Very poor experience in the service department. - Scott Garrand
We had a poor experience with our 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee in their service department. We had previously taken it there with positive results (ignition recall handled well) but this was unfortunately different.
The vehicle died overnight with a cigarette cell charger plugged in (no phone hooked up) and we figured that killed the battery. We jumped it and moved on. Next day, it was dead again. Tested the battery and it came back good so we replaced the alternator. It died again. Replaced the battery, it died again. Something was draining the battery overnight.
When we first brought it to Chris, after explaining what had been done already, he said "Are you sure you didn't leave a light on?" and we were a bit insulted. Who replaces an alternator and battery but leaves a light on? No lights were left on and that question was ridiculous, given the circumstances. This was followed by other seemingly foolish possibilities like: back latch not closed hard enough or a CD in the stereo. These were each trips to the dealer and costs without solving the issue.
It was determined that something was drawing power and as I understand it now, systems within the vehicle needed to be disconnected until the cause was found while testing the draw. After $500+ spent, they were not able to find or fix the issue. Guzik had previously told me they'd not be able to fix it without thousands of dollars and weeks.
In 1.5 hours of labor Spencer Chrysler in Warren found it. Part + labor = $420.
I would not recommend Guzik to anyone for service. Maybe their sales department is better but I won't try that out either. When you bring your vehicle to them, you trust them to be knowledgeable about the vehicle make they're affiliated with but I would not suggest trusting them to repair anything with any complexity at all. Oil change? Sure. Brakes? Probably. Power issue? NO!
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