If you want to deal with a greedy owner and outrages prices, then Auto 360 is the place for you. PLEASE DON'T GIVE THIS SHOP YOU'RE BUSINESS, they charge outrages fees and think the laws/regulations don't apply to them.
My cousin's car received water damage due to the January rain storms that hit SF. After opening a claim with AAA, we had the Honda Accord towed here was because it was in AAA Direct Repair network. I saw the good reviews on Yelp and we decided this would be a good fit. Boy was I was wrong, and I should have looked at the Yelp AND Google reviews. Google reviews seem to be more accurate when it comes to the shop. The car was dropped towed into Auto 360 on 1/26/23, and Tracy (works on the front desk, probably the only nice employee there) helped us with the intake documents and assured me that Auto 360 will run a diagnostic on the car, and inform us if the car was fixable.
Unfortunately, this was never the case. I had to keep calling the shop and would speak with Daisy (also worked the front desk) and ask for any kind of update of the car. FINALLY on 2/1/23 they informed us that the car was a total loss and we should come to sign off that the car was a total, and collect my cousin's last items in the car. So we uber there and start the paperwork, but Daisy tells us "oh the mechanic is going to run a diagnostic test again to make sure it a total." My cousin and I were both confused on why run another test, and why we wasted our time/money on uber if they seemed unsure if the car was a total loss. We said fine, signed the paperwork, and Daisy told me they would reach out to AAA to let them know that the car was a loss. HOWEVER THEY NEVER DID, on 2/3/23 I had to call AAA and ask them if they had notified that the car was a total loss, and of course they hadn't heard from Auto 360. I had to ask AAA to email them the Open Shop Assignment and call Auto 360 to please fill out the document at their earliest convenience. Even with all this frustration, I remained calmed and professional with Auto 360.
AAA then tried to work with Auto 360 to get the car and pay my cousin his settlement, however this is when Auto 360 became greedy. I went to the shop to pick up some documents from the car on 2/15/23, and had spoken with the AAA adjuster before I went to the shop. Auto 360 was not communicating/working with AAA, which was delaying the settlement payout. Our AAA adjuster was asking for further proof on the car's damage, and Auto 360 would not provide it. The adjuster also informed us that they were charging AAA outrages storage fees. He was trying to have his supervisor approve the fees, but he was sure she wouldn't budge. When I asked Daisy about it, she gave me a BS excuse that it was too difficult to provide that evidence (its their JOB). She then handed me the storage invoice and the total was $5500 for having the car from 1/26/23 until 2/15/23! It was RIDICULOUS! When I told her that Auto 360 was delaying the settlement due to these fees, she said not to worry because AAA will budge. They were charging $250/day since the car got to Auto 360, $175 admin fee, and a $125 Misc Storage Fee. However, due to several legislation enforced by the BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repairs) they can't charge storage fees UNTIL THEY INFORM YOUR INSURANCE THAT THE CAR IS A LOSS. That means they should have started charging on 2/3/23, not 1/26/23. Additionally, due assembly bill 2392 (passed in 2018) unreasonable fees are not allowed. Unreasonable fees include: Admin or filing fees, Security fees, Dolly fees, Load and unload fees, Pull-out fees, and Gate Fees. AAA will only pay for 15 days of storage, which was set to expire 2/18/23, but were willing to work with Auto 360 and pay them until 2/20/23 (18 days total) and pay for diagnostic charges ($220) bringing the total to $4720 (EXTREMELY GENEROUS). Auto 360 refused to accept this and wanted the $5500 plus the additional daily fee because they still had the car. They basically were holding the car hostage at this point because they demanded to be paid their greedy invoice.
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