DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE HERE.
If they are in a rush, they will make it obvious that they do not care about your vehicle. My experience was with Dan at the Bridgeton, MO location.
Before I write my wordy review, I did try to contact a manager twice to avoid giving them a bad review. No one ever contacted me back.
On Friday morning 9/14/18 a "Check Hybrid System" message came on in my Toyota Prius. I called the Car Craft in Bridgeton, Missouri as I had just recently had work done there on my front bumper and I was satisfied with the experience and service I received. Nick was very thorough during that visit and provided detailed information of the repairs necessary for my vehicle. I am still new to the area and not familiar with any Auto Body shops so this seemed like an easy first stop.
I called and explained that my service lights had come on as well as the "Check hybrid system" message and is this something that could be diagnosed at Car Craft for me? I was told yes, and to bring my vehicle in at 3pm. I dropped off my vehicle and got a call 30 minutes later to say that my car was ready for pick-up and that my keys were at the front desk. I asked what was wrong and Dan said "It was something to do with your hybrid system but it is fixed now and it's no big deal. These things just happen." He also said that he would have to talk to a tech for more information so I assumed I would receive more detailed feedback when I arrived or some sort of report.
When I arrived, Pam at the front desk politely gave me my keys and thanked me. I asked if she knew what the issue was with my vehicle and she paged Dan to the front desk. Dan came to the front desk and he repeated what he told me on the phone - he said that it was no big deal and that it was 'something to do with my hybrid system' which was already clear due to the error message on my screen. I just wanted to know what error codes appeared that made the service lights and message come on so that it could be addressed. Dan's vague responses honestly made me a bit concerned. Even if it was a minor issue, I simply wanted to know what it was as it is my vehicle. He then repeated that he could check with a technician and disappeared to the back.
I waited so long, about 20 minutes, that Pam called and reminded Dan that I was waiting for him to return and that there were other customers in the waiting room. Pam then went to the back and told me that she would check to see how much longer my wait would be and I thanked her. Dan finally came back to the front and said "Sorry for your wait. The Tech said that it has something to do with your battery." I was confused because he initially told me that my car was good to go and made no mention of an issue with my battery. I was also frustrated that he made me wait 20 minutes just to give me more vague feedback.
I felt that Dan was growing frustrated with me for simply wanting to understand what caused the service lights to appear in my car. It was fine if he couldn't explain why, but clearing the error message without giving me an explanation was puzzling to me. I asked if he could maybe show me the report of the error codes that triggered these service lights to come on and he told me that he could not. Dan was overall very short with me and gave me the impression that he did not care at all. I expressed concern that the error message was possibly cleared from my car without actually diagnosing the error. Dan ended our conversation defensively by saying that "we are not responsible for whatever is wrong with your car as we only replaced your bumper. You need to take it to a dealership to figure out what is wrong." I simply wanted a diagnosis for my car problem and the service I received was very rude, questionable, and untrustworthy.
I felt like I was leaving with more questions than answers for what was hopefully a minor issue. I do hope that Dan at least recognizes that the customer service that he provided me was very poor and unprofessional. read more