I am writing you in regards to the damage my vehicle received while at the Kirmac Collision located in Newton. I originally called Kirmac Collision to discuss the estimate given to me from ICBC on February 5th, 2009. I was told by a Kirmac employee to drop my vehicle off on February 10, 2009 at 1300 hrs and that Kirmac would give me a courtesy car to use while they were fixing my vehicle. When I arrived, I was told the shop had over booked and would not be able to help me with my car on this day. I was very upset since I did take time off work. My appointment was then scheduled for the following week.
When I arrived the following week I was given a courtesy car and was told that it would be called when my vehicle was ready to be picked up. I received a call from Kirmac on February 20th telling me that my vehicle was finished and ready to be picked up. When I arrived at the shop my car was parked outside. I went over to my car to look at the repairs. I noticed there were large scratch marks underneath the paint on the driver's side door, the front driver's panel, and I also noticed bubbles and burnt paint on the driver's side mirror. I immediately went inside and asked to speak with the manager. I told the manager that the damage was not fixed and that there were additional scratches on the vehicle that were not there previously. We then went outside and looked over my car. The manager told me he was sorry for the additional damage and that my car was not repaired properly. He then told me to leave my car with him and that he would take care of it.
On February 24th I received another phone call telling me that my car was repaired and ready for pick up. When I arrived at the shop in the afternoon I went through the routine once again. To my amazement the damage to my vehicle was still there. The scratches to the driver's door, the front driver's panel, and the bubbles on the mirror were still there. It looked like paint was just sprayed over top of the damage, and that the bubbles were not repaired at all. At this point I spoke with the manager and told him that I was very unhappy that my car had not been repaired properly. He told me that he did not know why this was happening and that he was the one that painted the car and everything should have worked. He explained that he would go over the car inch for inch to make sure everything was perfect before calling me next time. This would be the third time my car was being repaired and I was once again told to leave my car and that I would receive a phone call when it was repaired and ready for pickup.
I was called by Kirmac on March 4th regarding the picking up of my car. When I arrived there I was given the keys to my car so I could go over the repair to make sure everything had been fixed for the third time. The previous damage on the outside seemed to be repaired finally but when I opened the driver's door I noticed an eight inch tear in my leather steering wheel. I also noticed markings on my dash board, steering wheel and side doors which look like left over residue from some sort of cleaning product. I have tried to clean it but it doesn't come off.
What I do not understand is how this damage would not have been noticed the first time around let alone the second time. Words cannot describe how I feel. I find it hard to believe that it should take a company three times to do an accurate job when ultimately it should have been done properly the first time. This is not how a reputable company should run. The customer service that I received was not satisfactory, the workmanship was unprofessional. I work in emergency services and for this to happen to me makes me very distraut. I never in my entire life would do business with them again. I am also taking legal actions against them regarding the most recent damage. BE VERY CAREFULL! read more