Ronnie Blair | Page 3
Used Car Manager
White Bear Acura Subaru
3525 N Highway 61
Vadnais Heights, MN 55110
22 Reviews
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April 22, 2019
Decent Prices, HORRIBLE maintenance staff I had been in the market for a CRV for awhile. Caught one that sparked my interest with low mileage and fair price. Salesman (Max Knutson) was good, n I had been in the market for a CRV for awhile. Caught one that sparked my interest with low mileage and fair price. Salesman (Max Knutson) was good, not pushy at all. Walked out the dealership that day pretty happy with my purchase. The next day I realized that my heater was blowing lukewarm air on the drivers side of the dash. Little bit of research concluded that there is a common issue with this particular year/model with the heater core clogging up. Not a big deal, scheduled for service the next day. This is where everything goes south. Upon driving in I was met by an service rep who fielded my keys and complaint. I informed him that although I am certainly no mechanic and I know it can be a multitude of different issues that I would recommend they check the heater core, as there is a TSB out on the vehicle. He quickly told me that wasn't possible and dismissed me. Again, I like to let people do their jobs so I didn't disagree. I got a call back couple hours later, telling me it was all fixed and their fix was changing the thermostat. Basically making my car run at a higher temperature hoping that it would hide my issue from my naive eyes rather than fix it. My thermometer readings were virtually the same as before I took it in, so I promptly drove the car right back into the shop. Things get ugly here. The service rep is instantly rude and almost yelling at me why I'm back already and they fixed it and it's blowing hot air so why on earth am I here yada yada yada. Long story short he was incredibly disrespectful and rude. I kindly asked to talk to the mechanic and eventually asked them to put THEIR thermometer in the vents to prove to me it was fixed. After this was performed the mood from their staff changed as they saw the drivers side was 30 degrees cooler. They put it back in for service, this time recognizing that the heater core was indeed the issue so performing a flush was the answer. I wish the story ended here. The flush requires a solvent, which they did not use. So while their flush did improve the condition of the heater core, there was still roughly a 15-20 degree gap between the two sides. At this point I've owned the car for 3 or 4 days and didn't even have it in my possession but for maybe 24 hours. I'm frustrated and don't want to deal with this service department anymore, so I walked in the sales office and asked for the manager. As we know, Luther has a return policy so I was prepared to return the vehicle and be done with this minor issue turned migraine. Manager was understanding and of course trying to save the sale he asked if he could put it through maintenance down at the local Honda Dealer. After the vehicle returned from the Honda dealer, the heater was running to specs. I really don't feel this place deserves anything more than 1 star. I know people make mistakes but to make repetitive mistakes and be disrespectful, people need to be held accountable. I feel the sales staff should have made me feel better about my experience rather than simply FINALLY getting my car fixed. Buy if you may, but PLEASE do not use their service department. I should never have to leave a review this long. More
Other Employees Tagged: Luke Lien, Matt Kritzeck, Max Knutson , Jay Smith
April 12, 2019
Disorganized The review was removed because i was able to contact the dealership. Im very frustrated and will not use this dealership again but they have agreed to The review was removed because i was able to contact the dealership. Im very frustrated and will not use this dealership again but they have agreed to work with me. More