New Brighton Ford

Terrible service all around, Warranty was a set-up. It has been one full week since the manager at the New Brighton Ford Quick Lanes, Mike, told me he “needed a day or so to get a clear picture of what It has been one full week since the manager at the New Brighton Ford Quick Lanes, Mike, told me he “needed a day or so to get a clear picture of what had happened,” and said he’d get back to me. As he has made no attempt to contact me since, I feel it's only appropriate to start leaving reviews. On January 17, 2016, I was traveling on West bound 94 after dark and encountered a debris field of asphalt chunks that appeared to have fallen off a truck. A piece of asphalt took out my right front tire (the officer at the scene told me I was lucky, as the other cars who hit the field had all lost multiple tires). I had a full tires and rims warranty sold to me along with the car at New Brighton Ford, and at the first opportunity I took the car to the dealership (which is extremely inconvenient to my home). That first day, after explaining the incident, I had to fight to get the service desk to even find my warranty (eventually crossing the parking lot to the dealership where they found it instantly and gave me a printout to prove I had it), and then they told me, for the first of several times, that I should leave my car as “mounting and aligning” it would take a while. When I came back a few hours later, I was informed that they hadn’t done any work as they hadn’t been able to get my tires in, and that I should come back the next day. When I came back to collect my car after work that day, they again had done no work, as they had “then” discovered that the debris had punched a hole not just through the tire, but also through the rim, and they didn’t have a new rim in, so I’d have to return again. This dance continued, and finally, on the evening of the 27th, I stayed in the waiting room despite the “time to mount and align” the new tire, and finally received a new rim and refurbished (the only one they could get, according to the service desk) tire. At no point did anyone from the service center call me up to the desk or suggest additional service, until the end, when they simply gave me my keys. When I got home, I discovered that they had thrown the spare into my trunk on top of the now-folded-in-half carpet that covers its normal cubby, and instead of discarding the broken tire and rim, had thrown both in the trunk on top of that (as the last few months haven’t allowed for a drive out to the dump, I still have the busted tire in my family’s garage). I was annoyed, but got the spare back in its cubby and moved on. On Saturday, June 4th, after a long weekend of moving into a new apartment, I discovered that my car had developed a flat on the left side. My boyfriend drove me to work for the next few days, and on Wednesday, June 8th, I had the evening available and he followed me up to the dealership. Steve looked up my account with my cell phone number (instantly finding my warranty this time), and took my keys and said it would be about two hours. We ran errands, and on returning two hours later, discovered that again, no work had been done (I later discovered he had tried to call my work phone, claiming he had no other numbers, which was bizarre since he had used my cell phone number to look up my account). Steve told me that my alignment was off, and as such my warranty had been voided and I needed to replace multiple tires and pay quite a bit to have both front and back realigned. Since, to the best of my knowledge, they had “mounted and aligned” my tires after the incident in January (at that point just 4 months and 12 days earlier), I was shocked, and protested that I had just been in and they had handled that, and what did he mean I had “neglected” to get that serviced as they had been the ones doing the service? He then informed me that they absolutely had not, he could show me the files, installation of a tire did not include any alignment work and I hadn’t asked for that so it was my fault. I objected that those words had been used, and asked to speak to the person who had handled the incident, who I was then informed was named Byron and was no longer with the company. Steve then suggested I call the manager, Mike, the next day, gave me a card, and I left. I called Mike during my break at work the next morning, after talking to a mechanic friend that evening. In a very hostile call he initially repeated what Steve had said, and when I asserted that my friend was of the opinion that checking the alignment was part of the necessary steps in mounting a new tire, and even if it hadn’t been included for whatever reason in my warranty they should have been upselling me on doing it. He then changed the story, and said that “of course” they always check my alignment and that it must have been perfect or they would have fixed it (and the work would show up in the record). He then insisted that I must have “done something else” to the car subsequently, and when I insisted that wasn’t true said that even bumping a pothole I barely remembered could have done it. I continued to object, at which point he gave me the line about being in touch after he “talked to the techs” and “got a clearer picture,” and hung up. I understand that the suggestion that I might have done something subsequently was intended to put me in the position of proving a negative. However, the need for me to do that hinges on his first assertion: that, after a piece of asphalt punched a hole not only through the tire but also through the rim, my alignment was “perfect” when they allegedly checked it following that incident (even though, as he claims, barely bumping a pothole could have apparently thrown it off). Realistically, it is far more believable that, just like they neglected to look up my warranty, neglected to check the extent of the damage when I first brought the car in, neglected to dispose of the broken tire and neglected to put the spare back in its cubby, they also neglected to perform any checks at all and simply threw the new tire on my car. Furthermore, on Saturday, June 11th, in need of a functionally drivable car, I took my car in to a service center near my new apartment (the same chain as the center I had all my non-warranty maintenance done at near my family home, so I felt I could trust them to actually do the work they were saying they were doing). After a check, they discovered that my right front control arm had also been damaged in the incident (which had contributed to the alignment problems as well), and got everything replaced and fixed. I asked the tech if he could confirm whether the issues would have been present and should have been noticed in the course of changing a tire, and he was at first cautiously professional, and asked me again when the work had been done. When I said January 27th, he actually burst out laughing. He said that it was possible that, if they hadn’t really known what they were doing, they might have missed the small crack in the control arm, but that absolutely the alignment issue dated to at least that time, and there is no way they could have missed it if they had looked at the car at all. Having been convinced to buy a 5-year-warranty only to have the mandated service center neglect to do the basic checks of the car following a covered incident, I feel genuinely scammed out of the last 3 years of the warranty, and appalled at the shoddy customer service and technical service provided. While I had not had a positive experience with them, and certainly took my routine, non-warranty maintenance elsewhere, I trusted that the service center would, at the very least, perform adequate care for the parts under warranty. Obviously this was foolish on my part, and I feel others deserve to be warned. More

