4 years ago
2014: This is in regards to the Service Department...
2014: This is in regards to the Service Department.
I went to Covert Service about 4 times 8 already since I owned the car (less than a year). I have a 2013 Jeep Wrangler and the gas cap light has come on several times.
Gas Light Issue:
- First Time, they did the smoke test, they said that I should make sure the cap is tightened (i have worked on cars my whole life), but hey, fine maybe i'm just not used to a poorly made gas cap
- Second Time, they told me it was fixed, cap was on tight and the light was gone but came back on after about 2 months so i checked, and yet again the cap is loose still
- The most recent Time I took it in, i told them, hey I've tried everything, if the smoke test comes back as no issue then please replace the Gas cap as that has to be the problem. Additionally this time, i pointed to the inspection sticker and said, i need a STATE inspection as mine will expire this month. When I got my car back, Larry said to me, 'they checked the gas cap, and did the smoke test and no problems so make sure you really tighten it'. This was after I explained and showed him how loose the gas cap was, so I was not happy with this answer and told them I'm taking it somewhere else. I then asked if they finished the inspection, to which I got the response 'we did the 27-point complimentary inspection to make sure everything was ok'....to which I gave a blank stare and said 'Larry I needed a STATE inspection'. I was so frustrated, I grabbed my keys and left.
Appointment Issue:
- Why have an online booking system that sends the customer a confirmation if you're not going to use it? I booked an appointment online and received an e-mail saying my Advisor was going to be Ray. I called 3 days before to make sure the appointment was still on and the receptionist said 'Yes, I see you in the computer so you're all set. Your advisor is Ray!"
- When I actually got to the appointment time, the service guys were clueless as to where my appointment was, Ray isn't even a service advisor, and then they told me 'Oh yeah, we never use the online appointment, you really should call, we don't have that appointment but bring it back Monday', so I filled out all the things I needed done with Larry, showed them the Gas Cap issue, said I needed A State inspection and there was a recall to be fulfilled (see above for the poor attention to detail here).
This was a very very very frustrating last experience. I'm sorry but no convincing or coupons will bring me back to this department.
Luckily my car is under warranty so I didn't have to pay, but I have no faith in this service department. It is unfortunate because I had a very positive sales experience with Brady, who no longer works there. Another issue, way too much turnover for any consistency.
UPDATE (SEPTEMBER 2016):
My battery died today at work so I got it jumped. Once I started driving, the dashboard started lighting up and going haywire... I figured "hey, maybe it's been a while, Covert got better reviews, I did buy my car here and Still have warranty, they'll help me out for a quick check on the battery"... WRONG AGAIN.
I pulled up to the "express lane", I waited patiently for about 5 minutes until someone acknowledged me, and explained my situation.. I was nice, asked if they could help out. The answer I got was: "yeah... It's going to take at least a few hours to hook up and test and check it out"... To test a battery...
So, I politely said" to test a battery? You can't just tell me if it's good or bad at the very least? "..." uh no sir, just being honest". So I left. Came across the street to NTB (who is getting a great review after this), my car is running fine, tested and they're fixing the poor wiring of the battery... For $30.
Covert management, please do something about your service department. This is absurd.