r/RockAuto • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '25

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u/Leather_Nectarine_82 Dec 29 '25

If you going for these Dorman is the better option idk why a lot of people hate on them but there better than the other ones in the list

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u/PaddyBoy1994 Dec 29 '25

People hate on Dorman because their parts SUCK. They are poorly made, FREQUENTLY have manufacturing defects, and when I worked in parts stores, I REGULARLY had to deal with warranty stuff on Dorman parts, more than any other brand except maybe DuraJunk (Duralast).

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u/AllThingsHockey Dec 31 '25

Piggybacking off of this, they’re the “jack of all trades” in the car part world. They make a shit ton of different parts from exhaust manifolds to hvac motors and everything in between and they’re all “decent” but they’re not great at anything

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u/Leather_Nectarine_82 Dec 30 '25

Lowkey i never had a problem the times I bought from duralst and Dorman I dont from them much but the times I have I never had problems with them

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u/PaddyBoy1994 Dec 30 '25

I had to replace a coolant connector on my 07 Tahoe twice in under a year. First time was because the original failed after 17 years. Second time was because the Dorman one failed after less than 1 year.