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Find a Location

AAA East Central has 35 locations, listed below.

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    • AAA East Central

      5900 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3803

      BBB Accredited Business
    • AAA East Central

      4430 Buffalo Rd Erie, PA 16510-2203

      BBB Accredited Business
    • AAA East Central

      20510 Route 19 Store: 103-104 Cranberry Twp, PA 16066-7526

      BBB Accredited Business
    • AAA East Central

      24 Pine Grove Village Dr Grove City, PA 16127-4451

      BBB Accredited Business
    • AAA East Central

      1169 Wayne Ave Indiana, PA 15701-3549

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforAAA East Central

    Roadside Assistance
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.08/5stars

    Average of 12 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    75 complaints closed in last 3 years

    35 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 5/1/1961

    Years in Business: 85

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    This company offers emergency road service, auto insurance, travel services and other auto club services.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    AAA East Central has 35 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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      • AAA East Central

        5900 Baum Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3803

        BBB Accredited Business
      • AAA East Central

        4430 Buffalo Rd Erie, PA 16510-2203

        BBB Accredited Business
      • AAA East Central

        20510 Route 19 Store: 103-104 Cranberry Twp, PA 16066-7526

        BBB Accredited Business
      • AAA East Central

        24 Pine Grove Village Dr Grove City, PA 16127-4451

        BBB Accredited Business
      • AAA East Central

        1169 Wayne Ave Indiana, PA 15701-3549

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      5900 Baum Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3803
      BBB File Opened:
      2/1/1962
      Years in Business:
      85
      Business Started:
      1/1/1939
      Accredited Since:
      5/1/1961
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      BBB records show a license number of 606198 for this business, issued by Pennsylvania Insurance Department

      These agencies may include:

      Pennsylvania Insurance Department

      1326 Strawberry Square

      Harrisburg PA 17120

      (877) 881-6388

      http://www.insurance.pa.gov

      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • AAA Emergency Road Service
      • West Penn AAA Insurance Agency
      Business Management
      • Ms. Teresa Petrick, President
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Ms. Teresa Petrick, President

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Teresa Petrick, President
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (412) 362-8943
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      75 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/22/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Oct 29 a AAA insured driver hit my vehicle Oct 30 AAA admitted fault and began the process of assessing damage (Agent: Chloe A****) Nov 2 I spoke to (Agent: Ron M*****) who would review the costs and approve work being done I expressed the concern with the damage done to my car (12k in damage) and how this was a lot of work+money for a car that would be worth nothing - he approved the work even after sharing we weren't far off of totaling the vehicle I reached out to AAA several times regarding the time line and that I was moving soon and the car was nowhere near being done, both Ron and Chloe ignored calls regarding this and it took over a month to get a reply. January 20th I flew back to PA to deal with my car as AAA refused to give leniency on time to allow me to get back to PA because they did not want to pay for the rental any longer than a few hours after the work was done (we still did not have a definite completion date just a couple day range) I spoke with Chloe several times about the diminished value of my vehicle as the collision center said it will pass inspection but this car will never drive right again and they did not feel comfortable giving me the keys. Chloe said "have the dealership fill out a form stating previous worth, current value and why it decreased and once that is approved we will have the check to you within a week covering that loss". The loss amount listed was $6200. Feb 7th email confirmed documents were received and submitted to the diminished value department. Feb 26 (agent: Jim D****) emails me saying he will only give $300 in diminished value March 3rd I sent photo proof of the car not sitting correct after the work done and how this amount was insulting to offer the documents he shared showed my car was valued at over 14K pre accident and the dealership went off KBB at 11,200 in (pre wreck) current condition March 15 I emailed Jim for a second time as he had not responded it is now March 21 and he still has yet to reply.
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      Customer Reviews

      12 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Alexander P

      1 star

      06/23/2023

      I called AAA at 6:30pm asking for towing services, and I was told it would be 45min and that the tow company would reach out to me. 40min later, no one had reached out to me, so I called again, only to be told that the tow truck broke down and they were in search for an alternate company and they escalated my request to the dispatch in my area and they would reach out to me. 30min later, still no call back, so I called again. And they said they were still searching, so I waited another hour, but called them back when I had not heard anything from them. By this time, it is around 8:45pm. I used their online system to request a tow and they said that one would come get me by 10pm and they sent a text message saying they would give me "regular updates" via text. By 9:50pm, I had not heard anything, so I texted the number, and the automated response was that there had been a delay. Why didn't they give me the promised "regular updates" about this delay? Why did it take until I texted for them to inform me? So I call AAA again, and they got me scheduled with a local tow truck company called ***************** (that had only 1 star reviews), and said the tow truck would arrive within 30min (around 10:25pm). By 10:15pm, still nothing came as far as anyone even headed out my way. No word from ***************** or the second one that was booked online. So I called *****************, and they said they will be there in about 45min (11:00pm) and someone would give me a call. I waited till 10:35pm...no call still. By this time, it's been FOUR hours since I first called for a tow company. And literally NO ONE had taken any initiative to tell me of any delays or news of their ETA. I'd been the one calling and checking up on them. I called ***************** but they did not pick up any of my 3 phone calls over a span of 5-10min. So I called AAA once again, and they informed me the tow company was delayed for yet another 45min or so. It's now 11:30pm, 5 hours since my first call, and I'm still here...

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