AAA Reviews

My dad purchased a battery for my vehicle in 2018. I own a 2001 BMW 325ci convertible. We use to do our father and son midlife crisis bonding in it together. Well sadly my DAD passed away???? Then not too long after he passed away my Mom passed away as well. Which brings me to the situation at hand, the battery he purchased for the BMW went bad while I was on my way to work so I contacted AAA and told them my situation that my battery was bad my Dad paid over $200 for the battery in 2018. But he had passed away so I had no way to get the information they requested or have him be with the vehicle when they showed up.

I've been paying for this service for years and when I go to use it because I got a flat they refused to help me because of their policy. I have a Ford F150 that was lifted six inches and because of that AAA will not help you at all because the vehicle has been altered. AAA left me stranded and wouldn't help me at all with my flat tire. What good is a company that you are paying money to every year to help you in times of need and the refuse to because of policy. Be aware so that you don't get screwed like I did.

They left me stranded for more than half a day waiting for the tow truck to arrive and I slept outside of the freeway inside my dead truck and no heater or food for 15 hrs. Triple A slacked off. I went from 8 pm to 1ish pm the next day so they could tow my truck while then I didn’t had nothing, water or any resources. I wasn’t in a save area and they took a long time to reach for help.

If I could give less than 1 Star I would. I am broke down on a bad part of a freeway. I called and was told the tow truck would arrive within 20 minutes. Well it's been 2 hours and it is getting dark and cold. Called again and was told the driver was "on his way home to get his truck." What the???? Still waiting. I hate AAA. They are NOT worth the money. Maybe a serial killer will stop by. I'm sure he would be more helpful.

Hi, I purchased a new car 2 months ago and in car dealership I bought AAA insurance for my car. The AAA agent asked me to sign a lot of papers and he told me I have one month time for cancellation. He charged me $666. 3 weeks later I called and canceled my insurance with AAA and asked for return me back the remaining $100 balance because I already paid for one month insurance. But they told me that they took that $100 for premium cancellation fee! I was shocked because nobody told me that after cancellation they will charge me. But my shocks continued when this month I received a bill from them with amount of $400.3 as premium cancellation fee!

My mother's vehicle battery was DEAD so I put it on a battery tender and then reinstalled the battery and it remains dead. Not enough Voltage on it after charging for 30 hrs. So the battery says it is a premium battery by AAA and includes a Free 3 year replacement. It was purchased in July 2018 so I figured I call AAA and see if I could have the battery warrantied, But the answer is NO!

We have been AAA members for decades and over those decades have rarely used the service. Currently AAA charges me almost $200 a year. In the past 5 years we have used AAA approximately FOUR TIMES. In the last three months we had the need to call for service TWO times. Once for a lock out while on vacation and after three hours we found help elsewhere. At no time did AAA or their subcontractor provider reach out to contact us. We provided GPS coordinates, road location address, phone number and email address. We repeatedly contacted AAA and were always given excuses as to why no contact or service provided in a timely fashion. We ultimately got help elsewhere and called back AAA to cancel the call. I complained to AAA and got a form letter in the mail saying they were sorry. Pathetic response.

AAA is a waste of time & money. Literally left me stranded twice. First time wasn’t a big deal but the 2nd time was a mess. 8 months pregnant, got stranded in my RV for over 24 hours because this lame association didn’t want to send someone out. I Waited hours for someone to come tow me to a mechanic literally 3.5 miles away. This after talking to multiple supervisors because they miscommunicated what my RV Premium membership capabilities were. Of course NO ONE CAME. And you what they told me when I called again asking when will I get help? They canceled the call-in hours ago because no one was available, so basically they forgot to tell me. Then they Told me to call again in the morning.

I have had a membership with AAA for a few years, thankfully I have not had to use it. My daughter is my additional member she has relocated across the pond to England so obviously she will not be needing AAA. My son however has just gone away to college and has a car, I called AAA to change the name from my daughter's to my son's name and they said this can't be done. I would have to pay for an additional member. Why is that? How hard is it for them to make this change, seems like they just want to make more money. Sorry AAA, I will no longer be renewing my membership. I'm sure this is not a big deal for AAA as they are a big company, but really this is just ridiculous.

I suggest no one calls AAA for towing, you will never get helped calling these guys. It's a waste of time, better you pay for another company and even if it's more at least you won't get left there stranded. I had issues stuck in a highway. AAA took 3 hours to get there plus they were not equipped to tow the truck. The truck left and they told me to wait for another 90 mins. It's just horrible customer service. Terrible service.

This company shouldn't exist. Terrible service. They made me wait 2 hours for service. When the tow truck finally came they couldn't even tow it. Imagine paying for something and not getting the proper service for it. I hope no one gets treated as such like they treated me. Find another company. This company AAA is the worst I've seen.

I put in an online request for battery replacement at 8:30 AM this morning. By 10:00 AM, the man who replaced my battery at my home arrived, and couldn't have been nicer. He checked everything for me, including my alternator, which was in good shape. He took a check in payment, which was very reasonable, considering that my vehicle was 16 years old. I love the idea that there is a warranty included. My vehicle runs perfectly. I couldn't be happier with the service.

I got a flat tire on Elderceek Rd and Stockton bl in Sac. Ca. I called Triple A and the lady that helped me was excellent. But the young man Joseph was so awesome. He showed up fast within 15 20 minutes and had my tire changed in maybe five minutes. He was very professional and very nice. AAA made a awful situation not at all bad. That's why as far as I'm concerned AAA is definitely a 5 star organization. Thank you AAA. I love you guys. Carla

I don't usually write reviews however, I am thoroughly done with AAA. In Feb. 2019, we needed to use roadside assistance due to my husband's car breaking down. His car was towed to the house. Our mechanic advised to have it towed there and they would look to repair it. So, it was towed from the house to the mechanic. It WAS THEN it was told that AAA only tows to a repair services, otherwise there is a $75 fee. No problem... MY HUSBAND PAID THE $75 cash DIRECTLY TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER...

IN Aug 30th of 2019 I was taking a road trip. I had a AAA Plus membership which included 100 miles towing, which expired on Aug 31! Few days before the trip I renewed in a lesser plan so I wouldn't be out of coverage during my trip. So I brake down and need to be towed 82 miles to the car dealer, and AAA refused to pay even though my plus membership was good for another day. So after 10 years of membership they jumped at the chance to cheat me! There are much better roadside plans out there cheaper and they keep their word! To name a few Best roadside and Good Sam's Club. Better and cheaper!

I received a past due notice in the mail today. I was sure it was a mistake, and I even went to my bank account to check and see when my dues had been paid. AAA got my money, but that doesn't seem to matter. I called customer service, and the machine transferred me to a representative for my zip code - right! After talking with the young lady for a few minutes and explaining the problem, she said that I was talking to the wrong person and transferred the call. I was switched to a new representative - through the machine - and she said my account wasn't paid. I gave her the amount paid and date the bank paid the bill. It didn't matter, apparently, and I was told it was my problem.

My car battery died at 8:00 PM on a Sunday. I was only able to reach a voice activated system initially. Told them the issue and requested that someone come out with a new battery and replace my old one. Hours later a tow truck showed up and the driver told me he did not replace batteries, but could only jump start the car. I explained to him that I had to leave for work the next day at 6:00 AM and unless I left the car running all night the car would be dead again in the morning. I asked if he could come back in the morning or if I could call him directly if the car would not start.

I just wrote a review for AAA Roadside Assistance for their customer satisfaction survey. However, I am not sure if that review will reach the public. I am such a satisfied customer that I decided to take the time to find a website where my review could be seen publicly. I'm taking my time to do this because the company deserves it and consumers deserve to know my opinion of the service as a member who has benefitted from the roadside assistance program since I started driving. As a 20 year member I believe my review holds substantial weight.

I have been a member of Triple AAA member for a few years. I am very unimpressed with my call to the Colorado Office - I dialed the 1-800-222-4357 at 6:12 pm on 10/18/2019 first lady who assisted the service call was very nice. She did leave out the detail of having valid registration. So when Jon from H and R Towing company out of Johnstown Colorado, came to pick up the car, refused the tow, keep in mind this is the SAME EXACT vehicle was towed on June 2019 same condition of registration then, and we call on 10/18/2019 to do the same tow on the same car same addresses just opp sit directions.

