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Engine and Transmission World
Engine and Transmission World was an online seller of used engines and transmissions run from Cudahy, Wisconsin; its main domain did not resolve in our check on October 5, 2026. On September 8, 2026 the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $48 million consumer protection judgment against its parent Midwest Auto Recycling LLC, its subsidiaries including Engine and Transmission World, and owner Alfred Talyansky, with a permanent injunction on mileage, inventory and testing claims. This page covers the card-dispute and complaint routes, the court record including the defendants' first-trial win and its reversal, and BBB and Trustpilot figures as displayed.
Complaints & Reviews on USAComplaints
19 complaints on USAComplaints, including 3 published in the last three years.
- Denied Warranty and Refund for Faulty Transmission Purchase
- Poor warranty and refund policy
- Charged Twice for Labor on a Warranty Engine Replacement, No Reimbursement
- Worst customer service eve
- Consumer Report
- Scam Alert
- Misrepresented product, Items not received, Would not return emails, Would not return phone calls
- Consumer Report
- Scam
- Fraud
- Very dangerous and nasty scum - stole my money
- Fraud
- Fraud
- Transmission shipped out after order is cancelled!
- MID WEST AUTO RECYCLNG I have been scammed
- Fraud
- Midwest auto salvage, Mid City auto salvage, SW engines ink. Engine, transmission, CARfax, important message to our customers
- Does and honor their web site claims
- Online false advertisting! They state their motors are Car Faxed and that it's shipped with the motor. Never got it with my engine and when they e-mailed it was for a different engine. And insisted th
Complaint Themes
Independent Sources
Shown for context — not merged with USAComplaints' own numbers.
Contacts
- BBB-listed main phone: (414) 856-2066 1 complaint mentions this number
- BBB-listed other phone: (888) 344-8044 10 complaints mention this number
Locations
| Type | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 2100A E College Ave Cudahy WI 53110-2803 |
Engine and Transmission World: what to do about a used engine or transmission order, and what the sources show
Status of the websites. On October 5, 2026 the domain engineandtransmissionworld.com did not resolve from our check and Chrome showed an error page; engine-transmission.com, engineshopper.com and swengines.com opened a page titled "Website Currently Unavailable". Trustpilot's page for engineandtransmissionworld.com carries a message that reviews can no longer be left because "the company's website has closed". We could not open any company warranty, refund, shipping or cancellation page, so this profile does not state those terms. If you hold an order confirmation, warranty paper or invoice from these sites, the documents you received are the best evidence of what you were promised.
If you paid by credit card and the part was not delivered as agreed. The FTC's page on using credit cards and disputing charges says: "Send your letter so that it reaches the issuer within 60 days after the first bill with the error was sent to you." It lists charges for things "you didn't accept or weren't delivered as agreed" among the errors you can dispute, and it describes sending the letter to the card issuer's billing-inquiries address. Check your card issuer's own dispute instructions as well.
Late or undelivered orders, and card type. The FTC's page on being billed for things you never got says sellers must ship within the time they or their ads state, or within 30 days if none was given; after a delay the seller must offer the choice of agreeing to it or canceling for a full refund, and "If the seller doesn't ship your order, it has to give you a full refund". The same page says the billing-error process applies to credit cards, that "Disputes about the quality of the item are not billing errors", and that debit card protections are different ("You may not be able to get a refund for non-delivery or delivery of the wrong item"). A dispute about a defective part is therefore a different kind of dispute from non-delivery.
Keep the seller name. The court caption names several separate LLC defendants and BBB groups several names under one file. Keep the seller name exactly as it appears on your invoice, card statement, warranty and return paperwork when you file a complaint or seek legal advice.
Where to file a complaint. The Wisconsin Department of Justice's September 8, 2026 release says that cases like this one "often rely upon consumers filing complaints with agencies like DATCP" and gives the DATCP Bureau of Consumer Protection (datcp.wi.gov), the email [email protected] and the hotline 1-800-422-7128. DATCP's own complaint page, opened the same day, lists the online portal mydatcp.wi.gov, the mailing address PO Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, and the hotline (608) 224-5012. The BBB profile also has a "File a Complaint" link; BBB shows the file as not accredited with a Government Actions alert (see the complaint record section).
What this page covers. The legal and regulatory record below comes from a Wisconsin Department of Justice release and Wisconsin court filings. Everything about individual orders is the allegation or account of the person who filed it unless a court or agency says otherwise.