Quick change isn't quick I was the first in the shop when it opened on Saturday at 7am. I left after a simple oil change and inspection of a car with 14,000 miles on it at 8:4 I was the first in the shop when it opened on Saturday at 7am. I left after a simple oil change and inspection of a car with 14,000 miles on it at 8:45! If this is their idea of quick I advise the public to keep driving! More

Bad service bought a Ford Focus from this dealer was not informed about defective transmission, brought it in to get it reprogrammed, was not successful, so they bought a Ford Focus from this dealer was not informed about defective transmission, brought it in to get it reprogrammed, was not successful, so they said they'd order a new part, after several attempts to contact the service department about the ordered part (2 mo) they had no request or order for the part so now I have to start over. Worst service department ever, they don't answer the phone, nor call back when messages are left. Would not buy a car from new Brighton ford again. More

Best sales rep ever!! I just bought a new 2015 Ford escape and Andrew talked me through the entire process. he told me all about the car I was buying and gave me a greater I just bought a new 2015 Ford escape and Andrew talked me through the entire process. he told me all about the car I was buying and gave me a greater comprehension of the car I was buying. the part that just blew me away is that Andrew showed me things about the car that would never have found out myself like never in a millions years ever. just the best!!! More

fast-talking crook I bought a vehicle from this dude that was priced at $5200.00 put 1800 down so simple math says 5200 - 1800 equals 3400.00 he took a loan out or told I bought a vehicle from this dude that was priced at $5200.00 put 1800 down so simple math says 5200 - 1800 equals 3400.00 he took a loan out or told the loan agency I need a loan for 5522.00 then where did my 1800.00 go??? NOT TOWARD THE VEHICLE I TELL YOU!!!I'm getting me a lawyer going to the Better Business Bureau and contacting the Attorney General on this dude anybody that wants to ask me about this guy in my dealings with him can call me 612-600-6262...DO NOT DEAL WITH HIM.I willmake a later post on how his boss the sales manager dealt with this fraudulent transaction / deal / sale ............ More

