The dealership knows how to sell you a car.
Will help you add up peripherals like floor mats and oil changes added to your car note. Now, both of which are MUCH more affordable locally, or on t
Will help you add up peripherals like floor mats and oil changes added to your car note. Now, both of which are MUCH more affordable locally, or on the internet. The particular selling point for Nelson is the powertrain warranty. This is more or less a scam. If you read reviews on other sites or do some deep diving you will seek that this IS NOT something they follow through with with any fidelity. They will catch you if you don’t carry though with their own shops double cost services, such as oil changes. Now an oil change is the easiest self service job you can do, but if you are not a certified mechanic they won’t honor that you performed services yourself. EVEN if the part that failed (rear differential) has NOTHING to do with the oil change. A differential should not fail with less than 75k miles on it.
Now someone will pop on here with a counter argument about the fine print. Go for it. But this is what you won’t have a valid counter for:
1) poor communication. While you were “gathering material” about our issue, you failed to follow up or provide customer service of any kind. You failed to return promised communication, price quotes, anything. Anything unless we reached out first. You left us hanging for three weeks. Much appreciated.
2) Your overly priced services. 90 for an oil change. Get real. Now you might say, well we do a thorough check of your car and whatnot. Well you didn’t notice if that differential was leaking or visually off in any way did you? You’ll send cool videos about my brake pads not having life on them or that my cabin filter is bad. Missed that diff. though. Then blamed me for driving on it bad, but the SECOND it made itself know there was a problem, it was stopped on the side of the road.
Now we don’t drive our vehicles much. We bought two from Nelson (now because of customer service, we won’t be buying there again). You can eat off the floor of our vehicle. The car in question here was one service mileage-wise outside the pre-bought package of oil changes. But changes were made.
Now, like I said, they can sell you a car, but if that powertrain garbage is the selling point for you, go somewhere else.
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by SHDWFX2000
Service Price Transparency
Jul 24, 2024 -
Nelson Mazda Cool Springs responded
Good morning,
I am sorry you are going through this and I am willing to help and partner with you on the issues of the car. Unfortunately, you have declined just about everything we have ever recommended from our shop. We only recommend what the Manufacturer requires. I will be more than happy to revisit all of the declined services with you for a better understanding. When can we connect on the phone or in person? You may call me anytime to discuss.
James Dixon
General Manager
615-892-0063
Jul 24, 2024 -
SHDWFX2000 responded
I do appreciate your willingness to help after again, I initiated the communication (please see above). You are right in saying (now that I assume you bothered to look at my service record and folks reading this review, please note I agree, I didn’t do ever single thing they recommended. If I did, I’d spent 2 grand on average every 6k miles) that we denied all services recommended by the manufacturer. Though cabin filters and the other dozen things (brake pads, rotor, tires which were all replaced immediately after those service visits. Because they were declined doesn’t mean they weren’t done) a visit that really don’t pertain to the obviously faulty differential.
We don’t have to revisit anything about declined services. And the manufacturers recommended services are like expecting me to go to a doctor for every runny nose that I could take care of myself. I am curious however how many lube jobs and cabin filters you yourself has had done on your own vehicle. As a matter of fact, I believe when we bought this CX-9 you had been driving it yourself you a while. You (or whichever manager had been driving it) left a pocket knife in it. Nothing special, but let me know if you’d like it back. It’s still where it was left. But thank you for responding to this review within an hour whereas we have waited for a response for almost three weeks. We are both school teachers (special education) and school starts in less than two weeks. If we had had better communication and just a clear understanding immediately that you would not live up to the powertrain promise we could have initiated something in a more timely fashion. Your service manager has still not come through on that quote for services promised two weeks ago, but he has said several times that what we were quoted labor wise was a little high. But still nothing in writing.
I do enjoy working with you all. I love (well, loved at this point the CX-9) and the Mazda 3 we bought from you. Heck, if you offered to split the cost on services, I’d be coming back for another vehicle in the next couple of years, but this is a mess that has essentially ruined the summer. The powertrain warranty was something your dealership stood by. It’s why I came back the second time. And would have a third and forth in time. You’re 50 miles away, the Mazda in town is 5 miles away. Your service and ultimately your word were why we made the day trips.
I just tried to call (twice), but it went to voicemail. Which the mailbox hasn’t been set up yet.
As that you pointed out my shortcomings publicly and I have accepted a portion of it, would you care to argue about where your dealership failed on my end for the public?
The most patient people ever!! Knew who I was when I
drove up since we had done video back and forth. Went over options for me given my financial perimeters! Called me after I left and had lowered it so
drove up since we had done video back and forth. Went over options for me given my financial perimeters! Called me after I left and had lowered it some so I turned around and went back and we were there till 10 that night! A+ score on customer service too! They washed my car while I was test driving the Mazda and washed it while doing paperwork! I am in sales too and they are on it!
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by dawnddriskill4
Verified Customer
Verified Customer
Apr 15, 2021 -
Nelson Mazda Cool Springs responded
Dawn, it's fantastic to hear that our staff provided you with great customer service while assisting you with your new purchase! We truly appreciate the opportunity to do business with you. Thanks for choosing our dealership!
Appreciated the service from this team without the
pressure. Test drive was easy and Covid friendly! The follow up from the team has been top notch as well
pressure. Test drive was easy and Covid friendly! The follow up from the team has been top notch as well
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by christinelw625
Verified Customer
Verified Customer
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Adam Day
Apr 06, 2021 -
Nelson Mazda Cool Springs responded
Thank you, Christine! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping you with any questions or future vehicle needs. Thank you for choosing Nelson Mazda Cool Springs and congratulations on your new vehicle!