Koons Ford of Annapolis - Service Center

Friendly Staff - 100% Incompetent Service Department My experience with Koons Ford was horrendous. Before reading my experience, know that I am a manager in the restaurant industry where things often don My experience with Koons Ford was horrendous. Before reading my experience, know that I am a manager in the restaurant industry where things often don't go according to plan, yet the way in which you handle these situations can make the difference between a pleased customer and a customer who no longer wants to support the brand... I own a 2012 Ford Focus. There was a recall on part of the clutch assembly that was causing my vehicle to shutter. I called the service department and spoke with Mike on Monday, December 21st who said to bring it in and they would look at it. When I brought the car in on Wednesday, December 23rd they said they couldn't look at it until the following Monday and they couldn't offer a loaner car. They advised me to bring it back Monday morning. On Sunday night I dropped my vehicle off at the overnight drop. I didn't hear from them by Thursday, so I called. Mike informed me they were backed up from the holiday and short staffed, and that my vehicle would be done late Saturday afternoon or Monday morning at the very latest. I was fine with that response, I get it when things go wrong. No problem Mike. No call Saturday, no call Monday. Tuesday afternoon comes...............not a peep from anyone. I proceeded to call the service department 12 times, left 3 voicemails for Mike. My girlfriend continues to call the service department, is finally transferred to the body shop manager who has to walk to the service department to tell Mike to call me back. Get ready for the good part...... On Tuesday at 4:45 pm Mike tells me that there was a death with one of the family members of the staff that works on transmissions (this is unfortunate and I feel for him) and that my car will not be done until Thursday. The work should have been done by Thursday, December 31st. MY CAR SAT ON THE LOT FOR 8 DAYS WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED!!!!!!!!! I didn't get a call saying oops, I didn't get an apology, I didn't get offered a loaner car, I didn't even get an attempt from any staff member there. I had to call for half of a day to get a response from them. Here is the kicker: Everything was supposed to be covered under warranty. When they were fixing my car, the broke my starter in the process and had to fix that also. Then when I pick my car up, there is a bill for $100 for something not covered under warranty. I have had my car back for 4 days now, and it won't start. So I have to have it towed back to Koons to have it fixed AGAIN. This place is a total joke. I suggest not even bothering with them. Go out of your way to go to another Ford Dealership. More

Service Professional I came in for an oil change and because of a knocking under the hood of my Explorer. I was immediately greeted by a Service person Jeffrey Carter. Onc I came in for an oil change and because of a knocking under the hood of my Explorer. I was immediately greeted by a Service person Jeffrey Carter. Once he found out the problem, he came and explained it to me with clarity and no double talk. He even followed up with me a week later to make sure I was still satisfied. I don't want to deal with anyone else but him in the future. More

Terrible service My 2013 fiesta still under warranty had to be services for a recallThey said it would be ready in a week ended up being 2 1/2 wks no receipt when I p My 2013 fiesta still under warranty had to be services for a recallThey said it would be ready in a week ended up being 2 1/2 wks no receipt when I picked up the car and some of the work not done. Had to come back in 3 weeks for additional repairs said they would be done in 2 days a week later I am begging for the car back and again no receipt. More

Koons of Annapolis totally just ripped me off I just got charged double what I should have by Koons on a wheel bearing. They would not match other quotes either. I will never go back and I will I just got charged double what I should have by Koons on a wheel bearing. They would not match other quotes either. I will never go back and I will be informing everyone I know in the Annapolis area about these crooks. They charged me over $1000 for ONE wheel bearing. They should be ashamed and I am sick to my stomach as I had no other alternative at the time. Brook Stevens More

