I have received the worst customer service ever from Costco, specifically Costco Tire center.
I purchased 4 tires online, set an appointment for today to get them installed. Got to the appt early, tires got installed in less than an hour, which was great. NOT! Drove to Walmart to get some stuff and my TPMS light turns on. I call Costco and they say come right back. Mind you, my appt was at 5pm, tires done before 6pm, shipped at Costco before leaving to Walmart, and had to hustle back before right before 8pm. Well, the associate tells me to park by the air station, adds air, says they misread my tire pressure level and put to much in the back when it should've been 32/35psi. Still the TPMS doesn't turn off. He gets a gauge to read the sensors and as we are standing in the freezing cold tells me that 3 out of the 4 sensors are not working. They worked on the old tires before I brought it in, we're replaced by Americas Tires just last year. Then he tells me to go back to Americas tires to get them replaced?!?!? I explain if Ty e worked when I brought it in, you changed all my tires, then it's something you did. He then explains the battery or the distance, and says it's not their problem as they just changed the tires. I explain that they had to have done something to the sensor as it's on the rim. He then says nothing he can do. So I call a buddy for some confirmation and he says the TPMS should still be working unless it was damaged, so he says I should go inside and ask for the Manager of the tire center, Keith. I go in and another associate says that since the TPMS aren't Costco's they can't do anything unless I want to buy theirs?!?!? I then say it doesn't make sense that 3 of 4 stop working after they change the tires. He says they can look at it tomorrow, Saturday, and if they broke them they will replace them, but since they are booked it will be a while?!?!? So, you possibly damage my car, waste more of my time, tell me to come back and then tell me I will have to wait to have them checked out to "see" if they are damaged, even though they know I can't be in the car bay to watch and see what they see and possibly lie that they are ok and it's only the batteries which then they won't do anything. I then ask for Keith, and he says he is gone for the day, off Saturday, and won't be back till Sunday. I ask when will Keith be working Saturday. He says open, I ask what time, he says maybe 9, so you don't know when you open?!?!? I said I will be back.
Even though it was a great deal on tires, the poor customer service, bad attitude and general disrespect makes the whole interaction at Costco Tires never want me to go back to get tires from them ever.
I definitely would like to hear from the Costco warehouse manager or corporate to see if this is the norm on how they treat their members, not to mention I have been a member since the 2000. read more