I had a disappointing experience with the staff and Javier, the manager. I initially called them…read moreabout replacing the vented window in my Toyota van, having had a frustrating experience with SafeLite (another story for another day). When I arrived on Monday, June 22, Dan (the adjuster?) haughtily stated they couldn't use the required accessory parts needed, which I specifically bought from Woodbridge Toyota, because they couldn't "guarantee the quality or that they were the correct parts." Dan stated he wouldn't order their parts until I left the van with them. News flash: That should be clarified with a customer before they stop by (as a professional courtesy) so that the customer can make plans AHEAD OF TIME and avoid the back-and-forth and wasted time that so many businesses (like Caliber Collision) think is "acceptable."
Needing the van back ASAP, I drove it over after hours that same night. Dan assured me he would order the parts Tuesday, June 23 and that it would take a couple days. Thursday, June 25, I get a message that the parts have arrived and that the van would be ready later that day. Great! However, I got a call late in the afternoon that, oops! They needed to order another part but that the part would be delivered Friday, June 26. Okay, more shagging rides and imposing on friends. On Friday, I'm again told the van would be ready later that day.
But wait! Dan "the expert" informed me that his technician stated they still need two additional parts! (Again, THESE ARE THE PARTS THAT WERE RESEARCHED, WHICH I ORDERED FROM WOODBRIDGE TOYOTA, and which Dan snootily rejected.) When I expressed my frustration about having to wait for another delivery, Dan stated, "Well, normally when we order a used window, it has all the parts with it." What? Wait a minute! Dan REJECTED my authentic Toyota parts (sans the window itself) "because they couldn't guarantee the quality or that they were the correct parts." And yet they're installing a USED window in my van!!!
When I finally was granted the opportunity to retrieve my van a week later (Monday, June 29), I asked to speak to the manager, Javier. He came out of his office and I explained the fiasco and incompetence, including the condescending way our man Dan had addressed my concerns (and those of another customer, who came after me on Monday June 22.) Javier seemed to listen to me, but when I pointed out the hypocrisy of rejecting the accessory parts needed to complete the repair (which had been painstakingly researched) while ordering a "used window," Javier handed me the tired excuse of, "Well, that's what we have to do, because your insurance will only cover so much." I said, "Hold on, that's crap. You're using a used part to increase your profit margin. I'm not stupid." Javier said he would "look into it."
And here's the icing on the cake: When I called today (July 7, just 8 days after meeting with Javier) to hear what he had found out, I was told Javier was on vacation for 2 weeks. Totally ducked the issue, slinking away on vacation without the decency to get back to me.
Moral of the story: Incompetent, condescending, and entitled. DON'T GO TO CALIBER COLLISION!!!!