PARKVIEW BMW service department NIGHTMARE!!!!!

[LDNA]

Beware of Parkview BMW service department and their service manager Sandro Francavilla is HORRIBLE!!!!! I took my car to Parkview BMW for an oil change, got charged the $200+ but they did not change my oil. They insist they did so I am going to provide the pictures and facts and you decide.

- Friday took my car to Parkview BMW for an oil change. Got my car back and later noticed the oil service indicator was not reset. It still shows that I am due for an oil change. I then check the oil level and notice the oil looks pretty dirty for fresh oil. So I then took out the filter and know they definitely did not do the oil change.

- Took it back on Saturday but they had no managers in so the advisor told me I have to come back on Monday. The oil level was way past the max line on the dip stick (maybe the tech was nice enough to top off some fresh oil for me when I paid for an oil change). It was actually complete over the plastic part of the dip stick so I got them to at least drain some oil out for me. I was watching and it took the tech 5+ tries plus spraying stuff on the drain plug to get it out. Definitely should not be like this if an oil change was done the day before.

- Took it back on Monday and spoke with the service manager Sandro Francavilla. I was still being very polite because I understand shit happens and as long as the manager makes it right I am good. I showed him the pictures and his reply was "I asked the tech and he did perform an oil change. Are you aware what 0w-60 oil looks like? Is a darker colour then normal oil and the oil in your picture looks clean." YESSS I know what colour it is. I had my car for over 7 years and had cases of oil before!!! I completely lost it and you will see why when you look at the pictures. If you don't want to take responsibility at least take some effort to make up some bullshit. Don't f**king lie to my face. If this is the attitude of the service manager, I can't image the things the tech do and get away with and how many people with newer cars that does not have dipstick gets scam.

- Then spoke with the Fixed Operations Manager Frank Labidis, athought he did not admit that they did not perform the oil change which is not the right thing to do but understandable, he at least took the effort to make up some excuse on why the oil is so dirty. He agree to perform "another" oil change for me.

This is unacceptable in any dealership let alone a BMW dealership when I paid $200+ for the oil change. The most ridiculous thing is the service manager lying to my face. I honestly have no idea how he can look at the pictures of the oil filter and tell me it looks like fresh oil and keep a straight face. Can you guys/girls please help me spread this to more local car forums so people can be aware when they take their car in to Parkview BMW for service. Anyone know how I can contact Citytv to see if they are interested in this story. Here are the pictures. On the left is after the "first oil change" and the right after the real oil change.





Just to clear things up. My issue is more with the service manager Sandro Francavilla then Parkview BMW itself. I understand shit happens and would had given the tech and Parkview BMW the benefit of the doubt if the service manager would just agree to change my oil "again". I would not had made such a big deal about this. But telling me the colour of the filter and oil looks fine in the pictures is just plain lying to my face!

[N1tr0gen]

Another horror from Parkview... not surprising I had shit experience with them as well.

[STALKER]

They use to be ok, but I have also had very poor service there in the last few years.

I will not use them.

[beats]

Where do you guys go then? I only go to the dealer for warranty work so I haven't had much experience to date...

[bing240sx]

Budd's

I used to use the Oakville location now i use the Hamilton location and it's awesome.

The guys there give great advice and even told me where to buy OEM stuff online to save money then bring it in for install. 100% comfort and confidence in these guys.

[GO-RAN]

Amazing that they think they are in top of the world with how wide spread social media is these days

[N1tr0gen]

Haven't had the need to do any warranty work yet and since my car is from US I go there for maintenance. But if stuff comes up I'll probably take it to Budds as all dealerships around me are crap afaik.

[xliang]

WORST DEALER EVER!!!! SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS A GONG SHOW!
I used to have a 335 with bmw performance steering wheel installed (led lights), i sold the car, and got them to remove the steering with wiring. Charged me 3hours of labour ~$350. I sell the steering wheel, only finding out no wiring in bag! OH SNAP. i go back to parkview, ask them WTF? they said no wiring with the steering wheel! WTF? OK, so i asked him, what is a standard procedure for uninstalling a steering wheel -non performance (no wiring), he answers 45 min = $100. Pull my record, how much did you charge me to remove my steering wheel? guy answers $350. WTF WHERE THE FUCK IS THE WIRE? guy gets a tech to check on the car. WIRE STILL IN CAR!
PS; this guy=service manager! HORROR!

[LDNA]

UPDATE: Today I got an email reply from BMW Canada which just says “We were sorry to read of your negative experience with Parkview BMW and also with Mr. Francavilla. Your comments regarding this incident have been documented and will be further reviewed interally. We thank you for taking the time to notify BMW Canada of your concerns.”, which to me sound like they don’t really care.