Wisconsin DOJ and DATCP: $48 million consumer protection judgment (September 8, 2026)
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced on September 8, 2026 a "$48 million consumer protection judgment against Cudahy-based Midwest Auto Recycling LLC, and its subsidiaries, including Engine and Transmission World, Quality Used Engines, Engine Shopper, among others, and its owner, Alfred Talyansky". The release says a Milwaukee Circuit Court judge ordered judgment after a jury in November 2025 returned a verdict in favor of the State.
- Money. More than $1.2 million in restitution to 472 consumers, more than $400,000 to the State for costs of investigation and prosecution, and over $47 million in forfeitures and surcharges.
- Jury findings as described in the release. Misrepresentations about the mileage of auto parts in 9.3 million sales quotes; the release says trial testimony indicated that the parts averaged over 88,000 miles more than quoted (a statement in the release, not an independent DOJ measurement); misrepresentations across 10 websites, including "largest nationwide used inventory", that "engines and transmissions are tested, visually inspected and cleaned", and false statements about being located in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. The release states the defendants "maintained a miniscule inventory of parts, did not routinely test their auto parts, did not certify their auto parts, and only ever operated out of Cudahy, Wisconsin", and that the jury found Mr. Talyansky had knowledge of and the ability to control the websites and the sales-quote misrepresentations.
- Permanent injunction. The defendants may not represent that a used part has a certain mileage unless it concerns a specific part in their possession at that time; that they have the "Largest Nationwide Inventory" or access to the largest inventory; that a part is "in stock" unless it is physically present and unsold; that they have "ASE Certified Mechanics on Staff"; that parts are "tested" or "certified"; that parts are "visually inspected" or "cleaned" unless that was done to a part in their possession; or that they are located at an address where they do not conduct business.
The release says the matter was prosecuted by Wisconsin DOJ with the assistance of, and on referral from, DATCP, and that the Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin also assisted. We did not find, in the sources checked on October 5, 2026, the date of the judgment itself or a statement on whether the defendants have appealed it; the release is dated September 8, 2026. The procedural history is in the litigation record section.
Who operated Engine and Transmission World
Engine & Transmission World, LLC is named as a defendant, together with Midwest Auto Recycling, LLC, Engine Shopper, LLC, Quality Used Engines, LLC, SW Engines, LLC, Alfred Talyansky and other entities, in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals caption of State of Wisconsin v. Alfred Talyansky et al. (No. 2022AP788). The Wisconsin DOJ calls Engine and Transmission World a subsidiary of Cudahy-based Midwest Auto Recycling LLC. The Court of Appeals opinion says that after Mid City Auto Salvage was dissolved in 2006, "Midwest Auto Recycling was created and opened a new physical location in Cudahy, Wisconsin" and focused on online sales of engines, transmissions, axles, transfer cases and superchargers through "various websites and companies" that advertised to people and businesses across the United States.
The BBB file that lists "Engine and Transmission World, LLC" as an alternate name is titled Engine Shopper, LLC, Cudahy, WI. It shows the headquarters as 2100A E College Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110-2803, a BBB file opened August 1, 2006 (BBB's underlying data), and other alternate names including Midwest Auto Recycling, LLC, SW Engines, Quality Used Transmissions, Remanns Used Engines and Transmissions, GotEngines.com and ETW Engine. BBB lists "Mr. Illya Britkovvy, Owner" and "Mr. Dale Jones, Human Resources Manager"; the Wisconsin DOJ release names Alfred Talyansky as the owner of Midwest Auto Recycling. The two sources are different and we do not reconcile them. BBB search results also show rows for "Engine and Transmission World, LLC" with addresses in other states; these point to the same BBB file, and the DOJ release states the defendants only ever operated out of Cudahy.
We did not search the Wisconsin corporate registry or USPTO records, and no company-published terms could be opened because the sites we checked were unavailable.
Complaint record: BBB, Trustpilot and complaints posted on this site
BBB (as displayed on October 5, 2026). For the BBB file titled Engine Shopper, LLC, Cudahy, WI (which lists Engine and Transmission World, LLC among its alternate names): rating F; not BBB Accredited; "138 total complaints in the last 3 years. 27 complaints closed in the last 12 months."; customer reviews 1.11 out of 5, "Average of 35 Customer Reviews". BBB gives as reasons for the rating "Failure to respond to 11 complaint(s) filed against business" and "40 complaint(s) filed against business that were not resolved". BBB shows two alerts: Government Actions (the Wisconsin case above) and Pattern of Complaints, which says complaints "concern delay in shipment and delivery of goods, refund/exchange issues, advertising/selling practice issues and product quality issues" and that "as of January 2019, the company had still not eliminated the underlying cause of the pattern of complaints".