I didn't have my ID with me but they still helped. We got a flat tire on the way to visiting our mom who is sick. I appreciate Triple AAA very nice guy who helped us off the side of the 15 freeway in Apple Valley. God bless you Triple AAA.

My 85 and 92 year old parents required a tow, they contacted me and I drove to meet them. We called AAA because they have the coverage and it was horrible from the get go. My first call to them kept us on the phone for 20 minutes waiting for a rep to pick up. When they finally did, the call dropped on their end - I called back immediately and instead of waiting on hold again we used the automated message to report our location and we were told they would be there within the hour.

In July 2019 I reached out to AAA because I needed my vehicle towed because it was running hot. I literally waited almost 3 hours for someone to arrive. Once the tow truck arrived I noticed that it wasn't AAA, I was an outside tow company. The tow truck driver asked me for a tow pulley, which I had no idea what that was. He informed me that it should be in my trunk. I proceeded to walk to grab it but he stated "That's ok you don't need it", I allowed the tow truck to tow my vehicle to my residence. Once the tow truck left I didn't like where my vehicle was, so I moved it. Once I moved it I noticed that there was something dragging from the bottom of it. I contacted AAA and informed them of everything that happened.

Called AAA at 5 PM - that was 4.5 hours ago. They said to wait for the driver to call us before he comes to the car. They also said it might take three hours. No one called. Since then we called already 3 times. We always get same answer: "No drivers are available. When a driver will be assigned he will call". This is in San Jose, CA - a very large city. How can AAA run out of drivers in such area?

Yesterday, I broke down 236 miles from my home. I had help pushing my car into a parking lot - (car dealership no less) And got into a cab to come home when my boyfriend called to remind me I had Premier AAA - I have a 2017 Nissan and didn't remember my membership. I call AAA New England who transferred me to AAA in Mass. The Representative told me that I would need to pay $4 per mile over the 100 mile limit - since I did not have $400 I told her I would need to find another alternative. What I didn't know was she never called AAA NE which would have confirmed my level of membership. I now have to pay an additional $168 to get back to Mass where my car is to be "present" for towing.

Today, a deer hit the car on a highway (55 mph) and left the car disabled - driver side airbags engaged and extensive damage to the front left body/tire. We called AAA and gave the representative the details and our location via phone - we received a confirmation email. One hour later.. My parents and my 3 year old daughter are sitting in a car with the police behind us and no one came. It was 40 degrees and dark outside, and cars going 55 mph by us. We got a hold of AAA again after being on hold for an additional 15 minutes and they said our request was cancelled because phone was disconnected abruptly. They said they will send a high priority tow over. 30 minutes later and no one.. Talked to AAA again.. They said it will be over in 45 minutes. Beyond frustrated and disgusted we cancelled them and had the police get us a tow that arrived in 5 minutes. Don't know how AAA can neglect our services and leave us stranded.

My daughter had a flat tire in Yountville last evening (at around 11:00 pm) while driving home from work. I had purchased the roadside service for EXACTLY this situation. They told her 90 minutes. She called me at some point during her wait time and I stayed on the phone with her. When it was nearing the 90 minutes and she had received a text from anyone confirming arrival; I had her call back - and they still had not been able to locate any tow or tire changing service provider. AAA said they would call her back in 2 minutes. I called the local PD to alert them and check on her - the deputy sheriff was wonderful; and my husband left to go assist as well. We were not waiting on a tow any longer.

Had AAA for years for Roadside assistance. We travel from AZ to the New England area every year in our RV. Only had to use then once in all the years. We have a flat on my Winnebago rear dually tire. When we called them we get some answering service unbeknownst to me. We wait over 2 hours before I call back and ask?? They tell me they have been trying to call me. The mechanic calls me and he says they told him it was a little travel trailer. ??? Incidentally the 3rd party answering service is “Service Pro”. Buyer beware! Total incompétence on AAA and the answering service.

HETRZ CAR RENTAL AND AAA (American Automobile Association, aka Triple-A):

I have a membership with AAA for myself and my son. My son recently needed a tow and called AAA. They sent a driver who towed the car and also damaged it in the front in the process. I called AAA and they had me send in pictures and a estimate (over $700.00 damage) which I did on 8/12/2019. Judy (the only helpful person in this situation) told me I would hear from Brian the field manager. It took several attempts just to get a response. Then he met my son in a nearby parking lot to recreate the tow and Brian determined that the tow truck did not do the damage. This was not accurate as the driver knew he did when he towed my son.

This service is the worst. I broke down on the freeway after work at 10 at night. Took them till 5:30 in the morning to finally tow my car. The second time was 2 hours to come change my tire but the guy refuse to change tire. So he said he can tow it off the freeway and I would have to change my tire. The third time the guy was nice flat tire on the freeway and my jack was broke but still took three hours for the guy to get there. Don't waste your money. On top all that they keep calling me renew and I tell them every time why I will never use them.

My car wouldn't start this morning. I called AAA for the first time. Took 3 hours for a tech. Waiting for a tow. It's been 3 hours. I finally gave up and found a tow that can be here in 30 minutes. I would have my car back and fixed if I didn't use AAA today.

I have AAA Roadside Service and had a Bad battery (needing replacement). I called the service phone and told them I needed a new battery. They told me they would send 1 with the truck. The truck arrived with NO NEW battery, and told me they NEVER provide a new battery when the truck got to me. It took me a YEAR to find out, you have to have a PREMIER program to get a new battery.

I was a long term member who got in a minor accident that ended up severely impacting my cognitive abilities for over a year. I lost my ability to comprehend reading or speaking over a few words at a time. It was severe and this company fought me with a biased neuropsychological exam and offered me about a thousand dollars even though I had purchased substantial coverage from them. I realized there was no point in buying any coverage from this company if they were going to fight me in the darkest hours of recovery. I dropped AAA and whenever I hear their happier-than-anything ads on television I cringe and change the channel.

My tire blew out at 10:45pm going home from work on the turnpike. I called AAA several minutes later. The lady on the phone was very courteous. Said they would call me back as soon as they find someone to come out. Unfortunately they're having trouble finding someone to come out. It's almost 2 hours later when I received a call that someone will be on the way shortly, by that time a Road Ranger stop by and changed the tire for me. I told the lady on the phone it wasn't necessary anymore. It would've taken me over 2 hours or more waiting for someone to show up. Unacceptable to be left out there stuck that late at night.

My husband and I got a flat tire on the highway in Connecticut, so we called AAA. I told both dispatchers we were going south on 91, 5 miles from exit 17. I was told we would be priority because we were on the highway and they would be there in an hour at THE latest. The link to track the driver didn’t work. An hour later, another dispatcher called and said her driver couldn’t find us even though we were exactly where I told them we were. Apparently, AAA had said we were at exit 17. They asked me to call 911 to pinpoint our location (absurd because I had already told them where we were) and he said he would follow up in 5 minutes to touch base. He never followed up and, 90 minutes into this experience, in our next text update, they told us it would be another 45 minutes before they arrived.

My vehicle broke down in driveway, tow was going to be over two hundred. Called AAA got a membership and got our vehicle towed within hours. And get a hundred miles worth of tows and roadside assistance, for a 107.00 to start for year, awesome service. Thanks AAA.

After numerous issues with acquiring home and auto insurance through AAA I thought we finally had it all squared away. Wrong. After renewing our auto insurance on 9/20/2019 (new 6 month insurance started 9/30/2019), AAA sent us new insurance cards. I assumed they had the right date on them and put them in the cars. On 10/1/2019 I take 2 cars in for state inspection. I looked at the new insurance cards I had just received and they all still say expired on 9/30/2019, even though we had signed up and paid for coverage until 3/30/2020. So I called AAA to get new ID cards emailed to me.

I’ve had AAA+ for 7 years. They’ve let me down for the last time. I needed a tow yesterday. Called at 1 pm. After an hour I called again. Was told their tables were acting up, it’ll be another 90 minutes. Well after sitting with my car for over 3 hours, they had no idea when it would be picked up. I ended up getting a ride home. My car finally showed up at 7:55 pm, almost 7 hours after I initially called. Here’s the kicker, when I called today to tell them to cancel my account after my agreement was up, they never even asked why, she just said, “Ok, it’s canceled." Lol. They’ve went down hill terribly!!!

