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    Business ProfileforAAA East Central

    Roadside Assistance
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    8 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 6/11/2004

    Years in Business: 115

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    961 Marcon Boulevard Suite 204, Allentown, PA 18109
    BBB File Opened:
    7/1/1977
    Years in Business:
    115
    Business Started:
    3/5/1909
    Accredited Since:
    6/11/2004
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • East Penn Regional
    Business Management
    • Ms. Teresa Podguski, Director of Public Relations
    • Mr. Alan Ruch, Vice-President of Operations
    • Ms. Grace Neyra, Administrative Assistant
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Alan Ruch, Vice-President of Operations

    Customer Contact

    • Ms. Teresa Podguski, Director of Public Relations
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (610) 778-3405
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Email Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    8 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    12/05/2022

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    AAA auto club assignes providers to service ROAD Calls. AAA told us ************ **** **** (***) was assigned our call on 10/26/22. *** never responded to us or showed up. My husband is 79 & I am 63 & Physically Disabled. After being stranded on the side of a busy road, we called AAA again. We were told *** informed AAA that *** called my husband & my husband canceled the road service. Our phone records prove otherwise. Another provider was dispatched. I called AAA supervisor and filed complaint #****** with *****. Wanting information as to why we were stranded, & being unable to get info from AAA, I called ***. **** ******** ******** *******, PA ***** ************* The person who answered the phone (turned out to be the owner *****) was given the ROAD & the PICK-UP POINT at the onset. He was , Rude, Nasty, Unprofessional, & began screaming at me that my husband canceled the service call. During his rant he disclosed information that did not coincide with our call. I had to scream over him to stop him & correct the information. Then he claimed he never got OUR call for service from AAA. (Despite the fact AAA claimed they did). And he said it was my fault because I did not give him the destination at the beginning of the call. I GAVE HIM THE ROAD & THE PICK UP POINT AT THE ONSET. Hung up on him he was too abusive. Was contacted by Karen *** *** **** of AAA concerning the complaint. She refunded our yearly dues as we have been loyal customers for over 43 years. She turned it over to Ken M*** who oversees the contracts for the providers & personally knew Jarid. Despite his promises to look into the matter & get back to me, he never did. I left a message with Karen, she never returned my call. If I had been wrong about the nature of incident or the character of ***, AAA would have defended them. An addition to the complaint was added by AAA Supervisor Beth emp ID...Hotel*** on 11/12/22. A Retribution Complaint against DAB. Never was addressed.
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    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Theresa Z.

    1 star

    01/29/2022

    All I wanted was an old fashions jump start for my bmw x5 battery packs are too weak. They send someone from elite towing 53 mins away took 4 hours of wait time from when I placed the call. The guy was very unknowlesdgable about bmw and how to jump them and put vice grips on the posts under the hood to test the battery..with ignorance being done I told him to leave. If he didn't have jumper cables the pack won't start it alone from a fully dead battery. Called back they sent out a local A.B.C towing company they called said they would be here in 5 mins...I said please bring cables it's dead and gonna be hard to start with know a battery pack they said they have no cables to bring I said then come and we will go through this all over again..45 mins later they never showed up I called back to AAA to cancel and I refused a y other help at that point. Worst service ever... debating if the membership is worth it anymore if things the service you get. I am a premier plus rv member..if they can't start my suv how would they ever start my rv...

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