LKQ Savannah 31408

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Dan Bessent

I've been to LKQ Savannah two times recently and the first time I went it was extremely busy and right around lunch time. I did not know what to expect upon arrival, so here's what you can expect if you visit LKQ Savannah on a busy day or around lunch time. They sell parts to the public and auto shops / garages and quite a few people (Even mechanics) go order or pick up their parts in person. You have the option of paying over the phone so that your parts are ready when you get there but you still may have to wait in line. On my first visit there were about seven or eight people waiting on parts and the guy in front of me told me he had been waiting for over an hour, luckily I didn't have to wait that long. I'm guessing it was because I got there after all of the counter sales people came back from lunch, so I only had to wait about 30 minutes. I prepaid for my parts so I just needed to get a refund for my core and pick up my parts. That day I was picking up an AC compressor for my 2011 ram and it cost me less than a third of what a new OEM compressor would cost. They gave me the details of the vehicle that it came off of before I purchased it so that I would know how old it was and how many miles it had on it. The compressor was in really good shape and was the exact same part number as the one that came with my truck. It also came with a 1-year warranty which was a huge surprise at that price. It took about 45 minutes from the time I walked in the door until the time I was leaving with my compressor which I thought was pretty good judging by how busy they were. The second time I went it was about 30 minutes before closing, which is 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and there were two people in front of me. This time I was there to pick up an alternator for my RAM and I had not prepaid and I was in and out with in 25 minutes and just like the first time, the salesman that I spoke to on the phone gave me all the details of the vehicle it came off of and he told me who I would need to see when I got there. That part didn't really matter because there was only one counter sales person but my point is they are very detail oriented, friendly, and they work really hard to get you in and out as quickly as they can. I can't say enough good things about this place. I'm from a generation that went to the salvage yard and pulled the parts ourselves. We would have to bring our own tools, search for the right vehicle in a maze of old cars that were missing most of their parts, remove the part we needed , sometimes while working in the mud if it had recently rained, and hope like hell that we had all the tools we needed with us, and then if it was an electrical or AC part we'd wonder if it was even a working part! So having the parts pulled and ready to go before I get there, and knowing how old and how many miles are on the parts, and some type of warranty is a huge plus in my book! The best part about all of that is the original parts that came with your vehicle were made much better and last a lot longer than the aftermarket replacement parts that you get from the parts stores, and if you go buy the original part from a part store or an online source and especially the dealership, you're going to pay way more than you would if you bought one that is used and probably only a couple of years old. The original alternator on my truck lasted 13 years. I replaced it with an identical one that is 3 years old and has about 42,000 mi on it, so it could last another 10 years. I'm pretty sure that aftermarket or remanufactured or rebuilt alternator will not last that long. I know my review is longer than any mechanically inclined person needs, but there's some people out there that just don't know these things and I wanted to make sure I provided as much information as I could for those people. LKQ Savannah is a great place to buy used auto parts and they have great employees and great management.

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Harry Courtney

This is the place if you need parts that aren't carried by your car dealer anymore, or where you can sell an auto to be parted out. My experience here was pleasant and accommodating. I needed to salvage a vehicle and LKQ sent a tow truck to collect it; the next day I took the title in to pick up my check. The employees were helpful and courteous.

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Sarah G

The way my husband was treated the last year while employed at this place was absolutely disgusting. A physical weight loss of over 40 lbs, harassing him, forcing more and more work on him that was not his responsibility- fixing broken hoists, getting parts off vehicles that were other employees responsibilities because he had the knowledge and physical ability to make it happen, allowing him to be repeatedly injured and doing nothing to replace the equipment. The impact to his mental health was horrid, if I lost my husband because of this place I would have gone after Avery, Chris, Omar, Regional management for civil liability. Instead I told him to quit. Now they've gone and run off another employee who was there over 20 yrs, and others are ready as well. The treatment goes from the top down to lower managers. Human resources refused to step in to protect employee rights as well. The CLEAR UTTER LACK OF ETHICS by this company is appalling.