I told Bobby M. Campbell that I simply could not afford to pay anymore and he got a little pissy with me, very defensive, and I told him that I was at the end of my rope and wanted a full detailed report of his assertations, recommendations, and work order with pricing. All of a sudden the car would be finished by 10 AM the next day, on the 8th of March and that would just be $500.00 for his additional services, take it or leave it. I told Bobby M. Campbell, that I don't have $500.00 additional dollars, and that I'm flat broke. I was totally honest. Bobby M. Campbell came back to me and said "You ain't that broke". At that point, I was convenience that Bobby M. Campbell would take advantage of any motorist in peril and would squeeze every last dime from them until there was no more money to take. The previous review by another motorist "Matthew C", from Lake City, Fl. On October 12, 2023, experienced the same level of service from Bobby M. Campbell. At first, I thought Matthew C. was just hot under the collar. I tried to call him, but the number was disconnected. You can find Matthew C's story on Yelp, a month previous to mine. I am out of pocket, between $5,500 and $7,000, spread over my repayment of the cash advance. I will pick my vehicle up on March 8th and will then I will head over to the Lake City Clerk of Courts office to pay $300.00 more, to file a small claims suit against; Absolute Transmission, Robert M. Campbell, and Debra G. Campbell, located at 213 SWGULL DRIVE, LAKE CITY, FL, 32024. I also will ask for Punitive damages, for fraudulent actions and financial abuse of an elder US veteran, over 65 years old, through the Actions of Absolute Transmission Management Services and the registered owners Debra G. Campbell and Robert M. Campbell, Although the small claims court has a threshold award of $8,000.00, I believe that would go a long way to making me whole. In closing, on my way to pick up the vehicle, Robert M. Campbell texted me and further changed his demand! CASH ONLY, the car is on the lift for "inspection" and will not come down until I pay him cash, in full, every penny, because he needs the money for the weekend, he is heading to Daytona for Bike Week and will be leaving at 2:45, period. OK, I took another advance from an ATM and brought him his "blood money" because, due to the "circumstances, he will no longer take a credit card, "his machine is down", but actually it was not. Here is his actual text to me en route to pick up my car at 1:06 PM; Friday, March 8, 1:06 PM - "Make sure u bring exact change l stated the cost believe me all things have been considered I won't be taking a card today my machine is down and I need the money for the weekend i.wont be loooking.to play let's make a deal your a back walker.u havnt done s**t for me know that before u show up with a bunch of b.s all ive done is save you're a** money u fu**ng rich guys i fu**ing swear.who has ha big ass boat and crys.do not even come her with any bs at all you and your cryi.g broke to a working fu**ing man is falling on deaf ears and i take.your.commemts as a fu**ing insulting Don't fu**ing buddy me and I own u didn't save me a fu**ing thing period your car is up in the air for inspection when u pay u get it back from us good day I'm leaving at 2.45 for the weekend cash payment only". Nice guy, glad I finally got the Hell out of there, the saving grace is that the car runs fairly well, but all the drama and vulgarity was unnecessary. Tim K. read more

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Bobby Campbell took 3000$ from my 85 year old mom to fix my transmission for the druck my dad left me after he died. He also took 300$ to fix the power steering pump. He said the work would be completed in 4 days. 10 days later the work was still not started, i went there. He cursed me and threatened me with a weapon. he would not release my car. When i got it back he had reverse charged the battery and fried the computer. He also stabbed a knife into the seat and ripped it up. The truck no longer runs. I took care of this truck like my dad would of wanted, changed the oil, tranny fluid everything myself. it purred like a kitten when i took it there. now it will not start i have replaced the map and maf sensors, the fuel pump and spent countless hours trying to track the problem. now i pieced it together. He said "we have to charge your pos truck battery all night" it was only a year old. he reversed the polarity and fried the ecm. i was tired and even fearful of the local police in this crime ridden trash city. do not come here. do not ever hire a mechanic here. if you have advice for reporting or a lawsuit, call me 386 438 0553, matthew read more

