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Find a Location

Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc. has 25 locations, listed below.

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    • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

      925 S State St Clarks Summit, PA 18411-1755

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

      185 McDuffee St Sayre, PA 18840-9602

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

      512 N Elmira St. Sayre, PA 18840

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

      246 Main St Forest City, PA 18421-1436

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

      1304 Washington Blvd Williamsport, PA 17701-5423

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforKost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

    Tire Dealers
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.56/5stars

    Average of 16 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    15 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 11/23/1981

    Years in Business: 86

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    This business offers automotive and light truck tires and auto services. They also have PA state and emission inspections.

    Products & Services

    Tires

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc. has 25 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

        925 S State St Clarks Summit, PA 18411-1755

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

        185 McDuffee St Sayre, PA 18840-9602

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

        512 N Elmira St. Sayre, PA 18840

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

        246 Main St Forest City, PA 18421-1436

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Kost Tire & Auto Service, Inc.

        1304 Washington Blvd Williamsport, PA 17701-5423

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      925 S State St, Clarks Summit, PA 18411-1755
      BBB File Opened:
      10/23/1980
      Years in Business:
      86
      Business Started:
      1/1/1938
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1965
      Business Incorporated:
      9/17/1988
      Accredited Since:
      11/23/1981
      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.
      BBB records show a license number of Station#0878 for this business, issued by Drive Clean Pennsylvania

      These agencies may include:

      Drive Clean Pennsylvania

      Riverfront Office Center, 1101 S. Front Street

      Harrisburg PA 17104

      (800) 265-0921

      http://www.drivecleanpa.state.pa.us/default.htm

      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Kost Tire & Muffler
      Business Management
      • Mr. Erwin Kost, President
      • Mr. Raymond Bartolai, Operations Manager
      • Mr. Ken Kielar, District Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Erwin Kost, President
      • Mr. Ken Kielar, District Manager

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Erwin Kost, President
      • Mr. Ken Kielar, District Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (570) 586-7763
        Other Fax

      Email Addresses

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: A buyer’s guide to purchasing tires

      Customer Complaints

      15 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      16 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Giselle M

      1 star

      07/14/2024

      If I could do zero stars, I would. First off, my husband works for **** itself, and the technicians work their butts off. My issue is with ********************* and *************************. My car was dropped off on Saturday, June 22, at 8 am. I was greeted by ****. I explained what was wrong, and he proceeded to call around and try to find the parts and earliest time they could be delivered. *** has no experience working with customers or how they should be treated. That incident was left for management to handle. We ordered the part from ************* on Monday the 24th. The part gets there on the 1st of July. I worked the whole week expecting to get a call saying the car was ready. Instead, I decided to walk in on Friday, July 5th, only to be treated with a hostile manager and his absolute lack of respect. To be honest, I used to work on cars myself, but with kids and work, I can not find the time. ***** said to me, and I quote, "If you want the car done today, get it the **** out of my shop and take that s*** somewhere else." Uncalled for since my car has been in your shop for 3 weeks. I have never been treated like this by anyone who works in the customer ********************** industry. ***** should be reprimanded and retrained as a manager and customer ********************** representative for ****. Not to mention, we ordered the part from ******* for *******. When ***** billed me out, he said he was charging me an addition 10%. My bill was $ 1590. Can someone else do the math because 10% of 1200 is 120. I'll do the work myself from now on. (********)

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