4 years ago
I wanted to update my review below and give a big ...
I wanted to update my review below and give a big shout out to Tim, the service department manager. I contacted him when I continued to have difficulty opening the back hatch of my Honda Odyssey. I was told by a different Honda service department that there was some sort of security system installed in the car from the original dealer and it was interfering with the back hatch lock. Anyhow, Tim not only offered me an appointment as soon as I was able to get there, but he fixed the car immediately when I arrived and also fixed the coin tray (see below). And at no cost to me. Nicest guy and the most competent person I have encountered in a very long time! Thank you to Tim!
I was hesitant to write anything as the sales people were all very nice, but my experience there overall was very frustrating. I bought a used Odyssey that had several problems that I noticed even before leaving the lot. I was told by the Honda salesperson that the third party insurance I bought (expensive!) was bumper to bumper, including trim and mechanical issues, but when I tried to get the coin tray fixed (which was underhandedly taped shut when we test-drove the car so I had no idea it was broken), the insurance people said that they don't cover trim and that I had been misinformed. I tried to get Honda Hayward to cover it but they said it was too expensive and they wouldn't fix it. There were a series of other issues, including a nail in the tire (which Honda did fix and they replaced the tire), and issues with the back window and back hatch opening consistently. The service people told me everything worked fine when I took it in and thus didn't need to be repaired. I knew this was incorrect as the back hatch door didn't open the majority of the time, but they didn't bother to do a diagnostic on it and just tried to open it several times on one of the days that it actually worked. I ended up taking my business to Honda Oakland, who promptly ran diagnostic tests and saw that the back hatch door was malfunctioning and needed to be replaced completely, which they did. I will not buy a car at Honda Hayward in the future as I feel like they were pretty nonchalant about everything and didn't seem interested in customer service when it didn't involve the actual sales part of it.