Another warning I like to give to you about AAA is that..... do NOT use their registered mechanics. I got scammed by a AAA mechanic recently claiming he did all these things to my Jeep which he didn't. I went through hell dealing with this shady mechanic. After 8 months I am still disputing the charges with AAA and my credit card company.
Any mechanic can easily register as AAA mechanic. You would think that AAA mechanics are competent and of higher standards. The two that I have ran into were NOT. Both times I filed a complaint and AAA won't take any actions against them.
USE AAA for their roadside assistance program but don't use their registered mechanics.
I agree, like doctors, teachers, even hairstylists I much rather have my own trusted people I go to. My friend had a nightmare of a time when her car broke down in Idaho. The AAA driver dropped her off at the drivers friends mechanics shop. She basically ended up at these crazy red neck tweaker house where they took apart her whole dash. She had to hotwire her own car just to get out of there. 😳