My 2013 Ford Escape SEL purchase 2/18/8014 I purchased my SUV and brought it home on February 28, 2014. I was told that it had been sitting "in the back lot" for a while. After about 3 weeks I purchased my SUV and brought it home on February 28, 2014. I was told that it had been sitting "in the back lot" for a while. After about 3 weeks of driving it, the brakes started to grind etc. I brought it back - it seems that there was rust on the brake thing and it would cost me to have it fixed. Well, I mentioned that I had purchased it not too long ago and that it has not sat a day since it was purchased and that the rust was from when it sat "in the back lot". Our salesman was able to take care of that for me. Then there started to be a clunking coming from the left front wheel area (spring perhaps, strut perhaps). It has been in 4 times in the past year and it still isn't fixed. I will be bringing it in for the 5th time in the near future. As soon as it got cold and there was frost on the windows, I noticed that the several of the defroster lines in the back window did not work. The SUV was brought in for that - in fact it has been in 3 times for it to be fixed. Now, it's to the point where instead of no lines, there are globs on the lines where the window defrosts and the rest on the line does not. I was asked by the service manager why the lines were scraped off - how would I know? I know I didn't climb in the back and scrape them off. For one thing, I'm an adult and see no reason why I would ruin an expensive purchase and the other is that I'm not that flexible enough to do it. It will be going back for that again. How many more times do I have to bring in the vehicle to get items complete fixed. What happed with their so many point inspection of a used care? Obviously some items were missed because of the rust on the brake things. As it is now, I am not planning to purchase from them again and I am sharing the information with my friends and family. Each time it the vehicle was brought in, it had to be dropped off the night before because they don't open until 7 - I start work at 6:30 - and a car had to be used that someone else owned. More

Friendliest dealership around At the end of December I bought a 2012 Ford Fusion and It was a great experience. The staff was very friendly and the process went very smoothly. The At the end of December I bought a 2012 Ford Fusion and It was a great experience. The staff was very friendly and the process went very smoothly. The salesman was a great guy and treated you like a friend, not just any other customer. More

work suggested at oil change I went into Brighton ford for an oil change. ,,,after 20 minutes or so I was advised that my 2003 Taurus needed work that would total 1,476.00 dollar I went into Brighton ford for an oil change. ,,,after 20 minutes or so I was advised that my 2003 Taurus needed work that would total 1,476.00 dollars. Wow,, I said okay. .after about 5 hrs or so I was called that I could come and get my car. Over the weekend I heard a thumping sound coming from the right rear break area so I brought the car back to Bribgton. They checked it out and found a "wheel cylinder seized on one side , that shoe is not contacting drum "... $164.00 to fix this problem. So I said okay fix it.. ...Then I asked, I think it was Katelyn Vinzant (service adviser ),,,Why wasn't deduced and corrected at my initial visit. ? She said she'd check into it and call me back.. She called me back and said she spoke with the mechanics who did the work and he / they told her that he spoke to the costumer and that I had declined it ( A Lie ).. I told her the only person I had any contact with was The person at the desk in the oil quick change area and the guy who gave me a ride home. again I told her the shop crew (mechanics were lying . So I asked to speak to her supervisor ,,,Now I was speaking with Justin a service manager I believe. He said he had spoke to the mechanic who preformed the work also and the mechanic told the same lie to him. I told Justin no one contacted or spoke to me about the cylinder problem at my initial visit. He said there was a miscalculation problem ,,I raised my voice because he was try to over talk me I kept telling him and he wouldst listen ,,,(THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION from any mechanic or any one from brighton about a cylinder problem ,,in person,,by phone OR written. ) THE MECHANIC IS bald face Lying. To you,Katelyn and the Brighton Ford ) Thinking about it, the thumping didn't occur until after I took the car from Brighton the first time.Justin offered to knock off 20 % off the now $200.00 bill. I said how about all the bill ,it wouldn't have happened if it was taken care of the first time. He said no .I said fine,,,and asked if they could send some one to give me a ride back to Brighton Ford, he said okay. I was surprised that when the car came to get me it wasn't one of their two drivers whose job it is to give customers a ride normally. It was the service manager him self (Justin ) I apologized if I had gotten upset on the phone. In the ride back to Brighton Ford we spoke of this mess. I figured he came to get me so I wouldn't bring this situation up again in front of other customers ,especially about Brightons lying and untrustworthy mechanics. I told him these lying mechanics should be talked to if not fired and Josh said believe me they will be... Well the car is okay But how do I know that any of the $1,467.00 worth of work was necessary in the first place after catching them, ( Brighton Ford) in a LIE..... there is no apology that can make up for what happened at my last and I mean last visit. I will never recommend Brighton Ford to any one. Not sure who to send this to so i checked others in the employees worked with and wanted Bill Janssen to be advised also. Bob Terlisner More