Insurer Pressures Customer to Pay Extra Deductible for OEM Parts After Suspected Fake Reviews
A State Farm customer suspects the company's 5-star reviews are manipulated and warns others to check independent review sites instead. On a repair claim, the insurer initially planned to use aftermarket parts and only agreed to OEM parts after charging an extra $400 beyond the stated $1,000 deductible, effectively raising the customer's total out-of-pocket cost to $1,400 on a $1,950 job.
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