Kenny Ellert | Page 2

I had a wonderful experience with lithia cjd south Anchorage. Edgar did a phenomenal job informing me of the progress of my vehicles maintenance, explained my vehicles report card in great detail, and Anchorage. Edgar did a phenomenal job informing me of the progress of my vehicles maintenance, explained my vehicles report card in great detail, and answered all of my questions with unmatched professionalism. More

Report | Print

Thieves! They had my car 4x times for a total of 15 weeks. They claimed lost car, waiting on warentee inspector, haven’t gotten approval, can’t find parts, et They had my car 4x times for a total of 15 weeks. They claimed lost car, waiting on warentee inspector, haven’t gotten approval, can’t find parts, etc. All delays and lies, They swapped out all my upgrades, stole my tow package, sunroof, switched gas tanks, back of front seats, changed my VIN #, swapped out my engine, changed my door panels, rear hatch door, and gave out my car information to Uconnect, allowing people to shut down my car not allow me to accelerate, my hatch door only opens if stereo is on, they collaborated with Insuringalaska to change my insurance policy, labeling my car “jeep wagon” when it was SRT jeep grand Cherokee Limited, then put my doors on a vehicle they sold in sales lot, with the same exact scratches and door dinges I had on my car. They replaced a cheep plastic front grill, and all around plastic panels but left my original hood!? The Inside roof cover to my sun roof is shoved in back roof panel, they swapped out the switches and motor from the sunroof retractor, my car has no power now, breaks squeal. Still makes same sounds slipping transfer case as when I originally took in. When I showed Kenny the new cheap, plastic gas door panel w/ brand new stickers they installed, he said, “what do you think a judge would have to say?” I had no idea why they swapped my gas tank until I found out the 6.4 liter has tank under rear cargo, and 3.6 liter has on the rear driver side. They claim they lost all all paperwork in March 2025, when they had car for over 3 weeks. They took my original catEyE headlamps and LED lights and swapped out my fog lights. They swamped out my steering column and put in a new steering column w/ cheep vinyl, removed my leather head rests and put vinyl, took my applifier from under front driver seat, put a brand new spare tire that’s smaller then my stock and removed my seat warmers for back seats. They cracked center of windshield then glued a cheap rearview mirror , mine had outdoor temp, and emergency button- I turned the mirror and entire mirror w/ both sides of windshield fell with only glass falling from outside of windshield not inside. My invoice says Texas Billing? When I took it into Anchorage Alaska. My seatbelts were changed with older faded ones, and replaced passenger side belt is Damaged. My door panels, trim, don’t line up, the hatch back door doesn’t fit my car, with sunlight coming through the joints. I keep finding brand new yellow and black rivets fall out from back hatch, and under seats, they repainted the VIN # plate behind seat, put in a new compartment under seat that now has battery, carpets don’t match, and new rivets fell from compartment w/ brand new foam and stickers..my VIN plate was gray in front of windshield ? Now it’s a white paper with barcode. The car came straight from Canada by original owner, now the history to this VIN claims multiple auto shops in Kenai- The dealership I purchased my car from Quality Sales, just happened to be someone bought them out when Lithia had my car in their procession for 4 weeks and my insurance policy was changed w/ new VIN during same time, when “Edgar “ asked for copy of insurance. Upon picking up my car, My door handles were loose, faded and paint was flat color, I noticed headlights, Edgar said, “So are you saying this isn’t your car?” I said, “excuse me, of course it’s mine? But these aren’t my door handles or headlights.. My rear hatchback door had red and white rectangle lights inside door panel, with large back window, and level where my dog could stand up on door- now the door they installed has faded black cheep plastic, w/ 2 small round yellow inside lights, and bowed out back. All my fuses are missing from spares to upgrades they stole, wire harness cables missing under hood, and all brand new harnesses under front seats. This dealership and the mechanics that work under them are theives! Kenny and Edgar are running an illegal operation at the expense of their trusting customers. More

