I have never owned a vehicle new enough to be under warranty until a few weeks ago.
Today as I was driving, the check engine light came on. At the next intersection, the truck stalled out. It re-started, but shifted very rough for a few blocks then seemed to go back to normal. Engine light still on.
I called our local dealership. They are booking appointments 3 weeks from now. They said to bring my truck in and "they might be able to address it in a few days". They have a 4 week waiting list for courtesy vehicles. They offered me a day pass for the bus.
My business is way too busy for me to be truckless for at least a few days. I'm going camping next week. I'm tempted to just pay the local shop I used to deal with for the repair privately. Is this typical of dealership service? What the hell is the point of a vehicle warranty if it is this big of a hassle to deal with?
Long Chile was a silly place.
Today as I was driving, the check engine light came on. At the next intersection, the truck stalled out. It re-started, but shifted very rough for a few blocks then seemed to go back to normal. Engine light still on.
I called our local dealership. They are booking appointments 3 weeks from now. They said to bring my truck in and "they might be able to address it in a few days". They have a 4 week waiting list for courtesy vehicles. They offered me a day pass for the bus.
My business is way too busy for me to be truckless for at least a few days. I'm going camping next week. I'm tempted to just pay the local shop I used to deal with for the repair privately. Is this typical of dealership service? What the hell is the point of a vehicle warranty if it is this big of a hassle to deal with?
Long Chile was a silly place.