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    • Petro

      8900 Citation Rd Essex, MD 21221-3103

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforPetro

    Fuel Oil
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 13 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    18 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 12/13/2013

    Years in Business: 121

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    This company offers heating oil services, diesel fuel, and heating & air conditioning equipment and service.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    8900 Citation Rd, Essex, MD 21221-3103
    BBB File Opened:
    8/16/1988
    Years in Business:
    121
    Business Started:
    1/1/1903
    Business Started Locally:
    7/1/1978
    Business Incorporated:
    3/11/1981
    Accredited Since:
    12/13/2013
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    • This business sub contract out for services that require a MHIC license.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Carroll Home Services
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    • Petro Home Sevices
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    Business Management
    • Mr. Steven Goldman, President/CEO
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Steven Goldman, President/CEO

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Steven Goldman, President/CEO
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (410) 238-4080
      Primary Fax
    • (410) 563-8475
      Other Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Email Addresses

    Website Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    19 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    05/16/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Customer Service Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    April 24, 2024 we returned to our home to find a fuel oil leak. We called our fuel company, Petro (formerly Carroll Fuel)to assist with the leak. Petro sent out a technician who told us that the fuel filter leaked. We lost an unknown number of gallons of fuel oil all over the laundry room and pantry floor. Petro maintains our furnace and were the ones who installed the faulty fuel filter. When we called Petro to accept responsibility for the leak, they claimed that it was the wrong filter and it wasn't their fault. They were the ones who installed THAT filter. We want to file a claim against Petro for the thousands of dollars spent in clean up and remediation of out fuel oil disaster that was their fault. We have attempted to make contact with them and now are trying to get their insurance company's name so that we can file a claim. They are refusing to provide us with this information. We are left living in a toxic waste dump and the company responsible for causing it is ducking all responsibility.
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    Customer Reviews

    13 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Joshua M

    1 star

    07/25/2023

    I have been a customer of Carrolls for about 8 years. I have been paying $688 /month for their maintenance plan for my two HVAC systems the past 3 or 4 years. I have been without Air Conditioning on my 2nd floor for a month. I had them out around June 20th. The tech said he fixed it. 5 days later it stopped working. I called to have them back out on June 27th. They never showed up. I rescheduled them to come out on July 3rd. They told me they needed a new part ( fan motor). I scheduled them to come out the following week, and took off work to be here to meet them. They never showed or called. I called them and they said the tech went to pick up the part and it had not come in. Thanks for the heads up! After a little nagging, they called me a week later to tell me the part was in. I was going out of town for the week. I called three days later to schedule them to come out when I returned home, and they said the part had not come in. Wasn't the part in three days ago? I had them scheduled for today btwn 12-4. They showed up at 9:30 this morning when nobody was home. Then they tell me they will be out btwn. 12-3. Nobody shows up. I called them at 4:00 and they said they would be here in 30 minutes. That was two hours ago. At this point it feels like they are just messing with me. I made it 44 years without ever writing a BBB complaint. But a month without A/C in July and a completely indifferent attitude from this company warrants one.

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