Rock auto phone number?

I don't think they have customer service anymore.


Did they send you something like this?

RockAuto, LLC Corporate Headquarters
1-608-661-1376
https://www.rockauto.com/help/?page=6

TheSandman1 wrote: ↑ Does rock auto have a toll free customer service Number? Cant seem to find it.

"RockAuto is a completely online company. We do not have a customer service phone number to provide assistance over the phone. All of our customer service resources are available 24/7 online! Online self-service ensures consistent quality and keeps our prices low for you!"

from https://www.rockauto.com/help/?page=4#CUSTSERVICE

Watched the first video.
Understandably the customer would be pissed but would the proper procedure not be to purchase another one and send back the defective piece to get reimbursed?

cheapmeister wrote: ↑ I don't think they have customer service anymore.


Did they send you something like this?

has this happened to you?..do you use rock auto much?

I use them more than this guy in the video..out of about 50 purchases..never had a defect and anything i did return, went smoothly...now I am not denying this happened..but this guy could have rectified this for his "customer" by using another clip, from another car..most of them are universal..the clip is so tiny ,it may have been in the box. he could have got one from a local parts place or scrapyard....also..sounds like it was the clip all along and he orders a new handle too?...just seems like a big deal was made over a $1 part, that could have been bought almost anywhere that sells car parts...and who knows if he even installed the clip properly on the handle before install?.
...anyway..one persons (questionable) bad experience shouldn't tarnish the reputation of a company that has does excellent business over the years as far as I am concerned.

( and btw..i stopped getting the magnets in my deliveries over 3 years ago)

cardguy wrote: ↑ has this happened to you?..do you use rock auto much?

I use them more than this guy in the video..out of about 50 purchases..never had a defect and anything i did return, went smoothly...now I am not denying this happened..but this guy could have rectified this for his "customer" by using another clip, from another car..most of them are universal..the clip is so tiny ,it may have been in the box. he could have got one from a local parts place or scrapyard....also..sounds like it was the clip all along and he orders a new handle too?...just seems like a big deal was made over a $1 part, that could have been bought almost anywhere that sells car parts...and who knows if he even installed the clip properly on the handle before install?.
...anyway..one persons (questionable) bad experience shouldn't tarnish the reputation of a company that has does excellent business over the years as far as I am concerned.

( and btw..i stopped getting the magnets in my deliveries over 3 years ago)

AFAIK, you have to order $100 worth of parts. I have easily over 15 on my fridge alone. Most of the time i just throw them out or put them on the tool box.
Likewise, I have never had an issue with any part i have ordered nor have any of my acquaintances that have used them. If the person was using rock as a parts supplier thats his first mistake; he should have used local.

cardguy wrote: ↑ has this happened to you?..do you use rock auto much?

I use them more than this guy in the video..out of about 50 purchases..never had a defect and anything i did return, went smoothly...now I am not denying this happened..but this guy could have rectified this for his "customer" by using another clip, from another car..most of them are universal..the clip is so tiny ,it may have been in the box. he could have got one from a local parts place or scrapyard....also..sounds like it was the clip all along and he orders a new handle too?...just seems like a big deal was made over a $1 part, that could have been bought almost anywhere that sells car parts...and who knows if he even installed the clip properly on the handle before install?.
...anyway..one persons (questionable) bad experience shouldn't tarnish the reputation of a company that has does excellent business over the years as far as I am concerned.

( and btw..i stopped getting the magnets in my deliveries over 3 years ago)

I haven't used rock auto yet. I was thinking about it but after seeing videos like these I am having second thoughts.
Also in the youtube comments for the videos peeps are saying how they had problems as well, and how they sell counter fit parts. Not sure what to think.

cheapmeister wrote: ↑ I haven't used rock auto yet. I was thinking about it but after seeing videos like these I am having second thoughts.
Also in the youtube comments for the videos peeps are saying how they had problems as well, and how they sell counter fit parts. Not sure what to think.

don't let the video scare you..VERY good to deal with..even easier if you have a dealer part number..and most prices are cheaper..and the price you pay includes everything to your door...only 5% discount coupon..ever...but some good closeout specials if you watch.
almost every part for a lot of cars , and there is OEM, premium, economy and severe duty brands.

cheapmeister wrote: ↑ I haven't used rock auto yet. I was thinking about it but after seeing videos like these I am having second thoughts.
Also in the youtube comments for the videos peeps are saying how they had problems as well, and how they sell counter fit parts. Not sure what to think.

