If I could give them a Negative star I would. I wa...
If I could give them a Negative star I would. I was travelling from Alberta to Newfoundland pulling a trailer. We stopped in Pembroke for five days and during that time I put my car in the garage for a "Peace of Mind" check. I explained the situtation to them. They were polite and gave me back the car saying everything was fine and charged me approximately $100. That evening a friend noticed that my rear tires were a little worn. I told her I had it into the garage and they never mentioned anything. I hooked the trailer back up and continued on the journey.
Just outside of Moncton NB, about 12 hours from Pembroke, the rear passenger tire blew out. I called a tow truck, they were going to replace it with the spare but they noticed the drivers side tire was in just as bad of a condition. They put it up on the tow truck and showed me. YOU COULD SEE THE WIRES in the tire.
The tow truck brought me to Turo and I ended up having the spend the next five nights in a hotel there, because we missed our ferry crossing and were no ferry's available. I put my car in for a "Peace of mind check" to minimize this possiblity.
Now comes the kicker. I have called Lapointe three times. Left THREE detailed messages since Sept 2, 2020. I asked the speak with the service department rep and each time they have told me they would pass on the message to her. The people I have spoken to have been pleasant, but the service manager has not contacted me.
The "Peace of Mind check" they charged $100 for was about 15 mins long and I now wonder what they actually did. Why will the service manage not call me black and will they give me a refund. The first person I spoke with (a male) was very polite and asked me what I wanted from them. I told him an applogy would be nice and a refund for the $100, although I ended up having an extra bill of nearly $1000 for five nights in a hotel, food, and a towing bill.
I am deeply disappointed in Lapointe and this has certainly tarnished Dodge's reputation for me. I think next time I purchase a new vehicle I will be switching from a Dodge to something else. And to think this all could have been avoided with a quick phone call to me.
Deeply disappointed.
Update: Oct 3, After this review was read, the sales manager reached out to me, connected me with the service department and gave me a refund for the cost of the service and gave me an apology. Fact is: I could have been out way more that $1000 and I could have been dead on the side of the road. The manager did say that she watched the video from the bay and the mechanic went through the inspection. Grateful I did get a refund of the cost of the "peace of mind inspection".