napa auto, crappy parts

[Greenemachine]

figured I'd post this here to as well as the other site. napa has some of the crappiest parts ever. I will never deal with them again. I had a brand new alt and water pump crap out on me in 2 months. and rotors were crap too. got burned 3 times by them, plenty of other choices to buy parts so there wont be a 4th by napa.

 

[GRAND_LS 400]

What happend with the warentee?

 

[Greenemachine]

I got the alt and pump for free cause of that. but that still doesn't make up for the fact that I had to go through the hardships of taking them out waiting for them to be ordered, loosing my car for a day here and a day there, All because the parts were and are crap. granted certain parts can be defective. but like I said I got burned 3 times buy the napa brand, or whatever parts they carry.

 

[unstoppable]

Rebuilt altenators are a gamble at best.Some last a lifetine,others a few days.I've had ones from many other parts stores do the same thing.I know your pissed but it happens everywhere,not just NAPA.

 

[flamark]

I purchased my alternator as well as several part's from them without a single problem. They were the only part's store in town that had the part in stock, and I found their prices to be the lowest. Sorry bout your luck, mine has alway's been good with them.

 

[Noddy]

I can not complain too much about NAPA. My NAPA place here in town is very well stocked, has usually what I need and the staff is knowledgeable and friendly. I buy many of my parts there, although, most of the time name brands and not the NAPA brand.

One word to the alternators tho...I bought a while back a NAPA rebuild for my Bronco and went through 3 of them in a matter of 4 weeks, all failed because of different reasons, once the regulator, once the bearing making a racket of noise and once the alternator not working to start with because of an interrupted winding. So yes, I agree, rebuilds are a gamble...I gave the NAPA one back and paid up to a new Bosch which is working just wonderful to this day.

So, that was my 3 cents, and I dont think it is necessary a "NAPA rebuilt alternator" problem, but rather a "rebuilt alternator problem. As for the waterpump, I had no experiences with any, so no idea. But yes, I sure was ^&$**#^, that I had to change that thing four times.

Marcus.

 

[Greenemachine]

napa alt was a brand new 1... so was the pump.. I made sure of it. I am just stating my crappt luck with napa, warning some of there bad choice of poor products