Dealer Pissed me off today
#11
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Yep, all I did was connect my winch wire, didn't change anything else. I don't know why the pic is sideways, it looked good on my computer before I uploaded it and of course I couldn't rotate it once it was inserted.
#12
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Those three posters are the standard now. You've got to squeeze the clamp as you tighten the center bolt otherwise you'll run into not so funny electrical quirks. There have been quite a few people that have made that mistake.
#14
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As mentioned, it's not a big deal to fix and there likely won't be a problem if you don't but I would no longer go to that dealership because they're not willing to put on their big boy pants and do what's right. Even if they were unsure if they would get reimbursed for the warranty repair work by FCA, they could have submitted the paperwork for a pre-authorization claim approval which tells me they are either incompetent or just too lazy to do it. By the sounds of it, they tried to pass that cost off on to you instead because it was the easier route for them to take.
#15
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Needless to say, I won't be back and I won't ever purchase another vehicle from that dealership.
#16
JK Jedi
When they start talking crazy, I usually say it's about to get loud in here, my wife walks away with her head down, and magically they take care of my issues... lol. In all seriousness, I would probably told them off and went home and fixed it myself... freaking bunch of part changers... fortunately my dealership is mod friendly... they've even asked me to come in on a Saturday and pass forum decals while they're making hot dogs and hamburgers for their customers. Guess it's the luck of the draw when it comes to the people you work with...
#17
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When they start talking crazy, I usually say it's about to get loud in here, my wife walks away with her head down, and magically they take care of my issues... lol. In all seriousness, I would probably told them off and went home and fixed it myself... freaking bunch of part changers... fortunately my dealership is mod friendly... they've even asked me to come in on a Saturday and pass forum decals while they're making hot dogs and hamburgers for their customers. Guess it's the luck of the draw when it comes to the people you work with...
#18
JK Super Freak
In this case, it wasn't worth the $25 (exaggerated) these guys would have gotten from FCA to fix this, for something you should have just put some electrical tape on, so why bother.
For what it's worth: Google Manguson-Moss act.
#19
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Well.....They're really not that happy. FCA pays the dealership a fraction of what the retail hourly rate is. So the tech makes a LOT, and I mean a LOT less doing warranty work all day than paid-by-the-customer work.
In this case, it wasn't worth the $25 (exaggerated) these guys would have gotten from FCA to fix this, for something you should have just put some electrical tape on, so why bother.
For what it's worth: Google Manguson-Moss act.
In this case, it wasn't worth the $25 (exaggerated) these guys would have gotten from FCA to fix this, for something you should have just put some electrical tape on, so why bother.
For what it's worth: Google Manguson-Moss act.
It's more about the principle. The OP didn't even notice it, until it was pointed out by the dealership. The 1st thing the dealership wanted to do was get the OP to pay for the service which should have been covered under warranty. Then the dealerships wonder why people rather go to outside service stations for service/repair. If they're that incompetent that they don't know the difference between OEM wiring and aftermarket wiring, then they don't deserve to call themselves a licensed FCA service center.
The warranty service is also about establishing a trusted relationship with the customer and the service department. They bring their car in and everything gets taken care of in an efficient manner for warranty service, then isn't the customer likely to return to the dealership for service after the warranty has expired? And if that trusted relationship isn't established during warranty repair, do you really think the customer is even going to consider spending their own hard earned money when their vehicle isn't under warranty?
Last edited by Rednroll; 12-30-2016 at 11:32 AM.