FIRST, ya GOTTA take these reviews with a grain of salt. Most are just angry about some perceived wrong they've suffered, and little praise for the good.
We had a recall on a grounding lug, on the ceramic heater. Any electric heater has some danger simply by the nature of how they work, but a bad ground dramatically adds to that risk. Also, it's theoretically a simple fix.
Several weeks before this, we'd gotten advice from a local. (We're new to the area, so we took their advice.) They said dealing with Wheeling Subaru was a nightmare (what I got out of the conversation), so they advised using Budd Baer Subaru, in Washington PA.
Along comes this potential fire hazard recall, so we checked reviews on both. We'd not had bad service from Budd Baer, in spite of the online reviews, but it's quite a distance away. Had to go to Wheeling anyway, so we thought we'd try them.
Called several times to no avail. Zero response. Now I'm irritated, so I left the voicemail as requested. Still no response. And since we were driving by, I thought I'd make the appointment in person. Maybe remind them what a phone is for.
My wife called while we were in route, (I'm sure just to prove I'm wrong) and the service writer heard our navigation over the phone yelling that we were close, so he took us right in.
Fixed & on our way in 20 minutes!
They're not particularly good on the phone, but they're nice people & VERY accommodating.
No car wash, like Baer's, but online reviews claimed it damaged some cars, anyway. So it's not a perk I'd take advantage of.
I'm really happy with wheeling Subaru so far. Sticking with them. read more