I was with AAA for 15 years. I used them maybe a handful of times and most of the time they took 1-3 hours to get to you. Once they were there, they told you there’s a charge for something. I finally cancelled my policy and because I said WHY I’m leaving them, they charged me a cancellation fee. To then find out that if I told him a different reason the fee would be waived. If you want to go with a company that nickels and dime you and charges 3 times more a year for a membership than others—this is the place for you!

Our family has been with AAA for over 47 years. We have homeowners and auto insurance with them. We have just had our auto insurance rates almost doubled because my wife had a minor single car accident with her car. (AAA cost $2,100.) Their explanation for the major premium increase was that my wife had a speeding ticket in the last year as well. They also increased the premium on my car because she is listed as a driver on it. The repair of her car, a 2018 Camry with 8,500+ miles, was a learning experience as well. You see, even though her car was a little over a year old, if it had more than 15,000 miles AAA would not have authorized OEM parts in its repair.

AAA Southern California Roadside nightmare. I have been a member of AAA for over 35 years. Rarely use roadside services few occasion for battery assistance while in the east coast. As an elderly single woman trusting that AAA roadside would come as advertised so I've been paying the membership even the plus category due to I travel on the road frequently. However, today's AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE was so HORRIBLE and UNACCEPTABLE that I have more trust in this AAA. It's certainly not the same company I paid membership for many decades.

My mother recently passed away Jan 2019. In June, we received notice from AAA, asking if we would like to renew her membership. We did not renew. Despite this, they billed her cc automatically. When we contacted AAA to explain, they credited us only partially for the charge, claiming that they credit based on the date of notification. When I explained that they had essentially charged a dead person for services that they couldn't possibly have used, they responded that this was their policy.

AAA is terrible. I called them to tow my car and they took a very long time and the tow truck driver was rude and disrespectful. The tow Company was Island Tow Company on Staten Island (Bay St.) affiliated with my Island Car Care on (Staten Is. Bay St.). Danny is the owner and I was disrespected and paid way too much even though they knew my car was decrepit. They milked money out of me because I'm a woman unfortunately. Danny wasn't even man enough to speak to me because he knew he was a lying, cheating, "mechanic".

I purchased a battery and not even a year the battery is no good. They gave me an estimated time of arrival for 55 minutes. It is now almost two hours waiting. Their service is horrible now. I just renewed on September 9 2019 now. I see it was a mistake. The supervisors had no response. I could of took an Uber.

AAA Roadside assistance does not do background checks on the individuals that they dispatch to help their members. Was told by AAA that the companies they hire does the background checks; however AAA does not check the driver's backgrounds themselves. I had issues with a roadside assistance driver today and AAA failed to protect my privacy. AAA gives out their member's address without fully knowing if the drivers can pass a background check. I had been a member for many years but no longer. Called the Sheriff's Department and told them I was afraid of the driver that showed up... Suggest to any member of AAA Insurance to think twice before using their service...????

I've been a member of AAA since 1996. On July 20th of this year, my 2001 Civic blew the pipe leading to the water pump leaving me stranded on the roadside with all the antifreeze in my car draining all over the pavement. Immediately called AAA for a tow. This was at 9:45am. Was told by the CSR I spoke to that because of the high heat that day (90 degrees + insanely high humidity) that day that they were running at about an hour delay. I figured fine, I could handle that. Sat until 10:45 at which time there was still no driver and no call to confirm my pick up. Called AAA again only to be informed that it'd be "another 1/2 hour" due to the high demand. Sat until 11:45 with still no driver in sight and no callback from AAA.

I’ve subscribed to AAA for about 40 years and have never needed their help until the last two weeks when I actually had to separate car incidents where I could have used AAA‘s help. My daughter's car broke down in page Arizona. I called AAA and they said there were no tow trucks available until the following day and I would have to call back and open up a case then. 36 hours later I ended up using my Hyundai roadside service to finally get a tow truck since AAA failed to be able to procure a tow truck.

I was 4 hours into a long trip to LA when I had to pull off the freeway in Ventura with a flat on a Sunday about 5:30PM, there was no one anywhere around, all the businesses were closed. I called Triple A and was blessed to have Carlos, driver #** from Platinum Tow pull up to help me within 15 minutes! He immediately changed my tire to the spare but I still had 83 more miles to drive on this spare that couldn't be driven on the freeway. Now, this is a man who was probably looking forward to finishing his last call of the day to go home to have Sunday dinner with his family. However Carlos didn't even blink when I told him where I had to go (over 83 miles away), he put my car on the flatbed and said, "Let's get you where you need to go."

Steer clear of another rip off company hiding behind their mountain of money by screwing people!! New battery bought through AAA by my daughter. Less 2 yrs old, goes bad and they won’t replace it because she’s out of state and can’t be there personally to make the exchange. They have record of her purchase, the date, the car it was put in and yet they won’t replace it. I’m her father and an AAA member for 40 yrs and I never thought they would sink so low to weasel out of replacing a battery when I m trying to take care of business for her. I will never ever endorse this low life company ever again.

Seriously considering discontinuing this so call roadside assistance company. Their dispatch service was abominable, and the driver who contacted us claimed he “had no map” and refused to take our instructions on how to locate us. The whole experience was harrowing as we were on an isolated country road with no business or homes within 3 miles either way. It was well over 100 degrees and we had a young rescue dog with us. They never arrived and we had to abandon the car after 3 hours. Don’t bother with the yearly fees, this company is outdated and couldn’t find you if you had a name tag on the only incoming flight.

Recently I needed a tow to the dealership, I found out my engine was blown. Triple A will not cover a tow because they brought my car there in the first place. Are you kidding me? What is the point of the membership! I called because I needed my tire changed, they could not do it! They take hours and the companies they call are absolute garbage too. I used to recommend everyone get triple A and I will no longer ever recommend such a poorly ran money hungry company again.

AAA investors, you are investing in the disorganized, deceptive practices of this one-star, Missy-ran AAA disaster! AAA scheduled, but did not provide, my membership-guaranteed service. They initiated a customer relations case to look into their shortcomings. Much like they did not provide the service my membership prepaid for, they did not keep their promise to appraise me of the result of their investigation, led by AAA Director Missy; they investigated their own misdeed and recorded it to their own liking - no rebut opportunity. How accurate could AAA’s reports and statistics be for the investors to rely upon?

My car system shut down and could not start on the freeway. Called AAA and a kind lady told me help will be there within an hour to tow the car. Luckily in less than 10 mins we got called by David who managed to tow my car to safety. In half hour it was done! Excellent and professional service from David. Thank you very much.

Watch out. They try to rope you into auto-renew, don't give you any warning about renewal. And then after it processes, they refuse to refund it. Better to get towing service through your auto insurance, and much less expensive.

Juan ** has provided the worst experience. He is not trustworthy regarding quotes for car insurance. Started me off with an amount I needed to put as down payment. I was going to pay with my credit card, then Juan ** said I could not make my down payment with a credit card. I needed to provide my checking account. Made no sense, but whatever. Then he begins to tell me the amount going to be charged on the checking account would be different than the amount being charged with a credit card?? So how did I end up with two different amounts since he said I was not able to use my credit card.

I have been a member of AAA for many years, they offer many services, towing, car jumpstart, battery replacement, insurance, etc. Their subscription allows 3 emergencies for 1 year. Recently I have been using their batteries because of convenience to avoid hassles of hauling my battery to the shop and also because there is no alternative when you're stuck somewhere. I have used 4 of my immediate family members cars for their batteries and all of them had to be replaced with a year and a half. The problem has arised when I noticed the battery life was not lasting long enough, and when all 4 cars had issues at the same time. AAA had no issues to come out to the location and they would replace it, but the problem is that they would use one of my 3 occurrences/emergencies for the visit for the warranty. So in this situation my emergencies would be used up quite quickly.

I own a Land Rover car which has left me on the side of the road twice. Both times their roadside assistance has used AAA to tow the car. Both times I have received extremely poor service, being left there for 4 hours or more waiting while they continuously update the expected arrival time. The last time we broke down at 1:00 PM, the car did not make it to the service center until 8:00 PM that night. These people have no respect for their clients, they fabricate excuses until they can finally locate someone to do the work. I would recommend you avoid this company like the plague.

