Where to start? Brought my wife's Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited in to have a slow leak repaired in October. The technician got to it quickly. It cost about $30.
Went home, and over the course of the week, the tire continued to leak.
I returned to Big O Tires the following Saturday. I explained the tire was still leaking. They took the Jeep in, pulled the tire while I waited in the customer waiting area. The tech tells me my tire pressure sensor was bad. He tried to say it was broken when I arrived. It wasn't.
He agreed to replace the sensor. After about an hour I left the shop in pouring rain. I was told the new sponsor would sync with the computer within 9 miles. As I drove, the sensor synced. It showed the tire was 5 pounds low.
I stopped at Casey's and properly inflated the repaired tire. It was pouring rain, but hey, it was fixed.
A few days later, I was washing the Jeep. That's when I discovered the scratches on the alloy rim. Along with that, red paint from the tire removal equipment.
I drove into Bentonville and spoke with Darryl Barker, manager. I showed photos of the scratches. He said he'd set up an appointment to have the rim polished to remove the scratches. I left him my contact information. He said he'd call me with a time to come in to have the rim polished the following Friday.
I never received a call from Darryl Barker. I called him on the following Friday. He said he'd call me right back. Darryl called back. He instructed me to take my wife's Jeep to superior Mazda on Moberly Lane. He said the wheel poliishing service was there for the day and would work me into the schedule. I drove over and met with tHe technician. He took one look at the rim and said the scratches were too deep. He told me the wheel needed to be sent to be machined in Kansas City. While I was onsite, he called Daryl Barker and told him the wheel needed to be machined.
I returned to Big O Tires. I talked to Darryl Barker. He told me he would contact the company in Kansas City, get a shipping label, then have me bring in the vehicle to get the rim off and ship. I gave my phone number to Darryl, thanked him and left the store.
He told me he would call me that evening. Darryl did not call. When I called him, he told me he'd call me on Monday. He said the company in K.C. Was hard to deal with.
After waiting until Tuesday, and receiving no phone call, I left my experience on the Big O Tires website comment section.
Darryl Barker called me. He seemed irritated. He said he was working on getting a shipping label.
11/22/19 received a voicemail from "Anthony" saying he was taking over and would be ordering the wheel. I called him back and left a voicemail thanking him.
Thanksgiving came and went. No call. December 9 I get a voicemail saying the wheel was ordered. So far, as of 12/31/19, still no wheel, still no call.
I left my information on the Big O Tires customer service website a few days ago. I have heard nothing. I called and spoke with a tech this morning at the Big O Tires in Bentonville. He tells me he will talk to Darryl because he has no Jeep rim and there is nobody in the office who knows anything. I left my contact information..........
Update:
I called and spoke with Dakota. My wife''s wheel came in. I asked when it arrived, he did not know. He said I would need to leave my wife's wheel as a core. My wife checked and Jeep does not require a core charge for the wheel. Due to weather, we were unable to get to the shop on 1/11/2020. I called and spoke with Darryl Barker, Assistant Manager. He said that was okay. We returned to Big O Tires on 11/18/20220. We were told Darryl left the company. We were helped by Brandon, the new Assistant Manager. He located our replacement wheel and verified it was the correct wheel. We were not offered installation, but we were happy our damaged wheel was replaced. Brandon was helpful and professional. Hopefully, our experience was not the norm. read more