This dealership must be hit or miss for service. My most recent visit here was a big miss. Scheduled factory service, and it was not inexpensive; fuel service, tranny service, axle service, oil change, cabin and air filters and more.
I got the car back from service and at first, everything seemed okay but a day later I noticed the idle was off just a little, it wasn't a steady idle that I was used to, and the car stalled when I put it in reverse. I couldn't figure it out, so I assumed it was related to the fuel service and would have to work itself out. Day 5 after the service appointment the check engine light came on while getting on the highway to head home from work. Now I'm suspicious that something was not put back together correctly when it was returned to me after the service.
Because I'm now leery of the techs at the dealership, and they were going to be closed up for the day anyway by the time I got back home, I went to "The Zone" to have them do the diagnostic.
The diagnostic comes back with the trouble code "P0174 System Too Lean (Bank2)" and the suggested fix is to replace the mass air flow sensor.
The guy at "The Zone" has me pop the hood, shows me where the mass air flow sensor is, and has me start the car. With the car running he was able to pull the wiring harness away from the sensor with no effort and he looks at me and says - that should not have happened and plugs the wire harness back in so it is secure and suddenly the idle becomes normal. I shut the car off and then he proceeded to point out to me the air filter housing is not correctly put back together, and not only that but it's also broken. Broken? How is that possible? Nobody has been under this hood since I bought this car except... the techs at the Team Chevrolet Creedmoor dealership. The guy at "The Zone" basically fixed the trouble code on the car for for free, reset the check engine light and asked if I wanted to order a Mass Air Flow sensor just in case it has gone bad. I felt like I don't really need the sensor and the car is running/idling much better now that the wiring harness is securely plugged back in.
To be fair, the car was in a very minor collision recently and sustained some bumper and headlight assembly damage, but based on the location of the that damage, that very low speed bump should not have broken the air box or popped the wiring harness clip on the mass air flow sensor loose. The car had been running fine after the collision.
So yes, the service from Team Chevrolet Creedmoor could have been better. Someone could have told me the air filter housing was broken, or maybe, if they had accidentally broken it, just let me know and be apologetic, let me know the part is being ordered and they'll fix it. If they are adamant they didn't break it, at least let me know it's broken and should be replaced. In addition, the car seemed to be hastily put back together after the service and steps were missed, one of which caused the car to throw a check engine trouble code. I did call the dealership and left a message asking the service manager to return my call to talk about the feedback I have. As of the point of originally posting this review, the call had not been returned.
I get that dealership service departments can be stereotyped and demonized with a broad brush, some are deserved, others not so much. This was an experience that seems to support that "bad rep" stereotype. I won't say I'll never go back to this dealership, but at the moment and in the moment, I find it difficult to believe I will return here for service.
EDIT: I did get to talk to the service manager and she was very apologetic about the trouble I had with the vehicle and she has offered to make it right with a service voucher. She thanked me for the feedback as it is a training tool for the service technicians about what to and not to do with a person's car. read more