Unacceptable Experience – Dishonest Service - eseeley31
Unacceptable Experience – Dishonest Service Department
If I could give a negative star rating, I would. My recent experience with the service department at Freeway was extremely disappointing and frustrating.
I brought in my 2019 Chevrolet Silverado due to a brake issue. The diagnosis was a bad brake master cylinder, which was fortunately covered by the extended warranty I purchased (a nearly $3,000 repair). However, the service advisor, Matt Shakespeare, told me that all the brakes and rotors were completely shot due to this issue and quoted me $1,894.57 to replace them all. That seemed very overpriced, so I let him know I’d be looking elsewhere. Initially, he appeared to understand.
I later found a reputable shop willing to do the same work for $1,100—still not cheap, but significantly more reasonable. Once I informed Matt, he suddenly dropped the price to $1,300. I appreciated the gesture but had already decided to go with the other shop.
Here’s where the real issue begins: Matt then called back and told me that if I didn’t have the brake and rotor work done at Freeway, it would void my warranty. This didn’t sound right, so I contacted my warranty provider, MPP (Mechanical Protection Plan), directly—not once, but three separate times. Each time, they confirmed this was false. No such condition exists in my warranty coverage.
At that point, it became clear I was being misled—pressured to complete the work under false pretenses. That is unethical and unacceptable. When I confronted Matt about this, he backpedaled and said he was just trying to keep me safe. But honesty and trust are critical, especially when it comes to safety and expensive repairs. If he had simply been honest from the start, I may have given Freeway my business. But the blatant lie ruined any trust I had.
To make matters worse, even the warranty company recommended I ask Freeway for written documentation stating that failure to complete the brake/rotor job with them would void the warranty. Of course, no such document exists—because it’s not true. You know something’s wrong when the warranty company is more transparent than the dealership.
This kind of dishonest behavior has no place in a customer service environment. I will not be returning, and I strongly advise others to approach this service department with caution.
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