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Find a Location

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.

      Rt 51 & Lewis Run Road Pittsburgh, PA 15236

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Bowser Automotive Inc.

      1600 Golden Mile Hwy Pittsburgh, PA 15146

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforBowser Automotive Inc.

    New Car Dealers
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.38/5stars

    Average of 8 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    22 complaints closed in last 3 years

    6 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 6/1/1983

    Years in Business: 41

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    Overview of BBB Rating

    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.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Bowser Automotive Inc. has 3 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Bowser Automotive Inc.

        1001 Clairton Blvd Pleasant Hills, PA 15236

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Bowser Automotive Inc.

        Rt 51 & Lewis Run Road Pittsburgh, PA 15236

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Bowser Automotive Inc.

        1600 Golden Mile Hwy Pittsburgh, PA 15146

        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

      22 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/12/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      We purchased a 2022 Lincoln on January 3, 2023 and haven’t gotten the title or plate. The temp plate is dead and the title department won’t return my calls.
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      Customer Reviews

      8 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Niecie W

      1 star

      12/15/2023

      Highest price in area by $300 over other local dealers for repairs. Kept my vehicle over 2 weeks with little communication for this single Mom with a special needs child and dealership knew I really needed my vehicle back. I found out with a few calls after 2 weeks (14 days) other local dealerships getting the parts from the same place in Michigan not affected by strikes could *************** needed for way less money and only 1.5 hours labor instead of Bowsers 4 hours labor. I confronted Bowser and guess what--> **** Car ready. Not only were the parts magically there, it was all ready to go. No help with a courtesy vehicle for even just a day given how long Bowser had my vehicle already with absolutely no idea when it would be repaired if at all- can you imagine? I was told "With this crazy world who knows if it will get here at all"- Seriously? Your neighboring dealerships seem to not be having this confusion. And I know from a few others who work at Bowser that courtesy vehicles were given out during that time and returned and given out again during that time but not to me.Shuttle service to come pay & get my vehicle back after the more than 2 weeks my vehicle sat there. "Adviser" said among all his other confused remarks-> "Oh we haven't had that for years" .. but then from reception-> "Of course we have shuttle service, do you need picked up to come get your vehicle?" --> Now, I'm grateful for the shuttle service but do you know what was finally sent when they waited all business day to come get me?- They wouldn't come get me while my special needs child was still in school- No, they waited till after & they know my child & do you know what they sent? A Lift Kit Truck with No Foot Rail- it took me about 15 minutes to get my child into that smelly filthy vehicle while neighbors watched and my child struggled. We weren't worthy of our vehicle being pulled up into the queue- No, we need to pay almost $1,000 and go **** for it in the lot ourselves.

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