Blue Chip Automotive Service

Blue Chip was once my regular garage because they were within walking distance of my home and I thought I could trust the folks to treat me right. Guess again! I was a regular customer and took my vehicle there to have a water pump replaced. At the same time, they said my belt was bad, so they replaced that. The belt wasn’t tensioned properly, which in turn caused wear on the clutch for the A/​C compressor. When I took the vehicle back for adjustment, the damage was done: The clutch on the A/​C compressor had siezed! So now the compressor has to be replaced, which is $ 1000 to start. And it has to be replaced either way, since the clutch is siezed and its part of the serpentine system. So after all of that work, the A/​C still does not work. They pump freon into it, nothing. Fix-​a-​leak, nothing. They shrug their shoulders at me and say, «Oh well.» My A/​C worked BEFORE the compressor was damaged, now it doesn’t. AND they wanted to charge me for the freon charges and the Fix-​a-​leak that did nothing! So why am I complaining about a two year old incident? I have found a reputable, honest garage in Larchmont (J&F) and have been using them since. I decided to give in and see if the A/​C could be repaired… They call me up and tell me they don’t think it’s a new compressor or a reconditioned one at all, which is part of the reason it doesn’t work (including some leaks in the system). So it appears I paid $ 1000 for botched parts or nothing at all! Stay far, far away from Blue Chip Auto in Harrison, NY. Go to J&F in Larchmont!