So I never do reviews. But my experience here was so terrible I had to. If I could give ZERO stars I would. I went to Gerber because my insurance suggested them for a repair after hitting a deer.
To start, my car took way longer than they claimed it would to repair. I was understanding, as I know it takes time to get parts and paint. But also...if you had to replace my hood, my passenger side light, passenger side door, and passenger side fender...why are you not replacing the bumper, but instead "painting over it"?? If you're going to replace my right fender, right light, right passenger door, and hood...why not replace the bumper?? And can someone tell me why I got charged extra money for "COVID".
When I got my car back everything looked alright...until I drove it home. Once I started driving the vehicle the passenger side of the front bumper (the side that was "repaired") started popping out of place. I didn't think it was a big deal so I would pop it back into place. This happened nearly every time I drove. Then a few days ago it would not pop back in place. I secured it with zip ties so it was drive-able. Then I called Gerber to try and get the issue resolved. They never called me back. So I emailed James Hess, who handled my repair. We met today (Friday) and he looked at my car.
James spent no more than 2 minutes looking at my vehicle. I showed him my bumper and the fact that it pops out and is not secured. Just by looking you can clearly see the bumper is not in place. He felt under the bumper and looked at the plastic covering underneath. James then claimed that my damage was new, that I must have hit something, and therefore my warranty is void. What he was claiming new damage you ask? A scuff and a scratch. (But wait it gets better).
I looked at the scuff and scratch. Pointed out that I could rub off whatever he was claiming to be a scuff. Then I actually rubbed off whatever he thought was a scuff, revealing no damage. James proceeded to say "well you can tell you hit something because where we painted over your bumper the paint is gone".
I got down on the ground to look at this scratch and as anyone with vision can tell, THE PAINT IS STILL INTACT. I pointed this out to him, and I also mentioned the fact that had I hit something, there would be damage to the plastic and other parts of my vehicle. Instead of taking a second look, James said "Well you had to have hit something and that voids your warranty". I was then told they wouldn't be doing anything to help me.
I have attached pictures of the issue they are refusing to fix as well as the scratch they claim is missing paint...you be the judge.
Luckily my insurance agent is great and has contacted my adjuster for the claim, and said he will be contacting the Nationwide manager and Gerber to handle the issue.
0/10 WOULD NOT recommend taking your vehicle here. Take it to that guy down the street who uses YouTube videos to weld his differential before you go here. I Promise you will get better customer service and get your vehicle truly fixed better than Gerber ever could. read more