Service department is run by crooks, namely Mike Crisel (service advisor), and unprofessionals namely Felipe Fuentes (service manager). This review is long overdue as it was 09/2023 when this took place. As someone who rarely leaves reviews, I m still doing this 2 years later as my experience was so horrible with their service department.
For anyone who wants to verify the facts on this review, please feel free to text me at 916-538-2674, I will gladly take the time to substantiate.
Short version:
Elk Grove Audi damaged my MAF sensor during the oil change (airbox + MAF needs to be removed to get to the oil filter), and essentially held my car hostage and milked additional $700 out of me. I was their dedicated customer from 2008 till 2023, no other dealer or mechanic ever touched my car. Shame on them, these two guys should NOT be in service sector!
Long version:
I have a 2005 Audi A8 that I have owned since 2006 with only 60k miles, and garage kept (still looks and runs like brand new). Elk Grove Audi is the only dealership that ever worked on it (oil changes, and 2014 major service (waterpump/timing belt/etc.). In 09/23, I dropped off the car for an oil change, perfectly running car with absolutely zero problems of any kind. As part of the oil change service, they did a complementary inspection and recommended tire change soon, no other issues.
When I went to pick up the car, the check engine light came on immediately as I started the car. Walked back to Mike Crisel, the service advisor, he had the tech check and said the MAF(mass airflow sensor) wasn't connected properly so they did and it is good now. I get in the car, and the check engine light comes on again as soon as I start it. Walk back again to Mike, he says it is the end of the shift so leave the car and he ll have them check it again. I call Mike multiple times over the next 4 days, he does not call back, or just says he ll have the tech check and get back to me. I went in on 4th day with my phone recording the audio because I didn't trust Mike. He said the MAF is bad, and it must ve been bad before the car came in. I clarified that not only it wasn't bad before, it wasn't even bad when they did a video inspection and send me a text link to it. When I asked to speak to the manager (Felipe Fuentes), he was totally dismissive, and also said I was being rude to his service advisor). I informed Felipe that his service advisor is lying, and if he wants to listen to the whole conversation for that day, I am recording the whole conversation because of the lack of trust I had in Mike. Felipe immediately said we don't talk to customers who record. Even after I laid out all the facts, they said it ll cost $600 change the MAF. He said he ll have a tech call me. Being frustrated and short of options, when the tech called me, I asked them to replace it, and the quote was $600. When I go to pick the car, they added an additional $100 expedite fee. So I paid $700 for something that clearly was damaged by their service guy when he removed the airbox to get to the oil filter.
I m a tech executive, and it isn't the $700 that bothers, but rather how Mike and Felipe treated me like I was asking for a freebie although they clearly knew that their tech must ve damaged the sensor when removing/disconnecting it for the oil service.
To say the least, I haven't taken any of my cars to them, and that was the last deal I made with Audi. This is coming from a long term Audi enthusiast (2005 Audi A8, 2014 Audi S8, 2017 Audi R8, 2021 Audi RSQ8). read more