Terrible service, put my car back together incorrectly I took my car in for a brake problem, and it was kept in the shop for 4 days. They called me and told me it was ready for pickup, so I drove up from D I took my car in for a brake problem, and it was kept in the shop for 4 days. They called me and told me it was ready for pickup, so I drove up from DC and returned my rental, only to learn the car was not yet ready and would not be for another day. They did not apologize for this error and also did not call me to let me know the car wasn't ready after saying it would be. Then they attempted to charge me $100 more than I had originally been quoted for over the phone. Lastly, I drove the car back to DC and heard a strange noise coming from my front left wheel. I called while the shop was still open that evening and was not called back. As of an hour after the shop opened the next day, my message still had not been returned. I took the car into a Ford dealership in VA and discovered that Koons had neglected to reassemble part of my front left brake. Dusty was fine during this process but Jody was very rude to me and did not apologize for having called me to tell me the car was ready when it was not. Dealing with Koons was an absolute nightmare and I will never be returning. I recommend the Ford dealership in Glen Burnie or Falls Church VA. More

HUGE RIP OFF I brought my 2001 Ford Escape in last year for a recall and while driving there the check engine light came on. When I dropped off the car I told the I brought my 2001 Ford Escape in last year for a recall and while driving there the check engine light came on. When I dropped off the car I told the service advisor Dusty Odom that the light had come on, could someone look at the car and see what was wrong and let me know what it would be to repair it. I explained to her that this was a third car so if repairs were going to be extensive I would just sell the car. It had 195000 miles and I didn't want to put a lot of money into it. I was told it only needed a new coil. So I had it fixed. The check engine light came back on about a week later so I took the car back and was told it needed another coil. (My receipts show it to be the same number coil twice) I declined the repair and the car has sat ever since. The car was due for registration renewal so I called my brother to come look at it to see if it was worth it to have it fixed and he discovered an exploded egr valve within 2 minutes of popping the hood. He told me you have clogged catalytic converters. If you had a check engine light on it was probably for a cylinder misfire. The 3.0L V6 engines have problems with the C.O.Ps (Coil On Plugs). When the spark plug doesn't fire it dumps unburnt gas into the exhaust system, eventually clogging the converters. My brother is a pilot for Southwest. What I want to know is how was he able to spot this very costly repair when their technicians who examined the car twice did not. I am very upset with this and feel I was given faulty information to get me to agree to repairs that weren't going to solve my car’s problem. The car was donated to Cars for Breast Cancer. I'm out the $600 I wasted at Koons Ford. I feel this was at most innocent unintentional incompetence otherwise it's a business practice of intentional deception which other consumers might want to be aware of. More

My husband and I have dealt with many auto service centers, and the Service Center at Koons Ford Annapolis is by far the most professional, thorough and "customer oriented" center we have worked with. centers, and the Service Center at Koons Ford Annapolis is by far the most professional, thorough and "customer oriented" center we have worked with. Mike Treas, and other service center managers/employees at Koons Ford Annapolis work hard and consistently provide high quality service. A five star rating is deserved!!! More