Took my perfectly fine 2001 Tahoe in for a 100,000 mile service. No complaints from dealership on any major issues with vehicle or suggestions. Just routine upkeep on a vehicle that pretty much sits. The vehicle only had 117+ on it, and they talked me into a transmission flush. 117,164 when I dropped it off initially, 117, 279 when I made it back to them with transmission problems. Transmission fluid apparently leaked in my driveway, didn’t know that until I got on the road. Now they claim it had nothing to do with them, just a coincidence. $792 for maintenance 7/25 $340 for rusted oil cooler line 8/15 and a note that now says it's slipping in third gear on paper but telling me while I’m there and allowing me to drive off. I guess it’s on me to buy a new transmission now.

Where is AAA? We need you and waited 3 hours in the middle of nowhere? Terrible experience. I don’t recommend this company to anybody, don’t waste your money. My daughter and son-in-law’s car broke down and we had to with my husband to pick up my daughter and my husband stayed with my son-in-law. They had to wait over 3 hours at night in the middle of nowhere. Is that we thought when we became member, wait for hours? Of course not. They only get your money but they don’t do their jobs! I will tell everybody to not to become a member!

I was recently returning from the bay area on a Saturday via I-80 when my battery light turned on. Eventually, my battery completely died at 2300 on the side of a very busy stretch of I-80 through Fairfield. My battery had just enough life to turn on my hazard lights, but they were fading fast. I called AAA, which I've had for 15 years, and was transferred to the wrong operator so by the time I called back and got the right person it was 23:30. I told them my situation, alone in my car with failing hazard lights in the dark on a busy stretch of highway. They said the very next truck would be routed to me as I was high priority.

Under no circumstances should anyone pay AAA for Roadside Assistance. I was a member for 9 years and only used it twice. The last time I needed AAA I had broke down on a bridge in an unsafe location. When I called I was told the response time for a tow truck would be with in the half hour. When I got the text update, it said it would be an hour and a half. Feeling that I WAS LIED TO, I immediately called back to complain and got nothing but excuses. When I arrived home using a different towing agency not affiliated with AAA, I cancelled my membership and expected to receive a refund for the months remaining. Now I find out that you can't cancel your membership even if you are totally dissatisfied with their product!!! AGAIN, DO NOT USE AAA FOR ANYTHING. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR SERVICE.

I was by myself, a single woman, on the side of a major highway after my tire blew out. It was a very dangerous situation. I had to skid to the shoulder of the road when the tire blew. I called the Triple AAA number on my Premium Membership card. Apparently there are different regional offices, but I was not aware of this. The first guy was very condescending and not compassionate. I was just in a dangerous situation that had never happened before and he could care less. He said he "couldn't find the exit where I was located on the map." I'd explained the exit signs and several other factors to give him clues as to where I was. I was on a major highway and could see the exit signs, yet he "couldn't find it."

Long story short called in to get a refund on a debit card and provided a new one, which they have taken monies out already. But no refund yet! First 3-5 business days then again another 3-5 business days. Last week 48 hours and now it’s Aug 25 and. No reason why I haven’t gotten my Refund. All I get was, "I haven’t been working on you with your policy." Really? Will be shopping for another insurance. That’s for sure.

I’ve been an insured member of the Roadside Assistance since 1995. There are two recent two incidents that I needed in the last two months. The contractors are unprofessional lately. First instance the guy was on time but when I waited for him at the dealership he was a little delayed. He had went and picked up a young lady and they both had Starbucks. I insisted he knock $10 off my bill or I would call in and explain the issue. Second instance my parents are stranded about 40 miles from home. Topeka to KC. Tow times are not being updated - we’re having to call and ask what the heck is going on. Every time we call they say, "Oh he’ll be there in about 25 minutes." It’s been two hours from the initial call. On the initial call they were quoted 30 minutes. Still stranded...

I came out of a local establishment in the middle of town to find I had a dead battery. I remembered I had a AAA card that I have been paying for every year since 1986! Finally, I needed them so I placed a assistance call. They pinpointed my location and sent me a text. That was logged at 1:03 pm. They told me it would be 45 minutes. After a hour of waiting in 98 degree heat, I called them again. They told me they had no record of my first call. I said they had to because they sent me a text. They tried to connect me with the local office, for some reason, and no one picked up. Finally, the head office called me and said someone was on their way..... He showed up 1 hour later! All I needed was a jump!

Called AAA this morning for a tow truck for my wife's BMW. Troubleshot it last weekend, looks like fuel pump. Was going to schedule a pickup in advance, they do not do that. Call the morning of your appt at the dealership. Called this morning at 7AM. Asked for a tow truck, they said one would be there by 0805. At 0800 the Camel Towing service truck arrived.... No tow truck. It was his second tow issue (not a service call) of the morning, he was not happy. Neither was I. Called AAA back, they were very unconcerned.

We were abused by AAA towing service. 8/19/2019. The vehicle was a mercury mountaineer suv. I was a driver and my husband was a passenger. We were manipulated by AAA agents for about 7 hours under hot weather (94 degree by the car thermostat). Finally, we paid a local towing service by ourselves after 4:30pm and got off the road.

I want to start this off by saying that the flat tire was my fault after hitting a ditch in the side of the road. I pulled over and called Triple AAA for a repair, and I gave them my location (It was called Gunpowder Falls State Park: Headquarters) and I was told it would take about half an hour to an hour. I was a bit annoyed, but I figured I'd wait until someone came up.

Driving west in the Everglades and about 30 miles from Naples, my rear tire exploded. Talk of bad timing, my cell phone was dead. I waved down cars passing a few feet from me at 80 mph. After about an hour a car stopped to see if they could help. They loaned me their cell phone and I called AAA. Asked if I was safe I replied I was in a very dangerous place. I was asked a number of inane questions and at this point I was upset and close to panic. Several state police cars passed without stopping even though my flashers were blinking. It was also lightning.

I have been a AAA Member for 28 years. I have had auto insurance with them for 20 years and homeowners insurance with them for 16 years. Earlier this year my auto insurance went up $200 or 20% despite no claims and an immaculate driving record with no violations. My homeowner's insurance just went up 37%. There has never been a claim. I was told that all their policies are going up because everyone is going to have to pay more to keep the company afloat. I have already cancelled my auto insurance and am considering canceling my homeowner's as well. These increases are grossly excessive. Think twice about using AAA. They were a great insurance company, but seem to be in trouble. I think that state insurance commissioners should be looking at them.

08/18/2019 Called in for roadside assistance at 9:40 PM. It is now 1:44 AM, still no service. I have been a AAA member since 2001, several times I told the representative that I had My little children with me. A 5 year old and a 1 year old. After several telephone call at about 1:30 AM I was told by the last representative I spoke with stated It was not documented I had children with me and that they (tow truck driver) do not like coming out in Milwaukee late at night (real calm like this was okay to say). Really. Why wasn't this information given to me at 9:40 or even better given to me when I initially signed up to become an AAA Member or each year I've paid my renewal. It's only been since 2001. Horrible service. If I could rate the 0 (ZERO) I would, SAD Experience... I will not be renewing next year.

I have been a AAA premier member for a couple years now and recently had my car towed from Jackson Wisconsin to Madison Wisconsin and I take this route daily and the route is a 85 Mile Drive give or take with no tow for the year and recently had to use a tow from Triple AAA but AAA decided to say that the toll was 105 miles. I know it was only a 85 miles tow but AAA insist that it was a hundred and five mile tow. AAA is a scam and how could The Better business Bureau give them a good review? I think it is totally unfair that AAA is robbing people out of their miles...

News flash if you own a motorcycle and you don't know who these guys are you need to, have one of their cards or do a bookmark, a save whatever you need to do to keep their number in your pocket. My wife and I were down on highway 60 tonight 11 p.m. flat tire on a Gold Wing. Called AAA (we are premier card holders), got the runaround for over two hours and they had still not dispatched the call!!!

I have been a classic AAA member for 3 years. This is the first time I had to use the service. I waited patiently for 2 hours for AAA to show up. Once they showed they said we owed money for towing more than 5 mile radius. When I called to request tow service there was no mention of additional fees. The service agent left me completely unprepared, wondering if I was being scammed by the tow company. I called to explain my frustration of my customer service experience to AAA. The customer resolution representative told me I should have been notified that there were additional fees, but that there was nothing they could do about it now. She also said they probably assumed I knew about the fees because I have been a member for 3 years. Quality customer service agents do not make assumptions.

