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Complaint Review: Terry Wiseman's Chrysler - Ford - Jeep - Robinson Illinois

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  • Terry Wiseman's Chrysler - Ford - Jeep 201 E. Main St Robinson, Illinois U.S.A.

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Took my car in to the local Dodge dealor for a headlight malfunction and a check engine light. I dropped the car off at 3p.m. on Friday the 7th. I called back the following Monday to see what the problems were. The service guy told me I needed a new light sensor module and a emissions sensor. He informed me that the parts were comming from St.Louis via Fedex expedited. He then informed me that the costs of the parts was $103.11, and labor would be $150.00. He said it should be ready by the next day. Two full days go buy and still no call. I call them on a Wednesday to find out whats going on. They informed me that the parts were lost intransent, and they have no idea where they are. I asked them if they had a tracking number or any tracking information, and they said they weren't sure. At this point I'm pretty upset because if you work in service, and you order something, it's your part to know all of the information about that part. Again, I was told to call back. I waited untill Friday to call back, and this time the "master chrysler tech" called in, so there was no one to look at my car. I was then told, yes I was told this from the tech manager. "Your not our first priority right now, so we will get to your car when we feel fit". Now, at this time I'm ready to take my car to another dealer, but it's not driveable w/out the sensors they say. O.k. whatever I say, bite my tongue, and wait for Monday. Monday comes and I call, and they say the parts are on backorder now, and they can't order them until Wednesday, but they said they will get the parts the same day. Again, I asked about the total costs of repair, it stayed at $253.11.

I finally get the first call from the dealer in 2 weeks telling me that my car is finished and that I owe them 450.11 for total repairs.

(this was left on my answering machine btw)

450.11 I said!, what the heck!?! . I called service as soon as I got the message, and was immediaetly being attacked. The service guy "Jon" (the one that priced me all 3 times) was extremely rude to me, and even hung up on me! All I asked was, how did the price go from 253.11 to 450.11? I NEVER got a clear answer, never. When I went in to pickup my car, they actually had the car blocked in so it couldn't be moved. I was told that if I don't pay the 450.11 in full, the car will stay there until the bill was paid. All I wanted was some d**n information. I had no explanation why my bill jumped so high, none, nada. I was just bombarded by irrate service people wanting this $450.11. I felt like I was in the d**n twilight zone. At this point, I'm pretty loud and vocal, I guess to the point where I was threatned to have the cops called on me. What do they expect? I have here in writing 250.11 in total service due, but now its 450.11?????? Why? No extra parts, or service was done? Hell it only took them 2 hours to install the s**t, the other 10 days it was sitting in the lot awaiting parts.

So the store owner and I finally went into an office alone and disscussed the problem. She had a very short fuse with me, and was being very one sided. All I asked her was where did these new charges come from? She didn't give reasonable response, other than, "I'm 100% behind our service staff with their decisions". Yep, thats my response for a $200 increase.

Justin
Robinson, Illinois
U.S.A.

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#5 Consumer Comment

What the customer might of forgot to mention.

AUTHOR: Davis - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, October 03, 2008

I personally DO NOT speak For Terry Wiseman or his Company. However I do feel that they were fair in this interaction. They have hundreds of customers that go out of their way just to due business with them and are very pleased with the services they recieve.

However, this customer might of forgot to mention...

That even though the customer had purchased his vehicle from another dealer and was out of any factory warranties, he was provided a service loaner vehicle. Free of Charge. A privilege they reserve for their our own customers. Not for those of their competitors.

That the original $253.11 in charges I believe were to cover the expense to replace a multifunction switch, in order to repair fog lamps and a Check Engine Light only.

After couple of days to allow time for the part to arrive, they attempted to replace the multifunction switch and at that point they discovered that the wiring harness attached to the switch had been fried. Unfortunately, this was something they weren't able to diagnose until after they replaced the switch and the fog lamps still did not function.

