So it's simple...Here is our experience with Harvard Chevy. Take it for what its worth. CHOOSE someone else to do your business with. Last April/May 2020, went in to purchase a truck. Used... Sales rep Jake says they had a great used truck coming in that night and would be available the next day after it's owner finalized their trade in. Say the truck that night.. Great looking truck, drove well with a few issues needed fixing prior to us taking ownership. Next day, repairs were done. Went back and forth with sales REP Jake about price and concerns. Jake looks at us and says this is an awesome truck, you'll never see a better one at this price. Jake told us one thing and changed the contract. We asked for 60 months under $400, he snuck in 72months for $380.
Took the truck home.. Still good. 1 week later, service air bag light. Brought it in, ANGELO the service coordinator had it looked at. Damaged wiring harness. FIxed, no charge. 2 days later after fix, air bag light on again. Took it in. Angelo looked at it. Said same harness wasn't repaired all the way down to the damaged wires. Fixed no charge. Same week. radio going out. Brought it in, Angelo, bad radio. Said they'll (Chevy) will cover it. Mind you I bought the extended warranty but Angelo said if they started filing claims already it would make the shop look bad.
1 week later. I'm losing air in 2 tires. Looked at the front tires. 1 had a plug in the side wall (NOT SAFE) the other had cracks down the tread. Chevy wouldn't do anything. Had to buy $800 worth of tires for a truck i had for 3 weeks. AGAIN keep in mind THEY are suppose to do a 117 point inspection of the vehicle.
1 month later truck needs a new transmission. $4400.... Warranty company questioning why only 300 miles driven on truck and needs a new transmission..... Transmission replaced by Harvard Ford A+ dealership!!!! 3 weeks later bad alternator. FIXED! 1 month later misfire and bad oil pressure sensor. 2 days later bad O2 sensors for fuel bank 1!
My wife gave Harvard Chevy a bad internal review due to these reasons:
1) Martin(GM) told us for the Air Bag light (Safety Mind You) they relied on a lower level tech for the fix. 2nd guy was a master tech
2) Angelo didn't want to warranty anything out due to the shop looking bad. (His words)
3)Martin (GM) told us he'd take care of us and that Angelo should never had said those things.
*We have a 2016 Chevy Malibu. Bought new tires from Harvard Chevy with a warranty. Needed to have tires rotated.
1/7 called Angelo at Chevy. Asked about if the warranty was good at any Chevy or just theirs. He stated just their location. I said I needed to schedule an appointment to have my tires rotated. Angelo said that him and his service center staff NO LONGER wanted to service our vehicles. I asked about the warranty we purchased and asked how to use it if weren't able to be serviced there. Angelo stated "I'm not sure what to tell you" and HUNG UP.
I called the GM Martin the next day. 1/8. Explained the situation and asked if he was aware of the situation and Angelo's decision. Martin stated NO and he'd look into it! Martin called me back 15 minutes later. Martin stated that the service center will no longer be servicing our 2 vehicles. I asked why, Martin stated it was because we (the customers) gave them a bad review. Martin's words were "The service area is Angelo's DOJO, and I have to respect his decision". He stated Angelo would cut us a check for the warranty and mail it to us!
SO YEAH, i wish i could give this location 0 stars but I can't. This location needs HONEST sales reps, a service center focused on CUSTOMERS, and a GM that has a back bone to stand up for the customer's when his employees are WRONG! DON'T BUY, SELL, OR DO BUSINESS HERE
Less than 9 months, less than 5000 miles driven, and over $6000 in repairs! read more