Just order. Grab OEM parts or high quality. Ie. if Ford, just get motocraft/ ac delco

+1 for rockauto. No issues for me.

cheapmeister wrote: ↑ I haven't used rock auto yet. I was thinking about it but after seeing videos like these I am having second thoughts.
Also in the youtube comments for the videos peeps are saying how they had problems as well, and how they sell counter fit parts. Not sure what to think.

I wouldn't stress it. No different than any shop, there will never be 100% perfect reviews and sadly mistakes will happen to even the best of companies. I think procedure being that the product is returned and exchanged is pretty normal. I find it hard to that someone would expect that they'd have a means or method to track every tiny piece or accessory of every part and just ship it on the fly. That's a lot of cars, a lot of models and a lot of years worth of parts to have on hand

That being said from my recent order, roughly about $600 in parts for my car, everything showed up way faster than quoted, boxes were fairly well packed with bubble wrap, and product packaging looked good. The box for a single rotor was a little squished... but hey that was a lot of weight to ship around and honestly... its chunks of metal I don't expect them to foam wrap everything like a computer would. Beyond that price was way better than anything local and parts arrived fast and with no issues. Big +1 from me, I will be using them again next time.

Ohh and I got like 5-6 magnets in my order lol

It is important to understand the business model for Rockauto. They have no warehouses of their own, and zero inventory.

Many on RFD are unaware of this. The guy in the 2nd. video explains it. Or from employees, past or present.

The key point is that their 'Supply Chain Managers' have very little control over the independent low-bid autoparts suppliers (the 'warehouses') dotted around the country in terms of quality control.

This is why returns are difficult if not impractical - especially for Canadians.

In most cases everything works fine. The things you need in new packaging at exceptionally good prices. No cause for concern. But if things don't work out, don't expect a Costco type warm and fuzzy resolution.

The guy getting an old stock and previously fitted master cylinder could just be due to ordering for a vehicle that had several part number changes within a model year. Happens, but rarely I bet.

The guy in the first video wearing the Carquest cap shouldn't be using Rockauto as his jobber (as 6mthatch pointed out above). Even if he was intending to pass on the lower parts price to his customers.

Depending on what you are ordering, buy with confidence but have a Plan B if things go awry because problem resolution can't be accommodated too readily into their business model, as OP is presumably finding out.

Not sure what kind of shop this guy is running if he depends on RockAuto for every clip, or odd plastic tab he may need.

Sounds like the type of person who's burned every bridge with local providers.

I've had many orders with them. Only issue was an incorrect end link, they expedited the correct part to me in 2 business days at no cost and told me to keep the wrong part. More than fair, probably quicker than if a local parts store ran into the same problem.

Love RockAuto! Brand name wiper blades under $5, OEM oil filters I use for $3.50. No complaints on my end, been using them for several years.

I haven't ordered from RA since they killed their customer service line, but I don't think that I would hesitate ordering from them again. You should be able to RMA the parts.

Been using Rock Auto since last year and so far so good!! Never had an issues with them. But then again I only use them as an alternative or if their prices are cheaper from my other sources. I wouldn't buy any big ticketed items from them just for liability purposes.

to chime in. i ordered S500 brake pads/rotors and they did not fit.
requested return to RA and they ended up sending the right sized ones and told me to keep what i had.
so i wouldn't mind continuing to order from them in the future.

I have ordered easily over 100 times from Rockauto and they've made one mistake where they sent me a MAF Sensor instead of a O2 Sensor, both happen to have similar REF numbers.

I emailed them and they send me the correct one, apologized, and told me to keep the old one... which I cannot use but nonetheless no hassle for me.

I will recommend Rockauto to anyone who wants to buy parts.

I like rockauto but recently noticed they mess with shipping locations so they can make profit from shipping costs, I had some items that were from warehouse "a" added another from warehouse "b" then all of a sudden one of the items that was in warehouse "a" became warehouse "c" so I now had 3 different shipping charges, removed the item from "b" and back to everything coming from "a"

And another time I had an item with a $47 shipping cost, played with adding a few other items in my cart but then decided to remove them, now the shipping that was $47 became $57, tried removing everything and starting over, same, went on my PC and chose the same part and it went back to $47

So watch out for that it happens without you noticing, pretty sleazy even though it's still cheaper than buying locally.