because of this.In the word of the officer, it’s not a matter of who was at fault, it’s a formality. Which i can understand, i’m going to stand in front of the judge, with my diagram of the street, and my arguments will be bolstered by the testimony of the only two people that were party to the accident. There were no cops, no aaa, just the two of us.
I may have to reconsider my insurance carrier, because i feel that if this is how you treat your clients (The other driver was not insured by aaa, but he was treated much more favorably than your own client) then i and everyone that i know, will be made aware that our money is not being paid to aaa is not for their security-or even competent coverage, but for your bottom line. These points will also be brought up in court, so if you would like to attend a true venue where compensation, evidence and testimony gathering is practiced, i am more than happy to tell your “adjuster” when and where the date is. Otherwise, i strongly recommend that aaa invest in their policyholders, and not their shareholders. As small as my policy is, i have a big mouth, and an even bigger brain. Both of these will be used to my full ability until this matter reaches a carefully thought out and fully fleshed conclusion. By this i don’t mean the letter that i received saying:
“for the accident of august 15, 2008, we have assessed your percentage of fault at 100% and the percentage of fault of any other drive or cause at 0%
This was based on:
Your vehicle made an unsafe left turn. ”
The court will find me not at fault. So my final question to you is this: what do you do then? Are you going to retroactively change the decision? What about others that didn’t go through the lengths i’m about to force your company to do its job? Is this case going to establish a precedent, where it’s finally realized that insurance companies are not part of the judicial system and should not make this kind of judgment without at least adhering to the basics of fact checking? If there is one human left in your corporation, that beyond those textured cubicle walls, that sees the insanity of this decision, then please contact me. Because if this is a world of big business where actuarial tables replace common sense and the bottom line drives its employees, i may have been better off not accelerating.
Best
bad experience!
I was told many times by aaa that i have to have both the comprehensive and collison coverages on my car. I just want collision and not comprehensive. There is even an separate entry on the policy to enter the different premium. Comprehensive is when the car is not moving. Collision is for car is moving. I removed both comprehensive and collision (Savings of $500) ; then the underwritering manager called me the next day to ask whether i had any misunderstanding. I said: no. (Unless aaa is honest, i will not give aaa the business).
There should be some consumer protection / regulation to guard against a ripoff.
I called AAA to have my passenger front window replace on Monday 5/19/08. On Tuesday 5/20/08 AAA called me to say they had the wrong window instead they brought the front window and they would be out the following day. In the mean time I have a car rental.
I met the repair man and the first thing out of his mouth was not Good Morning or How are you but, I HAVE TO MOVE YOUR CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, I CAN'T WORK LIKE THIS.
My car was on the leftt side of the one way road because legally it's the only place you can park. No parking allowed on the right side. I was in a pretty good mood until those nasty words escaped from the repair man's mouth plus I had mentioned to AAA yesterday I had to be at work at 08:00 and they promised me he would be here between 07:00 - 07:30 and comes the repair man at 07:55. He didn't even appologize for showing up late.
Horrible customer service. If we serve our clients with poor customer service at my place of work, we get written up!
Collision without Comprehensive Coerage cannot be purchased with any insurance company. Comprehensive coverage can also apply while the vehicle is moving, such as a rock, or other flying debris that strikes the car while driving, or the colliding with a cow, deer, mosse, or other animal. Comprehensive can be purchased on its own, but not the other way around.
poor service!
Would like to get resolution from aaa insurance company. Have been trying to get our vehicle repaired since 11/06. And since aaa has had a hard time locating our account. We our even getting notices from the dmd stating we have no insurance and aaa. However, they main office has told us they would fix our account. They have been looking for a payment they have lost of ours. We would just like to get our vehicle fixed, account fixed, payment credited, and any fee's we received credited (Like lc, restatement fees, and insurance adjustments) , and an apology from aaa. Still wanting for manager and staff to return our calls...
I, too, have had a hard time getting AAA to hold themselves accountable for damages that their towing service did to my car. I have tried calling Customer Service and they refuse to talk to me! Even the manager of Customer Relations has refused to talk to me. When I filed a complaint with them 3 weeks ago after they damaged my car during a tow to my mechanic, the woman I talked to, that day, immediately assumed that it was our fault that the axle was broken and not theirs.
After there supposed investigation at the repair shop where my car was, with my mechanic and my husband there at the time of the investigation, the women and insurance adjuster spent a whole 5 minutes looking at the car and said that AAA was not at fault. When my mechanic tried to tell her that there was no way a broken transmission (which is why we were getting the car towed was to repair the transmission) could have caused the axle to break, she told him that her decision was made and if we wanted to go further we would have to get our lawyers and their lawyers involved.
