Gilchrist Chevrolet Buick GMC Dealership Tacoma - Service Center

Easy Superior Service I traveled over three hours to bring my car to Gilchrist Chevrolet, and I will continue to do so. Our Local Chevrolet Dealer didn't want to bother wit I traveled over three hours to bring my car to Gilchrist Chevrolet, and I will continue to do so. Our Local Chevrolet Dealer didn't want to bother with a warranty issue, so I called Gilchrist who had serviced our car with the previous owner. Each time I called I was treated with respect, professionalism and kindness, the day I brought it in was more of the same. My appointment ended with the assurance that I had no worries from the service people all the way to the owner. I was impressed and will not hesitate to not only return here in the future but also to recommend friends and family to go here as well. Worth the trip, I am more than happy. More

Horrible maintenance service I always seem to had great service with my vehicle until today. I cant believe they treat customers like this. Why do I pay for an extended warranty i I always seem to had great service with my vehicle until today. I cant believe they treat customers like this. Why do I pay for an extended warranty if it doesn't cover my vehicle when it has wear and tear on normal items. At this point I'm never referring my friends and co workers to this place ever again. More

Consistently poor service I'm leasing a Buick Enclave and have taken it in for regularly scheduled oil changes and defects in craftsmanship such as the break pedal casing falli I'm leasing a Buick Enclave and have taken it in for regularly scheduled oil changes and defects in craftsmanship such as the break pedal casing falling off and the seal coming undone on the moon roof. This is supposed to be a luxury vehicle mind you. Each time I visit they act as if they are annoyed. They supposedly "fixed" the pedal by just sticking it back on which I had already done several times before I could find the time to bring it in. Needless to say it fell off within 10mins of me driving off the lot. They didn't even bother to put an adhesive on it. I was also informed that the moonroof seal would probably not be covered by my warranty since it "appeared" that I take my car to automatic car washes. Hogwash! They have no desire there to establish long term relationships with their customers. I will NEVER go there again. And if you value being treated with respect when it comes to how you spend your hard earned money and your time, you wouldn't either. More

This dealership does not care about its customers nor does it know how to service vehicles. I came in to get a key FOB programmed. The guy at the counter was rude AND he did not tell me that BOTH key FOB does it know how to service vehicles. I came in to get a key FOB programmed. The guy at the counter was rude AND he did not tell me that BOTH key FOB's have to be programmed at the same time. Because only didn't work, that's what I gave them. I waited an 1 1/2 hours for a service that takes 5 minutes and I had a 10:00 appointment. I paid the $100 for the programming and a fuse (I will get into that later). WAY OVERPRICED! And, when they programmed the one FOB, it erased the programming in the other one. So, I had to make another trip to both reprogrammed again. Now on to the fuse... For some reason the FOB would not open the trunk. I checked the fuses and thought I saw that they were all fine. So, I had the dealer check it. It turned out to be a fuse. no biggie I missed it. I'll pay the fee. I asked which fuse it was because i didn't want to pay another $67 for a fuse. The guy behind the counter gets all huffy and starts to tell me that they had to run a diagnostic. I said, "Yeah, I know, you hook up a Scantech II and it tells you what is wrong." Well he get even more defensive and states that it doesn't tell you that it's the fuse only that there is a break in the current. DUH! So my next question is, "Why the hell am I paying for a diagnostic?!!!" Lastly, and most importantly this dealership does not care about its customers. In the 1 1/2 hours that I was there I met a Vietnam vet (UH-1 crew chief, and a lady that give music lessons. The lady was there to get an oil change and was told that she would need a new serpentine belt and a tranny flush. Her bill according to the Gilchrist employee went from $50 to $700. Now I know that an old lady giving music lessons doesn't make a lot of money and she was really disturbed by this. So I called Lakewood Transmission and got a quote for $169 for her vehicle. Hmm... Just makes you think doesn't it? DO NOT GO TO THIS DEALER FOR SERVICE. They will clean you out. More

This is the first time I have wrote a review on a service or business, but I am so upset and disappointed with my experience I do believe I should try to keep anyone else from this outcome. On September 26th or business, but I am so upset and disappointed with my experience I do believe I should try to keep anyone else from this outcome. On September 26th, my husband had my car towed to this business for diagnosis on a problem he was sure involved the fuel system. He told them to check that first. Within two days he was told I needed a new engine because the compression was lower than the book states and the it had high miles. This dealership found a motor for us and with my husbands' permission installed it. Hindsight and being naive is now a 20/20 issue and I realize there was never any discussion about costs of this or a written estimate given to my husband. A month and many phone calls later, he was able to secure a completion date. They insisted he pay for the parts and labor immediately and so from his work phone he paid them using his credit card. The amount (rounded off) was $3500.00. When he went to pick up the car 2 days later he was furious as the car ran roughly and wanted to" die "just as it had when it was towed in for service. The shop manager requested a few more days to work on the problem and after that he said ,he would refund the labor portion of the bill if they could not find or work out the problem. There was only a verbal agreement between Bob, the shop manager and my husband. We accepted their loaner car and they kept the car 16 more days!!!! to find the problem??? We took possession of our car on Nov-12-2011 and almost immmediately,( the same afternoon ) I began to hear and feel the old symptoms return. I drove the car only on the days I had to got to work because it seemd so unreliable. We kept the car for 2 weeks at home driving only when it was necessary. Twice in the same day, the car literally died on me as I was moving on the road at 30 miles an hour. That was it !! We discussed bringing the car back to the shop, but what else could they do? We had lost all faith in their ability to make an evaluation or do the necessary work. They had already had it for 6 plus weeks. We thought maybe another shop would find the problem but we had so much invested already in this older car. My husband chose to visit the service shop and talk again to the manager. As of Nov-28-2011 we were told by the shop manager we could bring it back in or go to another shop, have the work done by someone else and they (the business) would decide if we would get any monies back. We brought this car in to this business based on the fact they have been a local business for many years and we live rurally with no one close to do the work. They were certified mechanics and we thought we were in good hands. Please beware. More

We have serviced our cars here for nearly 15 years, but no more. The tunover in staff has given us reason not to trust what is being recommended. The economy is poor, but gauging the customer with unneed no more. The tunover in staff has given us reason not to trust what is being recommended. The economy is poor, but gauging the customer with unneeded service and repairs is NOT the way to make up for it. In the end you will lose long-standing customers. More