My truck broke down Monday night, December 30, aft...
My truck broke down Monday night, December 30, after the service department was closed. I left my truck parked in the parking lot at work. I rented a car from the airport to drive home an hour away. I returned to work the next morning (New Years Eve) and had my truck towed to Sterling GMC while I stayed at work. Sterling GMC was the closest GMC dealer. I called the dealership to explain what the problem was with my truck and was initially told by the receptionist in the service department that I would need an appointment for the service and that the next available appointment was on Friday because of the holiday. I scheduled the appointment and hung up.
However, a few minutes later, I received a phone call from Chance in the service department. My truck was being dropped off by the tow truck and he called me to find out what the problem was with it. I explained to him what was going on with the truck (I believed my starter or alternator was going out) and he told me he would try to get to it as soon as possible, but to keep in mind it was New Years Eve. About 2 hours later, he called and told me that the mechanic ran the diagnostic on the truck and found several lose connections on the power supply to the battery and that alternator and starter were fine. I personally replaced my battery a few months prior and apparently did a poor job of it. The truck would be ready to go shortly.
I was / am extremely grateful to Chance and Sterling GMC that they were able to squeeze my truck in on New Years Eve without an appointment and then were honest enough that the only repair fees I had to pay was the initial diagnostic fee. I was expecting it to be much worse. In fact, I was so pleasantly surprised that I asked Chance to go ahead and do the major tune up that needed to be done and that I was avoiding to do. I figured Chance and this dealer showed me their character and honesty and I would be able to trust their work. I was able to return my rental car earlier than expected, which saved me money and I was picked up at the airport by the shuttle service and got my truck back 3-4 days earlier than expected (because of the holiday).
Each employee I contacted during my brief visit at Sterling were polite, professional and approachable. When its time to have my truck serviced again, or when I am in the market to buy a new one, I will definitely return to Sterling even if it is a little out of my way. I was that impressed.