At this point their service department contacted the customer via message to answering machine to inform him that the car required more parts and labor. However, since they would need to remove a portion of the dash and steering column, they would not have a complete idea of what the labor would cost until the job was completed, In addition to cost of the wiring harness.

The customer returned their call and gave his ok to the repairs need.

The wiring harness was not carried at their normal Chrysler warehouse in St. Louis; They arranged to have it sent FedEx from another dealer warehouse. They chose FedEx in order to minimize the amount of time it would take to receive the part, which in return would minimize the customer's time with out his vehicle. The parts were not lost in transit and arrived as planned. Anyone who has used FedEx before knows, sometimes when you have things delivered by FedEx, occasionally the item's estimated arrival date may change due to different circumstances, which happened to be the case here.

Another point to mention is there was a delay once the part had arrived. Chris, their Chrysler Master Tech was at Chrysler Training the day the part arrived. Since Chris was the mechanic who had removed the dash and steering column, they had to wait an additional day to repair the car. Being a small dealer Chris is the only one qualified to make the repair.

Once the part arrived and Chris returned they completed the repairs and then contacted the customer with the increase in price.

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#4 Consumer Comment

What the customer might of forgot to mention.

AUTHOR: Davis - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, October 03, 2008

I personally DO NOT speak For Terry Wiseman or his Company. However I do feel that they were fair in this interaction. They have hundreds of customers that go out of their way just to due business with them and are very pleased with the services they recieve.

However, this customer might of forgot to mention...

That even though the customer had purchased his vehicle from another dealer and was out of any factory warranties, he was provided a service loaner vehicle. Free of Charge. A privilege they reserve for their our own customers. Not for those of their competitors.

That the original $253.11 in charges I believe were to cover the expense to replace a multifunction switch, in order to repair fog lamps and a Check Engine Light only.

After couple of days to allow time for the part to arrive, they attempted to replace the multifunction switch and at that point they discovered that the wiring harness attached to the switch had been fried. Unfortunately, this was something they weren't able to diagnose until after they replaced the switch and the fog lamps still did not function.

At this point their service department contacted the customer via message to answering machine to inform him that the car required more parts and labor. However, since they would need to remove a portion of the dash and steering column, they would not have a complete idea of what the labor would cost until the job was completed, In addition to cost of the wiring harness.

The customer returned their call and gave his ok to the repairs need.

The wiring harness was not carried at their normal Chrysler warehouse in St. Louis; They arranged to have it sent FedEx from another dealer warehouse. They chose FedEx in order to minimize the amount of time it would take to receive the part, which in return would minimize the customer's time with out his vehicle. The parts were not lost in transit and arrived as planned. Anyone who has used FedEx before knows, sometimes when you have things delivered by FedEx, occasionally the item's estimated arrival date may change due to different circumstances, which happened to be the case here.

Another point to mention is there was a delay once the part had arrived. Chris, their Chrysler Master Tech was at Chrysler Training the day the part arrived. Since Chris was the mechanic who had removed the dash and steering column, they had to wait an additional day to repair the car. Being a small dealer Chris is the only one qualified to make the repair.

Once the part arrived and Chris returned they completed the repairs and then contacted the customer with the increase in price.

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#3 Consumer Suggestion

Sorry..........

AUTHOR: John - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, December 21, 2007

The lawyer I used actually passed away last year........just get one local and see what they say....my case was a tad different from yours, in that I had an engine fail due to THEIR negligence........talk to Chrysler Zone office first to see if they will help you.

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AUTHOR: Poppster - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, December 21, 2007

Which lawyer did you use, if you don' t mind telling me. A phone # will do. Thanks for your interest.

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#1 Consumer Suggestion

Get a lawyer..........

AUTHOR: John - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, December 21, 2007

I live 30 miles north of you........call the Chrysler Zone office........if that doesn't get results, get a lawyer! That same dealer ripped me a couple years back, and I got them for 2500. in damages plus free oil changes for life!

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