I purchased a 2013 Ford Fiesta for my daughter; after a short time she was describing how oddly the car seemed to operate. It seemed to shift very rough when accelerating as if the car had a manual transmi short time she was describing how oddly the car seemed to operate. It seemed to shift very rough when accelerating as if the car had a manual transmission as opposed to an automatic. Even passengers riding in the car would ask if the car was running right. Made an appointment at Koons Baltimore where the car was originally purchased, after the car was inspected by the mechanic there we were told " that it's just the way the car runs ". At that point we just accepted that fact. About two months later the condition seemed to getting worse to the point where the car would barely accelerate from a stop as if the brake was applied. So much that the cars behind were honking their horns because we were holding up traffic. We then contacted Koons in Annapolis to make a service appointment. We dropped the car off Friday October 18th and issued a loaner car. During the following week my daughter had to make continuous calls to check on the situation concerning the car. I would assume that updates would be made to us by the dealership and not that we would have to request them. Her experiences when contacting the service department were less than desirable as if she was making unreasonable requests. After the determination was made that the car would need a new clutch, (after my daughter called yet again) we were told that the part would be ordered and that the car "should be okay to drive" by Kyle. We dropped off the loaner car and picked up the Fiesta such as it was. My daughter made numerous calls again to check on the progress of the new clutch that was needed to repair the car, otherwise we would hear nothing from the service department. Each time she was told that the part had not arrived and they would call when it was in. On December 5th I received a call at work from my daughter, she was driving to her job and the car would not accelerate and that there was smoke coming from somewhere. I told her to call Koons Annapolis once more to let them know. At that time they dispatched a tow truck to come and pick it up, she was also told that the new clutch had not yet arrived. I drove over to pick up my daughter and met the tow truck at the dealership, at which time Kyle told us that the replacement clutch had finally arrived. He also informed us that they would not be able to issue a loaner car as the "funding pool" that was used to pay for the loaner cars was exhausted for the remainder of the year....so it was left to me to obtain transportation for my daughter so she could make it to work as well as to college. My daughter had to call the dealership the next day to find out what was being done on her car only to find out that now the part had JUST arrived and that the car should be completed by Wednesday December 11th.She was also informed that the smoke that she had experienced was caused by a rag that had been left on the engine, they made it sound to her like she was to blame for that... At this point I was not happy with recent events and decided to call Ford Company customer service. I talked to a very nice representative who noted everything and informed me that a regional manager would be calling me by close of business of the following business day. That time arrived and passed with no contact from the regional manager. I waited a day or two since it is near the holidays and called again, talked to another very polite representative who again noted everything and updated my case number and also informed me that it was unacceptable that the regional manager had not contacted me. She had also stated that she would report that person to their supervisor. After which she told me that once again the regional manager would be in contact with me by close of business the next day, that time came and went. My daughter made yet another call to the dealership on Wednesday December 11th because that is when the car was scheduled to be complete. She was then told that the mechanic that was working on her car had to rush his grandmother to the hospital. She was also told that he was the only mechanic qualified to perform the work and that the car would not be complete until Thursday or Friday. I again called the Ford Company customer service number and talked to another very nice representative who again noted all events and again informed me that the regional manager would be in contact with me by close of business that day. I did not receive a call from the regional Ford representative during that time. My daughter called the dealership on Thursday afternoon December 12th and was told the car would be done and that she could pick it up that evening. I received a voicemail from the regional Ford Representative that evening stating that the car was complete and that I could pick it up. I have been reviewing a considerable amount of documentation online regarding many cars experiencing the same issue as ours. Given this I would expect Ford and the dealership to be a little more understanding and much more prepared when it comes to handling these situations. I realize that the Fiesta is not their flagship model but for a teenager just starting out in life it is a rough lesson. I am fairly certain that there will never be any further Ford products in her future and I can say the same for myself, as for Koons Ford...your Baltimore sales department is outstanding but the service department is at best abysmal. More

We have received unspeakably deficient service from the customer service department. Took the car in for brake work and a door indicator that said the driver side door was always open even when it was clos customer service department. Took the car in for brake work and a door indicator that said the driver side door was always open even when it was closed on our 2011 ford edge. Said the door problem couldn't be reproduced and the brakes were fine. Drove it off the lot and immediately called back Kyle in service to say the door problemwas still present and HHS brakes were still chugging. He asked us to bring the car back, but said it couldn't be on a weekend because the door issue is diagnostic and could only be looked at on a week day. About a month later we could finally take it in on a weekday (shocker, we work). They said the brakes needed to have the roters machined, but that the car was no longer warranty for the work. It was under warranty the first time we took it in for the same problem, and now they want 600+ to fix a problem that would have been free under warranty. They intentionally sent us packing to avoid fixing an under warranty problem. Voice mails left for the dealership manager were unreturned. We contacted Ford corporate, but the dealership isn't returning the calls from the regional customer service representative. Also, despite telling us they topped off our fluids when the car was in, we found the power steering fluid was near empty. Koons, if you wish to change this review, check with Kyle in service about the white ford edge with these issues. I am sure he is familiar and our contact information is on file. More