There’s absolutely NOTHING friendly about this Ford - BarbarrD
There’s absolutely NOTHING friendly about this Ford dealership. I have been lied to and gaslighted. I called mid June regarding two recall notices. Phyllis said they don’t have the update program yet to call back in about 30 days.
Called mid July. Phyllis said they had the program to bring in the car. They kept the car for a week and a half.
I got a call from Martin the “EV Manager” (who is in fact not the official EV manager he’s just really smart - his brother went to MIT as established by the Service Director). Not sure how the MOT comment relates to my problem but that’s the explanation the Service Director gave for Martin’s lie about being the EV manager. Martin said the vehicle was ready and recalls were done. He said “we borrowed the program from Tesla”. I picked up my vehicle July 23 not 100% satisfied with the information.
On 09/03 I called inquiring about the recalls since they still populated on my Ford app. I received an official notice via mail from Ford that there was program available for the recalls at this time. Martin said the recalls will always remain active (even after completion) as this is a way to put responsibility on the manufacturer. I called a second Ford dealership and they said that’s not true. I asked why did they lie about the recalls being done in July. He doubled down and said they did get done.
The vehicle was towed to Friendly Ford on 09/19 to replace 12v battery and the recalls checked AGAIN. On 09/22 Phyllis called me and said the vehicle would be ready (battery replaced and recalls completed) between 2-3 PM. I arrived around 230 PM. I asked Phyllis to speak to the manager because the recalls were “done” in July. I’m livid with the lies and deception by the staff.
Cut the SD stating that Martin is not the EV Manager and his brother went to MIT. The SD questioned him as to why he would say that he said well I’m going to be. The Director said you’re not yet, you shouldn’t say that to customers. The SD asked him why did he say the recalls were done in July, Martin said he did not read into each line item, only that the ticket was completed. Apparently, the recalls said incomplete but he didn’t research and told me they were done. The SD continued to state he didn’t understand why I was upset. Cue the SD saying “I don’t think we lied purposefully. Maybe just misled you about what was done”. I told him those are synonyms of each other. The SD didn’t take accountability for the lies about actual work done. Then he said the vehicle was not ready and still needed 6 hours of system updates. I left in a rental they would drop off my car tomorrow morning.
On 09/23 I was told the my vehicle was being dropped off. I called them back to tell them the vehicle was having more issues. I texted Phyllis the picture of the blank screen. Phyllis called me at 12:40 PM and said they would pick up my car again. I explained I leave work at 4 PM I have a toddler to pick up at 5 PM if not late pick up fees accrue. She said the vehicle will be there before 4. I called back at 4:06 the rental was not on site and I needed to leave. The rental arrived 4:10 PM. She called me to tell me the rental was finally there that he got lost. I told his this was incompetent. I told her I would not leave a 5 star review. I have a child to pick up and Friendly Ford is obviously not going to cover the late fee costs. Phyllis continuously asked me to leave a 5 star review but to voice my concerns in the comments. I cannot do that in good faith.
At 5:18 Tessa, service manager, texted me saying the car screen was fine. I explained to her what was going. Tessa then began to gaslight me saying I have no right to be upset or call the staff incompetent with the service they’ve provided. She then said I had no right to say I was going to give them a 1 star. I explained I have every right to be upset as I have been blatantly lied to. I explained to her WHY I cursed at the situation, not at Phyllis. She gaslight me/ refused service.
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