TTAC commentator M0L0TOV has an update for us:
Hey Sajeev,
I figured I’d send you an update so people would know what happened to my situation .
. Well, I went ahead and tried to contact AAMCO. First I tried contacting them via their website but almost a week had passed and no response. So I contact them via their Facebook page, the next day I got a response with a phone number, name, and e-mail address of somebody at corporate to contact. I sent them an e-mail, I got a call from the owner of the Aamco where I had originally taken my car within ten minutes.
He stated he was notified by the customer service department and we had a disagreement. He offered to not charge me for the labor and I would pay for the part. I was perfectly fine with paying for the part, I wasn’t looking for a free ride. I thought their offer was fair because it would have been replaced when the work was originally being done. I picked up my car today and paid $214.00 and I get a 90 day warranty. So yes, the system works. I appreciate everybody’s advice on this matter and I was able to force their hand.
Thanks for all your help Sajeev and the rest of the TTAC readers!
Sajeev
Behold the power of social media.
BEHOLD IT RIGHT NOW!
Between what you experienced, my firsthand experiences (disclosure: social media is my full time gig) and “little” things like the Arab Springor whatever makes people love Justin Bieber, there’s no doubt social media is a powerful tool for customer service. Or a service for powerful tools… but I digress.
The system works, with pleases me immensely. So kudos to AAMCO for doing the right thing, once they heard about it. And doing it rather quickly: it’s rare ’round these Piston Slap bloggy parts when a company interacts with one of us and does the right thing. So let’s relish this moment of (seemingly) good karma.
Happy Monday to you, Dear Reader.
Send your queries to [email protected] com . Spare no details and ask for a speedy resolution if you’re in a hurry…but be realistic, and use your make/model specific forums instead of TTAC for more timely advice.