I was awoken by a idling flatbed AAA truck outside my bedroom window at around 7:15. No driver in sight so after about 10 minutes of fumes going in my window, I look for the driver, I go outside and locate the driver somewhere across the street and down the block. Since it is illegal to leave a vehicle idling, I ask him to turn off the engine and thanks for waking me. Driver tells me to "get a life" and how his house is better than mine, etc. etc. Okay. So I just canceled my membership and filed a police report. That's what I think of AAA. CHAPTER 9. Stopping, Standing, and Parking. 22515. (a) No person driving, or in control of, or in charge of, a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor thereof.

My family and I have been members of AAA for over 15 years - the highest level of coverage, Platinum membership. I live in the desert in Arizona, with 110 degree temps on average in the summer. My car had a flat tire when driving in the Mill Mountain Campground in Globe, AZ. AAA refused to assist me, saying they did not service the road we were on. My family was literally stranded, with no one in sight to help us. I drove on the tire rim for 20 minutes when a nice person who happened to drive by, helped us. If we walked to the nearest service station it would have taken 4 to 5 hours - and the temperature was over 100 degrees. I had a second incident about 2 months prior - my daughter's car broke down close to the house. I was annoyed with the car and when I talked to the AAA representative I made an off-hand remark that was not intended as a real plan - that I would trade the car in.

1) They Jacked my insurance rate, (no accidents or tickets, perfect record) at least 50%. I went to Allstate, same insurance policy $60.00 a month less, back to what it was at AAA.

I've been a AAA member for probably 20 years, but never have I had to wait 4.5 hours for roadside assistance. The people at AAA were personable and professional, but in the end, if you aren't getting the service you paid for, what's the use of having a AAA membership? Had I known, I would have called a local tow truck and asked AAA to reimburse me. The tow truck driver who finally arrived was actually from a city an hour away. Obviously, AAA does not have enough wrecker companies under contract or is not offering enough compensation to make signing a contract with them worthwhile. Either way, they had better step it up!

Never once have I had a problem with AAA until yesterday. Let me sum this up the best I can. After being lied to about arrival times from a tow company AAA hired and having to call 4 times to get a estimated time which they ended up not coming for over a hour past that no big deal. I’m patient. Well they then make more excuses about not having a truck. They bring a tow dolly truck. “I have a Subaru Wrx. It’s all wheel drive.” I asked them, "It’s awd. How will you tow it!?" They said it is a 4 wheel dolly. I said, "Okay that’s fine." Long story short they then say they can’t do it. Car is too low! The damn car is stuck! And they knew that I asked them before they came! They assured me it’s no big deal.

I was treated disrespectfully by the customer service representative on 8/9/19 named Jay. I did not have good cell phone service. I was on a back road in an extremely rural place. I believed that because the city was so small that if the agent knew that I just left the city on a particular state road that they could find me. I explained several times that I was headed west on a specific highway and that if the service tech contractor (that is usually a company in a nearby location) would be familiar with the location. My elderly father drove 45 minutes from a nearby city to help me.

3.5 hours & counting for a tow truck to arrive and I’m with my 5 year old. Driver called at 3 pm & never showed. Now I’m back in their dispatch queue waiting another 45 mins. Unacceptable & no communication for the no show from the towing company. Coordination extremely poor with Hadley towing company. I had to call Triple A & file 2 complaints in the same day. I’ve been a member for 9 years.

We had a dead battery on vacation. They wouldn’t accept my husband’s AAA card since he was not present. We purchased a new plan with expedited fees added for about $125, since we had plans to drive home that day ASAP. They sent assistance but he didn’t have the proper tools to change the battery, so he just recommended we go to the shop across the street. We could have gotten a jump from anyone, including the shop across the street. We had to wait for the shop to serve many clients before them and the delay caused us to be 8 hours behind schedule, resulting in stress for everyone. We thought it would be reasonable to get our expedited fee refunded, and we requested the expedited fee refund, but AAA refused any refunds.

So, we have had gold service for years and paid for four members. This past year, rather than use my husband's card, everyone said my name, as I am the primary account holder. Thus, among 4 people, we get "16" service calls. In the last years, I apparently, then had 7 racked up under my name. Rather than let us know we were above the amount for my individual card when we called in, they discontinued my up-to-date paid service. We switched to their competitor, Good Sam Roadside, who has no such limits.

Very upset with AAA. Had AAA for three years and the first time I needed them they failed to help. Had to wait for two hours. Called them and they said it would be one more hour. No one called to stay in touch. I keep calling them. I called a tow truck myself. They were there in 20 min. I have not seen a reimbursement. I am grateful I did not have my grandson with me.

Our family has had AAA membership for years. We had a tire blow on our boat trailer as we were headed from Cincinnati on I-74 West. We were in a very dangerous spot on the side of the road. I called AAA's emergency number and was told that I had reached the Cincinnati office and they would have difficulty finding help in Indiana. I was incredulous, I responded that I thought this was a roadside service and this was the whole point of having a national company to help me. At this point I was cut off during a transferred call. I called again, had to go through the whole menu as semis are whizzing by us - to be told that he could give me a number of a wrecker service in the area that I could call. Seriously??

I rarely ever write reviews; my leisure time is usually spent enjoying life. I am taking the time to write this review in hopes that I will save someone else from going through the same horrendous experience that me and my family had from AAA. My vehicle wouldn't start in the morning, so I checked every possible box on the list, including swapping out the battery. I called AAA to have it towed to a mechanic. As soon as I gave AAA the information that they needed, I received a call from the local towing company here in Sonora, CA. This was at 7:36am (when I received a call from the local towing company). I called back after 11am when no truck had arrived, they said it would be another 2 hours. I waited... around 3pm (nearly 4 hours later) I decide to call AAA to get a different towing company to come get my car.

AAA in PA is the worst. They do not know what club you belong to, refer you to the wrong places, and then forget to make your appointment. It took four calls, and 40 minutes, to get service scheduled for my dead battery. I live outside Philadelphia; the 800 number staff kept referring me to a Central PA club. Finally the rep claimed they had connected me to the right club, and that I'd receive a callback with my appointment time within 30 minutes. That was 2 hours ago. I just called only to find out - whoops, they referred me to the wrong club, and NEVER SCHEDULED THE SERVICE!

While traveling through North Carolina on my way to a vacation at Myrtle Beach, had one of my tires blow out and called AAA. The service people showed up two hours later. It was a 107 degrees and on the side of Hwy 95. The blow out was on my Pop Up Camping Trailer. The technician informed me my trailer was not included in the my plan. I told him I don't have many options and what would I have to pay them to pay them to simply CHANGE MY SPARE WITH THE BLOWN OUT TIRE. He called his dispatcher and she told me the fee would be $269!!

Sunday afternoon (7/21/19) my 2 young sons and I were stuck on the side of the highway at 4pm in Texas with temperatures very close to 100. I needed a tow truck. I was told we were "priority" due to our location. I was also told a truck would be to our location in 1 hour. At 1 hour, I called and was told the call had been re-routed because the ETA for the tow was now 3 hours. After 25 min I called back due to no communication for an update on this re-route. I was informed they were sending a tow truck from a location 2.5 hours from my location. At this time we've already been sitting for 3.5 hours.

CASE # **. First spoke with a lady by the name of Jai or something and she stated my tow for some reason won't be covered, even though I had another tow on my policy. Call was escalated to a "supervisor" by the name of JILL. Very nasty and very uncooperative woman. First they told me the "uncovered tow" was going to be covered and approved. It stated my tow would arrive at 5:24PM on 7/24/19. That tow never arrived.

Waited 2 hours and they damaged my car. 25 years with AAA! Our car broke down in a common area during normal hours, we got bounced from driver to driver, AAA dispatch was dishonest about tow status, and they broke our car! Do not subscribe!

Tonight my tire blew out in a very dangerous location. I explained this to the person who took my original call. She assured me that assistance would be out in 30 minutes. In actuality, help arrived after an hour and 25 minutes. During that wait time, I called back and after much difficulty, reached a human being. He said that he would connect me to a supervisor. I stayed on hold for more than 15....then the call disconnected. You have one very DISSATISFIED customer and I will NOT RENEW my membership.

Police pushed car off main road to not affect traffic. Called them twice and AAA once to update on length of time. Never again. Will use other methods for roadside service. Very disappointed with AAA and their use of towing company.

