I never write a bad review. When I have a negative experience, I usually just never go back to the shop or company again. But my experience here was so bad, I feel I need to warn others.
We bought a camper here in 2019. They also talked us in to an extended warranty (my mistake - I fell for it). It was a nice little camper, but we barely used it (3 or 4 times a year at most) so we decided to sell it this year. I thought I would bring it in to Leisure Days Smiths Falls for a once over to make sure everything was working before putting it up for sale.
We dropped it off the Wednesday before a long weekend and requested the basic maintenance package. They asked if we needed the camper back right away and I said no, we weren't using it the long weekend so the following week would be fine. Two weeks later, after I reached out to the service department several times, they told me I could come pick it up. Great! So I called ahead to pay over the phone so my husband could just pick it up on his way home. It was more expensive than originally quoted because they had to fix a few things. Fair enough. I asked them to itemize it, and then I asked why - if extra work needed to be done - no one called me to let me know. Or why they didn't at least mention it when they said the camper was ready to be picked up. Crickets on the other end of the phone. Then, after some back and forth, I said, ok, I would pay over the phone and my husband would come pick it up. Then they said, oh tell your husband to come see me, there is something with the axle or a spring in the wheel bearings I need to show him. What is the issue, I asked? Is it the axle or the wheel bearing? The answer was, oh I don't know exactly. I said, excuse me?? There is an issue you want to show my husband but can't tell me what it is? I was baffled. The I asked if it would be covered by the extended warranty. They said they would check. A few more days go by. I called and was told they were looking into it and would let me know as soon as they heard anything. Finally, my husband stopped by and they said oh yeah, it won't be covered by the warranty (again, they had an answer but didn't think to call and tell us). So we will be taking the camper to a proper shop to see what the actual problem is and to get the work done by competent mechanics.
Now, my issue isn't with the warranty coverage (although, frankly, I wouldn't buy another one), it's with Leisure Days Smiths Falls and, in particular, the service department. They displayed a baffling lack of knowledge, some of the worst communication I have ever seen from a business, and terrible customer service. Overall, a completely awful experience.
On a hilarious side note: as I was typing this review, Leisure Days Smiths Falls just called me to ask me if I knew they had a sale on and if I wanted to buy another camper. I said no thanks. I would never be buying anything from Leisure Days Smiths Falls again. read more