I Googled his shop, and dear Lord, it was a barber shop, in a strip center and I think there is a closed bay wher he keeps personal items in. Google did not show a lift, I assumed it was in the back of the strip center, and now I'm starting to get nervous. I pulled a line of expensive credit and transferred $2500., plus a $100.00 to charge, for a total of $2600.00. It was already choking me. I wired it to him, and he ordered the transmission. 2-2-24 - 8:30 AM - Bobby M. Campbell called to say the transmission was not delivered last night, he does not know why but expects to be at the shop for installation by 2:30 today. It took a couple extra days to complete the job and Bobby M. Campbell called me the morning of the 5th to let me know that he completed the transfer, but "things are not right." Problem 1. "There was a loud rattling when I started it up and it wouldn't settle down for at least 20 minutes". I told him that had never happened before and that usually the car starts up and is quiet for 5 seconds, with no loud noise. He said it was likely because it was sitting for a few days. Problem 2 "What were you telling me about the light again? I drove it, but I can't get it over 15 miles per hour, it's doing the same thing that it was doing before I changed the transmission. "We need to get you to a Dealer", Bobby M. Campbell says. "There is one six miles away, and you need to get a wrecker because I'm no clown and I'm not driving the car without the proper codes entered in". I was stunned that he had to send the car to a third party to sync the new transmission to my engine. I called AAA and had the car moved to Jacksonville, at a Hyundai Dealership in Orange Park. I explained everything and they said they would sync it for $295.00, which Bobby M. Campbell said he would happily pay. He was on edge because he was certain the Dealer would jack up the pricing and services. He made it a point, for whatever reason, to have me tell Hyundai that it was a 10 - 20k mile transmission and not the "50K" miler that it actually has, his thought was it would keep them from getting "pissy." The service department completed the process and got the transmission synced, but during the test run, it would not exceed 15 MPH, they asked me about the "light" again and said they needed to conduct an onboard analysis of the system, $295.00 more, please. They lifted it up and saw that there was some leaking from the transmission fluid in the pan and that there was a disconnected hose with fluid leaking from it. Bobby M. Campbell brushed that examination off, saying it was "minor news" and "probably just overflow from filling it up", oOKk, valid. He did not address the disconnected hose. I am sitting here at 5:11 AM, and at 9:00, I will pick up a one-week rental from AVIS for 305.00 Their diagnostic will come back today, and we'll see $$$$$?? I am obviously in turmoil. This is setting the stage for an avalanche of debt burden, that I'm not sure I can survive without going bankrupt. It all comes down to these questions. 1. Did Bobby M. Campbell act in my best interest? 2. Did Bobby M. Campbell perform any diagnostic checks, of any kind? 3. Was Bobby M. Campbell qualified to do that level of work? 4. Is Bobby M. Campbell a conman, or just a backyard amateur repairman. 3-2-24 - Bobby M. Campbell determined now that the issue is actually the catalytic converters. He had pulled the exhaust, and the car ran great. Why did he not perform that check before he pulled my possibly good transmission. He also said that when he initially checked the transmission, before pulling it, he said the trans oil was burnt...I did not tell him that two months ago it was fully serviced and the trans fluid was completely changed, he commented that oil can burn up in minutes, if the transmission was dying. Bobby M. Campbell had me order two cats from eBay, $347.00 and shipped to his address. I received notification that the items were delivered on February 28, to his "shop". I didn't want to pressure him, so I didn't call to bug him, I felt he would simply install them, and we would be done. Bobby M. Campbell did not see the cats sitting outside the barber shop, until I called him on Thursday. He sent someone next door and saw the boxes sitting on the front walkway. He said it would take another week to install, so I just renewed my rental for the third week, at 305.00 per week, now I have $915.00 in rental fees. One more week went by and my car was simply ignored until I called him on March 7, 2024. He said I was next in line, and He would get to it on the same day and start the exhaust work. Bobby M. Campbell called me back on the same day, to say the care needs new oxygen sensors and they will be $160.00 each, that confirmed to me that Bobby M. Campbell was acting with disregard and little concern for my situation, a senior, under VA medical care, and under tremendous duress. read more