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    2.1 (64 reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 7:00 pm

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    November 2024 Email from our service advisor Nick telling us the recommendations were for 100,000 miles
    Ann Margaret K.

    Service Advisor: Nick Rowe Technician in November 2024: Hunter I originally had my car in to be serviced November 2024 for a noise coming from the right rear wheel. It was recommended first to have the right rear wheel assembly replaced, so they could then pinpoint if/where other noises were coming from. While figuring out the issue a part was broken because the technician could not disassemble it. Which meant repair was impossible and we had to fully replace it, not at any discount to us. When the car was eventually returned after all of that work was done and we drove the car home it started making a sound even more horrific than before, which we recorded and sent to our service advisor, Nick. When we brought it back in Nick informed us that they forgot to put the "dust cover" back on, and that was what was causing the noise. The noise sounded like metal on metal. Once got our car back for the second time Nick was very eager to close out the ticket with our warranty company. When we pressed him earlier in the process about the issues we were having he warned us that if anything else needed to be brought to the attention of Fidelity, my warranty company, they would have to send someone out to make an inspection of the work since so many issues had been presented and he had to submit requests to them for coverage more than once. While that wasn't a red flag then it certainly is now. In November I received a video from our technician Hunter and in that video he said my tires had plenty of life on them. July 2025 I brought my car in again because my back tires were wearing EXTREMELY unevenly. On the same wheel that they repaired the tire is almost completely stripped. Sunday 7/27 I had it inspected by another dealership before I brought it to Gator Ford, where I was told that the damage was extreme and not naturally occurring. It was their belief that the extreme and immature wear was due to the faulty services provided to me back in November/December 2024 at Gator Ford. We gave Gator Ford the opportunity to make the situation right to which our service tech Nick has thrown every excuse to make the responsibility ours. He said that it is possible the damage was caused by them BUT it was recommended to us to do the alignment. A note on the recommendations, after initial diagnostics we were given 8 pages of recommendations amounting to nearly $5k in services and fees. Our service advisor Nick told us that it is just recommended and not to get overwhelmed and we can decline. Nick also presented it to us as "recommendations due at 100,000 miles," in no way were these recommendations tied into the repairs we needed. When you present the consumer with an overwhelming amount of recommendations varying in urgency and importance it's overshadows what actually is recommended. At no point was it made clear to us that an alignment would be recommended at that time DUE TO THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED. Additionally, ethically I don't see how a dealership could hold the consumer or a warranty company financially responsible for repair of damages that were caused as a result of the work they provided. While I understand all of these things are components to a healthy operating vehicle the components that are necessary for the work at hand are completely getting lost within 8 pages of items. These recommendations were also made prior to 2 mistakes made by the service department. Why should the consumer be held responsible for damage potentially caused by the technician? Business practices like this are not only not in good faith, but not ethical either. It's no wonder that Fidelity was getting worried about the work and practices and would've needed to come inspect the vehicle. It's impractical to have the consumer pay for 2 new tires and an alignment when you can't tell me it won't happen again in 6 months. When we found Gator we felt like we were in good hands and that is not longer the feeling at all. I highly recommend, avoiding going there even for the simplest of repairs.

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    9 days ago

    Always get my oil change here. Easy to get appointments and service is quick compared to other local dealers .

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    1 year ago

    Drove all the way to this dealership from st pete just to be told they only do service from Monday through Friday.

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    4 years ago

    Dealer fees are ridiculous. They even add a extra fee if you don't finance with them. This will more than likely give you negative equity.

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    4 years ago

    Slow, unresponsive, and didn't communicate costs. Surprise bill with extras added after weeks to diagnose.

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    6 years ago

    I had an excellent experience with Bryan, I couldn't make an appointment with anyone else and Bryan helped me out to make a service change.

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