AAA literally left me stranded on the side of the road for 4.5 hours in the middle of the night. I had to call them 7 times asking when the tow truck was coming and they used excuse after excuse for the delays, without calling me one single time to follow up; I had to call them each time. The tow company they told me was coming was never dispatched to me!!!!! I didn't find this out until 3 hours into my wait time and when I demanded to know the name of the company I called them and they had no idea who I was!!!! They went through their entire call log for 12 hours of that day and I was not nowhere on that list.

I was crying because my car wouldn’t start but I called them up, didn’t have a membership. They answered within 5 minutes, so so so nice to me. Paid the membership and got someone to come help me within 15 minutes. Wow!!! I LOVE TRIPLE AAA.

If I could give AAA zero stars I would. I’ve been with AAA a few years now but my most recent roadside assistance was absolutely horrible. My car broke down on Interstate 95 a few weeks ago, and I called AAA to come save me... Well, 3 hours later they finally came to help me on the side of a busy highway!! At first they told me an hour, after that hour passed, they told me it was be less than 30 minutes...and so on... I was on the side of the highway with cars flying past me at 90 mph from 6pm-9:30pm!!

Wanted to buy whole life insurance and later told that it was term life. They increased my payment from $57 monthly to $1,863 monthly. I wasn't notified until they had already taken this from my checking account. When I called them they said I couldn't get money back for from 7 to 10 days. Why do they delay just to hold onto your money. Do not use AAA for life insurance.

I went to the Southington Queen St. Ct. AAA. Paul the manager processed my paperwork for the new licenses. I had a copy of my birth certificate. He said I needed an original birth certificate with a seal. I said mine is from 1955 and didn't have a seal. He said some don't but it had to be an original. This was a 100 degree day that I traveled back and forth from Waterbury to Southington 2 times. When I brought the original birth certificate Paul very rude, still would not accept it saying it was too old and not legible. I reiterated the copy I had was legible and that was the purpose of the copy. He ignored me and said he told me that he had to have a seal which he did not. My certificate never had a seal from 1955 and it is the original. He was very snotty not only to me but short with other customers as well.

Calling for a tow. So my car was stuck at work so I called them and the operator said they will be there in like 30 mins so I waited and had to call again to be met with the same answer only to wait again. Up to 4 calls were made so we gave up. Luckily a buddy of mine was coming out of work late night to pull my car home with a rope.

We are nursing our sun burns after waiting outside for a tow truck for the second day, and this is what we learned. At some point without notifying the members of the following change, and after collecting our membership fees, AAA has enacted a new way to condition access to their members' prepaid services. While before, the roadside assistance contractor was simply to make sure that your ID name matches your member card name, now AAA has its contractors SCAN and RETAIN all details of your driver's license.

Yesterday, we had to wait almost 5 hours for a tow truck, and it never came. We sat under the blazing sun on the promise that the tow truck would arrive 30 min to 2 hrs soon. We could not go indoors, making ourselves available to meet the truck and guide it to the car. The truck never came. The Roadside Assistance service was unpleasant and unhelpful. The AAA local office (215-343-2660; Mike) was incompetent to explain the membership Plus service (which includes the tow I ordered) they advertise and collect fees for.

I needed a tow off the road do to two tires that had blown out on the highway. I called the roadside assistance number. I was told help was on the way - no one came or called for 30 minutes. I called them back. Asked where they were and was told I was on my own but would be paid back for my tow and hotel???? Because it interrupted my trip. Well 45 days later - several calls and emails - nothing but time wasted - no help whatsoever. Please do not sign up with this company.

Had my car picked up from the body shop and told AAA I had a small driveway and a tow truck would not fit. Explained numerous times that we would need to manually push the car to the back and do they have the proper equipment. They said yes and said it wouldn't be a problem. They picked my car up from the body shop and dropped it in front of my house partially in the street and left me to figure it out. Would not send another truck out to assist. Said I would have to pay another company out of pocket to get the car to my backyard.

My incident began in the wee hours of the morning on July 7th. After returning from a red eye flight from LAX and traveling cross country with my husband, small children, and elderly mother, I arrived at BWI to discover that my car would not start. I immediately suspected that my battery power was depleted, and I called 1-800-AAA-Help for Roadside Assistance. My call was dispatched to the Mid Atlantic AAA office since I was outside of range of my home office, the Southern PA office, located in York, PA.

My truck broke down at 5:20 pm called AAA at 5:25 pm to get a tow. I was told 1.5 hours, I was thinking it’s Sunday I get it. 3 hours later and no one called and no tow truck. I called and was told by Matthew that he just came on to the shift and he apologized and told me no one was assigned to my request. Sorry but another 1.5 hours. Mad as hell but I wait and nothing. I walk to the store to get some water since it was 101 degrees out. I come back my truck was broken into and my things were stolen. I have never been so mad.

I had the worst experience I ever had with someone in the service industry yesterday. All I needed was a simple tow to my house. I have been a loyal AAA plus member for 30 years and yesterday's experience was beyond appalling. First I was told my tow truck would arrive in 90 minutes. Two hours later I was told to wait another 90 minutes. It turned out they never connected with a towing operator. I must have talked to a dozen customer service people, each with a different story. The bottom line is my car is still in a vacant parking lot 15 hours after my original request for assistance. Not one follow-up phone call by a supervisor either despite my many requests. Simply pathetic! Thank God I was in a safe area.

I have been a member of the Northern California AAA since 1967 and have been satisfied with their roadside service until June 16, 2019. My husband and I are senior citizens and not in the best of health. We experienced a flat tire and called the Customer Service number on our card only to go through an endless loop on an automated system. I finally got through to an actual person who took my information and told me a tow truck would be arriving in 45 minutes to the place we were stranded at. After 65 minutes and no tow truck or notification I called again only to get caught up in the endless automated phone system that kept disconnecting my call. My 75 year old husband tried to change the tire without success. A kind stranger came to our rescue. I am very disappointed in how our service request was mishandled.

Imagine being a 33 YEARS member of AAA - then needing a tow on a Saturday early evening in a decent sized city - then being told you need to wait at least 4 hours. If we were calling from the middle of the desert 4 hours MIGHT me understandable but Sarasota FL is NOT in the middle of desert. Speaking to the call center is like speaking to a third world country. The people are fine but their SYSTEMS seem to be from the 1930's with party phones. Everyone apologizes but NOBODY taking responsibility to get the the bottom of what is going on!

On 7/12/19 at 1503 I was booking a hotel for a trip to take with my father. When I logged onto AAA website I found a Hampton Inn & Suites Sandusky/Milan located at 11608 US-250, Milan, OH 44846. After confirming that I had the correct hotel I accepted the terms of the contract and purchased the booking. When I received the confirmation email, the booking was at the Hampton Inn & Suites Fremont located at 540 East County Rd 89, Fremont, OH, 43420, United States.

I have been an AAA member for several years. Recently, I needed to tow my car and initially thought the issue was due to recent work the dealer completed on my car. After the Dealer towed for repair it was discovered the issue was something else entirely. I explained this to AAA representative and also on the form they sent for reimbursement. I expected to be refunded the 100$ tow charge the Dealer charged me. Lo and behold my check is for 50$. Had I just called AAA when the car broke down the entire 100$ would have been covered. Bad, bad customer service AAA.

The car wouldn't start 40 miles from my home. A passing motorist gave me a ride home. I called AAA from there. First agent said I'd have to hitch back to the car to get it towed. I was astounded that this was their policy for a Premier Member & the agent said "Have a nice day" & hung up on me!! The second agent reaffirmed their policy (politely). I asked to be transferred to a supervisor and again was told that it's too bad, but I would have to hitch back to the car and wait in 90+ degree temperatures for a tow truck. It seems that this policy is not only dangerous, but ridiculous.

My 17 year old son experienced his first breakdown about an hour from our home. He called AAA. The agent informed him that they would be there within the hour and that they would drive him and his vehicle back home. Moments later, he received a text message stating "your technician has been dispatched". He called me back and informed me he was all set. 90 minutes later I contacted him for an update. No Tow Truck and NO communication. I called AAA and the agent informed me that they never contacted a technician and cannot find anyone in the area but they are working on it. My son stood on the side of the road for 3 hours until I could get to him. 6 hours later his car was delivered. After 30 years of membership in NJ and VT, I cancelled my membership the next day.

