3 years ago
I have now had two very negative experiences when ...
I have now had two very negative experiences when attending the attached service center to this dealership, and would caution others to stay away- especially if they are not master auto mechanics who can fact-check their technicians on the spot when they attempt to upsell you reviews for higher commissions. Though each ordeal began very cordially with their staff, the experience became very uncomfortable when they told me what work needs to be done. I walked in with one very specific problem, and without fail, they always find a laundry list of things wrong with my vehicle, with the estimated bill ranging into the thousands of dollars.
The first time I went in, their associate Devon Ellis told me that I was "metal on metal" on my brake pads, with 0% of the brake pads left. In addition to this, they found a good deal of other things wrong with my vehicle, with repairs estimating $2,383.02. The employee told me that I was seriously endangering myself, my family, and my vehicle if I decided to drive it off the lot instead of paying to have all of the problems fixed. I was wary of this, so I went to another mechanic for a second opinion...lo and behold, I had 35% of my brake pads left, and not a single other thing wrong with my car. This business should be ashamed that they use scare tactics to wring out money from their customers.
Being a reasonable person, I decided to go back once again to have some airbag recall work done- I figured this would be a good chance to see if I had an isolated bad experience, or they were as dishonest as I feared. This time, I was served by Tony Alexander. Just like the time before, Tony found a long list of things wrong with my car, this time changing the estimated bill from $0 for the recall to $556.28. Recalling the last time this happened, I told Tony that I was going to wait on the repairs for a second opinion. As soon as he heard this, his attitude soured and he became very rude. When I went to get my keys from him later in the day, he could not have been more disrespectful. He did not even speak to me or look me in the eye, save for announcing that he was dropping the key into my hand. I went to another mechanic again to check their work, who found no evidence of any of the problems that John Eagle said existed, save for a nail in the tire. Again, they tried to con me into hundreds of dollars of repairs that I didn t need.
I challenge the dealership to respond to this review and address what I believe to be highly deceptive sales tactics and rampant dishonesty in their service department.