A couple of weeks ago, I took my car into Guy Salmon in Coventry to have one of their "technicians" have a "look" at a steering vibration that I have been experiencing since I've had the car (It has previously been into Trinity in Hinckley on 3 seperate occasions for the same issue, but they hadn't been able to identify or fix the problem).
The "technician" felt the vibration and acknowledged that something was amiss. The day before, I had had new 20" wheels and a new JE exhaust fitted, which he noticed and claimed would have to be put back to standard before he would look at it. I agreed to put the standard wheels back on but maintained that the exhaust had absolutely nothing to do with the vibration A) because the vibration hadbeen there since day one and B) the exhaust had nothing to do with the steering or transmission.
I also pointed out 4 other more minor issues that needed to be addessed, a mirror memory fault, a cruise control fault, a fraying seatbelt and a lose badge. All of which were acknowledged and accepted.
I booked the car in for the above issues to be fixed for yesterday. In the meantime, I had put the original wheels back on as requested.
I took my car in yesterday (22nd June) and was informed that there were also 3 recall issues that neede to be addressed while it was there, including the software upgrade. I was asked if I wanted my car valeting, to which I said "no" as they use a car wash and I'm rather fussy about how my cars get cleaned.
I left my car car with them and made the short walk back to my office. At around 3:30pm, I received a call from GS to say that my car would be ready to collect at the pre-arranged 5:30pm.
When I arrived, my car was parked outside the front looking very clean and shiny. It had clearly been cleaned against my wishes. Not a huge issue, but annoying all the same.
I then sat down at the service desk only to be told that none of the four identified problems had been fixed because they didn't have the parts in stock, in spite of them having had two weeks prior notice. None of the recall issues had been completed because tey didn't have time !! and the vibration issue hadn't even been looked at because I still had the JE exhaust on.
By this time, the Assistant Service Manager was in attendance and I have never met such an arrogant, pompous idiot in all my experience with car dealerships. He clear had no interest whatsoever in addressing the faults with a customer's car. All he wanted to do was absolve himself of all responsibility. He wasn't in the least bit interested in the fact that the vibration pre-dated the exhaust. While it was fitted, he was adament that he wasn't goig to even look at my car.
The bottom line is that while the car had been with them all day, absolutely nothing had been done except wash it, which I had specificallyrequested they don't do.

NOT HAPPY!!!

Paul

Last edited by PaulB on Fri Jun 23 2006 3:51pm. Edited 1 time in total

I (and probably most of us) know how you feel.
It is crazy, why ring to say it was ready if they had done nothing, apart from wash it against your wishes (which I have also had before resulting in nice scratches down both sides, as the sponge must have been covered in grit)

With my last problem my dealer (or should I say ex dealer) took 2 visits to fit a seatbelt, they say they ordered the wrong one first time, have now realised that the bracket where it fixes to the seat is back to front resulting in the lap part being twisted.

I've now left 3 messages for either the dealer principle or the service manager to call me and so far, neither of them has.
They are clearly far too busy to respond to a customers complaints

I would recommend that until they can demonstrate that their customers are important to them, that everyone stay well clear. Maybe without any customers to take up their valuable time, they can get on with whatever it is that is far more important.

Paul

PaulB wrote:

I've now left 3 messages for either the dealer principle or the service manager to call me and so far, neither of them has.
They are clearly far too busy to respond to a customers complaints

I would recommend that until they can demonstrate that their customers are important to them, that everyone stay well clear. Maybe without any customers to take up their valuable time, they can get on with whatever it is that is far more important.

Paul

Paul why not drive to the dealer, park your car in front of their showroom with a sign stating that this dealer is crap - let's see how quickly the manager speaks to you! RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE Zambezi silver,Alpaca.
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VA,
Unfortunately, I have better things to be doing with my time. But if I hadn't, I would certainly be there
I did eventually manage to speak to the Service Manager at around 11:30, who didn't really seem to give a toss. He was more intent on interrupting what I was saying to make excuses than listening to what I had to say. He also claimed that you can't put 20" wheels on a TDV6 because it can't take it........Tosser !!
He said he would go and talk to the Assistant Service Manager and get back to me....still waiting !

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Paul

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What a terrible attitude. I asked my dealer if there were any warranty implications about the exhaust and was told as long as I didn't go beyond the cat it was ok. In fact they said it was better because it was now all SS. Strange folk.  MY08 RRS TDV8 HSE, Stornoway Grey, Ebony and Zabrano, sunroof, hybrid tv, premium ICE, rear E diff, privacy glass, side steps, mud flaps, S/Grey mirror covers, Venture shield,tasmods, smoked indicators, Larini sports exhaust, etc, etc.

Bad luck, Paul - as SuperT says, although this behaviour is unacceptable, it's not really very surprising. Have you gone the LR customer service route? I've no experience of dealing with them myself, but I seem to remember others here having some success with them where a particular dealership hasn't responded quite as it should. 

Paul, my advice, write to landrover. I can also give you the name and number of someone VERY high up in Customer Services who has recently solved an issue for me when I went public with it in a motoring magazine after I got no love from LR.

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I will call LR customer service, but in the meantime, I have booked it back in again at Trinity in Hinckley.

.....still waiting !

Paul

Sorry to hear of your plight Paul

I too was a little dissappointed that Trinity were not able to locare and eliminate my annoying rattle BUT give them credit - they did call me and discussed re-booking the car in again to go out with me for a good test run to further pinpoint this rattle.

However, all the other things its been in for have been sorted OK - apart from my steering vibration/knock - but the more I read/understand this vehicle I now believe it is only noticeable at low speeds at would now seem charactersitic of the RRS = WHO KNOWS

As for the exhaust issue = what a plonker - what happens when you change your tyres - will they say that voids your warranty

They employ some prize pillocks at the dealerships = shame as it lets the brand down

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Just to make it absolutely clear, this thread relates to Guy Salmon in Coventry and NOT Trinity in Hinckley.

While Trinity have so far been unable to identify the vibration, they have always been professional and courteous. (Not too sure about their bodyshop though)

Martin,
If I'm passing by and your car is on the drive, I'll drop in to say hello.

Paul

They seam to think that they can treat us like complete idiots. When are they going to realise that forums like this are very powerfull and a lot of the time we know more about the problems than they do.
My ex stealer when I asked for the latest software updates for my 3 month old car said that it would take approx 24 hours to do, plus tie a technician and a service assistant up for most of that time.


I just nodded and calmly said goodbye.