Darth SpecB Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Brought my spec b into the dealership for some recalls. Secondary air pump relay, brake line corrosion inspection, and Takata airbag recall. When I got the car back I noticed some damage to my vents and dashboard from them prying on it. Manager says they do not need to remove vents to remove dashboard so I'm wondering why the hell a technician pryed the bloody hell out of them for no reason! Should I be pissed? Now they only want to repair some of the damage they caused on vents but not on the dash. Outrageous... Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08SpecB_DE Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Same thing happened to me. My dash did get replaced but they cracked the pass side vent and nothing is lined up like it was before. I'm pretty sure I have at least 30% of the bolts/screws missing. My dash was flawless aside from the tackiness before they touched it. Now it looks like a 10 year old car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 ABSOLUTELY the reason exactly why I will NEVER let dipshit dealer morons work on my car for anything. My brother took his OB in for the airbag recall and they broke his console, broke his PS kick panel, and broke his armrest on the console. They completely denied it and I told him to immediately threaten to sue them and I would be the ASE tech to back him up and they GRUDGING fixed all of their f**kups (PS kick panel still doesn't fit correctly-I'm going to have to fix it this weekend) and then tried to charge him for it. I told him to drive the car the hell out of there and never go back. I told the service manager idiot at my local dealer he could give me the airbag for my 05 LGT and I would replace it myself and return the old one to him. He said no way that was going to happen because I wouldn't be capable of putting it in correctly. After I restrained myself from choking his loser ass, I told him that's why their complete buffoons would never touch my car and he couldn't care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08SpecB_DE Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 My dealer tried selling me a timing belt when I had just done it maybe a year earlier. I took pics prior to them working on it and told the service advisor I can present them if need be. The service manager called after they replaced the dash and asked if I was satisfied. I will never deal with Matt Slap Subaru in Newark, DE ever again. Sad part is I saw the tech who worked on my car and he was driving a white 4th gen legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth SpecB Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Very sad stories to hear indeed! It seems the urge to deliver an ass whooping is standard procedure when visiting our local subaru stealerships. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpydingo Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Have you called Subaru Corporate about this? They should be able and willing to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StkmltS Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Just when my courage builds up almost enough to get the airbag replaced, I go and read something like this. My DiySB rebuild Got Misfires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 ^same. I keep getting these reminders in the mail, and I keep . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Dooonn't do it. You can THINK about it, but doooon't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 To be honest, my original plan was to show up to the dealer with the dash/radio already removed . Problem is I have two cars and that's quite a lot of work . So right now, plan is procrastinate.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Between my Mustang and my Subaru, I have an almost 2" tall stack of the airbag recall notices. I won't let EITHER one touch my cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StkmltS Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 ^same. I keep getting these reminders in the mail, and I keep . They've even started calling me every other week or so. I tried to explain to one of them that I might take out the dash myself and take the car in sans-dash, and she was like "ok, so can I put down that you'll be changing the airbag yourself?"... yeah, nope. My DiySB rebuild Got Misfires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 They've even started calling me every other week or so. I tried to explain to one of them that I might take out the dash myself and take the car in sans-dash, and she was like "ok, so can I put down that you'll be changing the airbag yourself?"... yeah, nope. If they will let you do that, then do it. My local dealer is such a jackass, they won't let me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shralp Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I’m getting a notice every few weeks on my ‘05 but since it’s a 99% track car I never have anyone in the passenger seat anyway. I did ask the dealer if they would just pull it and not replace it with anything but of course they said no. Did have the same dealer do my ‘08 Outback Since it’s my DD and luckily they did a good job. I just don’t want some hoonigan grease monkey in my track car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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