Heated Seat Install Problem & Poor Customer Service Review
I debated about leaving a poor rating for this business but decided after having recurring problems, leaving my feedback is a warning to other customers.
I requested heated seats in my coupe, in the late afternoon when I was to pick up my vehicle I received a call that my car would not start. Here is the punch line, my car is "brand spanking new/built in 2015!" Mo the owner told me he did nothing wrong and he has attempted to do everything to start the car after installing the seats. Then he demanded my "OWN" Honda Roadside Assistance to have the vehicle towed to the dealer for diagnosis and repair!
A few days later Honda called me and told me that Rich's:
#1 Left out a fuel pump fuse
#2 Drained the battery
#3 Wires installed are loose and can get caught up in the seats airbag wires and also moving mechinisms.
So, I paid the diagnosis and repair bill from Honda and then returned to Rich's Custom Upholstery for a refund, Rich at the time had a full lobby of unsuspecting customers, so out of being respectful I requested a refund quietly for the bill from Honda and also a few days of a rental car. He then has the nerve to state, he did not approve of a rental car, even though his associate stated they would cover a rental if it was their fault! Begrudgingly he wrote a check for the ordeal.
Then a week later, the right heated seat won't work, so I return and he fixes the problem.
Then a week later my seats are getting caught up on wires so I give up with Rich's and return to Honda who fixes the wire mess.
Then a few months later... both heated seats stop working and the power windows, at this point Honda will not fix them as the system carries too much liability and they state that if I don't get them fixed properly my car will not be eligible for electrical warranty service as it has been screwed with too much!
Then I find a reputable heated seat business and they remove all the bad wiring, incorrect gauged wires, blown fuses, improper routing of the wires, prove that they know what they are doing, and point out every single error Rich's made, that repair cost me and additional $200 which I happily paid to finally be done with the repair.
Now I have working heated seats that I paid for $100%
Rich's total damages caused:
Roadside Assistance Towing from Honda "at least $200"
Car Battery & Install "$150" from Honda
$300 Repair Bill for their work "Paid by me on top of Rich's Cost of heated seats and install"!
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Lastly a very pissed off dissatisfied customer!
Solution, refund me everything!! read more