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S. Palo Verde
Tucson, AZ.
Complaint Details
Good morning! I was in an automobile accident 07/13 , 2012 Kia Sportage. Insurance Agent, suggested Gerber Collision, S. Palo Verde Rd. , Tucson, Az. Body damage and mechanical damage; primarily front driver's side. The vehicle was driveable with a functional air conditioner (no issues). Approx. one week later, Kia was picked up and without issues. The following day, AC stops operating. My wife, Immediately calls Tim Schunk at Gerbers. Tim States " an Electrical Issue" to return Kia and Issue be corrected. In body shop, Tim stated that techs Disconnected compressor. Upon realizing that major compressor issues with AC Compressor exists, excuses from Store Manager, comes about: 1. AC unit not damaged in auto accident 2. Compressor internally exploded 3. Ins. Co , not paying for damaged compressor! 4. Jason E. /Gerber Collision/ Store Manager is the sole organization that physically Unplugged the AC Compressor and has left it unplugged. 5. Gerber Collision had Royal Kia in Tucson, Diagnose AC. Diagnostic states " Compressor exploded internally! 6. Gerber Collision was the only organization. other than Kia to check AC. How could the AC Compressor have exploded internally ? The Gerber techs Unplugged the AC Unit and being in a hurry; forgot to replug and make the electrical connection; causing the compressor to internally explode!!
A bunch of Possums and a Monkey could have done a more thorough job!
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When I had to slow down because of the flow of morning traffic, instead of ramming into me, he pit maneuvered me and rendered my car out of control. The back panel of my Honda Civic separated from the bumper and the teeth that holds those parts in place were broken off.
It was explained to me what had to be done and then he was going to write up the estimate for the repair work needed. I was expecting just the estimate and then having to bring the car in again for the work to be completed.
The estimater at the time was Tommy Stokes. He told me it would take him about twenty minutes to write it up. When he came back, the work had been done and the estimate handed to me.
Tommy explained a lot of very useful things about the year, make and model of my car and some general things about 2nd extended warranties which I knew nothing about. He suggested I look into one for my Honda since my original would be up in one year and the parts and labor are so expensive on these cars.
Since I expect to be keeping the car for another ten years, I've decided to take his advice and go for the extended/extended warranty.
As a final and very kind gesture he suggested that I use the money (that the insurance company would be reimbursing me) and put it toward the next warranty, because he would not be charging me for the work that had just been done.
I had been told that this facility "rocks" but my own experience bears this out. Not just because I was not charged for the repair, but because I had been treated with respect and like I had a brain, and because I was now armed with a heck of a lot of new knowledge that would serve me well in the future.
So grateful !
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Customer Service There is NONE! From the front office to corporate, everyone who works for this company doesnt seem to care about the customer or quality of their work. George at the Pittsburgh office didnt seem to care that my truck wasnt done right when I went to pick it up the first time. I ended up filing a corporate complaint and NO ONE followed up with me. The lady at the front desk is the only one who was nice and seemed to care.
Workmanship The paint was over buffed and polished (not sure which) that in the sunlight the paint would turn gray (on a black SUV) and you would see swirl marks everywhere. There was paint overspray so the new auto body has to paint my door which wasnt even part of the accident. The backup sensors were pushed in on the bumper from not being installed right and the bumper was not aligned up correctly. The quarter panel had small dents from the work not being done right. There was white compound all over the SUV and they didnt even detail my car. One of my favorite parts was the taillight wasnt even screwed in all the way! They had the SUV twice and still couldnt get the job done right. The work was estimated to be done in 7 days and overall this took around 22 days. My SUV had to go to another auto body to be completed and done correctly.
Communication So text messages alerts are awesome until you find out that they are not correct and your car isnt ready when it says it is. During the second round of trying to fix my SUV, I had to call them for updates instead of them calling me.