Bare with me as this is going to be long, if I could give them negative -5 stars I would!
I had some minor cosmetic issues with my vehicle, I was given their card by a Acura dealership that services my vehicle. I contacted this Tempe location and was given a date for service and dropped my vehicle off, this was February 7, 2023. My insurance company paid for my rental which was 30 days per claim and I had 2 separate claims on my vehicle. The 1st 30 days my vehicle was at this shop I spoke with the shop maybe once. Then as the 30 days went by I had to return the rental and obtain a new one, which I did but as time went on I started to reach out to the shop for updates on my vehicle. By the time 50+ days had gone by and I knew the rental had to be returned I attempted to get in contact with the person who was in charge of my vehicle which was Zach the manager. He does not communicate neither return your calls.
So I started pulling up to the shop every week and every week Zach would have some lame story about ordering parts and my vehicle was almost ready blah blah blah, by week 3 (Monday) of his lies I decided I was going to pop up and search for my vehicle on the property so I can see the progress of my vehicle myself. Before I could leave the house I received a call from my insurance company telling me Zach had just called them and said my vehicle would be ready Wednesday, I immediately responded with "bs" because I knew Zach was lying, every week he finds a new lie as an attempt to buy hisself more time. I went to the shop anyways it had been 64 days they had my vehicle, I immediately became unhinged upon setting my eyes on my vehicle, it was sitting by its self with bondo on it no paint. (photos included) I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I had just caught this guy in a lie! Caught him red handed with his "bs". I immediately demanded my keys and vehicle back, I was met with "I apologize", from a woman who works the front desk. I refused to calm down and leave w/o my vehicle. Not only was I paying for the rental car out of my pocket but I now clearly see this business has been lying to me and holding my vehicle hostage! They called the police on me and I was trespassed off the property, I explained to the officers I just wanted my vehicle back and I no longer wanted anything to do with these people. Zach refused to give me vehicle back.
So I drove to Acura and spoke with them about the situation and asked how are they referring their customers to such a disgrace of a business. I was told that they do NOT refer their customers to the Tempe location, they ONLY send their customers to the Chandler location!
So I realized I had made a huge mistake with taking my vehicle to the wrong location! Acura got on the phone with the manager of the Chandler location (Kevin) who was upset about what I was going through with Zach, Kevin said he would fix it and make this right as I am a customer of Acura and Precision Auto Body does a lot of business with Acura of Tempe.
The next day (Tuesday day 65) Kevin attempted to dispatch a tow truck and retrieve my vehicle from Zach but he refused to give up my vehicle stating they had just painted it and it couldn't be moved, I refused to except that so I called the police for a civil stand by to get my vehicle back. The officers explained to them that they had no choice but to release my vehicle as the other locations manager is stepping in.
Kevin then sent a tow truck to retrieve my vehicle and away we went to the Chandler location. Kevin really took care of me and stepped up and got me my vehicle back in a manner of days after it being in his shop. I really appreciate everything he's done for me.
However because of the crappy work the Tempe location did on my vehicle my bumper does not sit correctly on my vehicle and the passenger rear door did not lock. I brought my vehicle back to him and unfortunately they would have to take it apart and do the work over again including painting to fix the bumper situation, he was able to get my locks working correctly. I was out of my vehicle 71 days, but the shop paid for the rental.
I would not recommend this business, this franchise needs to replace their manager Zach, he has countless bad reviews online and other people have come forward with their nightmare stories dealing with this location. read more