I brought my vehicle to Elk Grove Ford for its scheduled maintenance. I paid for the maintenance service, which I understood included a tire rotation. However, I was informed that one of the wheel lug nuts could not be removed, so the tire rotation could not be completed.Instead of resolving the issue, I was told to take the vehicle to the selling dealership, Future Ford of Roseville.
After driving to Future Ford of Roseville, I was told that the lug nut could, in fact, be removed. However, I was also told that I would need to pay an additional charge to complete the tire rotation.
I then contacted the Store Manager at Elk Grove Ford and explained the situation. I asked whether Elk Grove Ford would cover the additional charge since I had already paid for my maintenance service and the tire rotation could not be completed during my original visit.
The Store Manager told me they would not cover the cost. Instead, he instructed me to bring the vehicle back to Elk Grove Ford so they could try removing the lug nut again. If they were able to remove it, they would complete the tire rotation. If they could not, then there would simply be nothing more they could do.
As a customer, I find this response completely unreasonable.
I have already paid for the maintenance service. I should not be expected to coordinate between two Ford dealerships, repeatedly schedule new appointments, and continue driving back and forth because the dealerships cannot agree on how to resolve an issue.
Because of this situation, I have made multiple unnecessary trips between dealerships. Since I did not have transportation available, I have spent over $100 on Uber rides alone trying to resolve an issue that should have been handled by Ford's authorized dealer network.
More importantly, this is not about the money.
My time is valuable as well. I have spent hours making phone calls, arranging transportation, scheduling multiple service appointments, and traveling between dealerships simply because two Ford authorized dealerships could not coordinate a solution.
I purchased a Ford Certified Pre-Owned vehicle because I trusted the Ford brand. I expected Ford's authorized dealerships to work together to take care of their customers and provide a consistent ownership experience.
Instead, I found myself acting as the middleman between two dealerships. Rather than communicating with each other and resolving the issue internally, the responsibility was repeatedly shifted onto me. As the customer, I was expected to continue making appointments, driving between dealerships, and trying to resolve a problem that should never have become my responsibility.
This is not the level of customer care I expected from Ford.
What made this experience even worse was my interaction with the Store Manager at Elk Grove Ford.
During our phone conversation yesterday, I was simply trying to understand how Ford intended to resolve this situation after I had already paid for my maintenance service. Instead of working with me to find a reasonable solution, the Store Manager spoke to me in a dismissive and disrespectful manner.
Before I had the opportunity to finish explaining my concerns or ask additional questions, he ended the conversation by hanging up the phone.
I found this interaction extremely unprofessional and unacceptable. Regardless of whether a customer has concerns or disagrees with a dealership's position, every customer deserves to be treated with courtesy and respect. Hanging up on a customer is simply not acceptable.
I respectfully ask Ford to review the recorded phone conversation between myself and the Store Manager at Elk Grove Ford, as I believe it accurately reflects how this situation was handled.
This entire experience has been incredibly disappointing.
This was my very first maintenance visit.
My vehicle has never been modified.
I had already paid for the maintenance service.
Yet instead of receiving a solution, I received conflicting information from two Ford authorized dealerships, repeated appointments, unnecessary travel, over $100 in transportation expenses, wasted time, and customer service that fell far below the standards I expected from Ford.
This complaint is not about the cost of a tire rotation.
It is about accountability.
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