i.g. Burton Buick GMC of Glen Burnie - Service Center

Mistake that could kill someone…long story worth reading DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE HERE. THEY MADE A MISTAKE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MY DAUGHTER by mistakenly putting power steering into her brake fluid. Let m DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE HERE. THEY MADE A MISTAKE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MY DAUGHTER by mistakenly putting power steering into her brake fluid. Let me start at the top. Her brakes were grinding and sounded like a dragging caliper along with her brakes just not reacting as fast as I would like (for a teenager especially). So since I had 3 recall notices for her 2005 Pontiac, I figured why not have them check things out brake-wise as well (usually a retail rip-off at dealerships but I since the car was there...). Service advisor Sandy (who btw is wonderful and very professional) called to let me know I needed brake pads, rotors, and tire rotation/alignment and oil change. I fully agreed to the work. Here is where it goes BAD. Car's brakes became "strange" is the best I can describe. Took a lot of pressure and had to really push on them to engage. Took about a week when I took the car back. They said they test drove the car (funny the odometer read the same as when I dropped it off) and told me I needed a 1 new rim and 4 new tires. I declined to have them do that there. About 5 days ltr I got 4 new tires on it and none of the rims were needing replacing. Hmmmm. Called Sandy and asked which rim was it that was in question and he said he asked they had no idea since I didn't do the work there. Okay, understandable. Life continues on for about 2 weeks. Tired of hearing my teen complain about the brakes STILL. I let her use my car for 2 weeks while recovering from surgery at home (I know this is getting lengthy and I apologize). So... Now I'm back to health, I take her car out for a few miles. Yeah, it was not great but I dismissed it since it was an older car and I told her it's not going to feel like my newer vehicle's brakes. I told her just don't tailgate and yada yada. xxxx I have done EVERYTHING under the sun for this braking system! It has to be at the very best it's gonna get, right? WRONG. After hearing my daughter saying she "SLID THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SCHOOL BUS" I knew the brakes were unsafe. I had a day off from work, called around and could get into Meineke that same day. Awesome. I carefully drove the car there. Even got a ride home from them while they took a look. THIS IS WHEN I RECEIVED THE NEWS. GUY AT MEINEKE TOLD ME TO SIT DOWN FOR THIS ONE! Oh man... THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE BRAKE FLUID. NO ONE ELSE HAD MY TEEN'S CAR OTHER THAN WILKIN'S AUTO. I had the hubby take me down to see for myself. This mucky colored fluid was being flushed out. *****I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING A MASTER CYLINDER, ABS PUMP, LINES AND CALIPERS. $1950 W/LABOR AND THAT WAS WITH A USED MASTER CYLINDER WE FOUND.********** When I called Sandy, he admitted they checked and topped off any and all fluids (which my receipt states as well). I climbed to chain of command and spoke to Operations Manager Bruce. Wanna know what he said? In a very nice tone..."Since you did not give us a chance to see the damage and a way in which to remedy it, there is nothing we can do". Excuse me? I went there complaining of something not right a week after the brake job and was told I needed new tires and a rim! WITHOUT A TEST DRIVE BTW. I would never go back to a place that lied about anything. Who would? I explained I have witnesses, pictures, the fluid in which Meineke drained, and the corrosive parts that needed to be replaced. Even SANDY ADMITTED IT!!! Not to mention a receipt that says they checked and topped off all fluid. -Let's just say for giggles that they didn't access my closed brake system at all when they did brake work (cuz they didn't have to really). - And let's just say my closed brake system stayed just that...CLOSED while they worked on the rotors and brakes in the beginning. -Now...If someone else compromised the brake system (last oil change was at Grease and Go 6 months previous with no problems at all) Wilkins DID said they CHECKED ALL FLUIDS. *****HMMMMM well if they did, they clearly missed the black guck in the see-through master cylinder! And I am going out on a limb here jut to show how ridiculous it is for them to deny they did it. A mistake that could have cost the life of not only my teen, but someone she could have killed. "Sorry and Have a Happy Holiday and if there is anything we can do for you in the future let us know". I did tell him we will be going to small claims for this one in a very calm, controlled voice. I have never in 39 years sued anyone. But this, well, I just can't believe the blatant negligence. Oh, and if Wilkin's tries to leave a PR comment below saying how they are sorry I feel this way and bla bla, please understand that I am stating all the facts and not my feelings. More

Worst service visit EVER I had a check engine light on in my GMC Acadia. Scheduled an appointment for Monday at 9:30 AM and also requested shuttle service along with the appo I had a check engine light on in my GMC Acadia. Scheduled an appointment for Monday at 9:30 AM and also requested shuttle service along with the appointment. I arrived 15 minutes early and was checked in without issue. However, there was no shuttle. I could have made other arrangements if I had known. But it was not communicated. I sat in the lounge for 45 minutes waiting. THe dealership did not diagnose my issue until 4:30 that afternoon. And never ONCE called to give me an update. Left messages for the service advisor and the service manager. Neither of whom bothered to offer any customer service. Service manager never even bothered to call me back! They had the car for 2 days for what should have been a quick fix. Then had the nerve to suggest other bogus recommended services. Never going back! More

Customer/Owners complaint I recently had my car serviced under my extended warranty program. As always I had a bill for services not covered. At home I saw that I was charged I recently had my car serviced under my extended warranty program. As always I had a bill for services not covered. At home I saw that I was charged an additional towing fee in the amount of $40.00, My policy covers $75.00, so I called to complain. I was offered my money back or a deluxe detailing inside and outside. I took the detailing. When the car was returned it was missing the door lock button. I was assured they would get the button and would pop it back on. Turns out that a part would have to be ordered and it would be repaired. The end of the story is that the part costs $75.00 and the labor would be over $150.00. I only choice I had was if I pay the $75.00 for the part they would eat the labor. I refused to pay for a part that I did not break. It had to be broken when it was detailed. I am very upset about this and I will NEVER have my car repaired here nor will I EVER buy another automobile here. So BUYERS BEWARE !!!! I hope my friend for many years, Jeremy Wilkins reads this review My name id Dick Foster and email is bookiemomma@comcast.net More