Trustpilot (as displayed on October 5, 2026). The page for engineandtransmissionworld.com shows 1.1 from 157 reviews; the profile is shown as claimed since July 2014 and carries the owner message that reviews can no longer be left because the website has closed. A separate Trustpilot page for engine-transmission.com shows 2.0 from 11 reviews, an unclaimed profile, and "No history of asking for reviews". Trustpilot's own notice says it does not fact-check reviews.
Complaints posted on this site. 19 approved complaints name Engine and Transmission World as the company (posted 2010-2013 and 2025-2026), and 27 further complaints (2006-2013) name Midwest Auto Recycling, the Cudahy company the Wisconsin DOJ describes as its parent; those 27 are linked as related and are not counted as the 19. These are consumers' accounts, not findings. Our posts, BBB and Trustpilot are separate sources and their numbers are not added together. The 19 posts describe, among other things, a part that differed from the one ordered or advertised, mileage or CarFax disagreements, delayed or missing delivery, and refusals of refunds, cancellations or warranty claims (counts in the themes list are keyword matches over these 19 posts). Complaints and reviews dated 2025-2026 appear on BBB, Trustpilot and this site; the company's side of those individual disputes is not shown in the sources we could open.
State of Wisconsin v. Talyansky et al.: procedural history
Filing and first trial. According to the Court of Appeals opinion (2023 WI App 42), the State filed its complaint on June 23, 2017, alleging misrepresentations under Wis. Stat. 100.18(1), misrepresentation of business location under 100.18(10r), and unfair billing practices under 100.195(2)(a); it says the State had received "hundreds of complaints" beginning in 2015. A jury trial began November 29, 2021 in Milwaukee County. The opinion records that the circuit court had ruled out-of-state consumer evidence inadmissible and told the jury the State had to prove a monetary loss. That jury found the advertisements to Wisconsin consumers were not untrue, deceptive or misleading, found that four websites misstated the business's location, found the mileage and compression-test representations in sales quotes were not untrue, deceptive or misleading, and found the State had not proved that a Wisconsin consumer suffered a monetary loss. The circuit court entered judgment on the verdict for the defendants and dismissed the case.
Appeal. On July 25, 2023 the Court of Appeals (District I) reversed and remanded for a new trial, holding that the statute can be enforced against Wisconsin businesses whose misrepresentations reach consumers outside the state and that the State did not have to prove a pecuniary loss; it dismissed the defendants' cross-appeal on costs as moot. The defendants filed a petition for review in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on August 21, 2023, and the State filed a response on September 5, 2023. On January 23, 2024 the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered: "IT IS ORDERED that the petition for review is denied, without costs." (one justice dissented).
Retrial and judgment. A jury returned a verdict for the State in November 2025, and the judgment announced on September 8, 2026 followed (see the regulator actions section for its terms).
Is Engine and Transmission World Legitimate?
Documented identity: Engine & Transmission World, LLC is a named defendant in a Wisconsin Court of Appeals case, and the Wisconsin DOJ describes Engine and Transmission World as a subsidiary of Cudahy-based Midwest Auto Recycling LLC. BBB shows the related file as rated F and not accredited. A Wisconsin jury and court entered a $48 million judgment and permanent injunction against the defendants in 2026, as announced by the Wisconsin DOJ on September 8, 2026.
Company position, as far as the sources show it: in the appeal the defendants argued that the Wisconsin statute applies only to advertising received in Wisconsin and that a monetary loss had to be proved; the first jury, in 2021, found for them on most questions, and the Court of Appeals reversed. We did not find a public statement by the company about the 2026 judgment and we do not know whether it has been appealed.
What the sources do not show: the sites we checked were unavailable on October 5, 2026 (domain by domain in the first section), so we could not see current terms, and we did not verify whether any order placed today would be fulfilled. We do not rate the company; the facts above are the record we could verify.
