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    Business ProfileforJess Lewis Transmission Service

    Transmission
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    4 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 1/12/2012

    Years in Business: 80

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    This business offers complete automotive driveline repair services.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1430 Fairfield Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46802-3332
    BBB File Opened:
    3/16/1978
    Years in Business:
    80
    Business Started:
    10/1/1943
    Business Started Locally:
    10/1/1995
    Business Incorporated:
    10/18/1995
    Accredited Since:
    1/12/2012
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Mills & Mills, Unlimited, Inc.
    Business Management
    • Mr. Danny L Mills, President
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Danny L Mills, President

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Danny L Mills, President
    • Ms. Jackie Mills, Office Manager
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (260) 422-1451
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Email Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    4 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    03/11/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    I dropped my truck off on 12/18/23 to have my torque converter fixed. Asked if they could look at the engine too. After they fixed the converter told me they had to tear the transmission back out to fix the flex plate. When I asked why I got charged 2x for my transmission disassembly I was told they couldnt see the flex plate was bad. I paid the $1750 left the place with my truck started to drive home sounded like my transmission was gonna fall out so I took it back to Jess ********************** because I had 90day warranty. When I asked why my truck was taking so long I was told that they have their Master technician working on it part time to save me money and if I wanted him to work on it full time. It would cost me more. I called march 5th and asked when my truck would be done I was told it would be done any ready to pick up Friday the 8th. I called **** ********************** and was given another run around saying that their master technician will be in Saturday too work on my truck and it will be done Monday. I travel for work I let them know that and they have sat on my truck and done nothing with it since December of last year. They have had my truck for almost 4 months now. Im just looking to have my truck fixed the right way or my money back so I can take it somewhere to get fixed. They also left a note stating my brakes and rotors needed changed so I had them do them that cost $600. I mainly care about the $1750 for the transmission.
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    Customer Reviews

    4 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Noah W

    1 star

    12/10/2023

    Picked up my car at 10:30 am after them having for 3 weeks, payed and went to get in my car and it had been broken into. I went back into the office and was trying to figure out what happened, and a worker started off by saying its not a big deal and that they are not liable when THEY left my car unlocked and THEY were watching over it. thats when i lost it. then the worker came outside we were yelling at eachother and slammed my car door in my face. I brought my car in after the rear differential i had replaced 3 months prior went out. i understand its not their fault but its the way they handled things.. very suspicious. owner was trying to be helpful but i cant trust this situation. my insurance is now dealing with it.do not trust with your car!wish i could give 0 star, very unprofessional

    Jess Lewis Transmission Service Response

    12/10/2023

    ****, while we can understand your frustration with the situation, please also understand that we were also frustrated and sympathetic, and you have made quite a few unfair accusations. Upon reviewing the footage of your conversation with our employee, we did note that you were yelling and swearing at our employee, despite his repeated requests that you stop cussing in front of the other customers in the office.
     

    Once the owner came out to speak with you about your frustration, you continued to cuss and raise your voice. We would also like to interject that your vehicle was locked ** in a well-lit, fenced-in lot with camera surveillance, but was unfortunately broken into by a criminal. Additionally, we did not dismiss your frustrations at all, WE asked you to file a police report as the vehicle owner and provide us with the case number so we could turn it into our insurance company to properly deal with the situation for you, but YOU never gave that to us. We were waiting on you for information. Additionally, all of this happened on Friday, and we are closed on the weekends; but instead of waiting a business day to get back with us, you posted this review with false claims, even though we have done everything in our power to make things right despite not being at fault. We appreciate your frustration and can understand fair criticism but making false claims about how we handled the situation not only hurts our business but also the people we employ.


    To address your complaints about the wait, you brought your vehicle in with no appointment, and we are usually scheduled out. Your vehicle was here for a week, we waited on a part for a week, and on top of that, we gave you the repair at no cost and you paid for the part at our cost as our gesture of goodwill. 


    You have been our customer for a while, and we thought that we had a good relationship with you as a customer and feel that we have gone above and beyond for you on multiple occasions. We truly only wanted a positive outcome and resolution for this situation, but you have left multiple reviews, changed your narrative multiple times, and have made false accusations against our business. 


    We were trying to make the situation right by following proper procedure. You have said multiple times that we have done nothing, yet we requested that you file a police report and send us the claim number required to report to our insurance company. From there, the insurance company will work with you to resolve the matter. 


    Additionally, we are more than happy to show you with the security footage we have of both your conversation with the employee in the office and in the parking lot, as unfortunately we cannot post in this forum. 


    Again, we do absolutely apologize that this occurred and are frustrated that it happened as well, no one ever intended to make you feel like your frustrations weren't valid just to let you know that it would be handled, but we were attempting to work with you and make the situation right while you have made some unfair accusations. 

     

    You have painted it as if we refused to help or do anything; however, we were simply waiting on you to file a police report. 

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