I have been taking my vehicles here for several years in attempts to support local business. In the past 1-1/2 years Classic Ford Madison (Service) has really become what I would call "less than thorough" to "careless" in their work and overall ethic. My 2005 Ford Freestyle was returned to them 6 times for the same repair. i.e, AC Compressor. They claimed work was done that actually was not and proceeded to charge me for it. Needless to say this was escalated by me immediately (and ultimately resolved). However, this should never have occurred. I recently asked the Service Manager for their professional "opinion" of a vehicle I was planning to purchase - Ford F150 Fx4 and asked them to please take a look at it while it was in for a repair from the Car Sales Company. Received a "clean/good" recommendation as a "solid" vehicle. In less than 1 month this vehicle has required: a steering shaft and replacement of U joints; front brakes and calipers; engine dip stick; transmission fluid change, transmission dip stick and O-ring, #7 engine coil with spark plug replacement - as you can imagine, all well over $1,000.+ in repairs and I pull it off of their lot to have the vehicle now throw a service engine soon light - returned immediately to have Service Manager review and the following O2 Sensor Code(s) showed (P0053 and P2195). Note: Never had the service engine light on prior to their repair! Oh, I may add that the vehicle report card now indicates "Right Front Spring" may require attention/repair! Is this not a potential safety issue? Now wouldn't you have noticed some of this stuff during the vehicle examination I requested be done prior to my purchase? While they are currently repairing the O2 Sensor issue, I can honestly say that this place really has a lot to be desired though I will allow you to draw your own conclusions. I feel as a Master Technician and Service Manager you should definitely check/re-check your work! Evidently this was NOT done on many levels on several occasions. While things can and do happen, this is now what seems to be Classic Ford Madison protocol. I sincerely don't believe I will be returning after this visit. Return visits should be a rarity and not the norm. I believe I am now cured of trying to support this local business. They don't seem to care much about good customer service, at this time, I don't feel they are reliable/reputable/honest, and I feel as though they do not fix things properly the first time! Someone really should look into these practices. If this is a "Classic" mentality/practice/protocol, then it really needs to change! While the Classic Moto is to make money, it should also be to do the right thing the first time. Very disappointed in the Service Department entirely. read more