Backstory: I took my truck in for its 30000 mile service - doriopsilla
Backstory: I took my truck in for its 30000 mile service a couple of weeks ago. While it was being serviced, the lift had an extension failure and the truck slipped, damaging the passenger-side running board. Mike Rogers explained to me what had happened and set up an appointment for me to bring the truck back in for repairs a couple of weeks later, after I had returned from a trip.
The appointment was for 0800 on April 17. I dropped the truck off early, around 0600, then went to work and waited for the call telling me the truck was ready. And waited. And waited. As near as I can tell, the work involved in the repair is removing 24 nuts, taking off the old parts, replacing them, and tightening 24 nuts. Maybe some of the studs were also damaged and had to be replaced. I don’t know.
And that’s my gripe with this establishment. I don’t know. They don’t call and let you know what’s going on. You call them, and eventually you get routed to voicemail. You will get a call back, eventually. I ask Mike for more information, which he promises to get for me, but then I don’t get a call back so it’s voicemail xxxx again for me. I get a call back. The truck will be ready by 1530-1400. Why so long? Well, maybe it will be ready sooner, let me check. No callback. I check again. It will be ready about 1630, and we will bring it to your work! Great. But 1630 comes along, and no calls. I call them. Voicemail!
Finally, at 1650 I got text saying they were on their way with my truck and by 1710 it arrived. The work they did was acceptable, though I have yet to get on my back and inspect it from the underside. They appeared to have washed my vehicle, somewhat. There were places along the body that they missed, and they hadn’t cleaned the bird poop off the driver-side mirror.
That’s my main gripe with Aaron Ford of Poway. They do acceptable work, but it takes them too xxxx long for anything more complex than a standard maintenance service. And, they can’t seem to give a good estimate of how long the work will take.
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