Report | Print

Hands down absolute worst customer service I have ever experienced. Our 2018 Jeep started having issues. We bought a lifetime warranty package. Took it in for diagnostics, it took them a full month to experienced. Our 2018 Jeep started having issues. We bought a lifetime warranty package. Took it in for diagnostics, it took them a full month to tell us they “think” it’s a sensor in the coolant hose. They replaced the hose and suggested we change the spark plugs, brake pads, and fuel injectors (things not covered under warranty). We said we would do those things on our own because we didn’t want to wait another month to get our vehicle back, but asked for the oil change and coolant hose replacement. Drove the jeep home only to have the oil change light come on, as well as the service engine light, and open the hood to find coolant leaking from the brand new hose they supposedly put on. We changed the brakes and rotors at home, fuel injectors, spark plugs, bled the fuel lines and coolant lines ourselves. Check engine light is still coming on and will not produce a code. Not to mention whenever we call the service department takes 20 minutes to answer the phone, if you leave a message they don’t call back. When you ask for answers about your vehicle they just try to sell you more instead of fixing the problem. Called to schedule an oil change and they try to tell me I have to pay for over $3000 of work to keep my engine warranty contract. When my husband went in to pick up the Jeep, he asked if they cleared the check engine code or did their “inspection” and they rudely stated “no you only wanted an oil change.” They also didn’t provide a rental while they had the jeep for 4 weeks for the initial issue. It says in the warranty contract they are supposed to provide one for at least five days (technically cover up to $35 a day for a rental for only 5 days). Alas they did not. When we asked about it they said they don’t do that. Do NOT buy from them. You will be stuck getting repairs with them if you want to try to make good use of your warranty. And you won’t get the repair. They will be rude and take at least a month to do absolutely nothing, with no communication unless you physically go in and demand to speak to someone. Meanwhile you will be out of luck on vehicle. More

Report | Print

I have had my Chrysler 200 C at this dealership three times and received very poor service. The first time was for a leaking back tire, and they couldn't even find the leak. My husband's ex-stepson fou times and received very poor service. The first time was for a leaking back tire, and they couldn't even find the leak. My husband's ex-stepson found a huge hole that had been plugged and then plugged it again for me. Then the dash lights stopped working and they supposedly fixed it, but it turns out that they didn't. I spent $2,000 on that. My husband took it back to them to have them fix it correctly and they had it for over a month. They called to tell us that the car is ready to be picked up, but they lost the fob. We bought this car used and it only came with one fob. More

Report | Print

I wish I could give less than 1 star. 3 months ago, I bought a 2010 Jeep wrangler from this dealership. Immediately after driving off the lot I began to smell a burning smell coming from 3 months ago, I bought a 2010 Jeep wrangler from this dealership. Immediately after driving off the lot I began to smell a burning smell coming from the vehicle. I ignored it thinking it was maybe a bit of water in the engine bay from when they washed it. 15 minutes later, after it didn't go away, I pulled over and got out to see what was going on. My rear brake caliper was completely seized up and was smoking. I called the dealer, and they got me in to look at it. They charged me $750 out of the total $1,500 cost to replace the rotor, caliper, and brake pads. Although thinking it was a little nuts that I'd have to pay at all considering it was clearly already like that, I accepted the cost, and went home. 2 days later I drove it to work and the check engine, ESP BAS, traction control, and ABS lights all came on. I immediately called the dealer and scheduled a drop off with their service department in the next day or so. This cost me $1000 for them to replace the wheel speed sensor, and it didn't even fix the issue. I still don't have any progress towards even identifying the issue. The check engine light due to a hole in my exhaust line. Now, they're refusing to pay for any more repairs or diagnosis. They told me that their inspection showed that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle when it was sold to me, and that all of these things must have just happened within the combined hour of drive time since I got it. I believe they simply cleared the engine codes, and sold me a piece of crap. This dealer has not an ounce of integrity, and got an attitude with me when I tried to convey my frustration. Wish me luck as I now call corporate. Save yourselves the money and the headache. Go somewhere else for your car. More

Report | Print

I've been a customer at this location for many years. Sales and Service has always been excellent. Sales and Service has always been excellent. More

Report | Print

Just got a car from here last week. The salesman was fantastic but we had to wait to get the car until the rear brakes were replaced (which was fine) but they didn't replace 2 of the 5 The salesman was fantastic but we had to wait to get the car until the rear brakes were replaced (which was fine) but they didn't replace 2 of the 5 lug nuts on the rear tire and when we found out it was missing we had the car 2 days only. Once we brought their mistake to their attention they refused to pay for the damages cause by their service workers negligence. So now I have to foot the bill for them not doing their job right the first time. This company doesn't care about their customers after you pay them money. I suggest taking your money to an honest dealership that honor and fix any mistakes made by their xxxxty employees. More

