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RockAuto Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company is markedly negative, with numerous customers expressing dissatisfaction with product quality and customer service. Common complaints include receiving defective or incorrect parts, inadequate shipping practices, and a convoluted return process that leaves customers feeling unsupported. Additionally, the absence of direct customer service options, such as phone support, exacerbates frustrations. While some customers appreciated the initial product selection, the prevailing sentiment is one of disappointment and distrust, suggesting a need for significant improvements in quality control and customer service responsiveness to rebuild credibility.

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793
value
768
shipping
793
returns
700
quality
730
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ordered simple control module for my chevy. Part didn't work. Dealer said it was defective. Rock auto would not accept the return. Never again order from this company. Garbage...

Date of experience: June 16, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered 2 PCV's for Toyota vehicles I own. It's been 14 days since the order was submitted. The parts are coming from Rochester N. Y. to Florida. DHL's website just says the parts are "on the way" with not other way to contact DHL for a status. If you call DHL's 888 number, it just says to contact the shipper. Rockauto has absolutely no customer service available via the telephone. NONE! On their status/returns website, my order is locked from any other activity until another 14 days passes to give DHL the chance to deliver the parts. I've spent thousands of dollars at Rockauto in the last 15 years and this is the quality of customer service I/we receive. Never shopping there again, will just go to the local NAPA. At least I'll be able to talk to a live person if needed.

Date of experience: June 15, 2022
New Jersey
1 review
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Communication
June 16, 2022

The prices are good but there is no one speak with or even email about a discrepancy in my refund amount.

Date of experience: June 14, 2022
Virginia
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Ordered 2 parts - one fit and one did not. I wanted to return the part that did not fit so I called Customer Service and the recording says they don't do customer service over the phone; go to the website. On the website there is no way for them to pay the return shipping, even though they sent a part that does not fit. So I selected the prepaid shipping label option and printed it. Went to post office and they said the label is not correct, so I had to pay shipping, for the 2nd time. I will be amazed if I actually get a refund.

Date of experience: June 14, 2022
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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O2 sensor cable harnesses short.
June 13, 2022

Ordered a O2 sensor from Rockauto. The cable harnesses was 2 inched shorter than what I found in the info/specifications table. Customer service only offered return and help with ordering the correct part. I can use a measuring tape. The cable is 2 inches to short. After 3 emails they canceled my customer service ticket. Poor customer service. There are other places to buy autoparts.

Date of experience: June 13, 2022
Florida
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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TV commercial
June 13, 2022

As an ex-counterman, I have had a******s stand in front of me with their phones in hand looking at your site. I can not think of anything more insulting except maybe your commercial depicting a counterman as a no-knowledge twit saying, "I should be able to get it from my warehouse". Isn't that what you are? And above all, he knows all the questions to ask so the CORRECT item will end up in the customer's hand. Only occasionally did someone humbly came into my store asking me to get them the correct part after their foray into your website.(1 star only because sometimes it does work to parts store's advantage.)

Date of experience: June 13, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Ordered a parts on May 21,2022, received a defect one, try to return it, but Rackauto asking to ship it back in my costs(the shipping costs is high than parts price). The store has no phone number, no e-mail address for you to complain, It waste my time and money, it is a very bad experience, leave away the store.

Date of experience: June 11, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought all my parts for my 1999 4 runnner front end all then failed and almost rolled my car. Zero response on from them their costumer service is horrible. Don't buy these cheap parts

Date of experience: June 10, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They sent me a return shipping label with the wrong ware house address & they blame me for sending back to the wrong warehouse.
But they sent me the return label lol now I owe them 109 dollars for a clutch I will never see again

What I do now is search thru they catalog copy the part number paste it on eBay or Amazon an even find parts cheaper there …

Date of experience: June 9, 2022
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered shocks and struts for my Toyota 4Runner. They had a recommended a certain type of shock which are absolutely the worst ride that I have ever had on any vehicle that I have ever owned. I would was told that I couldn't return them because they were already installed. How would I know how they rode if I hadn't installed them. This is bull$#*!. Autozone is a better deal. Dumbasses!

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
Florida
1 review
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On 30 May I ordered a window motor for my Nissan Frontier and was charged $12 for shipping. The next day 31 May I was provided a USPS tracking number that stated a label had been printed awaiting transfer and that my package would arrive NLT 6 June. My order was not given to the USPS until late afternoon 6 June despite my sending several emails to Rock Auto customer service inquiring on it base upon the tracking status being the same for 6 days. I was repeatedly told by "Joe" it was in route, when actually it was still at the Rock Auto facility. When the tracking status finally changed on late afternoon 7 June to show it was in the USPS system at their facility awaiting transportation to the next destination I contacted Joe - Customer Service and asked for a refund of the shipping fee and was ignored and only given the same customer reply saying the package was shipped that I was given on 31 May. I will NEVER order anything else from Rock Auto ever again and will share my experience with everyone I encounter in the future. Recommend you order from a more customer service oriented business. I hope the owner Mr. Taylor reads this review and contacts me. The customer may not always be right, but they are always the customer. In my case with Rock Auto I'm no longer their customer!

