On July 13th 2007 I purchased a Transmission for $768.00 with low mileage and an agreed 6 month warranty to match a competitors offer and secure my business.The transmission internal pump failed before the 6 month warranty expired and was verified by a the repair shop that recommended and coordinated with Tates Salvage and Service for my car repair on my behalf. After contacting Tates Salvage and Service repeatedly For 24 days they refused to honor their warranty and gave many excuses and failed to return calls repeatedly. I purchased and paid another unit myself in order to restore my transportation. After this purchase Tates Salvage and Service Called and offered a replacement transmission for $455.00 with a 6 month warranty to which I declined as I had already resorted to purchasing from another vendor due to constant neglect from Tates Salvage and Service. I then offered the receipt for reimbursement of the newly purchased transmissions for $310.00 which is a very small sum compared to the original purchase that was warrantied and the owner again refused to honor his warranty or compensate me in any way. Since then while working to purchase a new transmission and have it installed many mechanic shops and other automotive suppliers have warned me and verified this reputation with Tates Salvage & Service. Do not do business with a dishonest company. Check their BBB reports and ratings on various other sites.

Biggest rip off in Oak Ridge. Ruined my car. Lies about everything. I wouldn't buy a used part from this man. He charged me $1479 for nothing. After he finally returned my car, it blew up because he messed it up completely. Took it to another mechanic who said Tate s didn't do the first test any mechanic would do and that was to check the fuses. It was a simple fuss And now my car radiator was ruined and I incurred another $1500 repair bill so I scraped it. This guy is a total crook. His son is there mechanic and he has a screw loose.