Report | Print

Let me regale you with a tale of god-awful customer service: The visit was terrible. I bought a brand new $60K truck and within a week my dashboard lights up with warnings and loss of power steering service: The visit was terrible. I bought a brand new $60K truck and within a week my dashboard lights up with warnings and loss of power steering/braking/sensors, etc. I immediately returned to Lithia South Anchorage only to receive AWFUL service. Kenny Ellert (service advisor) couldn't even be bothered to listen to my concerns and motioned vaguely to a stack of papers and said "well if you want to leave the truck you can fill out one of those forms over there..." and that was the extent of his help. I asked if I could speak with a manager because he wasn't being helpful and didn't care that I had just bought a brand new truck at this dealership, or that I had to get to work and was now stranded without a car. When Phil (service manager) came on to the scene 15 minutes later he too didn't seem even slightly concerned. When I asked about a loaner car, he said "yeah we don't do that" - I pointed out that the fact that a customer that spends $60K on a truck for it to malfunction and then be told the same dealer will leave you stranded without a loaner was RIDICULOUS. He refused to do anything to actually help me, and instead said that if I wanted I could always rent a car at enterprise. What an absolute clown. You're kidding right? And then only when I asked how he expected me to get across town did he eventually offer one of his service techs to give me a ride, so that I could pay money so that I could rent a car to have my car diagnosed after owning it for only a week. So after procuring a rental car on my own dime, I tracked my truck via the RAM app and found that for 48 hours nothing was actually done to diagnose my car. Instead what happened was the service department pulled the truck around back and let it sit! No diagnosing nothing, just sitting. During this 48 hours I reached out to the service department multiple times as well as the salesman without any responses. No one actually was doing anything or providing me with any information regarding the status of my truck. When I finally did get a response I was told by Edgar (tech) that there was no problem with the truck (inaccurate) and that they found some error codes that they cleared. I pointed out that low batteries often create situations that cause error codes on trucks. This seems like the most likely reason for the errors on my truck since when I went to the dealership to buy my truck the salesman showed me several trucks that were dead on the lot with batteries that were completely drained. So its unsurprising that my truck likely sat for a while and the battery deteriorated. When I asked Edgar if they checked the battery he said "oh um yeah they did." - Uh huh. I'm sure they checked it. I'm not convinced the service department did anything. When I asked if I could get a ride back from Enterprise after dropping of my rental car that again I had to pay for, I was told that "yeah our shuttle guy is off today." Great, now I have to figure out once again how to retrieve my truck. When I relayed the situation to the folks at Enterprise they said "oh yeah, the guys at Lithia suck, we've heard this plenty of times." Just so you know. More

Report | Print

My Charger was in the service dept. for 2 months for warranty work. I took it to Lithia South Anchorage because I live in the Matanuska Valley and the Wasilla Service dept. is terrible for 2 months for warranty work. I took it to Lithia South Anchorage because I live in the Matanuska Valley and the Wasilla Service dept. is terrible and I thought I would get better treatment from these guys but nope! After two long months without my car I finally got a text that it was finished. At pickup not one appology for the long wait. To top it off my light grey headliner was filthy with greasy finger prints and smudges. An e-mail to the GM did no good either. Not the way to treat a loyal Mopar guy of 50+ years. More

Report | Print

I have had my Jeep in the shop since July 7th so just passing 3 months. I was told the transmission needed to be replaced. The original date was set for 9/15 to receive the transmission. I called the wee passing 3 months. I was told the transmission needed to be replaced. The original date was set for 9/15 to receive the transmission. I called the week of September 25th and was told it never arrived and will be the middle of October. I called today to get a status update and was told there was no answers. I asked who to call to get answers I was directed to Chrysler. I called Chrysler to have them redirect me back to the dealer. I was then placed on hold for 20 minutes. I finally had to hang up as I had other things i had to do. This is the worst experience I have had with Lithia. Normally the service center is spot on. I can empathize with backorders. I can empathize with being short staffed. But to not have a date and then be given the run around to talk to different people is unacceptable. I have been getting letters and calls to trade-in my Jeep. But why would I even consider it if I can't get my current vehicle serviced. I am not going to fault the service coordinator as he may not be getting the answers. If that is the case something is significantly broken with Lithia's relationship to Chrysler. This is the 2nd transmission I have had replaced in 3 years on a vehicle with less than 70k miles. There was less than 20k miles on the 2nd transmission, with no off-roading and only in-town driving. I was denied a rental car due to it being past seven years, so I have had to figure out alternate modes while I get nothing back from Lithia. So far, the vehicle has suffered from two bad transmissions, valve cover replacement, and power transfer replacement. More

Report | Print