Bessler Auto Parts is the Midwest’s premier source for late model, recycled auto parts specializing in used engines and transmissions. As a family-owned and operated company since 1985, you can count on Bessler Auto Parts to provide the quality service you desire when looking for recycled or used car parts. We offer a superior in-house warranty and ship our parts nationwide.
Bessler Auto Parts (besslerautoparts.com) has 84 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.3 out of 5.
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Website
besslerautoparts.com
Category
Waste Management
Location
Wilder, Kentucky
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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I was sold a bad part, once installed in the vehicle, it would barely drive. Differential was bad, as evidenced by the chunks that came out when I removed the fresh fluid. Emailed the seller through 2 platforms and never received a response. Worst salvage yard I have ever dealt with. I drove a 4 hour round trip for nothing and wasted money. Horrible experience.
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Kris
Unprofessional and unorganized
Part I bought said it was in my location but it was in another state so had to cancel order and get refund took a while to get help from staff and one was cussing in a office next to the front door
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H.Mcamis
Over a week and still nothing
Been over a week still haven't received the door I bought on line ,the web page says 24-48 hours starting to ythink its whenever someone gets around it ?
Response from Bessler Auto PartsNov 7, 2023
Hello. We did experience an issue with our website processor. Please reach out to me directly. Adam, extension 304.
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BASHIR N.
Canceled my order without any notice or…
Canceled my order without any notice or telling my why they cancelled it .
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Duane I.
Transmission issue
Buy at your own RISK! I purchased a Korean built C/V trans. for a 2016 Nissan Rogue. I provided him the vin for the vehicle. Seller substituted a Japan built trans. for my Korean built vehicle. I informed seller of mix up before install, but Corey assured me that the trans. was interchangeable. So we installed the trans and programmed the car but it would not move. Per Nissan dealer, they informed me the transmissions are NOT interchangeable. I installed a rebuilt Nissan trans. works great. Yes they issued refund for trans. but I am out $2000 for labor and programming for there substitution of first transmission. Not impressed!!!
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Unpleased R.
website support
Crappy on the phone / website support. Good in person. Make it make sense. Have a “text us” on website. Then you get a text back and it’s just a link to their website. Texted first I need this part # is it avalible it’s on your website . I get a link to the parts pages again lol! So i ask so your website is up to date? “ye” . I call to see if it’s available because their text support sure wasn’t convincing. Speaking I have to float 150$ on my credit card before I even see the item. They say yes this part is available. I buy it instantly … 3 days later I get a call saying it’s not available and would I like to buy something else from them or issue a refund which WHO KNOWS how long will take to get back to my bank. Took 7 days . Outdated website and crap support. Didn’t even care to leave this review but since you guys have emailed me 5 times in 10 days asking for a review here it is lol! 🙌🏻
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Dan
Bessler's stated "Core Values": from a small business owner/operator
Never written one of these, but never been treated quite like I was yesterday either. Likely wouldn't have written this if I had not stumbled onto the ABOUT and OUR CULTURE pages of the Bessler website.
Small business owner/operator here: Like millions of others I purchase from, sell to, and interact w/countless others who, like Bessler, make reassuring statements and/or list their Core Values on their websites. And from my experience, most all uphold them when routine operations go routinely. But it's when adversity arises, when mistakes are made that you see if that company walks their talk; if they're the type of business you want to give your money to?
My experience w/Bessler on 2-16 & 2-17-23:
-Learned of Bessler via Car-part.com where they list 8-10 rear axle assemblies that I was looking for.
-2/16 Called, spoke to salesman C who asked multiple questions ensuring he knew exactly what part I needed. He stated they had multiple candidates at WIlder. He quoted me a fair price and I stated that I would make the purchase if I was able to speak to someone on site that could confirm they had the assembly "in-stock". He assured me that he would not only verbally confirm but that he would send an email to make sure there was no miscommunication. I then expressed to him the importance of this and explained that I had literally just returned from a 3hr trip to a salvage yard in SE Ohio that claimed to have the part when in actuality they did not. I then told him that the Wilder location was 184 mi from my garage and I would be asking someone to take a day off and take me to get the axle assembly. He again said he would make sure it was there, that I need not worry. I made payment in full at 1:47pm Thurs. 2/16 and informed that I would pick up the next day(Fri) 12-1pm. C stated that would be no problem and that he would email my receipt. **Overall was polite and seemed knowledgeable
=2/17 8am Check email= no receipt. Call, spoke with a different salesman C2 who stated C was not working but he could email my receipt, he did so promptly. **Very polite, immediate email
1230pm Arrive Wilder location walk in state purpose, was instructed to back up to garage door and axle assembly would be loaded asap. Assembly was brought by fork lift a few minutes later. Upon first glance I knew it was wrong axle. Went inside and they had loaded the wrong axle. Was told they would fix the mistake asap. They removed the incorrect axle with forklift.
- After about 15min an employee came out and asked if I would come inside so she could ask me a few questions. Inside she informed me that the Wilder location had NONE of the SIX (6) axles that were listed on car-part.com. She explained that she was awaiting a call from Massillon to know if they had any of the axle assemblies they were showing. Approx 10min later she came out and informed me that Massillon did not have one either. She asked me to call manager M stating he would be resolving the issue.
****ALL OF THESE PHONE CONVERSATIONS TOOK PLACE ON SPEAKER PHONE WITH MY FATHER AS LISTENING WITNESS
2:16pm I called M, got vmail left vmail
2:24pm called M again, vmail
2:26pm Employee comes out and asks me to call manager A for resolve. Call manager A, got vmail, left vmail
2:33 Manager A calls back. He states his name, asks what he can do for me? I explain situation and he says something like "yeahhh, that's because they don't have that axle at the Wilder location"
**At this point it required all my learned professionalism to maintain calm**
I asked A his position within the company, he replied "I'm the sales guru". My father and I looked at each other in complete and total disbelief. I asked if the position of "guru" was similar to a General Sales Manager, he said yes. I then asked who his General Manager was, he replied "what for" I clarified my question asking "what is your boss's name?" I repeated the question THREE (3) more time to get a name? I asked there was another salvage yard they might trade with to get the axle I paid for? He began asking for my VIN#, which I did not have. He then began chastising me repeatedly for not having my VIN# available. This was absolutely unacceptable. My VIN# is completely irrelevant to this transaction. He then stated to me "I guess that's the deal then" I asked what deal he was speaking about and he said "the deal for you.....to refund your money". He then started rambling on about a credit card could take x # of days and a debit may be x days. I interrupted to inform him I have used them for 20yrs and am aware of the possible delays. I informed him that I wanted immediate proof the refund process had started. He stated he would email me said proof and I hung up the phone. 22hrs later=no email proof
*on-site Wilder employees did nothing wrong
***despite quotation marks, the back and forth conversations are paraphrased to best of ability
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Eric R.
Parts inventory
I think they need to do a little better job on keeping close tabs on their inventory I drove two and a half hours one way to pick up a part that they was supposed to have ready for me and no one could find it I wasted a whole day day off of work and $50 in gas all for nothing. You would think they'd have Parts pulled and ready for somebody when they show up that way the customers transaction is fast and easy. That way if they couldn't find a part they could notify the customer before the customer waste their time getting there. It's just good customer service.
Response from Bessler Auto PartsApr 27, 2022
Eric - We truly apologize for your recent experience! We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied. We pride ourselves on our customer service and the high quality standards we maintain. Your part was pulled and ready to be picked up but we believe it was taken by one of our freight companies by mistake. We will certainly tighten up our inventory and shipping processes so this doesn't happen again in the future. We hope you will give us a chance to make things right!