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            • Bowser Automotive Inc.

              1001 Clairton Blvd Pleasant Hills, PA 15236

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            • Bowser Automotive Inc.

              1600 Golden Mile Hwy Pittsburgh, PA 15146

              BBB Accredited Business

            • Bowser Automotive Inc.

              Rt 51 & Lewis Run Road Pittsburgh, PA 15236

              BBB Accredited Business

            Business ProfileBowser Automotive Inc.

            New Car Dealers
            Multi Location Business
            BBB accredited business

            Contact Information

            1001 Clairton Blvd

            Pleasant Hills, PA 15236

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            (412) 469-2100

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            Customer Reviews

            1.38/5

            Average of 8 Customer Reviews

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            Customer Complaints

            18 complaints closed in last 3 years

            7 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            BBB Rating & Accreditation

            BBB accredited businessA+

            Accredited Since: 6/1/1983

            Years in Business: 41

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            Overview

            Bowser Automotive Inc. is a family owned and operated group of dealerships that began in 1983. Bowser Automotive has expanded to three locations and the group is made up of Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, GMC, Buick and Cadillac brands. They sell new and pre-owned vehicles providing full auto repair services, collision repairs and parts.

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            This is a multi-location business.

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            Bowser Automotive Inc. has 3 locations, listed below.

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              • Bowser Automotive Inc.

                1001 Clairton Blvd Pleasant Hills, PA 15236

                BBB Accredited Business

              • Bowser Automotive Inc.

                1600 Golden Mile Hwy Pittsburgh, PA 15146

                BBB Accredited Business

              • Bowser Automotive Inc.

                Rt 51 & Lewis Run Road Pittsburgh, PA 15236

                BBB Accredited Business
              Location of This Business
              1001 Clairton Blvd, Pleasant Hills, PA 15236
              BBB File Opened:
              6/1/1983
              Years in Business:
              41
              Business Started:
              4/1/1983
              Accredited Since:
              6/1/1983
              Type of Entity:
              Corporation
              Alternate Business Name
              • Bowser GMC - Buick
              • Power of Bowser
              • Bowser Commercial Trucks
              • Bowser Hyundai Pleasant Hills
              • Bowser Nissan
              • Bowser Subaru
              • Bowser Genesis
              • Bowser Chevy of Monroeville
              • Bowser Collision Center
              Business Management
              • Mr. Gary K Bowser, President
              • Ms. Megan Erney, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
              • Mr. Gary Semanchek, Executive Director
              Contact Information

              Principal

              • Mr. Gary Semanchek, Executive Director

              Customer Contact

              • Ms. Megan Erney, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
              Additional Contact Information

              Fax Numbers

              • (412) 469-8560
                Primary Fax

              Phone Numbers

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              Customer Complaints

              18 Customer Complaints

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              Most Recent Customer Complaint

              06/06/2024

              Complaint Type:
              Service or Repair Issues
              Status:
              Resolved
              I purchased a car for ~$14,000 from them. 3 months into using the car (January) it required major repairs which were covered under warranty. Now (June) I take it in for repairs again after the issues returned same as before but less severe. They are requesting $3,000 just to dismantle the engine to see if they can find what's wrong. They state there will be additional charges after that of an unknown amount. The car has had a rough idle both times and the first time the engine had flooded with oil. Now they are saying there is a cylinder issue. In my opinion the cylinder issue could be directly the cause for the engine flooding in the first place. I believe they didn't actually repair my vehicle and instead cleaned the parts out to return to me without solving the underlying issue. They offered a trade in value of $1,500 due to the damage to the vehicle.
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              Most Recent Customer Review

              Marissa S

              05/20/2024

              Where do I even start I got the car back in 2020 a week after I had the car the check engine light came on. I called bowser told them about my check engine light being on. I took it to bowser they said they dont know why its on and they checked everything. So a year goes by I try to trade the car in a sales person said I cant trade the car in. Ive been complaining about this car since I had the car and bowser was not trying to help me at all. I called again about my oil. Once again took the car to bowser they checked the car out and said nothing was wrong with the car. Meanwhile every time I got an oil change a week after that I was out of oil again. I called bowser so many times complaining about my car and nobody helped me. My car kept stopping on me when I just got an oil change than I was out of oil. There was no oil leaks or puddles under my car. My car stops again this time with my child again in the car but we was on a bridge. I just think all of this could have been avoided if bowser would have helped me and let me trade my car in before all of this even happened.
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