Did you know that if AAA Roadside Assistance is not available or if you find another service provider AAA will reimburse you? More on that later.
The 1 star rating is for the company's leadership.
Falcon towing employees who are answering the phones and are out in the field providing service deserve 5 stars. They have to follow orders. In my opinion, they are probably required to make promises to customers that are serious gross misrepresentations.
Pros:
The administrative employees that I have had the opportunity to deal with have always been pleasant, a bit rough around the edges at times but that's just part of the business, some of US drivers can be hard to deal with too.
Tow truck drivers, these guys and gals are out there working hard under the heat, rain and dangerous traffic conditions, they sit you inside their truck first and keep you dry, cool, warm and safe while they hitch/load your car, I have the highest level of respect for them, a big THANK YOU to the men and women who are out there helping us.
Cons:
Company leadership, the little there is, is highly incompetent. Nuff said.
My customer experience with this company:
January 26, 2023, at around 9:43PM, I called AAA roadside assistance to have my 2004 Toyota Sienna towed to my house. Falcon Tow in Gardena picked up the call. The tow truck showed up close to midnight, the tow truck driver, was very helpful and emphatic but, he damaged my 2010 Toyota Corolla parked on the street while exiting my driveway after delivering my van. I was inside my house when I heard the loud impact, keep in mind, it's now 12:30AM so it was loud. I came outside and he informed me that he had hit my car.
After the driver called his office and spoke to his supervisor he provided the tow truck's registration and played a trick on me, he provided another paper which I mistook for an insurance card. I don't know if he was instructed by HIS supervisor to CONVIENTLY neglect to provide this information... there is probably a violation of California law here but am not an attorney so am not gonna try to act as one here, specially at past midnight.
The driver didn't provide proof insurance, he requested that I contact the manager in the AM. I then contacted the business the next day to file a claim with their insurance, but the manager wasn't available. I've contacted him several times since the accident for their insurance information. To date 3/26/23, they have refused to give their insurance information. But the manager claims I never asked for it, why wouldn't I?
I should've called the police that same night, but I was led to believe that it was unnecessary because, "Falcon Towing would take care of the damage" as the driver was instructed to tell me.
About AAA reimbursement:
There is no point waiting so long when you can contact any towing service working near you just a call away!
This is from the auto club's website, "If AAA Roadside Assistance is not available and you obtain service from a non-AAA facility, you are entitled to reimbursement up to the amount it would have cost us to provide the service under similar circumstances."
Please check with your auto club and have a credit card before you exercise this option.
Check under "90 other reviews that are not currently recommended" at the bottom of this page, those reviews are mostly one star I wonder why, they are there. Maybe someone has found a way to bury them there so only the most positive ones show up. My experience with this company has lead me to believe that most of those reviews are truthful. read more