I have been with them for 30 ys, since I first learned to drive and this is what they do? I was told by my mechanic that AAA is hard to get money out of to fix vehicles that were damaged during towing. Customers are told to pay up front and then they will reimburse them and then that takes YEARS to get resolved. Yeah, my WHOLE FAMILY is going to drop AAA. What a scam is right!
They are taking a long time to take decision. Response is very poor.
poor customer service
I was robbed on april 19th. My car was taken from my garage and things of value from in the garage. I contacted aaa within a hour of finding out i was robbed. And was told to talk to two different representatives one for house ins. & one for the car.
First, i was very impressed with their interest and what i had to do. But when i called back with questions two days later. I never received return calls. Now, 40 days later i still don't have my car back from the body shop and my rental car was do back on the 30th day. So, now i'm out a car and no one to answer any questions i have. And to get reimbursed is a joke still no reimbursement checks for items i was told to go out a replace right a way.
I faxed all paper work to aaa from a aaa office in my town, so they can't say they haven't received it in the mail yet. I will be dropping aaa as soon as i get my car back and checks sent out to me. And to think that i have been a paying member for 35 years and this is the thanks i get.
Terrible customer service from the AAA office in Indianapolis and Fishers, IN. My problem could have been resolved in one phone call; however, after 2 business days, no resolution. I finally called and had to leave a v. msg telling them to forget trying to sign me up for a membership because I was no longer interested. Later in the day I received a phone call and I told the lady I no longer was interested in signing with AAA due to the problem that could have been resolved within minutes the first day I spoke with a Rep. She never offered an apology etc. and became very abrupt and hung up on me. I cannot believe, as a member of a company, one would not at least apologize or at least offer to hear what my problem was. Bottom line: AAA needs to work on Customer Service, on all levels. At least, their reps could be pleasant when answering the phone. Glad I did not sign up, as this was a good indication of what I could experience if I were to have a problem as a customer.
I solicited a service because my motorcycle's battery was died and I was needing a quickly jumper but 30 min after my solicit I received a called when the employee toldme that they don't press service to motorcycle. To what i have a aaa badge?
Car broke down at 11:pm. No auto repair shops open so car was towed 2.7 miles to residence. The next day i contacted a repair shop 12.7 miles away that was equipped to fix the car. Called AAA who refused to tow the car unless I was pay the commercial rate. This is unsatisfactory especially when paying for "Premier Service".
AAA you disappoint AGAIN! You need to update your archaic system. Spent almost 30 min being transferred around the east coast to get emergency roadside assistance. Thankfully, I was in a safe place 😡
I am complaining on this Darrow Nelson. He lied took partial payment of mine and told me my rates will remain the same after changes made to my policy. Now my payments are almost doubled. I am not happy with this false information.
One of the premier auto insurances you can buy still makes you suffer at home after an accident because it only covers 1/20 of an ER visit. It doesn't even cover THE AMOUNT OF THE YEARLY PREMIUM. So I sit here shaking in bed for the 3rd day, I will probably die.
My daughter is having a medical emergency, and we had a trip interruption. When i call to inquire about insurance service, I am given the run around and hung up on. I am not properly being helped by AAA phone representive during an emergency. They should consider my circumstance, and properly help advise me.
Called AAA assist at 8:23 pm 10/4 was advised that International Towing Co would be towing my car got a text that they should arrive 9:30pm. 10pm nothing so called and recording advised tow to arrive till 11pm spoke with AAA rep said would put in another report. 11:01 no tow truck called back AAA advise 30 min more. Had to wait a total of 3 hours
got reassigned a new claim adjustor.
she read the note and then she started tell me what going to happen.
she never ask me question to make sure my claim . explain to me what she has already and what I need to close this claim. her name is Janet Berry phone number [protected] very unprofessional and rude just like the other person.
AAA pick up truck with labels for AAA on it tailgating, speeding, driving a radically, swerving around park cars cutting cars off. Very unsafe driver. Truck number 47. The guy was obviously in quite a hurry. Was not safe at all. Would suggest not letting him drive one of your labeled AAA trucks. Tailgating cars on Princeton between I-4 and 0BT
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I purchased AAA battery a little over a year ago when I stuck with stalled car paying almost 3 times of regular price. The AAA serviceman had told me that there will be 3 years warranty service regardless if I remain AAA member or not during that period.
My car sat in the garage for about 3 weeks and when I need to go for a job interview, car would not start because battery was dead. I called AAA battery warranty service that was on the battery. I spoke to a lady and she connected me to local West Hills, CA AAA office. The lady refused to send serviceman because I refused to pay for warranty service.
I asked her why do I have to pay if the battery is UNDER WARRANTY?
She said the warranty service is only for AAA member. What a twist? They charge almost 3 times higher price for the battery and do not provide warranty service to non-member.