About half a mile from the house smoke started billowing out of the vents. I pulled over, popped the hood, didn't see anything, figured I'd call a tow and all would be well. Sadly, the smoke came back, cops and firemen were involved -- AAA, however, was of no help at all. They first wanted me to provide a garage and towing service, (because, like, this is information you would have on hand in such a situation?) and then told me I had to go through the insurance first. (Which, okay, maybe you shouldn't keep that in the glove compartment?) Insurance was like, uh, why isn't AAA helping?

I called after my battery died. I thought about getting a jump but I’ve carried AAA FOR 20 years so I used it. They said it’d be a half hour, got two more updates posing it back to 1/2 hours. It was hot, bugs were coming out, I wanted to cry. I called back and they said another 20 min. I didn’t believe that and mustered the courage to ask a stranger for help. They did, cheerfully and timely. AAA never showed. I’m so disappointed and would warn others not to depend on AAA.

Stopped to help stranded motorist who had locked keys, wallet, and phone in truck. Offered use of my phone to call AAA. They refused to help him without an advance credit card payment. He had already used AAA earlier in the year and had exceeded the number of service calls. Asked to speak to manager. Hung up after 20 minute wait. Called again. Got a manager after 10 minutes who said he would listen to earlier call and assess situation. Said he would call back. He did not. I paid for AAA with my credit card and motorist reimbursed me once he had access to his wallet. AAA did nothing to make this easy. I could have had better luck calling a locksmith myself. Very, very disappointed in an organization which once had a great reputation. Incidentally, gentleman was a senior citizen and had been with AAA for years. Disgusting treatment of a person in a vulnerable position.

Had a commercial vehicle which was notified in advance but the driver did not have the correct tool to get into the battery of the car. Therefore was not much help. Then called customer support and they would not refund me for the service.

First, I have been an AAA member for more than 20 years. On or about May 1, 2019, I called AAA Road Service as my vehicle would not start. Nearly two hours later the serviceman arrived. I informed him that the battery probably needed to be replaced as it was nearly three and one-half years old. I had requested a new battery be on the service truck. He confirmed my suspicions and proceeded to replace the battery. The battery he had on his truck was one month (according to the sticker on the battery) from the"use by date." (Need to dump this battery on a member before it outdates!) This battery was dusty and dirty having been exposed to dust and probably rain or moisture. I sensed he was not very experienced. I asked him to install temporary power to the vehicle so I would not have to reset the satellite radio, etc. while the battery was disconnected.

I have been left behind by AAA for the last time. On 5/9/19 I ask for a tow. I asked them to call and let me know if it would be more that the 2 hour wait. (Since they left me and my kids waiting for 3 hours last year). My kids are 4 and 7. They had 2 hours to call and inform me of a delay. Instead they send a gas truck at the 2 hour mark to tell me that it will be 2 more hours! I assumed this was Bill's towing in Petaluma that made this decision. I called to complain ask why the basics of customer service were not followed. While on the phone the guy with the service truck decided to open my door to yell at me. Thanks Bill's tow in Petaluma. With my complaint filed with AAA. I wait. Then on 7/1/19 I walk in to pay my registration on my cars. I am informed that I can not use the service I paid for. My investigation is not complete. The manager of the Petaluma branch Michael tells me he has no answers for me.

: We are AAA members since 2014 and never have I received horrible customer service as we did tonight! Trying to get our truck towed to a shop so it isn't stolen tonight or stripped for that matter they send the wrong truck. We've been here 3 hours and we have found our own truck to tow it. We asked for them to dispatch from this other company only to be told no will not dispatch to another company. I'm in a parking lot with our 8 year old and this is unacceptable. We pay our membership every year for four vehicles and for what reason. Only to pay another tow bill of a few hundred dollars. I wish I didnt have to give them any stars. 1 is way too good for them.

Once again with AAA California I am left in the dust with roadside assistance. I need a battery in my car, a service they advertise and promote heavily. Unfortunately, because I made the call on a Sunday they will not assist. This is not the first time I've had to work with the convenience of their schedule and when this year's membership expires I will not renew. I have been a member for 24 years.

Great peace of mind knowing you have backup in many situations. As important to have as a spare tire. No service like it. Now on motorcycles too. Get a flat on one of them and see what it costs when your stranded along side the road. A tow truck alone will cost you a year's membership. Never waited more than 45 mins. Just sit in a air conditioned cab and both you and the bike are chauffeured home to properly fix it correctly and cheaply. Or have be brought to a good reviewed shop if your on a long haul. Bought a battery from AAA they delivered and installed it and the the bill was what a Advance Auto would have charged just for the battery. Been 7 years and the battery is still going strong. Starts the truck when I come out of the store having left my lights on. Some other great assets but those you'll have to figure out for yourself handyman :-)!

I became a member in October 2018. Had no complaints with Triple A up till now. It's here now June 2019. Last year I purchase Car Insurance and AAA Roadside Assistance. Had a 4 towing situations up till December. Added my fiance to my AAA in February. Use jump service maybe 4 times up till May. Until I was able to afford a new battery. And Fuel 1x.

We needed a vehicle towed to the mechanic! When over an hour had gone by with no response, called them again, couldn't tell us where the tow truck was coming from or when they would arrive. After 2 more hours, called again, some jerk named Cameron answered customer service. This guy left me on hold. When he finally came back, said it would 7 minutes, total LIE!! We called another towing service and this very reputable company was there in 10 minutes. We found out AAA uses Miller Towing. They are the WORST Towing Company in Weatherford, TX. Even the mechanics warn people away from them, see their reviews on Facebook! Because of the horrible service from AAA, or should I say the LACK of service, my 31 year membership is cancelled!!! Being out in the heat for over 3 hours was the final breaking point!! If I could give AAA NO stars, I would do so, they are HORRIBLE!!

Out of the blue they cancelled my membership all because I've used the service disproportionately or more than is listed in the service agreement, I get a letter in the mail yesterday saying that my AAA membership is canceled!!! What!? I have been a premier member and I don't even get a warning, something like a call or a notice saying, "Hey mister, you're getting close to your limit." No, just CANCELED!! AND the number they have for you to call, Membership Services, provides an agent who not only can't help but tells you that the decision is final. I can't believe, with no warning, they would make this kind of impersonal decision. Lacking all couth, I hope someone reads this and posts a response.

Our camper had a flat and we pulled to the side of the interstate. The shoulder was so narrow that every vehicle passing shook us to the point that phone use was difficult. We called AAA and we thought they were coming to the rescue, but I was wrong. Although the dispatcher said the service was covered, that was not the case and the "help" said we owed $125! The guy changed a tire... No more time was required for his service than if the flat had been on the truck, but because it was on the camper it wasn't covered. Ridiculous. We needed a tire changed... And that's all that happened.

My family and I have been VERY long time customers of AAA, that being said they have recently changed their 1-800 number to an all automatic service (unless your willing to wait 20-45 minutes for a representative), the automotive service is HORRIBLE! I called to have my car towed just to find out it was going to be a 4 hour wait! I also have the HIGHEST level membership, not to say that should give me a ton of special treatment but if told there would be a 4 hour wait the LEAST they can do is be on time!

I have a member of AAA for a while, I have never had to call for any reason. Just a week ago my car had a problem so I called AAA, the customer service said it will take 3 hrs before anyone would show up. She also expressed that the order would not be processed until I tell them where to tow the car. Now I’m in the middle of a small town, I have no idea where to go. Also in 3 hours what will be open. I hung up, Googled some repair shops, one was Goodyear. Turns out they were just down the road, they sent someone over to look at the car. The shifting linkage clip broke, the gentleman repaired so I could get home safe. I have not and will not renew my membership I now have roadside assistance from my insurance company. Great work AAA.

I'm actually not surprised of my experience thus far after reading the reviews about how horrible their service is when you actually need them! They are fantastic as long as you are paying them. I called 7 days ago to make a claim because my car was stolen! I have yet to speak to anyone about my claim. I've called every day, sometimes twice a day, even tried to speak with the manager. No one is available. "WOW," is really all I can say. I'm so disappointed in them at this point. This is completely ridiculous.

I've been a AAA customer for the last 20 years paying 190 annual membership. I bought a battery from them 2 years ago and still on the warranty, called to have it replaced because it's no charging and unable to jumpstart. I provided the date of purchase, car brand, model and year and date, an hour of waiting they send a minivan with no supplies to tell me they don't carry the battery. They will have to deliver the next day and they will put a call for a tow truck at 1017 pm with ETA of 45 minutes by 1107 pm. 1130 I called the service center because they closed the ticket as they're in location according to their tracker and nobody has shown up. And the customer service says they running a little late, they will be there in 10 minutes.

