Copy and pasting my original email to the general - Amyerica72
Copy and pasting my original email to the general manager. Too much to keep typing out. I have had 4 scheduled appointments to fix my complaint but they have all been canceled by them.
Don’t use this company!
Don’t buy a car or bring your vehicle for an oil change here! Incompetent workers who don’t stand behind their work.
I am adding the entire email I sent out to the General and service manager. After the incident I had with this company. It has been 6 mo, 10 phone called, 5 emails and 4 canceled appointments from the Service mgr with different excuses as to why. Do better!
Dear Mr. Hawes,
My name is Amy Campbell. I am reaching out to you because I see you are the general manager. I purchased my K4 from the Novi KIA dealership last October. I had my car dropped off on June 9th, for an oil change. While driving my car after the oil was changed I heard what sounded like something fall from underneath my car. A few minutes later, there was smoke coming from under the hood and the backside of my car. I pulled over as soon as I could and looked under the car. There was oil on the ground. I immediately turned my car off and called your Kia dealership where I was directed to use my KIA app to have it towed to Feldman of Novi. While waiting for the tow truck I took a video and pictures of under the car and was shocked to see the oils drain plug was missing. I spoke with Ethan, the service manager who was kind enough to give me a loaner car and said they would inspect my car first thing in the morning. If everything looked good I could bring it home. I did receive a call saying they put oil in the car and inspected the engine with a camera and they said everything looked good, I was good to go. Ethan apologized for the mistake many times. I told Ethan that I know not having oil in a vehicle can be detrimental to the engine and engine components. Ethan told me not to worry and this happens more than I would think and I have a 10yr/100,000 mile warranty. If the engine was going to have issues, it would happen before that. I brought the car home but was not comfortable with Ethan’s response to my concerns. Doing the math, I would hit the 100,000 miles in 5-6 years. Ethan also said I was going to get a survey from the dealership for the oil change. He asked me to not fill it out. This seemed a little disreputable and quite frankly, brazen on his part.
Since this incident, I have spoke with several mechanics along with a friend that is an attorney. They all have said I should have never taken that car home. It is damaging to the engine and other components to the engine to drive with low to no oil and the inspection with a so called camera cannot see all these components and microscopic damage. Eventually this engine and or its components WILL FAIL due to running on low/ no oil. I should get rid of the vehicle and hold the dealership accountable.
I feel this is negligence on the dealerships part. They improperly installed my oil plug and because of this improper installation and faulty work I am afraid it will diminish the value and safety of the vehicle for me. I do not feel safe driving my car! I also feel that what I was told will not rectify my concerns . I would like accountability and reparation for the negligent work this dealership has provided.
I would like the dealership to buy my car back at the cost of my loan and sell me a new car for that exact price. Nothing out of pocket for me. You can use the car as a loaner for all I care. I do not want to deal with the stress that my brand new cars engine will fail. Not acceptable.
Your dealership website promises to provide an experience like no other. It says it’s not just a transaction, It’s a lasting relationship. Prove it! Again I no longer feel safe in my vehicle and no longer have confidence and trust in your dealership.
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