The work they completed on my vehicle was great! The repairs and replacements were flawless. It looks brand new and perfect. I can not say anything bad about their work.
However, the three stars comes into play with their customer service. The first being, as a small business owner myself, I rely on my vehicle to make a living and provide for my family. With that being known, I was told my vehicle would be in the shop for eight days to complete the necessary repairs. That was going to be eight long days of not having my work vehicle.
I planned accordingly as much as possible. I pushed some work back and unfortunately, some of my work occurs with very little notice (due to the weather). I called Autobody USA on day 5 just to inquire about the status of my vehicle. I was told my vehicle was going in for paint that day. I was excited because that potentially meant my vehicle was almost done and could be returned to me earlier than expected.
On day 7, I called again to check on the status of my vehicle. On that day, I was told again that my vehicle was going in for paint. That was the same story I received on day 5. Then we were told my vehicle would be done by the afternoon of day 8. That was acceptable because we had planned for 8 days, but I made it very clear that I needed my vehicle back on day 8 as I had work to complete.
On day 8, I called back and they told me my truck wouldn't be done. I explained to them that I was losing thousands of dollars worth of work due to my vehicle being in the shop for that long. They replied with, "there's nothing we can do." Unacceptable and unprofessional answer for the situation!!
There WAS something you could have done. You could have stuck to the agreement and made sure my vehicle was fixed, completed and returned to me by day 8. They explained that their painter had called in and that prevented them from completing my vehicle. They then went on to explain that there was 5 vehicles in front of mine. "Are you kidding me," was my thoughts!
I asked them if I could pick my vehicle up so I could complete my work and that I would bring my truck back to them for paint. They advised that was impossible because my vehicle was disassembled and already primed for painting. Again, I'm literally missing out on thousands of dollars because of their problem with their employees and running behind on their own schedule.
Finally, on day 10 at 3pm, they advised my vehicle was done. Then when I go to pick it up, their final price for the completed work is hundreds of dollars above their original estimate even knowing they failed to adhere to their own completion schedule. And then to top it off, after watching me write a check at their front counter, they advise me that they don't accept personal checks. Thanks for standing there watching me waste a check that you knew you wouldn't accept. Thankfully, I had my wallet with me with another form of payment. But, come on!!!!!
Needless to say, I hope I never have an incident requiring repairs again, but if I do, I will do my best to work with my insurance company to avoid this place as much as possible due to their poor customer service and practices. I hope this isn't their normal practices and that I just had a bad experience, but I'm irritated and disappointed with them to the point that I don't ever want to go back. read more