Business ProfileforDawns Auto Repair

On 04/14/2022, I took my vehicle to Dawn's **** Repair to have the engine replaced. I was told that I would need to pay $2,400.00 as a deposit. I promptly paid the money and was told I should be able to pick it up in a few days or so. After literally over 1 year of calling and texting **** asking for a pickup date, due to the information he was providing me, i.e. they only needed to test drive it, then a hose here, and wires there, and him saying they had "ALREADY" replaced the engine and the vehicle was running it just needed this or that. I was forced to send my friend and a sheriff to go and take the vehicle back no matter the sate it was in (albeit the officer was off duty and only there to ensure that everything was on the up & up). **** gave the run around as to why they couldn't let them in the back to see it. So instead of going back there he made them tow it out to the front so he could confirm all the work that I had been told had been done to it. Imagine my frustration when my friend called me and sent me pictures showing that not only was the vehicle still non operational but they hadn't even removed the old engine. Since then I've been trying to get my money back but I've been unsuccessful. He tried to file bankruptcy but was denied. I need this money back desperately and don't know what I can do other that ask for the BBB's help. I'm a 31 year old student working full-time as a pharmacy technician making $20/hr with a $1,797.30 mortgage, car/insurance bill, phone bill, utilities ect. I've tried picking up more hours at work to try and off set the monetary loss but im still struggling it pay bills. If I could get this money back it would make a **** impact for me. Please, if there is anything that I or the BBB can do to help me, please call me at my personal number **************, or email me at ************************