Mike Hietsch | Page 16
General Manager
Phil Fitts Ford & Lincoln
3250 Wilmington Road
New Castle, PA 16105
I have been working at Phil Fitts Ford & Lincoln for over 30 years. I enjoy playing ping pong and pickleball. My favorite movie is A Christmas Story and I am a fan of the TV show, The Big Bang Theory. Come visit me at Phil Fitts Ford & Lincoln!
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August 28, 2018
Found the car Everyone was helpful in finding a car that met my desired needs. Prompt delivery and processing of the vehicle, friendly service. Inventory search fro Everyone was helpful in finding a car that met my desired needs. Prompt delivery and processing of the vehicle, friendly service. Inventory search from Ford.com helped me decide on the vehicle's package. More
Other Employees Tagged: Albee Mangino , Salvatore Reino
August 25, 2018
Excellent Service Staff, Excellent Customer Treatment Kevin Whitty and Kenny Carter are two of the most outstanding Service Representatives I have every dealt with at a dealership. They are efficient, cou Kevin Whitty and Kenny Carter are two of the most outstanding Service Representatives I have every dealt with at a dealership. They are efficient, courteous, and both go out of there way to make sure that any repairs are done efficiently, and correctly. They both allow for return visits if needed without any fuss or wait. I will continue with this Dealership because of the Service Department. More
Other Employees Tagged: Albee Mangino , Kevin Whitty, Kenny Carter
August 22, 2018
2018 Ford Fusion Process was fast and easy. Brian helped me get in a great new For Fusion at a very low price. I would definitely take my business again there in the f Process was fast and easy. Brian helped me get in a great new For Fusion at a very low price. I would definitely take my business again there in the future. More
Other Employees Tagged: Brian Hietsch
August 20, 2018
Awesome place This is the best dealership I have been to. I live an hour away but they had a truck I was looking for so I stoppped by. I have been to some other d This is the best dealership I have been to. I live an hour away but they had a truck I was looking for so I stoppped by. I have been to some other dealerships that give me anxiety and the experience is worse then going to the dentist. But this is a very comfortable place to be The people are kind and great to work with straight forward and easy to deal with. I definitly recommend and I will be back if I need anything else. More
Other Employees Tagged: Albee Mangino , Becki Davison
August 13, 2018
Professional Visited service department for two recalls that I had been ignoring, and a AC fan motor which I thought had a bad bearing. Was given a no charge shutt Visited service department for two recalls that I had been ignoring, and a AC fan motor which I thought had a bad bearing. Was given a no charge shuttle home. The job was completed - same day! The car was washed, and I mean washed well...The AC fan turned out to be a critter who built a home in the fan area - nest was removed, and all is well... I feel very comfortable with this group!! More
Other Employees Tagged: Darius Carter, Brian Hietsch , "Mike" the shuttle driver was very nice - Ken Carter is a great guy!
August 10, 2018
GREAT Thank you Mike H., Brian H., Becki D., and the rest that helped out with getting the car I’ve wanted for a while now! They are AMAZING AT THERE JOB, r Thank you Mike H., Brian H., Becki D., and the rest that helped out with getting the car I’ve wanted for a while now! They are AMAZING AT THERE JOB, really recommend shopping for cars there! More
Other Employees Tagged: Brian Hietsch , Becki Davison
August 02, 2018
2018 escape ecoboost❤ I can say enough about how wonderful everyone was! They are a great bunch of guys! And a special thanks to Albert mangino!! Your the best! Thank you f I can say enough about how wonderful everyone was! They are a great bunch of guys! And a special thanks to Albert mangino!! Your the best! Thank you for everything! More
Other Employees Tagged: Albee Mangino
July 30, 2018
Long time customer of this dealer but will never go back. I am writing this from my real life experience. Approximately a month ago my wife and daughter were in our 2015 Ford Focus that at the time had appro I am writing this from my real life experience. Approximately a month ago my wife and daughter were in our 2015 Ford Focus that at the time had approx. 43,XXX miles on it. They were pulling out of a driveway and the car stalled (stick shift). Then after starting it again it stalled a second time and at that time they noticed a bad vibration afterward they could not get the car to move. I went to see what was the matter. When I got there, I started it and right away I noticed that the vibration was extreme so I shut it off and opened the hood. I found the motor and transmission had dropped approximately 8 plus inches. I noticed that a transmission mount bracket was broken. Side note: A week or so prior to that we were notified of a recall on that car for clutch failure. We had it towed to the Local Ford dealer. My thinking was even if it was not due to the recall, Ford cars have 5 yr 60,000 powertrain warranty so "it should be covered". When I got the car to the dealer, they did their diagnostic and told me that it would not be covered under warranty. "It was not internal to the Motor or Transmission, or on the list of Ford Covered 60,000 mile warranty covered parts." Also noted on the quote was that a bolt was missing from the bracket that had failed. Up to this point the car was never even in the shop for anything minor, so to me 1 of 2 things happened. The Ford Factory left out the bolt or the bolt was not tightened to specs. I then proceeded to move the car from the dealership to my mechanic who is honest, easier to deal with, and cheaper per hour. Street Lethal Performance (Terry Johnson's Auto) When I got the car to my mechanic, he called me at work and asked me to stop by before I went home. I went directly there and he showed me the part that failed and the replacement part. Low and behold the replacement part was completely re-designed with more ribs, thicker ribs and a closed end that was where one of the failures occurred. (See photos of side by sides) I promptly called the Ford 800 line for customer support and they told me that if the dealer would have deemed that the missing bolt was the reason for the failure that they would have covered it under warranty. It is very apparent that the bracket that failed never had a bolt in it at all or the aluminum would not still have the raw cast aluminum look. Let's do some math. 4 bolts holding a bracket, holding approximately 25% of the motor/ transmission torque/weight. Now we leave one out and each bolt is holding 33.3....% that is over a 10% excess stress for each bolt. Engineers do not build in that much excess allowance on parts. Not to mention that the bolt left out was in the area of the part that had the most mass to it. I am so thankful that this happened in a driveway and not speeding down the road at highway speeds. I could be a widower instead of just out some money. I thank the Lord every day for that! It just really saddens me that, first, the dealer that I worked at 2 summers when I was in college and where most of our family's cars were purchased did not take care of us. Secondly, Ford and other manufactures should always stand behind what I consider a true manufacturing defect. A missing bolt out of a critical part is pure negligence! More
Other Employees Tagged: Kevin Whitty
July 24, 2018
A great bunch of folks They did everything to get me the car I wanted. Did all the leg work and paper work. Darius Carter is amazing. He was so helpful and friendly. It tr They did everything to get me the car I wanted. Did all the leg work and paper work. Darius Carter is amazing. He was so helpful and friendly. It truly shows that he enjoys his job and helping folks. Couldn't find a better place to buy a car. The folks at Phil fitts ford are amazing. More
Other Employees Tagged: Darius Carter , Kevin Whitty
July 20, 2018
Repeat New Ford Buyer Everything went fast and smooth throughout the whole process. The entire Staff treated us very well. We would not hesitate to recommend the dealershi Everything went fast and smooth throughout the whole process. The entire Staff treated us very well. We would not hesitate to recommend the dealership to anybody. More
Other Employees Tagged: Brian Grantham , Becki Davison, Dom Demico