I wish I could give this location zero stars. Once upon a time they were outstanding, now I would not recommend Just Tires in Lansing for anything! Their customer service is none existent. The entire time I was there, the man behind the counter ( I think his name is Larry, tall, slim, older man with a mustache) told me everything he could NOT do for me. He had a negative answer for every request.
My husband and I came in for a tire rotation on Saturday 1/19/19 around 2pm. My husband asked if they could also look at the tie rods and ball joints while the car was on the rack because there seemed to be some play while driving. The guy said "we won't be able to do that because of weather, there is so much snow and ice on the roads." My husband replied that shouldn't be a factor, the streets are clean now and we just brought the car out, we live nearby. The guy just continued to go back and forth with my husband about how he wouldn't be able to do it.
A few minutes later we were told the car needed two new tires. Larry asked if I had my receipts for the tires so he could determine if the warranty was still valid. I asked if he could look up my paperwork in the system. His response was no because I bought the tires at the Burbank location. I asked if he could call Burbank, Larry told me they probably wouldn't answer the phone. I asked if he could try. He continued to tell me how the Burbank store doesn't answer their phone. He did not call.
Whenever I go to the Burbank location they are always able to lookup my information, even if the service or product was provided in Lansing, no problem. That is certainly not the case here.
My husband asked to speak to the manager, Jannet Ortiz, she told us they had to call the company administrator and there weren't that many people around on Saturday and they also don't answer the phone. Again I ask, can you at least try to call them. (Why would you repeatedly tell a customer about your company's terrible phone support? )
I told them I'd check my glove compartment for paper work and I did find it. Larry told me one of the tires was no longer under warranty. I was then told the serial number of the other tire did not match the number they received from the administrator ( yes he finally called and guess what? They answered!) so he couldn't honor the warranty. Again telling me what he can not do. I continued to explain I definitely purchased my tires from Just Tires, maybe they gave you the wrong number, are you looking at the correct receipt, is there anything else you can do etc...his response, no I can't do anything. We persisted so he continued reviewing the paperwork and he found the correct serial number for the tire.
We asked him to change the tire under warranty and we would go to Burbank to buy the tire. His response was "oh so you'll get the tire under warranty here but you won't buy the other tire here?" That was the last straw. Why should I buy a tire from you when you have gone out of your way to show me I am not a valued customer. You want to take my money but provide no service. I told him I won't do either here, I'm taking my business to the Burbank location.
I stopped to tell the manager how disappointed I was with the service or the lack thereof. She did not look up from her computer once while I was talking to her. When I asked why she was not engaged in the conversation she said " I hear you ma'am".
Many years ago this was an excellent shop with excellent customer support. Now they just want to sell products and services but go out of their way to NOT support or service these products. This is why I started patronizing the Burbank location. The only reason we went to this location is my husband did not like the way my car was handling and we live nearby. NEVER AGAIN! This location made me feel like they were doing me a favor speaking to me.
Go to the Burbank location. The manager Joe is exceptional. The employees there are very knowledgeable, provide premier customer service and put their customers needs at the forefront of their business model. read more