Sal Portelli, director of fixed operations for the Quinn Group which owns Parkview BMW contacted me by phone. He acknowledges my concerns and offered me a free oil change which seems kind of silly considered what happened, but I contacted them not for freebies but to let them know how their service department is being run so it does not matter and I did not take the free oil change. Sal did hook me up with a loaner car since I had an appointment with BMW Toronto to perform an airbag recall. I will post some of the more interesting experience from other people on other forums because it seems like I am not the only one having such ridiculous experience with their service manager Sandro and Parkview BMW service deparment and hopefully management from the Quinn Group will really make some changes to improve. It really sad because I been taking my car to Parkview BMW and BMW Toronto and no other dealership since they opened and seems like the service department gone way downhill after the old service manager is gone. I will definitely not deal with Parkview BMW as long as Sandro is still the manager because I know if something goes wrong then I am out of luck, which is a big inconvenience because we will be adding a 535i to the stable and will have to drive a long way to BMW Toronto or Endras for maintenance/warranty work. I really do appreciate Sal for taking his time to call me and hopefully he will really will look into the issue and improve service.

I have no way to prove if the following incidents actually happened so take it with a grain of salt. I am just copying and pasting members on other forums experienced that I find interesting.

- I had nothing but trouble with Parkview BMW service and the same manager Sandro.
It began right away with them forgetting to install NA nav maps and activate Sirius sub during PDI, then breaking my horn and surreptitiously gluing it back together (discovered months later) during PPK install.
But the final straw was when Sandro begged me to give them another chance. I agreed then they proceeded to take a week and multiple techs to install an oem accessory that should only have taken 2 hours. Between saying their senior tech was too busy on more important jobs to do the install (promised during Sandro's plea) , accusing me of providing "bad" parts then refusing to make a warranty claim on those "bad" parts, and then realizing they just don't know how to read instructions, they finally tried to bill me 600% over estimate to cover all the time they wasted. Sandro sat there with a straight face saying 'but what am I supposed to do about all the time we spent, I have to pay the technicians.'
I bought 2 cars from them but never again will I service or purchase anything from their entire group of dealerships.

- WORST DEALER EVER!!!! SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS A GONG SHOW!
I used to have a 335 with bmw performance steering wheel installed (led lights), i sold the car, and got them to remove the steering with wiring. Charged me 3hours of labour ~$350. I sell the steering wheel, only finding out no wiring in bag! OH SNAP. i go back to parkview, ask them WTF? they said no wiring with the steering wheel! WTF? OK, so i asked him, what is a standard procedure for uninstalling a steering wheel -non performance (no wiring), he answers 45 min = $100. Pull my record, how much did you charge me to remove my steering wheel? guy answers $350. WTF WHERE THE ***** IS THE WIRE? guy gets a tech to check on the car. WIRE STILL IN CAR!
PS; this guy=service manager! HORROR!
- Have also had bad experiences at Parkview with those same folks. They tell me to expect my car will be scratched/damaged when it comes for service...etc... Really not much you can do except get whatever you went in for fixed and don't go back.

- +1 for poor experience at parkview
I've started with an e46 that I bought from them and their service used to be amazing
By the time I got to my pre LCI e90 service started to drop
Then my LCI e90 was even worse
Then I put a dashcam in my f30 and watched them j turn my car while in their service bay
Now I do my own maintance
Unless their is a recall on something

And last but not least, a facebook comment from people defending Sandro saying the oil looks perfectly fine. I am going to blur out the names since this really has nothing to do with the issue but I just thought is entertaining. I thought I was in high school being bullied when I saw those comments lol.

[STALKER]

Parkview use to be OK under the previous owner.
I live down the street and drive to Budds to get service, thats how bad its gotten IMO.

I had my iPod stolen there once, I had an interior detail and it came back dirtier then when I sent it there, and they blamed water getting into my car through the door because of my Dinan springs…these things all got sorted out, but it took lots of visits and going up the food chain.

I will not use them.

[LDNA]

Originally Posted by STALKER

Parkview use to be OK under the previous owner.
I live down the street and drive to Budds to get service, thats how bad its gotten IMO.

I had my iPod stolen there once, I had an interior detail and it came back dirtier then when I sent it there, and they blamed water getting into my car through the door because of my Dinan springs…these things all got sorted out, but it took lots of visits and going up the food chain.

I will not use them.

This is what my hand rest look like when I picked up my car, but is so minor compared to what happened I didn't even mention it

[sawzall]

Originally Posted by LDNA

This is what my hand rest look like when I picked up my car, but is so minor compared to what happened I didn't even mention it

I'm surprised you didn't find a pool of piss in your car! Sorry to hear about the ordeal you've gone through at Parkview.