rayge on DealerRater 12 years ago
03/22/2011, 08:59 AM
The purchase experience was quite professional, but the follow up and subsequent repair was horrendous. During vehicle inspection we identified a defective right rear door lock & missing spare key. I was told the mechanic for the repair was unavailable and I would be contacted the following week to arrange repair. More than 3 weeks passed before I was contacted and arrangements made for the repair along providing floor mats which were missing as well. I arrived as scheduled (0900) told the service advisor I would wait & proceeded to the customer lounge. Within an hour Mr. Gonzalez advised that a part had to be picked up to repair the defective door lock. Another 2 hours passed and I made contact with Mr. Gonzalez to ask the status of my vehicle. He indicated the spare key was just being made. After another 30 minutes Mr. Daniel Godinez inquired the reason for my wait and assisted in getting my vehicle & closing out the paperwork.
The contact with the service advisors was great. Both Mr. Gonzalez & Mr. Godinez were professional. But the most appalling part of the experience was that I had an arranged appointment for what I thought to be a minor repair and it took 4 hours to complete the work. I was given no indication as to the length of time the repair would take. Had I been given any indication the work would take 4 hours to complete, I would have made other arrangements (drop off vehicle or utilized courtesy shuttle).
So as a customer/consumer, I feel your operation should do a much better job of keeping its guests informed. I believe you have a general idea of the time needed to make the repairs and should pass that information on to your guests. That would allow guests to make a more informed decision as to how best to utilize their time.
So in closing, while the purchase experience was really more comnforting than at other dealerships the subsequent service follow up was horrendous & prevents me from recommending the dealership to others.