Great Customer Service Is Priceless

By
Real Estate Agent with Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 BRE# 01494165

Great Customer Service Is Priceless

 

Oh yes it is! 

I have taken my jeep to a couple different dealerships in my area. This past week, I chose one that was not my usual choice. It is a larger dealership and they promised that they could look at my car faster than the other one. So I took it there.

Turns out, it was a mistake.

Oh the car is fine, but the service was horrible.

I first learned that the fact that someone answered my phone call when I made the inquiry was a fluke. In the week and a half that followed, no one ever answered the phone at the service department. The only way I managed to get any update was to reach the manager who hunted down my "service" rep. 

It went downhill right away. 

From the beginning, every deadline was missed. This included the first diagnosis which was a day later than they promised over the phone. "I'm sorry, we had more cars ahead of you than we thought." Uh huh! 

Parts were ordered wrong. "Chrysler sent us the wrong part." Sure they did. Deadlines for finishing were off. "It was harder to reach than we thought." "It's taking longer than we thought."

Thought
Thought
Thought

Don't these people do this for a living?

I always had to hunt down my "service" rep for updates and the only time I heard from him was when the car was actually done. 

I picked it up a little while ago.....dirty. 

The dealership not chosen? While they told me up front that they couldn't look at it until the following day, in the 7 years I've used them, they never took longer than they promised. And the washed the car before giving it back to me.

Great customer service? Priceless!

 

For the record. The problem dealership was Tuttle Click Jeep in Irvine. The great one? Capistrano Jeep. Think about it next time you need service.

Comments (4)

Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co. Notary Services, retired Realtor

Leason learned Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner , I looked at Jeeps last time I went car hunting but my friends talked me out of it due to the lack of gas miliage. I still think they make some great looking vehicles.

Feb 20, 2016 08:34 AM
David Alan Baker Laveen & South Phoenix Realtor
Keller Williams Realty Phoenix - Laveen, AZ
Your local Expert

Not sure why it is so difficult.  Just do what you say, and say what you do.

Feb 20, 2016 08:41 AM
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

So sorry you had to put up with this.  Great customer service is so rare these days that when I get it I always ask for the manager to report the great service!  You'd be surprised how many mangers look shocked when you tell them "I just wanted to let you know what a GREAT job your staff did."  They are so used to the other side of the coin.

 

Having been in tech support, Info Sec and now in real estate (all VERY customer service oriented jobs), I find I appreciate the good service much more than most.

Feb 20, 2016 10:02 AM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning again Karen. Oh my, you have now learned which place is reliable and honest.

Feb 20, 2016 07:12 PM

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