ComplaintsforCheap Auto Trans

• Initial Complaint

  10/18/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  Had contract a month in advanced Signed. The car was to be picked up in MD and taken to ******* *******. I left MD the day before the pickup date. Had a rental car at the time. While in route after leaving the car for pickup I got a call from ***************************** the Broker telling us if we did not pay an xtra $250.00 on top of signed agreement they would not pickup the car. The car was going to be towed if not picked up as agreed upon by singed contract. They demanded that my wife who was home along in ******* go to the bank and get the xtra money in cash only. The following day they called when car was picked up and demanded more cash on top of the money they already requested. Then we were told if we did not get the xtra $50.00 they would drop the cat in ***** ******* over two hours from the house. Total extortion! We are seniors and started to file a Police report but the stress was over whelming. These companies appear to have no regulations to control them. They claimed they fired *************************** the Broker for her what they called a Con ***. Not true as ***************************** sent an email to me yesterday asking for more business from Cheap Auto Transport. If we lived In their area we would file a small claims case immediately. I am familiar with transport companies. If we don't received a refund this will not stop here we promise you

• Initial Complaint

  08/22/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Delivery Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  This is the second time I have dealt with this company and the exact occurrence happened both times. The first time they refunded me the difference and apologized and said it would not happen again so I trusted them and they did the exact same fraudulent business practice as the first time. I contacted them to ship a car from ********** to **** two weeks prior to the pick up date. They quoted a price of $930. Leading up to the pick up date, I would get texts from their employee *********************** saying he was processing the order and to have a blessed day. The day prior to them picking up I had not heard from them and contacted them. They told me the price is now $1300. So once again they did a bait and switch and lock you in with a lower price and when you are stuck at the last second and they say the price has gone up from what you were promised. Due to my time constraints I had no choice but to unfortunately use their services. This company business practices are based on fraudulent quotes in order to lock you in then they know you are between a rock and a hard place and raise the price. They are very unethical and shady and I have filed a fraudulent business practice complaint with the *** as well as the Better Business Bureau. I encourage others to do the same so this company is held accountable.

• Initial Complaint

  08/17/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  InJsnuary I hired another company to transport a **** Ranger pick up from ** to my home. This company has refused to quit harassing me with emails about getting this vehicle picked up. I have requested this, I have reported it to the BBB, however, nothing was done or the request was ignored or never received (excuse time) so please for the love of god get these idiots to stop

• Initial Complaint

  05/22/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  I found this company online via ****** I had my car being transported from ******* to ******** I talk to a person name **** and they set up a contract which I did via over the phone and online for a price for 650 something dollars that was post to pay a deposit of 150 and then when they receive when I receive my truck in ******** I was supposed to just pay them 500 cash on hand when my car got picked up it was initially a day and a half later than what they picked up my car for in ******* so that was one red flag but I was already in ******** I took a plane to ******** thats why my card was shipped then once my car got here it was on a Sunday, May 7 that my new amount is $1200 which I was only supposed to pay $500 when they dropped off my car so I immediately started calling the company and received no information or call back when I finally got a hold of someone when the shipper brought my truck it was a Hispanic couple that were the drivers and they said that I had 10 minutes to come up with the cash are theyre going to pull off once again I was in a frantic because it was Sunday and I asked him this is not the amount on my contract I was only supposed to be giving you guys 500 and I got a hold of **** via another phone they answered on the website and they told me a bunch of lies I needed to get this paper they assured me on sent on Monday that I will have my $700 back in my account I gave him my account number and my routing number he needed and Ive been calling since May 7 no one has got back to me on May 15 I got a hold of someone name ***** and he assured me that he was the manager and that he would take care of this situation and he has no clue what Im saying but then he calls me back and says that his name is **** from the same number No one has reached out to me and no one is answering my calls theyre going straight to a voicemail and I would like my $700 back from this company I got on the website and say they had a lot of complaints and this is not right

• Initial Complaint

  04/29/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  I received a quote from this company for 100 dollars to ship my vehicle once i paid they then came back and charged me another 125 dollars upon delivery. I told then to give the money back and they said dont worry we will not charge the extra 125$ . I said ok and scheduled them to ship the car. Once the car was shipped the driver demanded 125 to release the vehicle which the mechanic payed on my behalf. I then spoke with the manager ***** and he assure me there would be a refund of my 100$. He then never sent the refund and has been dodging my calls.

