WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE & SERVICE DEPARTMENT EVER.
I bought a 2018 Dodge Charger Hellcat from Larson On May 24, 2020 from salesman Donnie. It took 6 hours, yes you read that right, SIX HOURS to finish the purchase & we finally left the dealership at midnight. All we wanted to do was write a check in full for the car. Why did that take 6 hours??? They weren't busy! It was a Sunday night around 6pm when we got there on a holiday weekend!
We discovered there was something wrong with the GPS & made an appointment May 27th to get it fixed. We were informed by Anthony @CJDR that we needed a new radio and it would take a week to get it in. We waited 2 weeks & finally called to see if our radio was in and a woman answered & said it had been in "for a few days" & she "didn't know why they hadn't called to let us know". So, we made another appointment to get the new radio put in on June 18th & picked the car up on the 19th.
We entered our home address into the navigation and by the time I pulled out of the lot & stopped at the stoplight in front of Larson, the GPS had lost all information & said I was in Buckley, WA not Puyallup! We also discovered the front & rear cameras weren't hooked back up after they put the new radio in.
So, once again, I called to talk to Anthony & was informed he was with another customer & he would call me back. I also text Anthony. I received no reply. We waited 3 days for a call back from Anthony so I called & asked for the shop manager. I was informed he was unavailable & would call me back ASAP. YEP, waited another 3 days, no call back from service manager.
At that point, I called the store & asked to speak to the GM. If it truly was the GM, he didn't seem to care what our experience was & passed us off to Donnie stating it's up to our salesperson to be the go between between us & the service dept if we were having issues. Donnie assured me he would go over personally & handle the problem & I would be hearing from the service dept.
You guessed it, waited a week, no phone call. So I called Donnie back, he feigned shock & I informed him we would not be bringing my car back to Larson given the horrible customer service. All he replied with was, "OK., sorry about your trouble with the service dept., thanks" & hung up. He didn't give a damn. He got his commission. I hope that "measly $200 commission" you complained about was worth losing good customers over Donnie.
After Donnie blew me off, I decided to give the service manager one more chance & called & was told by a woman who answered the phone he'd gone home for the day (it was 2pm in the middle of the week) and she could leave him a message & he would call me back. You betchya I left another message!
I told her to let her Service Dept Manager know his service dept was the worst customer service we had ever encountered & we wouldn't bring my car back there if it was the last dealership in WA State. She mumbled ok, she'd get him the message & hung up on me. I doubt he ever got the message and if he did, he didn't give a damn because, uh huh, no call back!
How hard is it to pick up a phone & contact a customer? How hard is it to pick up a phone & return a customers call? How hard is it to do your job correctly? It was super easy for me to touch 10 numbers to call Larson. Apparently, phone skills & customer service aren't required to work at Larson Dodge of Puyallup. It's almost as if Larson goes out of their way to find individuals who don't even know what a phone is. Or Customer service skills. Or skills as simple as installing a radio, and other components unconnected to install a radio. I'm just grateful my service only included a radio. I wouldn't trust them to do any other engine, transmission, or other important work on my car. I suggest you not trust them either.
This dealership doesn't care about its reputation, it's customers, or it's customer service. Obviously, based on these reviews, right?! I wish I had read the reviews before dropping $56k in their pockets. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone, not even my worst enemy.
Fortunately, we have found a reputable dealership close to our home we're very happy with & they do a great job! I happily gave them a glowing review.
If anyone from Larson actually reads these reviews, and I see they've commented here & there, DO BETTER. BE BETTER. YOUR CUSTOMERS DESERVE BETTER, THEY SPEND A LOT OF MONEY WITH YOU. Hopefully, future customers read these reviews before spending any money with you.
SHAME ON YOU LARSON DODGE OF PUYALLUP. AND SHAME ON THE LARSON FAMILY.
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