ETD Discount Tire Pays Consumers in Settlement Agreement

ETD Discount Tire Centers Inc., the retail division of Englewood Tire Distributors, has agreed to pay $168,809 to settle claims that customers were charged for four-wheel alignments for their vehicles even though the rear wheels on their vehicles were not designed to be adjusted. The settlement, announced by the New Jersey Attorney General’s office, includes $46,809 directly to approximately 3,000 customers who purchased four-wheel alignments after Jan. 1, 1999, and $122,000 to the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs. Under terms of the settlement, ETD Discount Tire Centers made no admission of liability.

From Wire Reports

LYNDHURST, NJ — ETD Discount Tire Centers Inc., the retail division of Englewood Tire Distributors, has agreed to pay $168,809 to settle claims that customers were charged for four-wheel alignments for their vehicles even though the rear wheels on their vehicles were not designed to be adjusted.

The settlement, announced by the New Jersey Attorney General’s office, includes $46,809 directly to approximately 3,000 customers who purchased four-wheel alignments after Jan. 1, 1999, and $122,000 to the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs. Under terms of the settlement, ETD Discount Tire Centers made no admission of liability.

The attorney general’s office noted that ETD Discount Tire Centers “has worked cooperatively with Consumer Affairs to identify the affected customers entitled to restitution and to take steps to ensure that future customers pay only for the services provided.”

Based in Lyndhurst, N.J., Englewood Tire Distributors has 11 ETD Discount Tire Centers in New Jersey.

Previously, the New Jersey attorney general office investigated similar complaints against Sears automotive centers, reaching a $625,000 settlement with Sears last March, including $125,000 in consumer restitution.

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