• Initial Complaint

  04/18/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  Cheap auto trans is an absolute scam. After reading all the negative reviews, I decided to contact the company. ***********************, the representative, will lie to you that the reviews are made by their competitors. I believed him and signed a $625-contract to ship a vehicle. At the same time, he calls the driver and dispatches him for $1,200. The car was not picked up on time because this company does not have any drivers. The $625 - contract was changed to $1,300, then to $1,400 and I did not have a choice but to accept because after you've paid the down-payment, cheap auto trans will change the contract and the amounts as needed. The worst part was that I was waiting for the driver with less money than I had to pay because *********************** promised more money to the driver without telling me. The driver, not knowing what was going on, loaded back the car quickly when he realized I did not have the full amount promised to him by ***********************. What an evil game? Please do not sign their contract because it's nothing but a trap to deny you from filling a bank claim.

• Initial Complaint

  04/01/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  I signed an agreement for $900 to have my sons car shipped from ** to **. The day of pick up ******* calls me and says that the driver is late and that he will pick up the following day. Saturday comes around and he calls me and says the driver is now asking for $1300 instead of $900 because there is only 1 spot left. They were asking me to pay an additional $150 on top of the $200 I already paid and give the driver $950 in cash. Good ol bait and switch. I would stay far away from this company as it seems like no one knows what they are doing. The customer support person began to talk about the owner ***** and how his wife was in the hospital and had a baby and he was excited for the baby. WTF are you talking about? What does that have to do with anything? The customer service person then calls me and says you can negotiate directly with the driver. He gives me another # and its his ***** sitting next to him and says " I am the driver". I'm like, it sounds like you are in a call center. He then says, well actually I am in the dispatch center. I'm like, I thought you just said you were the driver? Let's report this company and band together to get them out of business. I am requesting my $200 back!

• Initial Complaint

  03/23/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Customer Service Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  I am writing this complaint in regards to the Cheap Auto Trans Company. This company has my vehicle information put out on the dispatch website for $1,300. However, I have never signed any kind of contract with this company. I am unaware they got my information, as I am not familiar with this Company. At this time i'm working on shipping my vehicle with ******************** However, they are unable to find any drivers for the price we have agreed upon do to this company posting my vehicle for almost $400 dollars more than what I signed with ******************** My desired resolution, is for this company to take my information down as soon as possible.

• Initial Complaint

  03/20/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Product Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  On 2 March 2023, an agreement was made between myself and CheapAutoTrans to ship my vehicle from ******* ******** to ********* ********** for a grand total of $1050 to include an initial deposit of $250 reducing the price upon receipt of the vehicle to $800. On 20 Mar 2023, Big ************** contacted me stating the price upon delivery was $950 and not $800. Big ************** instructed me to contact CheapAutoTrans if I had concerns. CheapAutoTrans is not answering my phone calls for resolution .For the breach of the initial agreement between myself and CheapAutoTrans, I request a refund on $150 from the deposit paid to CheapAutoTrans back to my account used to purchase the service to account for the increase in price CheapAutoTrans contracted without my agreement and consent.Date of Agreement: 2 March 2023 Card Number Used: (last four) **** Order Number: ******** *************************** *************************

• Initial Complaint

  03/07/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Product Issues

  Status:

  Unanswered

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  Gave $175 down payment on 02/02/23. Was told to give the remainder to driver in person in cash ($371) on 2/21/23 1:30pm. At 2:45pm driver was not there. I called ******** who I made agreement with. ******** said... We are too busy....If you want a driver there today you must pay $575. Driver might be there by 6pm. I said I have a flight home at 7pm so just call the deal off. ******** said she would refund my deposit 3 different times. 2/21, 2/24, 3/2. Now it is 3/7/23. I still have not recieved my $175 refund for the truck transport service I never received by Cheap Auto Transport.NEVER EVER choose this company. THEY ARE A SCAM!!

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