***UPDATE 6/30/2016- It would seem as though with my previous experiences as detailed below in original review, that my car must've been fixed by "that one guy"- you know the type- we all have "that one guy" where we work- the kind that barely "works" there. However, that work was NOT really consistent with the Gerber quality that I have had the privilege of experiencing! The manager went ABOVE AND BEYOND to see that my car was returned to me in BETTER than new condition! He took the time to listen to and address all of my concerns and gave us frequent updates on the progress. The best part is that they didn't just repair my car, they repaired the relationship by working tirelessly to seize every opportunity to do even the little things for customer satisfaction. I have fallen back in love with my car AND with Gerber.
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If I could give ZERO stars, that would be my rating. I chose this location because it was certified by my insurance company and I had used other Gerber locations in the past that had done good work. I will attempt in this review to give them credit where credit where credit is due, but ultimately, I WOULD NEVER USE THIS PLACE AGAIN, even if they were the LAST COLLISION REPAIR PLACE ON EARTH!! I took my car there the day after my accident, and it wasn't completed for FIVE weeks! Ok, maybe these repairs were more extensive... however, I was horrified when I came and saw the shoddy work that they took five weeks to complete! Several things were clearly misaligned and not put back properly. It literally looked like a kindergarten class took a field trip to Gerber collision repair and as a class project got to put my car back together! Now, our estimator did agree that it was done poorly and was apologetic. He was positive that it was minor adjustments that could be completed by the very next afternoon. That was on a Thursday, and we didn't get a call that the repairs were completed until midday the following Wednesday! We were further inconvenienced by the fact that, at that point, they were unable to accommodate my husband's work schedule so that we could come inspect and pick up the car. So Friday morning we pick up the car, and again I will give credit to the estimator who made sure that it got washed due to the dust from local road construction, put some gas in it to accommodate the gas used for test drives for fixing the car, and had even gone to look at new jeeps to make sure my car was fixed correctly. However, I do take issue with him apologizing for having not laid eyes on the car before calling us the first time, that is irrelevant because that Quality of work should've never been done by skilled professionals. About halfway through my drive home from Gerber, I realize that there is a gouge in the leather of my steering wheel that was not there prior to bringing it in. When I call them, their solution is for me to drive it one hour round-trip (30 minutes each way) so they can inspect the damage that THEY DID! Finally, the estimator did agree to come to my home to inspect the damage, and I do credit them for agreeing to fix this. Is my nightmare over? Hell no! Next, we go to return our rental car and the rental car place is trying to charge us extra beyond what our insurance covered because their system says that the car was done at the shop on Tuesday (remember, I wrote above that we didn't even hear from Gerber until midday Wednesday). Finally, I take my family out for a pizza dinner to de-stress, and and I go to get back in the car I see that the inside door panel where it meets the window looks like a poorly wrapped birthday present that is coming open. We roll down the window to get a better look and realize that the entire door panel is loose. My car is the 2016 jeep Cherokee Limited that I had owned for six weeks prior to my accident and only had 1200 miles on it, so it was a well-built car that did not have wear and tear on it. I now feel like it's only a matter of time until I find other places on my car that were done poorly. I'm so upset with the poor quality of work done by Gerber that I'm almost ready to pay the $10,000 or more to break my lease just so I don't have to deal with this nightmare any longer or continue to find places that they didn't do well. Of course I hope to never have another accident, but if I do, I would never come here again. I would not recommend this place to anyone I know even my worst enemies!
UPDATE 6/20- continued to find minor problems over the weekend. Spoke with Tony the general manager this morning who was very helpful. I'm looking forward to having the issues resolved and hopefully improving this rating. read more