I worked with the sales manager (owners son) named Dean at Atlantic County Harley Davidson. He was kind enough to give me his cell # as we were discussing the trade in value of my 2017 Street Glide Special and I texted him several pictures so he could give me an idea of the value. We exchanged several texts and phone conversations. The price was right, and Dean was a pleasure to work with, so I traveled all the way from my home in Montgomery County, PA to Atlantic County, New Jersey to make this deal. I purchased a 2024 road glide from Atlantic Harley Davidson in August 2024. One of the upgrades I paid for and received was the adversary package. This included heated handgrips. The bike looks and rides amazing. I am very happy with the bike. Actually, I am thrilled with it.
Unfortunately, the handgrips were inoperable. Yes, I know the bike must be turned on for them to operate. I texted Dean (9-23-2024 at 6:00pm) regarding this concern and two days later (9-25-2024 at 10:55am) he texted me back to call the dealership and speak to service. I did so and spoke to "John" at their service dept. John said if I could bring the bike back to them and they would figure out the problem. I asked if it was as simple as flashing the bike so the handgrips worked. He said possible but he was not sure. I told him bringing the bike to Atlantic County Harley Davidson would not be likely as I live in another state. It was a pleasant conversation and I was appreciative of his time.
I figured I would get the handgrips addressed when I had the 1000 mile service. I called Freedom Valley Harley Davidson, Stars and Stripes Harley Davidson and Barbs Harley Davidson. All three dealerships gave me a price for my 1000 mile service and all 3 reported that flashing the bike to make the heated handgrips operate would incur an additional half hour charge for that service. This is exactly what I did on 10-8-2024 as I took the bike to Freedom Valley Harley Davidson in Sellersville, PA. They were 1 of these 3 dealerships closest to my house. The cost for flashing the bike to correct the problem was $69.50 (for a half hour of service time). On Tuesday October 22nd, 2024 at 5:18pm I texted a copy of the invoice to Dean from Atlantic County Harley Davidson informing him that I would appreciate it if I could be reimbursed for the additional fee. I never received a response from Dean. Four days later on Saturday October 26th, 2024 at 2:50pm, I sent another text to Dean stating I was just following up and would like to know how he would like to handle this. Two days later (10-28-2024) I still have not heard back from Dean so I called the dealership (Atlantic County Harley Davidson), got connected to the service dept and once again was speaking to "John" about this matter. I brought him up to speed and told him I did not think it was unreasonable to ask if they would reimburse me for the cost. He said this decision is not his to make and asked if I could hold. Within 40 seconds John returned to our call and said "NO". Unsure of exactly what that meant I asked him to clarify. He said they will not reimburse me for this fee. I asked who he spoke to as I was curious to know who the decision maker was. He said his manager. I asked for the name of his manager that he just spoke to. He gave me the first names of 4 managers at the dealership. Once again, I asked for the name of the specific manager he spoke to and he gave me the first names of 4 managers at his dealership. I asked him if he was refusing to let me speak to the specific manager that made this decision and he refused to tell me which one and now informed me that he was getting busy and asked me if there was anything else I needed. I asked him why he refused to tell me which manager and his response was, "thanks for calling, have a nice day" shortly followed by him hanging up the phone.
I leave you with this, I had a great experience at Atlantic County Harley Davidson with this exception. How a business could make the decision to allow this relationship to end on such a sour note is something that completely escapes me. Now I find myself putting energy into this because of the irresponsible manner in which they (John in their service dept) handled this. In addition, I have made several attempts to defuse this matter before making the choice to post this review. All were ignored. I hope you find this helpful so when dealing with Atlantic County Harley Davidson after the sale, you have realistic expectations. read more