Vehicle was damaged when it was backed into on the left rear side by a service truck in a parking lot. The visible damage was to the rear bumper cover, lift gate, and left tail light. Car Crafters had the vehicle for a little over a week and replaced the bumper cover, lift gate and left tail light.
When it was time to pick up the vehicle and quick inspection was performed by me, the bumper cover was not correctly installed and actually coming into contact with the lift gate. The bumper cover also didn't line up with tail light compared to the non-damaged side, approximately 3/8" difference. Both of these problems should have been caught before saying the vehicle was ready. Ok, Ok, no big deal, get the manager and point out the obvious. Manager takes vehicle to the back and after 30 minutes comes and says the vehicle is ready. I look at the vehicle and the tail light and bumper cover didn't get touched, still 3/8" difference from lining up. Go get manager and he says that the bumper cover is the culprit, which was an OE Toyota bumper cover. So, he's going to order another one to fix it.
Take the vehicle home and perform further inspection. Inside trim panels scratched from screwdrivers where they removed them to access rear tail light. Mismatching and incorrect bolts, not factory original, in wrong locations. Left side tail light was not lining up with bumper cover because the metal behind the light was deformed and pushed in during accident.
The paint color matched good, but it had runs / drooping around the edges and paint roughness could be felt from particles in the paint at various spots.
I have NO confidence in them repairing any vehicle of mine and don't even want them touching the damaged vehicle anymore to try and repair it. The damage from the accident was pretty minimal, but they failed at repairing it. I can't imagine how they butcher vehicles with more extensive damage than this. Car Crafters Never Never Again. read more