Oil Change & Tire rotation Car comes back Damage By Employee Took my Buick Encore in to have a Oil change and tire rotation. The total wait time was over 1 hour, when it was time to leave no one told me the vehi Took my Buick Encore in to have a Oil change and tire rotation. The total wait time was over 1 hour, when it was time to leave no one told me the vehicle was ready. It sat in the service bay for a good minutes. Until I inquired about my vehicle being finished. To top this visit off NOT ONE PERSON mention to me that an EMPLOYEE had ran my car into something or back into my car with another vehicle.. TOTALLY unacceptable for a dealer to approve of this type of destruction to your person property. Per the service Director (Robert) this is expected to happen with vehicle at Wilkins because they move vehicles in and out all day.. When I took my Vehicle back to have the Damage fixed on it, I asked for a loaner car the Vehicle they gave me was a 2014 GMC Terrian. This vehicle was absolutely disgusting inside and out.. Apparently they never cleaned the car it had trash throughout the car, and not to mention food inside the seats fries cup marks on the dash board,and a gas tank that was almost empty. I was told my vehicle would be ready on Wednesday and I would receive a call from letting me know this. All day long I waited for a call finally I decided to call around 4:45. To make a long story short the work that was suppose to be performed on my Buick Encore was Not Performed, however they tried to say it was the marks were just waxed or touched up with paint, and they tried to bend my license plate back into shape. I did speak with the General Manager Bruce who is trying to rectify the issues. Please be aware of your vehicle and check it over before leaving the dealership.... More

Pathetic I am writing this as I sit in the waiting section at wilkens GMC dealer in Glen Burnie MD to to speak to a finance specialist. I have been waiting her I am writing this as I sit in the waiting section at wilkens GMC dealer in Glen Burnie MD to to speak to a finance specialist. I have been waiting here for over and hour, I have repeatedly asked how long before I can speak to someone where I get a response of "I don't know" from the front door secretary. I have asked to speak to a manager multiple times to describe my 3 week run-around from GMC trying to obtain my refund for an extended warranty I had purchased. I have been informed there is "no manager here to speak to". This place has pushed me to the breaking point as I never write reviews, however I just had to write how this place's disorganized lack professionalism, and "apparent lack of management or any manager at all" is beyond frustrating and is down right pathetic. So I guess if you buy a car from this dealer just pray you never have a question or problem you need them to adress, unless your in for a 3 week up-hill battle. More

Normally great service. Concerned this time around as I called on 2/12 to make an appointment for service on transmission for my 2009 Acadia. Wilkens scheduled me for a 9:00 appt. on 2/14. I dropped it off called on 2/12 to make an appointment for service on transmission for my 2009 Acadia. Wilkens scheduled me for a 9:00 appt. on 2/14. I dropped it off at 8:00 and was told that they only had one transmission guy and that there was a chance that my vehicle would not get worked on that day. I told them that I could leave it for the weekend and if they needed to contact me that I would be available later in the afternoon. I did not receive a call that day so I called them the next day, Saturday, in the afternoon. I was told that my vehicle was not looked at on the scheduled day and the transmission guy was not there today. He said they may be able to look at it Monday or Tuesday(?) I need a vehicle by Tuesday. Why would Wilkens give me an appointment time and two confirmation emails that stated the service needed then not even look at the car. I understand if they are backed up and may not be able to do all the work on the car but at least diagnose the problem. This may be an easy fix or something that may take days but if the vehicle is not even being looked at, how would we know. I bought my car here and have been taking it for service here since the beginning. Normally I have had not had any problems and the service department would be in constant communication with me. If the vehicle was not able to get fixed the same day, they provided me with a loaner or they paid for a rental. Very worried about my experience this time. I hope this Monday, 2/17, brings a more positive experience and my vehicle is looked at. I really don't want to take it somewhere else when my previous experience with Wilkens has been very good. More

We brought our 2011 GMC Yukon Denali to Wilkins Buik-GMC because it lost all of it's coolant and overheated. They could not figure out why it lost all its coolant and simply filled it up and said it's fixe because it lost all of it's coolant and overheated. They could not figure out why it lost all its coolant and simply filled it up and said it's fixed. When I inquired further as to why/how it was gone, they responded with "I don't know." There was no desire to try to truly diagnose the problem, instead they chose to simply address the symptoms. Furthermore, Greg, our service adviser was extremely rude to my wife and me both on the phone and in person. He would not let my wife speak on the phone and raised his voice many times when speaking to her. He tried to charge me for diagnostics that where not performed and should have been under warranty anyway. Finally, When I picked up the car it was parked in the back of the lot, dirty inside and out, grease on the steering wheel, and the radio was turned up very loud. I don't feel like they treated my vehicle with any respect. Every other dealership I have EVER dealt with has a level of service well above what I got at Wilkins. I give reviews for good and bad service so this is not just a random slam because they made me mad. I will never go back to this dealership and I suggest that anyone else looking for service for their GM vehicle look elsewhere. This is the WORST dealership service experience I have ever had. More

I would not reccomend this dealership because they tell you that it is a certain problem with your car, and they ask your permission to fix the problem. Once you give them the ok to fix it they come back you that it is a certain problem with your car, and they ask your permission to fix the problem. Once you give them the ok to fix it they come back and tell you that wasnt the problem with the car and that it was something else. More