Greg's Auto Salvage — Local services in Town of Fort Covington

WARNING TO THE PUBLIC: GREG’S AUTO SALVAGE

I am writing this to warn others about my experience with Greg's Auto Salvage in Fort Covington, New York. I brought my vehicle in for an internal water pump replacement — a job that requires disassembling and reassembling critical internal engine components, including the timing chain and associated parts. After the initial repair, I paid in full and left with the vehicle. Almost immediately, the engine light illuminated, and the car began running sluggishly. Diagnostics revealed that metal shavings were clogging the cam phase sensors — a clear sign of contamination during internal engine work. Over the following months, I brought the vehicle back multiple times. The shop eventually admitted the issue stemmed from the original job and agreed to replace the water pump, timing chain kit, and cam phase sensors under warranty. Unfortunately, the same problems returned yet again after this so-called repair. Despite continued pleas to address the ongoing issue, we were met with resistance. The shop finally agreed to replace the cam phase sensors and WVT gears under warranty. However, when we returned to pick up the vehicle, the owner, Greg, backtracked on his promise and demanded payment — claiming this new issue was unrelated, even though the damage clearly resulted from the original engine contamination. Metal shavings in an engine are a serious problem and directly affect timing components, VVT solenoids, and gears. This is not just my opinion — it's mechanical fact. In my experience, Greg's Auto Salvage: Failed to complete the original repair correctly Introduced contamination into the engine Did not stand by their warranty agreements Provided inconsistent and contradictory explanations

I strongly advice anyone considering service at this shop to proceed with caution. I hope this helps others avoid the frustration, time, and expense...

Two friends and myself had just crossed the border when my motorhome started to smell like burning. We pulled over and assessed. It turned out to be a locked brake caliper. We were fortunate enough to break down just half a mile from Greg's Auto. We pulled the motorhome into the lot at Gregs with the back right brake burning up. Immediately the guys helped us out. Without having to wait a minute, two guys were pulling the back tires off to have a look. They confirmed the problem a bad caliper. Unfortunately it was late Friday and they were just about to close for the weekend. They said they would get on it first thing Monday. We modified our trip and did a tour of the area with a rental car for a few days. When Monday came around we had missed calls at 10am from Greg's saying the Motorhome is ready to go.

These guys went above and beyond to help us out. Gave us a great price on the repair. A price I though would have been for an economy car not a big Motorhome.

Very friendly service, and fair prices.

Also thanks to the local customer that went an hour plus out of his way to drive us to the closest car rental company.

Thank you north country

Ben, Leon and...

Great Customer service from Kevin always making sure your taken care of . Gigantic personality all around a bunch of real great guys who want to help and get it done.. Def will be coming back. The atmosphere is just so great . I was having a inspection done did not even know I had a license plate bulb out well it was loose and they just fixed it and told me I said how much they said it was an easy fix not a problem it was a loose bulb. That's awesome. Hard to find that kind of honesty anywhere .. keep up the great work Kevin and Denny I...