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Poor Shipping, Customer Satisfaction
June 7, 2022

I recently made a purchase from rock auto, paid an additional $71 to over night, I got half my order the other half 4 days later costing me and my mechanic money for my vehicle sitting in his bay for 4 days. I inquired asking about my order only to find out the aren't set up for questions or concerns so it fell on deaf ears. I would NOT recommend rock auto at all.

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Always crap parts, never the right ones, don't waste your time not money on this website.
Zero customer service

Date of experience: June 6, 2022
South Carolina
1 review
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Ordered a full set of fuel injectors (4) for my car from Rockauto. Listed as brand new and they were the O. E. part for my application. What arrived were 3 new fuel injectors and one obviously used injector. In a BOX AND PACKAGED THE SAME AS THE NEW INJECTORS. This means they got a return on a faulty injector, didn't send it back to the company as a defective unit and then just rebagged and sealed the bag and stuffed it into a box and resold it. These injectors were over 120 bucks each. Tried to do a return for the injector immediately after recieving it. Good luck doing a return with these scammers. Everything has to be done through their website which ony has drop down menu's listing what needs to be returned and a few reasons. I couldn't find the reason I needed to do the return in the drop downs and there's no place to actually type in what is going on. Only drop downs. So I trylied in vain to contact them... NO PHONE NUMBER! This is a business with no phone number listed or to be found anywhere... let that sink in. Finally stumbled across an email address through a google search which led to a forum where it had been posted. Contacted them and a few days later was given a canned response of "Please use our website for returns" So agian I emailed and again I explained that the reason for the return was not listed in there drop down menu's and I just needed a bit of direction on what to do in that case. Recieved an email that said "Just put it under defective returns". Fine. Tried that on the site and was given the run around by a freaking system. All I wanted was an exchange. Not possible it seems. So I went for a refund. It said I had to mail the thing back before they would process the refund... on my dime. Nope. Sorry. I'm not paying for your scamming and at this point I'm over a week into this without any resolution in site. Contacted them agian and told the I wanted them to send me a shipping label... and while they were sending the label I wanted a new injector mailed with it. I was over it. After back and forth with these criminals, They refused to fix the mistake that THEY made. At all. Let alone to my satisfaction. Never again for me. Buyer beware.

Date of experience: June 6, 2022
Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Stay away from this company!
They are great until something is not right with an order or part. YOU CAN'T email or call anyone!
I used them for quite a few parts purchases, then one of the parts I ordered didn't fit. They do not take parts back for any reason after 30 day PERIOD! Even though according to their website it would fit my car.

Date of experience: June 5, 2022
Missouri
1 review
0 helpful votes
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SLOW SHIPPING!
June 4, 2022

Way to long a wait shipping by DHL! Already got the part a Oreillys & installed & about as cheap as Rockauto! Not happy at all!

Date of experience: June 4, 2022
Delaware
1 review
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Not happy
June 2, 2022

Paid 45 dollars to have delivered by June 2 got one not the other which was more expensive and important

Date of experience: June 2, 2022
Canada
1 review
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I was hesitant at 1st but was very well satisfied with the order. I taught it was a scam website but found to be legit. All thumbs up for rock auto. You can call me for reviews. All hails for rock auto!

Date of experience: May 30, 2022
Rhode Island
1 review
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I ordered a wheel bearing for my Audi A6 C6

Return Instructions for Order *******
Valid Until June 20,2022

The part fit in their website but is actually the wrong part for my car.
I ask for a refund and they didn't give me back the full amount, saying the part is correct in their system and it fit correctly so The refund will be deducted of shipping and taxes.
I think is their fault… they sell the parts and they have the responsibility of checking the products they sell.
I will continue to find a way to have my full refund and hoping this review will help someone else.
This company is cheap and the customer service doesn't exist better website as FCP or ECS

Date of experience: May 30, 2022
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Defective calipers
May 30, 2022

Recently ordered 2 calipers from rockauto. They arrived on time. Removed one from box, missing the outer dust boot. Opened second one, all was intact. Installed the all intact caliper, it was seized worse than the one coming off. Tried the one without dust boot, as I could use one off my old caliper. This caliper would even move with the vehicle running! Boxed up and they generated a return label but I had to pay to send one caliper back. $9. Not a big deal. I finally received the refund for my calipers minus the shipping charges! Pretty ridiculous I wasted over $40 Canadian to ship defective calipers! This will be the last purchase from rockauto I'll be making. Will pay the extra money and get it locally. Rockauto has definitely gone down hill!

Date of experience: May 30, 2022

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RockAuto ships auto parts and body parts from over 300 manufacturers to customers' doors worldwide, all at warehouse prices. Easy to use parts catalog.


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