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taking actions against Auto Repair and Mechanic Scams

Created by L.T. on October 28, 2011

Almost every family in the United States of America owns at least one car, and it would be next to impossible for an average American to understand and describe all the auto repair scams and cheats the honest consumers out of their money. The most common auto maintenance scams are described here:

- Replacement Parts and Counterfeit Parts Scams.
- Repair Estimate Scams
- Intentional misrepresentation of what repairs are needed.
- Bait and Switch: Mechanics uses the fear of your safety to costly repair of non-existent problems.

As a result, it hurts American way of life economically and sometimes car accidents as well.

Consumer protection attorney, Better Business Bureau or the Office of the Attorney General in your state does not always the solution of this widespread unethically disease

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