I've got quite the story to share about Done Right Automotive.
My wife and I were road tripping through Tennessee in early April, when my 2013 Ford Focus started breaking down. We were heading back home, so we were desperate to get the car fixed so we could head back to Chicago. We called several shops but none could take us in day of, except for Done Right Automotive that is. My car went into their shop on April 8th, 2021. I ended up needing a new transmission (Ford Focus's are known for this kind of trouble I found out). They wanted a little over $2,100 for the repairs, all of it upfront. Ok, not a problem. Rick and Dave were very nice up front, so I trusted them with my car to fix my transmission. Meanwhile we flew back up to Chicago. At this point, my wife and I are home and my car is at Done Right in TN.
Weeks go by, and I'm calling them here and there to ask for updates and typically I would get some answer saying they needed another week. About a month after dropping my car off, I get a call from Done Right explaining that my Dual Clutch is broken, and that also needed to be repaired (This is about the beginning of May I think). They wanted another $2,500ish to repair it, upfront. Ok, fine, my car is covered through warranty through all these things so it's fine. I will say, my warranty company decided not to work with this shop in the future, because apparently Done Right was uncooperative and hard to work with, or at least that's what I was told by my warranty company.
Weeks keep going by, and I keep calling here and there and again, typically I was told they needed another week. Nearly two months have passed since I first dropped off my car and I STILL do not have my car. One day, I decided to call Rick and explain to him that I need my car back and that I want to be able to have it shipped THAT week, fixed or not (This is towards the end of May I believe). This is when Rick started getting frustrated with me and explained that I can have my car back, but it will come in pieces, because at the time the car was pretty much taken apart, or at least that's what I was told. I decided that I DO NOT want my car shipped back in pieces, obviously. Rick told me they had all the parts now, and I would receive it in about a week. A little over a week later, Dave (the mechanic) calls me to tell me that my car is all put together, and that in a couple days it will be on a tow truck to the Ford dealership to get programed. YES! The light is finally at the end of the tunnel, or so I thought.
The day that my car was supposed to head to the Ford dealership, I get a call from Dave again. This next part is unbelievable.
Dave explains to me that while they left my car outside, someone got under my hood and slashed my main harness. This made my car undriveable, and my car wouldn't even start. Now the police are involved because my car was vandalized on their property. I filed a police report with the Sevierville PD, and I got on the phone with an officer. The police officer told me that Done Right admitted to him that they left my car outside unlocked (I can not prove this myself, that's just what I was told), and that they were not willing to take responsibility (Done Right did not say that to me themselves, this is just what I was told). The police officer also told me this shop is NOT reputable, and that they've had issues with this shop before. Shortly after, Geico sent someone in to inspect my car and deemed it totaled.
My car was totaled while in their hands, and I was told by the police officer they were not willing to take responsibility. Rick and Dave didn't seem to show any sympathy either.
Fortunately for me, I was reimbursed for everything I paid them by my warranty company, and my car is covered by insurance, but this shop did waste a lot of my time and they caused a lot of headache. I went through two months of stress, and no car, all to find out in the end that I need to go car shopping. As far as Rick goes, he is kind if you stay on his good side, but if you start to question him or challenge him, he will get very frustrated with you, or at least that was my experience. By the end of this I would not trust them with my car if I were you. They did not communicate well, Rick would get frustrated with me if I questioned him, and ultimately my car was totaled while on this shop's property. If I could go back, I would have waited the extra day for a different shop to look at my car. read more