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Mercedes-Benz of Little Silver - Service Center

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April 13, 2020

I find it necessary and very well deserved to write a review on John Kellner. I’ve been a customer at Contemporary Motor Cars for years and for the past 6+ years I’ve had John as my service advisor. John More

by Jlmerola
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
John Kellner
August 28, 2019

This dealership has been caught red handed. The following is a short summary of how Contemporary Motor Cars Inc, a Mercedes Benz Dealership in Little Silver NJ went to great lengths to attempt t More

by JT
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Price
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Michael Founds
1.0
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Other Employees : Steven Jung, Mechanic Dale, Terry Beck
Sep 12, 2019 -

Mercedes-Benz of Little Silver responded

Mr. Trent scheduled his vehicle in for service on March 15, 2019, this was his first time servicing with Contemporary Motor Cars Inc.; he has a 2009 ML63 with 92,901 miles. The Service Advisor wrote up the vehicle for a check engine light on. The Technician diagnosed the vehicle and found codes for the problem with the transmission electrical control unit. The Service Advisor gave Mr. Trent the estimate for the repairs and he declined the repairs. The Advisor explained to Mr. Trent this was the first step in diagnoses and we still may need to do further testing. Mr. Trent said that he didn’t have the money for us to do the repairs, that he would replace the parts himself. The Service Advisor advised against him doing the work because of the technical procedures it would take to perform the repairs. He paid the invoice and took his vehicle. After Mr. Trent replaced the part for the transmission he towed the vehicle back for us to reprogram the transmission control unit. We programed the transmission control unit and road tested the vehicle, the shift was still not correct. The Advisor called Mr. Trent and explained the control unit didn’t resolve the shifting problem and we would need to do more diagnosis with the valve body and or transmission. Mr. Trent stated he didn’t have a lot of money to spend because of family issues. Terry and Steve understood and tried to help with the diagnostic cost, in tracing the faults causing the shifting problem. The Technician removed the valve body pan and found a loose bolt, and steel ball from the valve body in the pan and other valve body bolts were not torque properly, the technician looked over the work that was done by Mr. Trent, checked the valves and electrical connectors. Then torqued the valve body and reassembled the pan, road-tested the vehicle, the transmission seems to shift harshly. The Technician and Foreman felt that we needed to replace the valve body or check further into rebuilding the transmission. The Advisor contacted Mr. Trent and advised him of our next steps. Mr. Trent supplied us with a valve body, the first Valve body wasn’t the correct part number and he brought in another valve body. The technician installed the supplied valve body, programmed the control unit, cleared the codes and road tested the vehicle and found the transmission still wasn’t shifting properly. Both the technician and foreman tested the electronic to the Transmission and felt they would need to replace the transmission. The internal parts and labor would cost more than just replacing a remanufactured transmission from Mercedes-Benz which comes with a warranty. Mr. Trent came in for a meeting about his vehicle and spoke with Steve and Terry. He was upset with how the vehicle was proceeding. We explained that we spent a lot of time diagnosing and tracing for the repairs without charging him. We stated our recommendation on how to proceed with the work, and gave an estimate on replacing the transmission and would give a discount if he decides to replace the transmission, his cost about $7600.00 for replacement. Sometime had passed between our discussions with Mr. Trent, I was waiting for him to tell us how to proceed with his vehicle. I sent an email asking for his decision on how we should move forward. He wanted a different resolution and we explained the vehicle didn’t have any warranty and he would have to come up with the money to repair his Transmission. At this time the vehicle was returned to Mr. Trent.

Oct 31, 2019 -

JT responded

In summary: Deceptive practices and charging me for work they never performed. They lied about the transmission needing to be replaced. They lied about the transmission having damaged parts. It was discovered by another transmission shop that my transmission was 100% ok. Not a single thing was wrong with this transmission. Contemporary Motor Cars Inc was meant to reprogram the transmission control module for $330 but failed to intitialize it. This caused the transmission to fail and appear to be faulty. This was documented by the shop that ran diagnostics and discovered the simple reason my transmission appeared to be faulty. It could not have been incompetence by this dealership and with all the xx they put me through, it was clear to everyone that they were trying to get more money out of me. Contemporary Motor Cars Inc attempted to charge me over $10k. This dealership is fraudulent and was caught trying to charge $$$ for repairs that have been proven were never needed. They lied and charged me for work they said in reports had been done, but proven with photos and documentation it's been shown they did not do the work that was agreed on and was charged for. This was nothing more than deceptive practices on the side of Contemporary Motor Cars Inc. It cost me thousands of dollars out of pocket and months without my vehicle. This service manager Terry is doing his job defrauding customers out of their money. It could be selective incompetence and there is no way he is just totally incompetent. Too much has been documented that proves everything this Mercedes Benz dealership did wrong.

