Sandy Sansing Chevrolet - Service Center

I am unhappy with the service I received from the service department. First off, let me say the advisor, Valerie, was polite, and pleasant to work with. However, the technician was the issue. I brough department. First off, let me say the advisor, Valerie, was polite, and pleasant to work with. However, the technician was the issue. I brought my father-in-laws pickup in because the A/C was not working. An hour in a half later, they told me they could not find anything wrong, except for the freon had leaked out. They said they had serviced it, added dye, and asked me to come back in two weeks to be checked for a leak. That was $216.00 Two weeks later, the A/C was still cold, but I brought it in, as asked. I told Valerie, that after the technician serviced it the last time, the system was cold, but I kept hearing a gurgling sound from behind the glove box, and asked for him to look at it. After an hour of waiting, I was told it was going to be a while, because the tech had been assigned a steering column. No biggie, so I waited. However, after two and a half hours later, I was again told there were no leaks, and that the gurgling sound was the freon being converted from a gas, back in to a liquid. Sounded weird, but accepted the explanation, and left. I had been there for over four hours. The next day, the system began running warm, so I brought the truck back. I asked Valerie if she knew whether the technician had serviced the system the last time I was there (a couple of days prior). The technician happen to be standing there, so she told him how the system was running warm and asked. With a "smirk" on his face, he said, "Nothing was cooling yesterday", and walked off. I was taken a back. Maybe he had had a rough morning. Two hours later, I was given a quote. According to the quote, almost everything in the A/C system was bad. Compressor, canister, orifice, o-rings, etc... and, by the way, the water pump was bad, and needed a fan clutch! I was quoted over $1800.00 (Really?)! The truck is blue booked at $4700.00. It was apparent to me, the technician did not troubleshoot the system the first time I came. Especially with his explanation of the gurgling sounds. I went to the local parts store, with the quote, and picked up OEM parts for $285.00, came home, installed them myself, then took the truck to a local repair shop and had the A/C system evacuated and serviced, for $80.00, and now the A/C system runs fantastic, AND no gurgling sounds! I have purchased 2 cars from the Sandy Sansing group, a G35 and a Murano, and had great service. This was the first time I have been dissatisfied, and am not sure when, or if, I will be bringing any of my vehicles there for repairs. More