Porsche Burlington - Service Center

Playing with peoples safety and well being A great place if you are getting an oil change or something simple. As soon as it gets complicated, the incompetency, arrogance, and unprofessional be A great place if you are getting an oil change or something simple. As soon as it gets complicated, the incompetency, arrogance, and unprofessional behavior grows exponentially. I own a 2014 Porsche Panamera, and in the last year it has had three major problems; two that have put the lives my wife and toddler son in danger. The first incident was when all tires locked and the car malfunctioned as my wife was driving our then one year old son home from a friends house. It took Porsche two weeks to figure out what had gone wrong and another ten days to fix it. After voicing my concern, Porsche Cars North America admitted that this was an unknown malfunction in which they never dealt with in the past. The second incident happened in early July, when I pulled out of a shopping center at 30mph and the car began to stall and would not accelerate past 40mph. Again, it took Porsche of Burlington over two weeks to fix. At first, they believed it was "the low pressure pump," and when that didn't work, it was "the high pressure pump." At the end no clear explanation as to why. When I picked up the car and drove off the lot, I noticed a shake at 40mph and again at 70mph. I turned back to the dealership, and I was told by Marcos, the service advisor, that this is the way Prosches are, but if it is necessary he will have a mechanic take drive with me. I accepted, and took a 10 minutes drive with the licensed professional. He went on to support Marcos' theory. Given his level of confidence, I asked if he owns a Porsche; he replied, "no way, can't afford one and if I could I wouldn't cause they break easily." Uncomfortable moment to say the least. Third incident; in late August I got a dashboard warning light indicating that one of my tires is low. I went to the gas station to fill it with air and the gage indicated that the tire was at 34 psi. I called the service center and I was told by Marcos that Porsche has two separate tire measurements, and I shouldn't pay attention to the psi but rather fill info which read at 0 and -1 for all the tires. I did not feel comfortable with putting more air in it, so I took it to another mechanic who specializes in tires. With certainty, he explained that the tires have more than enough air in them and refused to put more. He said it was a sensor issue. When I took the car to Porsche of Burlington, Marcos insisted again that the tires need air, I told him explicitly that you can go ahead and put air in, but that you take the responsibility for this. He did and he did. I drove the car home and put it in the garage. The car was not touched until a couple of nights later when my pregnant wife took the car to go to a birthday party and less than ten minutes on the highway the same tire exploded from the side almost causing her to crash. The same warning sign about the tires being too low came on before the tire exploded which indicates an issue with the sensors. I called Porsche road side assistance and it took them over two hours to send a tow truck leaving her on the highway by herself. I asked for a call back from Porsche Cars North America, and 5 weeks later, still no call. Two days after the car was towed to the dealership, I received an email, not a call, from Marcos that the tire will cost $436.43 to replace. Also, he said that the shake is now worse than before and they will need to road force balance the tires for an additional $520. I replied with a angry, but polite email about the tire being over inflated. Another seven days went by before I received a call from a supervisor yelling at me to make a decision or to return the loaner. Yelling at the top of his lungs, he would not accept my explanation or even allow me to talk. Without any options I was forced to have them change the tire. When I went to pick up my car at 2:30 in the afternoon, I asked to speak to a manger. The service manger on duty picked up the office phone and diled the extension, and was instructed to tell me that he was at lunch. Again, I asked for a call back, and exactly 8 weeks later and no call. What is most interesting is I have not received a customer survey for this visit. Now anyone that deals with these service centers know, that not only they send you a survey immediately after a visit, but god help you if you leave a negative feedback; they will treat you like dirt the next time you visit. More

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