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Premier Kia Of Branford - Service Center

Branford, CT

4.6
103 Reviews

103 Reviews of Premier Kia Of Branford - Service Center

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March 31, 2020

My recent experience at the Kia dealership was top notch. Omar made me feel extra safe in this time of uncertainty. He was very friendly and explained my car troubles in great detail as well as in a way that More

by Michael_kane43
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Omar Perez
March 24, 2020

My 2016 Kia Forte's First Oil Change Today I took my 2016 Kia Forte in for it's first oil change since I purchased it in January of 2020. Omar greeted me as soon as I walked in. He took m More

by marvgardens1943
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Omar Perez
March 11, 2020

Overall, I was very pleased with my experience today. Anthony Berardi was very helpful, polite, and addressed my concerns in the upmost professional manner. He was also upfront about other issues regardin More

by Michael_kane43
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Gregory McLaughlin
5.0
This rating includes all reviews, with more weight given to recent reviews.
Other Employees : Anthony Berardi
February 14, 2020

Excellent professional service provided by Premier Kia dealership in Branford. The service team is very dedicated to customer satisfaction and high quality vehicle maintenance. Thank you! More

by KRW
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Nathan Glazewski
5.0
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Other Employees : Carl Field, Omar Perez, Anthony Berardi
December 05, 2019

Shady, shady sheisters... went in to get 4 tires mounted and balanced and getting my old tires back with 47k on them was like pulling teeth! Not only that, but as a 23 yr old female I always feel like i’m More

by snile1
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Omar Perez
Dec 05, 2019 -

Premier Kia Of Branford responded

Ms. Niles/ It is unfortunate that you feel this way - and, we have a window to our entire service department so that you can always see the transparent ways we do business. For clarification, our company actually went outside of standard policy and, agreed to mount and balance the four tires that you provided. As is typical in a tire mounting - since used tires are a regulated waste - we placed your old tires in our recycle area for our provider to obtain. In more than 6 years of being in business, you are the first customer that asked for the used tires back. It was not a problem, but, we had to reclaim them from the recycle area. We provided them to you without question. You paid $215 (after tax) today, which, including a oil change service, mounting and balancing four tires and an alignment. We would encourage you to shop these services anywhere else - as, these are all competitively priced. We offered you a cabin air filter replacement, as, yours was dirty and required replacement. We only use genuine Kia parts - and, you cannot purchase a genuine Kia cabin air filter installed for $8 anywhere. Our Kia dealership is the only one approved by the AAA for Kia Service in the State of Connecticut. We are proud of this designation and for the integrity we evidence. But, to call us "shady, shady sheisters" is completely unfair. Of note, we know that you go to the University of New Haven. Please note the name of the administration building - it was named after our founder who donated significant time and dollars to that school - who believes in giving back to the communities in which we serve. Hardly the actions of a sheister. We wish you the best in the future.

Dec 06, 2019 -

snile1 responded

Why would the service advisor ask if I wanted to keep my old tires in the first place if they were just going to be taken and “recycled”. I just find that a little odd...

Dec 06, 2019 -

Premier Kia Of Branford responded

Ms. Niles/ Customers are always entitled to the used parts. With the exception of winter tire changeovers, we have never had a customer take their old and unsafe tires due to liability. There is a significant liability to you if you sell these used tires - as, the liability remains with you if someone who purchased them used them - and, we are sure you wouldn't want someone to use old and unsafe tires.. Also - they can be tracked based on the DOT numbers on the sidewalls - since those are recorded with the owner of record with NHTSA. So, the improper disposal not only hurts the environment - but, can be fined. We actually have to pay - per tire - to ensure the proper destruction and recycling of tire. Best wishes in the future.

October 03, 2019

This is the worst automotive group I’ve ever dealt with . The owner has a Napoleon complex and doesn’t know how to handle issues . If you encounter any serious problem with your vehicle like a bad transmissi More

by Tom
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Robert Alvine
1.0
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October 01, 2019

Excellent Service This dealership is the best! I bought my KIA when i lived out of state, but have it serviced at Premier regularly. Service by appointment, an immacu More

by Sue D
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Yes
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Anthony
September 04, 2019

Great Service Carl and Omar helped us out immediately so we wouldn't be driving a car with a problem. Awesome service and experience, we will return here from now More

by Dave B
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Carl Field, Omar Perez
Sep 10, 2019 -

Premier Kia Of Branford responded

Thank you for the 5 star review Dave ! We are so pleased to hear about your positive experience with Carl and Omar and the Premier Team. We appreciate your business and look forward to seeing you again in the future!

August 14, 2019

Worst service experience I’ve ever had I’ve never experienced such poor customer service in my entire life. From the moment I arrived at the service center in Branford, the man at the main More

by Lrank123
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Carl Field, Omar Perez
Aug 15, 2019 -

Premier Kia Of Branford responded

Our owner did leave a message for you to contact him regarding your experience. He truly wants to speak with you to understand what transpired. Thank you for your consideration in speaking with him.

May 03, 2019

BLACKMAIL AND BULLYING!!! I bought a 2019 Kia Forte in December of 2018 and was actually quite excited about the vehicle, it had many of the features that I was looking for and More

by Maria G
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No
Employees Worked With
Carl Field
May 03, 2019 -

Premier Kia Of Branford responded

Ms. Giamo/ After your husband has posted reviews elsewhere, and your outburst this morning, we expected this unfair review. While we understand the frustration of a failure – our dealership has been proactive every step of the way. That is our responsibility to you - our customer and, that is what we have done. The repairs were done under warranty and, you were provided with a new vehicle during the time in which the repairs were being completed. We requested expedited handling of the replacement parts -and, upon their arrival - put your vehicle first in queue for repair. We also engaged Kia Consumer Affairs to provide additional consultation to us – and, requested that they contact you in order to “make sure you are happy”. We understand the concerns of a major replacement part on a new vehicle - and, we wanted this to be handled the right way. The Premier Kia team has worked hard to ensure you had minimal disruption during this unfortunate event and, your vehicle remains covered under a lifetime powertrain warranty to ensure your complete satisfaction – and, minimal financial impact in the event of a critical failure now – and, years down the road. We will forward your comments to Kia Consumer Affairs – and, they can discuss this matter from here. We must draw the line at one of respect and, we are not willing to provide further assistance to someone that exhibits less than professional behavior to our team members.

May 04, 2019 -

Maria G responded

UPDATE-I find your response humorous. There was no outburst this morning when I arrived to have my new car looked at yet again. When I was told that unless my husband removed his negative review you would not touch my vehicle I was quite taken aback. There was no yelling or disrespect, all I said was now your dealership does suck. Before that it was just the vehicle. How dare you try and make it seem like I had some sort of crazy outburst. It truly amazes me your lack of respect for your customers, as I have read, I am not the first you have pulled this tactic with. I have also contacted Kia consumer affairs and hope they are more professional than you. I also read on your website today that the owner would like feedback even criticism, clearly that is not true as any criticism seems to then illicit a response that disparages the customer, because of course the dealership cannot be at fault.

May 06, 2019 -

Premier Kia Of Branford responded

Ms. Giamo/ We believe we have properly answered your review and stand by our decision. We have already alerted Kia Consumer Affairs to this matter and, you should be hearing from them directly.

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