O/Os report: ripoffs by truck dealers and mechanic shops

I am posting this to give o/o's a heads up to NOT buy a truck from Bulldog Truck & Equipment in Atlanta. A friend of mine bought a truck from them and had to bounce it back because it broke down so much. He had the truck a little less than 90 days and in those 90 days spent over $4,500 in repair bills. The repairs coupled with the lost money in down time put him out of business. From day one it had electrical issues. They, (Bulldog), sold him a Motorsilk Warranty for $4,700 which covered absolutely nothing that broke down. Motorsilk is owned by a company named Guardian, do a Google search on them and see all the negative comments that come up. In the first week he had to put a clutch in it. Which they claim was fine when it was at their facility. To sell a lemon and then not stand behind it is pretty bad. It's a shame that in these economic times people are that un-ethical. Do NOT buy from Bulldog or American Bank Leasing, unless you want a headache.

 

WI kenworth out of Madison is where I get all my parts, since basically they are the only KW dealer around. Never had a problem, but like I said, all I do is buy parts there, someone else does my service work.

 

Texas truck sales in houston. They paint the frame and wheels to black and any other imperfections in the trucks are painted. Trucks are wayy overpriced.

 

thermoking in haines city,fl charged me 153 dollars to tell me my compressor on my reefer was bad.so i took my great paying load to cold storage so after i got unloaded i turned my reefer back on and the temp went down to -10 went back and couldnt get a dime.i havent had one problem since just needed to be defrosted

 

I remember that one. I figgured your reefer/compresor was fine. That is BAD when a thermo king dealer mis-diagnoses their bread and butter like that. Hope it was just a kid first day on the job.

 

I have bought 2 trucks from Madison Kenworth and parts as well. I've nothing but good things to say about them.

 

Anyone have information on the Pete dealerships in FL that bad?

KH