AutoNation Ford Miami - Service Center

My daughter, a 19 years old, went to the service department on Nov 16, 2013 because she noticed a noise when she went over speed bumps in her 2006 Ford Explorer. Since we had an extended warranty th department on Nov 16, 2013 because she noticed a noise when she went over speed bumps in her 2006 Ford Explorer. Since we had an extended warranty that I bought at this dealer, I instructed her to get the car inspected. First, she was told that inspecting the car and diagnosed the problem it will cost her $125.00which se refused to pay because she knew that under the warranty the maximum you will pay for any repair is $100. Then they told her that it would take 1.5 hours to diagnose the problem (She saw a group of mechanics chatting in waiting area like they did not have any assignments).Then the service advisor said that they could not work in her car because it was Saturday and they could not contact the extended warranty department (although this is the dealer who sold me the warranty). The light of the tire pressure was on so my daughter was to put air in the tires. They brought the car back without doing anything, did not put air in the tires and did not inspect the truck just to make sure that there was a safety issue that could case a major problem. I called to complaint to the manager and he said that the light of the tire pressure was intermittent which indicate a problem with the system. I asked if he checked the tires with a tire pressure gauge and he said that the service advisor visually checked the car and did not see any problem with the tires! When my daughter got home I check the tire pressure light and it was solid red (the service manager just lie) and the front right tire has 20 PSI. In my 20 years of Ford ownership I had never had such a bad experience. This service department did not have regard for the safety of a young client that could have a serious problems but maybe because it was Saturday, it was too much an inconvenience. More

A truck was brought in for warranty service. This is a conversion truck which sits on a ford chassis. The warranty work was related to the conversion. The truck was repaired. However, because the vendo conversion truck which sits on a ford chassis. The warranty work was related to the conversion. The truck was repaired. However, because the vendor that created the conversion was not an established vendor with this ford store and had a 30 day payment policy, the ford store threatened to hold the truck until they were paid by the warranty company. The total bill was less than $600.00. I find it amazing that customer service has gone out the window in today's world. We are a business that holds 19 ford vehicles locally and have been in the area for more than 25 years and despite all this are being treated like 3rd world citizens by this ford store. Whether I am a individual vehicle owner or a fleet owner don't they understand that people cannot be without their vehicles for a day let alone 30. Steer clear of this ford store .. they are all about the money not the customers.. More