Oct 31, 2019 -

Mercedes-Benz of Little Silver responded

Mr. Trent scheduled his vehicle in for service on March 15, 2019, this was his first time servicing with Contemporary Motor Cars Inc.; he has a 2009 ML63 with 92,901 miles. The Service Advisor wrote up the vehicle for a check engine light on. The Technician diagnosed the vehicle and found codes for the problem with the transmission electrical control unit. The Service Advisor gave Mr. Trent the estimate for the repairs and he declined the repairs. The Advisor explained to Mr. Trent this was the first step in diagnoses and we still may need to do further testing. Mr. Trent said that he didn’t have the money for us to do the repairs, that he would replace the parts himself. The Service Advisor advised against him doing the work because of the technical procedures it would take to perform the repairs. He paid the invoice and took his vehicle. After Mr. Trent replaced the part for the transmission he towed the vehicle back for us to reprogram the transmission control unit. We programed the transmission control unit and road tested the vehicle, the shift was still not correct. The Advisor called Mr. Trent and explained the control unit didn’t resolve the shifting problem and we would need to do more diagnosis with the valve body and or transmission. Mr. Trent stated he didn’t have a lot of money to spend because of family issues. Terry and Steve understood and tried to help with the diagnostic cost, in tracing the faults causing the shifting problem. The Technician removed the valve body pan and found a loose bolt, and steel ball from the valve body in the pan and other valve body bolts were not torque properly, the technician looked over the work that was done by Mr. Trent, checked the valves and electrical connectors. Then torqued the valve body and reassembled the pan, road-tested the vehicle, the transmission seems to shift harshly. The Technician and Foreman felt that we needed to replace the valve body or check further into rebuilding the transmission. The Advisor contacted Mr. Trent and advised him of our next steps. Mr. Trent supplied us with a valve body, the first Valve body wasn’t the correct part number and he brought in another valve body. The technician installed the supplied valve body, programmed the control unit, cleared the codes and road tested the vehicle and found the transmission still wasn’t shifting properly. Both the technician and foreman tested the electronic to the Transmission and felt they would need to replace the transmission. The internal parts and labor would cost more than just replacing a remanufactured transmission from Mercedes-Benz which comes with a warranty. Mr. Trent came in for a meeting about his vehicle and spoke with Steve and Terry. He was upset with how the vehicle was proceeding. We explained that we spent a lot of time diagnosing and tracing for the repairs without charging him. We stated our recommendation on how to proceed with the work, and gave an estimate on replacing the transmission and would give a discount if he decides to replace the transmission, his cost about $7600.00 for replacement. Sometime had passed between our discussions with Mr. Trent, I was waiting for him to tell us how to proceed with his vehicle. I sent an email asking for his decision on how we should move forward. He wanted a different resolution and we explained the vehicle didn’t have any warranty and he would have to come up with the money to repair his Transmission. At this time the vehicle was returned to Mr. Trent.

August 06, 2019

Mercedes e class service Anthony is great at what he does he always finds and fixes what ever I bring my car in for from this car to all my other cars he is great service. I r More

by Stacyrin
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Anthony Molfino
Aug 07, 2019 -

Mercedes-Benz of Little Silver responded

Thank you Stacyrin for following up and leaving a 5-star review. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us! Best,

July 10, 2019

Amazing Customer Service At 515 PM or closing time for most service departments, the right front tire on my car blew out, fortunately my tires are run flats so I knew I could More

by Wayne M Whitman
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Anthony Molfino
March 23, 2018

My interaction with Anthony Molfino Anthony has been servicing my S class MB and my prior E class for ten years. His service is top notch because of his professionalism, automotive know More

by bill obrien
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Anthony Molfino
September 08, 2017

Consistently Superior Service Since I purchased my Mercedes from Contemporary Motors, Denis has consistently provided outstanding customer service. He has delivered "Mercedes "leve More

by Monmouth Reviewer
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Dennis Opperman
June 08, 2017

Great Service! I'm very pleased with my service interactions with Contemporary Motors. I have owned 3 Mercedes a 1999 SL500, 2001 SL500, and most recently my 2014 S More

by Richard Hoynes
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Joanmarie Iannuzzelli
5.0
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Other Employees : Dennis Opperman
March 23, 2017

Outstanding From scheduling to quality work to reasonable pricing -- they are the total package The car is retuned clean they are very professional. Recommend t More

by Dr Bob
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Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Charlie Daetz
5.0
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Other Employees : Dennis Opperman
March 03, 2016

Best Service department in NJ Recently had my car serviced at Contemporary and being in the business they are truly one of the best. They certainly know about customer service. More

by Lynn Devine
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Bob Murath
5.0
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August 12, 2015

Hire a Sensitivity Trainer Service staff is unprofessional, referring to patrons as Hon, Dear, and Damsel in Distress, dripping with sarcasm. Condescending, unable to accept acc More

by JLFair
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Other Employees : make sure you bring a lawyer to pick up your errant car. The reception mandates you sign a packet of papers without reading them (let alone tamper with the packet). , Terry Beck, Dennis Opperman