My car needed a new water pump, it was going to be covered under warranty and it took Coast 5months to replace it.
I took my car in October 2020 and they told me the part is back ordered because of COVID and wouldn't be in until December and my car was inoperable. I was patient and said okay. December came and I hadn't heard any updates. Second week of December I called to get an update and see if December was still accurate. They told me there was movement on the part and that they were expecting it to arrive the following week. I was excited because 3 months without a car is hard! Well December came and left and still no update. I called in January to get an update. Nobody knew anything, they sent me to voicemail. I left a voicemail and didn't hear back. About two weeks later I called back and they sent me straight to a voicemail and I left multiple numbers to call me back at. Surprise, no call back. I called again and they transferred me right to a voicemail. So I called right back and let them know I wanted to speak to someone and not a voicemail and they told me there was no update on the part, it was in high demand and back ordered all over the US and nobody has the part and they are all waiting for it. I ended up emailing the service department manager and the general manager. The service department manager got back to me and gave me the go around just like his crew and said he didn't think they would get the part in even by February. I asked if they could check with other auto repair places and see if they had the part, he said nobody has it. The general manager responded with "you will hear back from us tomorrow" and even underlined will and I NEVER DID. I called Lithia in Medford Oregon where I purchased my car and they said they had the part and that coast was just giving me the go around. He suggested I contact Chrysler. So, I did. Best thing I ever did and they told me they wished I would have contacted them sooner and said it should not have taken this long for coast to fix my car. Chrysler ended up expediting the part for me (which Coast tried to take credit for and told me they got ahold of a part) AND cut me a check because they never offered me a rental and I had to go without a car for 5 months paying my monthly payment, my car insurance, and extended warranty for a car that just sat there. Chrysler even said Coast should have contacted them and should have informed me that I could contact them as well. Coast never called me with updates until Chrysler got involved and called them directly. Once my part was in they even told me I wouldn't be on the schedule until another week. My car had sat there for so long and they still wanted to make me wait. I will NEVER be taking my car to Coast again. They lack in customer service. 5 months without a car, are you kidding me?! They were never apologetic or sympathetic at all and I was even nice and patient with them. All of my family, friends, and coworkers said they would never give them business anymore either. read more