I needed my battery jumped and AAA came out in 15 minutes! The person on the phone was so nice and the service person, Trey **, came within 15 minutes! He was so nice, professional, and had my car running in no time! A wonderful experience from start to finish!

I was driving on the freeway and my air conditioner stopped working and then my car started decelerating. I pulled over to the shoulder of the freeway (NOT a safe place) and called AAA. I have had their “premier” service for years and thankfully this was the first time I had to use it. When I called, I got their “automated” system and it could not understand me. Very frustrating. In addition, I got messages that there were problems in Northern California that could hold up service. I held on the line for about 12 minutes trying to reach a live person who could help me. At one point I reached a live person and the representative told that I’d been transferred to the southern California dispatch and she couldn’t help me since I’m located in northern California. They don’t even have a centralized system. I finally reached my husband and asked him to try as well.

Member for over 25 yrs. Sadly, last three experiences were unacceptable. 1st of three - waited approximately TWO hours, never showed up. Finally left car abandoned in parking lot and got a ride home. 2nd - came to fix a flat tire. Stripped the bolts on my daughter's tire which COST me money to repair next day. 3rd and final: After FOUR hours, left my husband stranded in another state. Could NOT help him. Sent wrong help at first then wrong tow truck then just left him saying they would try to help TOMORROW!!?? I would not even give one star if that was an option! How do you leave someone stranded!!!! Roadside assistance??

Called to cancel service and got transferred twice and put on hold for over 30 minutes. Don’t understand why I can’t cancel online (except creating barriers for busy people to leave). I would strongly recommend they create the ability online to cancel service to respect the customer time rather than making the wait so long to cancel.

I am a 32 year AAA member and like many others have rarely had to use the roadside service but it gave me peace of mind thinking they would be there to assist me in case of a vehicle problem. I recently called AAA when our car suddenly died in an industrial area with no services close by. I was told a tow would be there in 20 minutes and that I could track them on my phone and would get a call from the driver. None of that happened.... Long story short almost five hours later, 3 different tow companies, I finally got a tow to the shop but unfortunately after hours. To accomplish this I had to call roadside service more than 15 times and finally requested the supervisor.

I was parked in the lot of my hair salon in Scarsdale, NY, when I was informed I had a flat tire. I called AAA and was informed, "Someone would be there within an hour." 15 minutes later help arrived. My tire was changed and I was advised I would need a new one. I was able to drive to my local tire shop and purchase a replacement. Thank you Archie, you are the best!

Raised our monthly payments by 20 dollars and never told us in advance that it was going to happen.. Once we contacted our agent in Hillsdale, MI. She told us that it was going up another 20 dollars in July.. We both have excellent driving records but they just decide that they are going to raise the policy price whenever they want. We are being punished for being good drivers.

I have been a customer of AAA for many years. Until a couple of years ago it was working good. In the last 2 years it has become a disaster. They arrive after several hours, never at the time they say and, sometimes, the truck doesn't arrive at all. I look forward to find a different company.

I am a long term and largely satisfied user of TripTik having planned our last few road trips with excellent results. In fact, I have a work in process Triptik road trip that had 24 stops, that suddenly became invalid due to limitations in the new, unannounced software release. We take a long road trip each year averaging 32 stops, somewhere we actually spend days, others to "fool the tool" to force it to take our preferred route, not necessarily the fastest route. I wouldn't bother using Triptik to plan a trip with under 12 stops because it's easier to do it by hand using a spreadsheet than deal with the "tool". Longer road trips add a level of complexity that Triptik used to satisfy quite well. Not anymore!

Ref **. June 7th my initial call got through at about 7:20pm-ish. I received a text with the ref # above at 7:29pm. It's now 10:23PM. I've spoken with dispatch and a tow driver who arrived and said he could not take 2 adults and a child and left the scene instructing me to call back. About 4 min after the driver left. I received a call from his dispatch again stating he could get me a taxi and send driver back. 30 minutes later no callback. I call a Lyft to take my daughter and grandson home from roadside.

I have had AAA years ago & it was fine then. Early last year in a fit of rage passing a slow motorist I turned into a parking lot at interstate speeds & happened to catch the edge of a curb that was sticking out into the entryway. This tore out my fender, Axle, Knuckle, control arm, strut & parts of the transaxle assembly. I called for a tow & everybody was busy except AAA. So I paid for a dang membership just to get towed home.

A MUST READ: I was a 26 year member of AAA until I dropped them. On 09/07/18 I got my friend's 4x4 truck stuck in the sand out in the desert of El Mirage. My friend was also a member of AAA. It was during the early afternoon, in the blazing heat of the day. We had NO water with us. My friend tried for an hour to get the truck out, but was unsuccessful. With no shade or water, my friend started getting sick from the heat, and started vomiting, and I was getting horribly sunburnt and dehydrated.

Over 2 1/2 hr wait for AAA roadside assistance to get help for a flat tire on my car. Poor communication from AAA. They weren't going to call/text me back until they had a service truck scheduled to help me. At an hour I called for status. At 2 hours again I called for status. At 2 1/2 hrs again I called for status. At the 2 hr call they stated they had so far called 17 stations who all refused to take the service request. So I phoned some of the companies that declined. 3 of the companies that were 8-14 miles away told me they would not come that far for a AAA call, but would for a regular call or other insurance coverage.

My car wouldn't start and Brandon came to the rescue from AAA! He got my car started and I did not need it towed. He arrived within 15 minutes and the job was completed within 20 minutes. Everything was the greatest service.

I have just had the most infuriating problem with AAA. My husband and I joined AAA at the end of January. On February 2 we needed a tow. We had signed up for the premiere membership and expected to be able to tow within the mileage permissions for that membership level. The initial agent told us that we were still within a seven day wait period and towing was limited to the classic membership range. They said that the only one who could maybe do something about that was the membership department so they transferred me to them. There was nothing membership could do so we canceled the tow. Later that day we had the vehicle towed through AAA to a location within the classic mile range. Later that month we had the car towed 45 miles to our mechanic without issue.

AAA has been completely useless. First of all, they never gave me a login despite calling in many times asking why I couldn’t set up an account, so I never had proof of insurance in case I got pulled over. They convinced me to pay $7 a month for free towing but when I called them, dangerously stuck on the highway they didn’t answer for 15-20 minutes and said they’d send someone. They never even showed up so I had to pay an Uber driver $30 to come help me instead. Then, they mysteriously CANCELED my membership without notifying me, even though they are still charging me. SCAM! They don’t uphold their end of the deal. If I got into a crash I’m assuming they wouldn’t pay either.

Contacted AAA in the Villages, FL to speak with Shannon **, Cruise Specialist. Left two voice mails over a period of 2 days. Didn't hear back. Called a 3rd time, but couldn't reach her. An associate found Shannon and she finally took our call. I mentioned that I'd left 2 voice mails a few days ago but hadn't heard back. She said she had been busy. She suggested we meet with her Friday, at 1 or 2 PM... I said I'd get back to her.

After reading the other reviews here, it looks like this is a common practice suddenly being implemented in North Carolina. After being a customer for years, I just got a letter stating they were canceling my membership for overuse. We have two drivers in college plus myself and my husband. I can't understand why we would pay for a service to help us when we were in need but then be afraid to use it when we needed it. Isn't that the whole point? All I can figure is they give memberships away for cheap and then suddenly can't afford to be in business anymore. Why offer a service if you can't give it? I'm extremely disappointed and saddened by this new policy. But that's fine. I'll be happy to give my money to another company that can offer roadside to service and be more dependable.

After 13 years membership with the premium plan I was canceled because I used plan more than 4 times in a year. I was not aware of 4 calls a year was the limit. They refused to let me renew for another year with understanding I only get 4 calls per year...please be mindful when you dealing with businesses online or phone.

I just got this insurance less than 6 months ago. Within the first payment I got a late fee and I set up on auto pay so why the late fee. Customer service was horrible, they refused to remove the 10$ late fee but they can credit me for the next month. That’s not acceptable at all. This month (2 months later) I get a bill now with yet another late and raised my 42 to 60 a month for liability so I called again. I was told late fees and I stated "why it’s auto debited" and I told them I can prove I’ve always have money in my account. He said well I can pay then take it off next month. Refused and said "cancel this".