John Sherman
John Sherman at Southern Chevrolet Newport News

John Sherman

Service Advisor

Southern Chevrolet Newport News

12920 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, VA 23608

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4.8
170 Reviews

Born in Baltimore, lived in Virginia for over 50 years. Graduated James Madison University and have 30+ years of Automotive experience. Married with 4 grown kids starting families of their own, proud servant to two Miniature Schnauzers. Love to help people!

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4.8

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170 Reviews of John Sherman

July 24, 2026

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Since the change from Priority to Southern there's been some changes so far I haven't had anything major happen. I am concerned when I got my oil changed done prior to this service there was a message on m More

by donniey1
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July 22, 2026

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My truck was returned to me with a CEL it did not have when I delivered it. Was told Service manager would call me and that still has not happened at this time. And now I have new rules to get me oil ch More

by RRWILLIAMS82
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Jul 24, 2026

Southern Chevrolet Newport News responded

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Reginald. We are always looking for ways to better our service and your feedback is an invaluable part of that process. We have forwarded your comments to the General Manager of the dealership.

Jul 22, 2026

RRWILLIAMS82 responded

Repeat response publicly to hide my contact information…… I do not know what you would do now. I spoke with Jay after writing this message. I spent the rest of yesterday working on the truck myself and got it cleared. I had to go elsewhere and get the code read which was U11E9 and C2206-00. Couldn’t even get that done there as you told me you did not have anything that could connect to my truck since it is not a Chevy. Still not sure fully how my priorities for life that I got with my truck when you company was priority works except I was told I can get my free oil change and inspection there so long as I agree to let you all other work on my truck. That makes no sense seeing I was just told that you have no ability to work on my truck since it is not a Chevy. I disconnected the AGS and reconnected the light has been back off since. As Jay said he watched the video also and there was no mention of the CEL at that time. There is no mention in the service paperwork and until I went outside after paying $184.01 did I find the CEL on. So basically I feel I just paid $184.01 so someone there could mess up a wire on my truck and I got to spend the rest of the afternoon troubleshooting and fixing the issue myself because you were not equipped to fix it and now I am suppose to trust another maintenance on my truck to you. There is no mention of it either on the inspection paperwork that says it was done by David though the video had Russ and Russ is the one that they went to and he immediately caught John back in the shop area to say it was already that way once he got it from the parking lot. Honestly a low voltage could have caused the issue too if was in “ON” position so that Russ could manipulate the throttle while he was cleaning but at least the disconnect and reconnect has worked so far. Also looking at the receipt I see a charge for $6.99 for materials then there is a $25.50 charge for misc charges which I can only assume is part of the 17% small print shop supply charge. The 25.50 is 17% of the 149.99 I was charged. If I already paid for the shop supply then why charged again for another 6.99

July 19, 2026

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Dealership seems to be good and everything went well with my oil change with the exception of not being informed that my vehicle was completed, I called and inquired about the status of my vehicle at which p More

by Seandaniel76
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Jul 22, 2026

Southern Chevrolet Newport News responded

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with this feedback.

July 18, 2026

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I was very disappointed with my experience. My vehicle failed its safety inspection because of a headlight issue that your dealership said it couldn't repair. I was then forced to take my vehic More

by AW
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Jul 22, 2026

Southern Chevrolet Newport News responded

In order for us to properly correct any issues you are experiencing, we must kindly request your full name, contact information, and the nature of any concerns by emailing us directly via socialvne@drivingsouthern.com or respond directly to this message with the requested information. We hope to hear back from you soon.

July 18, 2026

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Had appointment at 7:30 am car not ready till 5:45 pm told at 10:00 am they were working on it. This was for oil change tire rotation and inspection More

by RDMATHEWS1
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Jul 22, 2026

Southern Chevrolet Newport News responded

In order for us to properly correct any issues you are experiencing, we must kindly request your full name, contact information, and the nature of any concerns by emailing us directly via socialvne@drivingsouthern.com or respond directly to this message with the requested information. We hope to hear back from you soon.

July 16, 2026

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The service advisors and writers Tanisha and John are excellent at what they do... they make sure things are run right More

by gil.brown
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Other Employees Tagged: Tanisha five stars

Jul 22, 2026

Southern Chevrolet Newport News responded

Awesome endorsement! Very happy to hear that the core values implemented by the team pay off for our family of customers. Enjoy the day.

July 11, 2026

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I had know problems with the people they were good at their jobs. The issue is with you automated system for making appointments. I made appointment for Southern I NPN and got a reminder for an appointme More

by dmbright218
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Jul 13, 2026

Southern Chevrolet Newport News responded

In order for us to properly correct any issues you are experiencing, we must kindly request your full name, contact information, and the nature of any concerns by emailing us directly via socialvne@drivingsouthern.com or respond directly to this message with the requested information. We hope to hear back from you soon.

July 03, 2026

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I have a customer for 9 years several vehicles and always satisfied. Thanks for all you do. Paul More

by pwhite
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Jul 03, 2026

Southern Chevrolet Newport News responded

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us! We are very happy to hear that the values we instill in our organization transfer directly to you. We look forward to seeing you again soon. All the best!

November 12, 2025

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My experience was generally positive. BUT having to go so far just to get air in my tires is well, asking a lot.. We called around Hampton but no one had this nitro-fil air. More

by alpern.frances
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November 11, 2025

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John Sherman is great! He kept me well informed of the status of my vehicle throughout the duration of it getting serviced. More

by Jordan’s Accord
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