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Delaware Auto Service Repair Company Under Investigation

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A Delaware auto service contract company under investigation following complaints from customers around the country.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that a recorded message at American Standard Auto Protection in Wilmington informed callers Friday that the company would no longer accept new clients and couldn't maintain obligations to current customers. The message told existing clients that they'd receive instructions on how to file financial claims, while those with active claims were told to contact their financial institutions.

Delaware Department of Justice spokesman Carl Kanefsky says the attorney general's office opened a consumer fraud investigation following accusations of improper denial of claims, failure to pay for warranted repairs and refusal to provide refunds after contract cancellations.

Officers listed on parent company filings didn't return the newspaper's requests for comment.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.