DO NOT GO TO THIS LOCATION! I would give them 0 if it was possible.
I brought my car in to get one of the back doors replaced because I was hit by another car while driving in the snow. It took two weeks to fix, then it was problem after problem after this. As someone who claims 80% of the car expenses for taxes, I was required to pay the 80% GST of the repair. Initially ICBC noted 100% on my file, but was updated before I took the car into the shop. It seemed like the file Kirmac had was not updated, so I sent Matthew (who was working at the front desk) the email that says to pay 80% of the GST, since he said he needs a copy of the letter. This was at the start of Feburay. These are the many screw ups that happened in my one repair:
#1: Picked up my car two weeks later, the amount I was charged seemed high, but paid anyway. 10min after leaving the shop, I recieved a call saying that they made a mistake and needed to charge my card another $100! I asked why it was so expensive, and I found out they were charging me the $300 deductible, which I was not suppose to have to pay. So after "reviewing" the file, they refunded me the amount overcharged.
#2: They did a terrible repair job, and after a day of driving, the rubber trim under the window was coming off. I called right away, and they asked me to bring the car back in. When I took the car in they told me they have to order the part so I have to come back again in a few days for the actual fix.
#3: When the part came in I was told it would take 10min to fix. It ended up taking 45min because the repair person ended up going for lunch. So while I was waiting (and at this point I had no trust in these guys), I decided to double check what % of the GST I was charged. Matthew, the same person I talked to the first day I came to this shop, said that the file on the computer said I had to pay 100% of the GST. So basically, HE FORGOT TO UPDATE THE FILE AND OVERCHARGED ME. He didn't even recall reading the email, so I had to show him the email I forwarded HIM weeks ago because HE had asked me to. By this time my car was done so he told me that he will have the manager approve the reimbursement and call me by the end of the day to confirm it.
#4: TERRIBLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE WORKERS. Never received the call so I called them back the next afternoon. Seemed like the manager was not even aware of the situation and needed to call me back after he looks through everything. The manager then calls back and says the file says I need to pay 100% of the GST. Again, was not updated. I explained to him that I spoke to Matthew the first day I went in, sent him the email, he forgot to update the file, and I was overcharged. Manager had no idea of any of this. He then needed to figure things out so called me back later. When he called back, they said the file is already closed so they cannot reimburse me and I needed to talk to ICBC and figure it out through them. I was so frustrated at this point over their screw ups, I told him to figure it out because they made the error. He again called me back saying that he talked to my ICBC adjuster and Kirmac headoffice, but they told me I have to go to a ICBC location to pick up the reimbursement cheque (and they will not send it to me via mail some reason). Super annoyed, I went to ICBC the next day and they told me they don't give out cheques. I called my ICBC adjuster to figure out what the heck was going on, and she had no idea any of this was happening. SO clearly, Kirmac never contacted my adjuster and was making things up. She said she will talk to Kirmac directly and figure it out. I eventually got the reimbursement cheque in the mail.
#5: As an "apology" for making me drive around and go to the shop multiple times, the manager said that he will get me a Gas Card. He said I can pick it up at the store or have it sent to the house, so I obviously asked him to send it to my address. It's been a month and still no apology letter or gas card has arrived.
I will never go Kirmac again, and will strongly advise anyone not to go here. read more