Hands down, the worst dealership experience I have ever had. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! I made an appointment online and took my Lincoln MKZ in for an oil leak. Two weeks later, I arrived to find that they had no record of my service appointment (despite the email I had showing it). After several days, I was informed that the leak was due to a bad oil pan gasket, and I received a quote for around $800. I agreed to the repair, but several days later, I received a call stating that I had been quoted for a replacement for a Ford Fusion, not a Lincoln MKZ. I was told that the MKZ oil pan gasket replacement required more items such as the exhaust, air conditioning line, etc.) to be relocated to facilitate the replacement of the gasket. Due to the extra shop time, I was informed that the estimate would now be around $1,100. I agreed to the repair and picked up the car a few days later.
After receiving the car, I noticed a noise from underneath the vehicle near the footwell when I accelerated. I took the car back, and the technicians said they couldn't find anything wrong. One of them volunteered to ride with me in the car, and I mentioned that it sounded like an exhaust leak during the ride. The technician said he couldn't hear anything and I should bring the car back if it continued to make that sound. The next day the check engine light came on, and I used my diagnostic device to check the code. It showed an error for the O2 sensor, which I still believed was caused by an exhaust leak. I made another appointment and brought the car back. The dealership had my car for several days, and I called over a dozen times without getting anyone to pick it up at the service desk. Finally, one day another advisor answered, and when I explained the situation, he looked up the notes in the system. He told me that both flex pipes had been damaged, likely during the oil gasket replacement. He told me the fix would be to replace the entire exhaust system at $2,200. He also informed me that the parts would not be ready until after the new year (this was late November). I replied that the damage to the exhaust was caused during the oil pan gasket repair and that I should not be responsible for that repair cost. He told me to call back the next day and talk with my advisor. I called the following day and spoke with my service advisor, who said that the check engine code was caused by my mufflers (well past any O2 sensors). When I questioned what the other advisor had told me the day before, he said he didn't know anything about that. Before I left the dealership, my service advisor pulled me aside and suggested I take the car to a local exhaust shop for repair. After New Year's, I noticed oil under my car again, and I called the Service Manager and explained the situation to her. She asked me to bring the car in a few days later and to see her personally. When I arrived, she didn't remember anything about our conversation, and I had to explain it in detail again (she said she couldn't possibly remember the issue with each car). After several attempts to reach her over a weeklong period, she sent me an email stating the flex pipes and catalytic converters were damaged and the engine needed to be replaced due to a misfire code. Jillian told me the repair cost would be $17,000. The KBB private party value for the car is around $19,000, and it did not make sense to make the repair. I told her that there was nothing wrong with the engine and it ran fine. That evening, I received a phone call from a salesperson who offered me a $500 trade-in allowance on my $19,000 car. I contacted the dealership's general manager to voice my frustration, but he never returned my calls/emails. I contacted Lincoln Motor Company, who agreed to pay for a new diagnosis at another Ford/Lincoln dealership. The new dealership looked at the car and said the flex pipes and catalytic converters were both damaged by the oil pan gasket repair (also, they said there was never an engine misfire code). Not only that, but it wasn't the gasket that needed to be repaired in the first place but the oil pan itself had caused the leak. The other dealership made all of the repairs (at an additional cost to me), and the car has been great ever since. From the moment I stepped into Hagerstown Ford, I was ignored and lied to. There was never anything wrong with the engine (I have put over 10,000 miles on the car since then with no issues), and they lied to me to get me to go away. DO NOT GO TO HAGERSTOWN FORD for service or sales. There are a lot of other dealerships close by that will not treat you in the manner that Hagerstown Ford does. read more