I have a 2014 Volkswagen Beetle that I purchased at Comox - lmgreenan
I have a 2014 Volkswagen Beetle that I purchased at Comox Valley Volkwagen. It was one of the vehicles covered under the emmissions recall and it received the emmissions modification in 2018. It is covered under warranty through Volkswagen Protection Plus and the extended emmissions warranty through Volkswagen Canada. The turbo went on August 4 and I had it towed to the dealership for service on August 6, 2024. The turbo part was sent to Volkswagen right away by the warranty company. After that the mechanics diagnosed other problems with the engine they decided that the wrong oil must have been used. My husband sent an oil sample to Cat Finning and proved that the correct oil was used. As we live a ferry ride and it is an 8 hour round trip we tried to stop in as often as possible to check on the status of the repairs and to see if a courtesy car might be available. On October 22, 2024 we stopped by to check on the status of the car as the Service Manager would not call me back although I had asked for a call back many times.. My husband tried to address the Service Manager for a status update but she walked away from him. My husband then went out into the lot and saw that my car was extremely fogged up and the passenger window was open. He went back into the service station and aked the parts clerk for the keys to open the car. She went looking for the Service Manager and he found the Service Manager, the Mechanic and the Service Clerk out by my car. At this point they had closed the window. My husband demanded that they unlock the car so that he could see inside. He found that it was full of water and that mould was growing on all of the cloth interior pieces of the car. The Service Manager asked the Mechanic who had left the window open and he said I'm sure it was not him but that the car had been in and out four times so it would it be hard to keep track.
My husband took pictures and asked to speak to the General Manager. He was introduced to Jon Beekman as the owner of the company. My husband called me to tell me what had happened and I called to talk to the Service Manager. This was the first time I had ever spoken with her in relation to the status of my car repairs even though I had left many messages for a call back. I also called the Finance Manager to express my upset as I had been speaking with him to try to get a status of my car and he was willing to call me back. The problem with that is that he could never provide me with a status but said that he would have the Service Manager contacgt me but she never did. The Finance Managre also said that Jon Beekman was the owner and that he was talking to my husband right now. I have asked but have not been granted a courtesey car for even one day so far. We called ICBC today to file a claim for the mould problems and during that call we found out that Jon Beekman is not the owner but that the owner is in fact Jim Revenburg. I have been asking for the General Manager's name since September 5, 2024 when we realized that the Service Manager was ignoring us. My car has 82,000 km on it and is covered under extended vehicle breakdown protection and Volkswagen Canada's extended emmissions warranty. We have never been treated so poorly by a car dealership. I would never purchase a car or take a car for service to Comox Valley Volkswagen again.
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