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Palmetto Ford Lincoln

Charleston, SC

3.7
959 Reviews
Palmetto Ford Inc. has been serving the people in Charleston and the surrounding areas since 1969. We are a family owned business with 2 convenient locations on the Auto Mile in West Ashley. This business was built on referrals and our reputation for offering nothing but the finest cars at the best prices. People not only buy their vehicles from us but they come back to have them serviced here as well. We have a large variety of vehicles on our lots that are a great mix of cars, hybrids, trucks, crossovers and SUVs – something for everyone. If we don't have what you are looking for, we will search the region to locate that special vehicle for you. Presently, we have several financing sources from good to not-so-good credit. We also accept trade-ins, so please contact us or stop by and we look forward to getting you in the car of your dreams. We're starting our next 50 years!
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1625 Savannah Hwy

Charleston, SC

29407

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October 01, 2024

Terrible service after the sale of vehicle and extended warranty. If your in the market go anywhere but palmetto ford. More

by Kevin carroll
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Gary French
5.0
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September 27, 2024

No words to describe the incompetence of the service department. It's unfortunate, after 12 years of leasing a different make, I went with Ford. More

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Allen
September 23, 2024

Brian McClung and his team (Joey Weems, Mike Fischer and Dannie Wicker) were phenomenal. Couldn’t have asked for better service and attentiveness each and every time I visited the dealership. With Brian’s f More

by Charlescraneiii
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Dannie Wicker
5.0
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Nick Schwartz
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Brian McClung
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Mike Fischer
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Other Employees : Joey Weems
August 13, 2024

No respect for customers, no willingness to attempt to communicate vehicle status, no one answers the phone and no one returns calls. Need I say more More

by VWNJSC
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Jim Moody
5.0
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Aug 14, 2024 -

Palmetto Ford Lincoln responded

Thank you for your review. We're sorry your visit didn't go as planned, and we'd like to address these issues with our team. Unfortunately, we cannot locate any record of your visit based on your user name. If it's possible to discuss your visit in more detail, please send us a message with your contact information to travis.oltmann@palmettoford.com so that we can investigate and reach out. We strive to make sure that all of our customers leave happy, and we would love the opportunity to discuss the details of your visit and hopefully turn this situation around.

July 30, 2024

This dealership stinks. Had great service while Joe Luciano was there but since Allen Oltmann took over I have no service although I wouldn't know since no one in Service More

by felicia1971
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Jim Thorne
5.0
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Dannie Wicker
5.0
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Jason Kelsey
5.0
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Jim Moody
5.0
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Allen Oltmann
1.0
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Other Employees : Joe Luciano
July 02, 2024

This is my second attempt at writing a review on this site. The First disappeared after I was finished writing it and was never posted. Too long to rewrite my post. My experience with service on four dif More

by rlevkoff
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No
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Bob Pace
5.0
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June 08, 2024

I am beyond grateful for John Munch who took my concerns seriously & made it his priority to get what was needed done. A man of his word. A man of integrity More

by Naomi Pagan
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John Mount
May 30, 2024

On the advice of Rob, the service manager at Triple A, I took my F150 to Palmetto Ford where I met Allen Oltmann, the service advisor. I told him the story about my F 150, which only had 17,000 miles on it More

by cginettocpa
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Allen Oltmann
5.0
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Other Employees : Allen Oltmann, Service Advisor
May 03, 2024

Had my card towed in to Palmetto Ford on Friday and my extended warranty ran out on Saturday before the car could be looked at. Repairs came out to $687. Called Jason Kelsey and he contacted my extended w More

by pammyjane1970
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Tony Barron
5.0
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Bob Pace
5.0
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Jason Kelsey
5.0
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Jim Moody
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March 26, 2024

I went to Palmetto Ford for an oil change and was assisted by Gregory Engert in the service department. I purchased additional recommended services for my car's milage including flushing and replenis More

by beccak
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Greg Engert
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Apr 02, 2024 -

Palmetto Ford Lincoln responded

Unfortunately a lot of this is just not correct. We were able to bring this visiting owner’s 2016 Escape with 89,435 miles in May of 2023 in a timely basis. We performed the services on the RO and customer paid for services rendered. Greg Engert, who has been with Palmetto for 9 years, treated the daughter with respect. Now, almost a year later and 10,000 miles the customer wants a refund because oil is dirty? I’m sorry but not uncommon. Also not uncommon to need a cabin air filter after 10,000 miles. Lastly, the customer had originally stated she was in our dealership in October 2023. Wrong again. It was almost a year ago. More than happy to review with customer. If there is some documentation otherwise showing there has been an oil change somewhere between when we did our work and now a year later and 10,000 miles later, please let me know. Been doing this for 30 plus years. We don’t conduct business that way.

Apr 02, 2024 -

beccak responded

I had to get an oil change at about 90,000 miles where the mechanic noted there was barely any oil left and there was not a leak. I have receipts for that oil. The coolant was also extremely low. I don't understand how it could last 89,000 miles then only last 10,000. The recent dealership noted the cabin air filters were out of place as if someone had tried to just shove them back in. Unfortunately I did not immediately suspect that they had not done the services I purchased, so I did not adequately document everything. That being said, I am not aware of any mechanical issue that would cause me to have to replace oil after about 1,000 miles or have to replace coolant after around 10,000 miles. Additionally, I am unsure how they are able to comment on the level of respect I received as they were not present for the interaction. I am aware there is not enough documentation to resolve my situation but wish to prevent future customers from similar experiences.

Apr 02, 2024 -

Palmetto Ford Lincoln responded

I'm sorry. I was unaware you had a service done on your vehicle at 90,000 miles just after having it serviced here at 89,435. 565 miles later. Please provide that information and repair order and where the work was performed and the technician notes. If in fact the oil was low at that point, we would of figured you would have notified us and brought this to our attention us at that time almost a year ago. If that had been the case at that time and there is proof of that being the case we would have gladly refunded your payment. Greg simply stated that he felt everything went well when you were here. Technician that did the work has been a Ford technician for 10 years. He is extremely thorough.

Apr 02, 2024 -

beccak responded

A member of your team has already been in contact with us and was made aware of the need for an additional oil change between dealership services. You should have access to the receipt for the oil at that time. If you need any further information regarding the oil and/or the coolant, please reach out directly.

Apr 02, 2024 -

Palmetto Ford Lincoln responded

I'm sorry. With whom did you speak to and to whom did you provide a copy of the service you had done elsewhere at 90,000 miles. We don't have record of that service.

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