The fourth edition of this invaluable consumer guide exposes common auto repair scams, helps identify dependable mechanics, gives tips on getting repairs done for free even after the warranty expires, and clues car owners in on vehicle maintenance secrets. Includes details of undercover investigations that caught major auto repair chains red-handed, charging for expensive repairs that were not needed.

Excerpt from Auto Repair Fraud: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Consumer of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, March 4, 1993 The naag Auto Repair Task Force also plans to conduct a forum for discussing the issues raised in the auto repair industry, and our staff is working with them on that forum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Describes the way in which consumers are cheated on auto repairs, tells how to resolve complaints, and rates repair facilities