I was in an accident in December and the dealership that I bought my car from and my insurance both recommended Caliber Collision to do the body work/repairs, so I went to the NW Maynard Road location specifically due to Google and Yelp reviews. I thought my review would be helpful to provide a little more context than previous reviews.
The Pros:
1. The front desk receptionists - Stephanie and Lisa - were both great to work with, accommodating and nice.
2. The staff were always very respectful and polite when I was dealing with them either in person or on the phone.
3. The work I had done (replaced my 2 driver's side doors along with the pieces that go with that) was done well, and they ended up replacing both doors with new doors instead of repairing/using used doors.
The Cons:
1. Here was my biggest con: They do not always lock your vehicle.
Details: I took my valuables out of my car prior to dropping it off. When I picked my car up, I noticed there was loose change in my cup holders, which isn't normally there. I then realized that my change holder, which is a hidden compartment in my dash, was emptied out. I went to speak with my Caliber agent about this and he informed me that the detail crew would never steal anything but that occasionally vehicles are left UNLOCKED and that they had recently had issues with people stealing exhaust. So, my car was left in care of this business for 23 days and who knows how long it was left unlocked. I do not leave my car unlocked anywhere - not even my house - so I am appalled that this is their business practice. I also noticed that my overhead light had been switched from "manual" to "off" and when I pointed this out to them, they said that it must have gotten switched when the detail guys wiped things down. To have an unlocked car, missing change, and an overhead light turned off seems to indicate something besides coincidences that happened during a car detail. They did reimburse me for the stolen change, which was appreciated, but my car should never have been kept unlocked in the first place to allow this to happen. I would not take my car back to this business solely based on this.
2. Estimated Repair Time: Much longer than estimated (re: $$$).
Details: Granted that I dropped by car off on December 28th, which is around the holidays, the time it took to repair my car was incredibly long: 3+ weeks. I was originally told by Employee #1 that it would take 3-4 days. When I dropped my car off on December 28th, Employee #2 (my Caliber agent) told me that it would be ready December 31st (3-4 days). This is when things went downhill. That deadline was not met and the new estimated completion date was January 8th (10 business days to complete) I received text messages giving me generic updates up until then stating that the work was close to be completed. When I called on Thursday, January 7th evening to follow up to see if my car was going to be ready since there was no notification that it wouldn't be, I was informed that it was taking longer to find a good door replacement and that the employee handling my case was on vacation that week. They called me again on Friday the 8th to say that it would be ready the following week.
The following week I received a phone call on Monday, January 11th saying that the new door had arrived and that my car was going to be ready on Friday, January 15th (15 business days to complete) and that they would keep me up to date on the progress. I did not receive any additional updates - texts, emails, or phone calls that week. I called at 12pm on Friday, January 15th to ask if my car was going to be ready that day. It turns out that no, it wasn't, again. They had accidentally ordered the wrong parts because someone didn't match up the right numbers and that my car would not be ready until Monday or Tuesday January 18/19th. So, I was given 4 different estimated pick up dates and I had to call to clarify on 2 of them, less than 24 hours before my pick up date. I don't mind things being delayed a few extra days due to get good parts and quality work, but it would be nice to have someone call to notify me instead of me having to call to ask constantly.
This was all paid by the insurance company of the person who hit me, so nothing came out of my pocket. With that said, it took 3x as long to complete the repairs, which also means 3x as long in a rental car. I would have been upset if my insurance was paying for this.
3. Car Detail: Not the best
Details: When I picked my car up, I noticed a 2-3" grease stain on my tan cloth seats. I had to point this out to get it cleaned, and it would have been nice to have someone look my car over before approving it for pick-up. read more