Court & Public Records
| Case | Authority | Dates | Type | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Wisconsin v. Alfred Talyansky, Midwest Auto Recycling, LLC, Engine & Transmission World, LLC, et al. (Wis. Stat. 100.18 and 100.195 consumer protection action) Docket Case No. 17-CX-04 | Circuit Court, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | Judgment | Judgment entered Wisconsin DOJ's September 8, 2026 release says a Milwaukee Circuit Court judge ordered judgment against the defendants after a November 2025 jury verdict for the State: more than $1.2 million in restitution to 472 consumers, more than $400,000 for investigation and prosecution costs, over $47 million in forfeitures and surcharges, and a permanent injunction on mileage, inventory, testing, certification, inspection and location claims. The date of the judgment is not stated in the release, and we did not find whether it has been appealed. At the first trial (November-December 2021) the jury found for the defendants on most questions, and that judgment was reversed on appeal (see the next entry). | Source | |
| State of Wisconsin v. Alfred Talyansky et al., No. 2022AP788, 2023 WI App 42 (appeal of 2021 judgment on the verdict) Docket 2022AP788 | Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I | — | Appeal decided | Appeal decided — see outcome Published opinion: "Order reversed and cause remanded with directions; cross-appeal dismissed." The court held that Wis. Stat. 100.18(1) can be enforced against Wisconsin businesses that reach consumers outside the state and that the circuit court erred in requiring the State to prove a pecuniary loss; it remanded for a new trial and held the defendants' request for costs moot. The defendants filed a petition for review in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on August 21, 2023 (the State responded September 5, 2023); on January 23, 2024 the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered "that the petition for review is denied, without costs" (Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley dissented). | Source |
Related Complaints
Names this company in a role other than the primary subject — not necessarily current or complete.
Company Relationships
- Subsidiary of: Midwest Auto Recycling, LLC
- Affiliated with: Engine Shopper, LLC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Engine and Transmission World website still working?
On October 5, 2026 the domain engineandtransmissionworld.com did not resolve in our check, and engine-transmission.com, engineshopper.com and swengines.com each showed a page titled "Website Currently Unavailable". A Trustpilot message on the company's page says reviews can no longer be left because the website has closed. We cannot say when or why the sites went offline.
Who is behind Engine and Transmission World?
Engine & Transmission World, LLC is a named defendant in State of Wisconsin v. Alfred Talyansky et al. The Wisconsin Department of Justice describes Engine and Transmission World as a subsidiary of Cudahy-based Midwest Auto Recycling LLC, and names Alfred Talyansky as the owner of Midwest Auto Recycling. BBB's file for the related business, Engine Shopper, LLC, names a different person (Illya Britkovvy) as owner; the sources differ.
What did the Wisconsin Department of Justice announce about Engine and Transmission World?
On September 8, 2026 it announced a $48 million judgment against Midwest Auto Recycling LLC, its subsidiaries including Engine and Transmission World, and Alfred Talyansky: more than $1.2 million in restitution to 472 consumers, more than $400,000 for investigation and prosecution costs, and over $47 million in forfeitures and surcharges, after a November 2025 jury verdict. The release also describes a permanent injunction on mileage, inventory, testing and location claims.
Did the company ever win in the Wisconsin case?
At the first trial in November-December 2021 the jury found the advertisements to Wisconsin consumers and the mileage and compression-test statements in sales quotes were not untrue, deceptive or misleading, and the circuit court entered judgment for the defendants. On July 25, 2023 the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial, and the later November 2025 verdict was for the State.
How do I dispute a card charge if an engine or transmission was not delivered as agreed?
The FTC's page on using credit cards and disputing charges says to send a letter so that it "reaches the issuer within 60 days after the first bill with the error was sent to you", and lists charges for things "you didn't accept or weren't delivered as agreed" among disputable errors. Use your card issuer's billing-inquiries address and its own dispute instructions.
Where can I file a complaint about Engine and Transmission World?
Wisconsin DOJ's release points consumers to the DATCP Bureau of Consumer Protection (datcp.wi.gov, [email protected], 1-800-422-7128). DATCP's complaint page lists the online portal mydatcp.wi.gov, the address PO Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, and the hotline (608) 224-5012. BBB also accepts complaints through the "File a Complaint" link on its profile.
What does BBB show for Engine and Transmission World?
As displayed on October 5, 2026, BBB's file for Engine Shopper, LLC (which lists Engine and Transmission World, LLC as an alternate name) is rated F, is not BBB Accredited, shows 138 total complaints in the last 3 years and 27 closed in the last 12 months, and carries Government Actions and Pattern of Complaints alerts. Customer reviews show 1.11 out of 5 from 35 reviews.
What does Trustpilot show?
As displayed on October 5, 2026, Trustpilot's page for engineandtransmissionworld.com shows 1.1 from 157 reviews. Trustpilot says it does not fact-check reviews, and the page carries a message that reviews can no longer be left because the website has closed.
What warranty and refund terms did Engine and Transmission World publish?
We could not open any current company warranty, refund or shipping page because the company sites we checked were unavailable or did not resolve on October 5, 2026, so we do not state those terms. Check your invoice and the warranty document you received. Consumers in the complaints we reviewed describe warranties of different lengths; those are their accounts. The Wisconsin injunction restricts how the defendants may describe testing, inspection, mileage and stock.