I've done business with this Dunn Tire location for a number of years, and have easily bought 4+ sets of new tires and other maintenance services for different vehicles that I've owned. However, I our relationship may be coming to an abrupt end after the outrageously poor customer service that I received today upon arrival for an 8 AM appointment made well over a week ago.
I've most recently purchased 2 sets of tires for my Subaru from this Dunn Tire location. At the time they were professional and efficient, especially when it came time to pay for $1,500 in tires over 2 separate visits. I was assured that since both sets of tires were bought at Dunn, and mounted on separate wheels, there would never be any issue in having the seasonal swap done at no extra charge at the beginning and end of winter. However, I've had to return every time the tires were swapped in order to have my TPMS sensors reset even after reminding them to do so upon every visit. Regardless, I've been understanding and even purchased additional services costing $200+ such as full synthetic oil changes, and a power steering fluid flush and change.
Today when I arrived for my 8 AM appointment with a back seat full of winter tires purchased last season, which were already mounted on wheels, I was told by the Assistant Manger Adam Arounsavath that there was no way they could do the work because they were too busy. Mind you, when I made the appointment over a week ago I was told that they had open availability all day and I purposefully scheduled early to avoid delays.
What happened in between scheduling the appointment and showing up on time? Syracuse and the surrounding being areas got hit by a snowstorm that dumped 12-20 inches over 3 days. This of course spurred demand by customers to purchase brand new snow tires. Evidently it is Dunn Tire policy to vacate existing appointments to swap snow tires on prior sales in order to accommodate customers buying new snow tires.
What makes my experience worth sharing is the Dunn Tire Customer Bill of Rights posted on their web site:
"The right to service beyond expectations. Without you, there is no Dunn Tire. Every customer is very important to us. No matter what. If you don't receive service beyond your expectations; or you don't feel like our most important customer; it's your right to tell us... If you're less than 100% satisfied, please tell us. Your complete satisfaction is our highest priority. For constructive criticism and/or complaints that are not resolved to your complete satisfaction by our store management, please contact our Managing Director of Retail Operations, Robert Clark, directly at (716)-601-0036 or via email at robert.clark@dunntire.com"
Rest assured I've left a voice mail for Robert Clark and will update my review if he contacts me regarding the canceling of my pre-existing appointment today.
The last 2 sets of summer/winter tires I bought for my Toyota were purchased at Firestone on Erie Blvd in DeWitt where I've never had a problem with customer service. It seems clear to me which Tire service center has actually earned my business instead of simply processing the payment.
UPDATE: After I contacted corporate offices in Buffalo, NY, the regional manager for Syracuse contacted me. He arranged to personally come to my home, pick up my car, bring it to a Dunn Tire location to have my winter wheels and tires swapped on that day. On his way back he topped off my fuel tank and brought my car back in a timely manner. This obviously was an impressive gesture and allows me to give Dunn another chance. read more