Ford's Standards
On July 18, 2021, my Ford Mache was hit from behind. I took it to Koon's Ford because it was a certified Ford Dealership and I thought they would have done a great job fixing it. My car was hit 3 weeks after I purchased it and this was the first Mache brought into their Collision Center. I was told, there was going to be a wit on parts, this not the dealership's fault.
On September 24, 2021, I went to pick up my car, however, there were 3 small dents in the back and the tailgate was not even. There was a large gap on the left side and a smaller gap on the right side. If you looked at the top of the car you could see where on the right side the liftgate was even with the top of the car and on the left side, it was not. These issues were pointed out and I was told there wasn't anything wrong with the liftgate.
I was bothered because I knew the liftgate was not placed correctly on this car. On September 25, I went back to pick up the car, they fixed the dents, but I continued to complain about the liftgate. I was told that the liftgate was installed like that on all Mache's. On the left side, I could push my finger in between the liftgate and the bumper up to my cuticle but on the right side my finger wouldn't fit inside he gap at all. On the left side of the car, the side panel was pulling away from the lift gate. I was told they just needed some glue to put that back together. We also looked at a new Mache on their lot to compare the liftgate and the liftgate was straight and even on the top and the bottom. I refused to take the car because it was not fixed correctly. I was told the liftgate was defective and they ordered a new one. They said they could not adjust it because, it would cause more problems.
The new liftgate arrived in mid- October but was not put on the car. When I called about the car, I was told that they had other Mache's and all the liftgates were about the same as mine and it could be something with how the car was made. I went to pick up the car, however, I still complained about the liftgate. We looked at all the Mahe's on the lot and each of those car's liftgate was even at the top and the bottom. I ask could they put the new liftgate on the car because this car was not fixed correctly. I was told that if they replaced it, it could get worse and there was nothing else they could do with this car, meaning if it was worse, I would be stuck with it. I reached back out to Ford's customer support and when she called the dealership, she was told it was fixed to Ford's standards. At this time, I had to take the car.
I drove the car home and parked it outside my house. On Monday, October 25, 2021 we had a rainstorm. I had not driven the car since bringing it home. On Thursday, October 28,2021, I opened the liftgate and water poured down both sides of the car. On top of the car, where the liftgate is not even that wide gap held the rainwater so water was sitting in the gap of this car from Monday until Thursday when I opened the liftgate. Water should not be settling in gaps on this car. Second, that side panel that they were suppose to glue, the entire piece pulled away from the liftgate.
I am very disappointed in the quality of work at Koon's Ford. My car was fixed according to Ford's standard's which seems to be mediocre. I need the car to be fixed correctly and if it can not be fixed, what are the next steps, but don't force the car on me when you didn't do your best job.
U. Randolph read more