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I will never take my car to a Listers dealership again. Birmingham Audi has gone significantly downhill and are nothing short of a bunch of cowboys now - most of the previous service advisors have left which speaks volumes. A couple of years ago they damaged my alloy wheel which could not be repaired, they initially denied this damage until I showed them photos and videos of me dropping it off in immaculate condition - they then backtracked and replaced the alloy wheel after a lengthy battle. I was happy with this outcome, despite them dragging it on for weeks, so I continued to use Audi Birmingham. However to my absolute dismay, they damaged ANOTHER alloy wheel with the tyre machine on my last visit in October after insisting I had to have a new tyre for the MOT as metal thread was showing. No metal was showing when I arrived with my car and I have a suspicion the technician used a screwdriver to expose some metal threads as you could see marks around the metal thread like the head of a crosshead screwdriver. I of course had no firm proof so had to go ahead and order a new tyre in order to get the car to pass the MOT. When Nadim Hussain handed the car over to me I pointed out a mark on the alloy wheel which he claimed was just tyre glue, which would come off when I washed the car. I'm angry at myself for accepting this answer and going on my way and should have checked it further in his presence. Unfortunately I have been away with work and only had the opportunity to wash my car 3 weeks after the centre visit when I discovered it was in fact not tyre glue at all. The car has been sat on my drive, undriven since the centre visit and never in my 20 years of driving have I kerbed an alloy wheel! I emailed Steve the service 'manager' with proof of the damage, and said I would like the wheel replaced - it is a diamond cut wheel with decals and a repair would not be 'like for like'. Steve responded claiming it was not the tyre machine and they accepted no liability but on this occasion would offer me a £150 goodwill gesture and that his policy was to report damage within 72 hours. Quite frankly, I don't really care what their 'policy', their policy does not override the law and my rights as a consumer. The fact Steve offered me £150 'goodwill gesture' indicates he knows full well that this damage was caused by the centre. The issue with a repair is that it will not be like for like; the wheel will no longer have the Audi Sport logo, and will be re-sprayed with a likely outcome it will not match the other wheel on that side of the vehicle. Not to mention diamond cut wheels only have one or two repairs in them before becoming unrepairable - so they have effectively taken a 'life' off my alloy wheel should I ever damage it myself. Nadim outright lied and said he did not say it was tyre glue on the wheel. I have sent close family to Listers Land Rover dealerships over the last two years spending more than £200,000 on new cars. Needless to say, I will be telling them to go elsewhere moving forward and I will never step foot in another Listers dealership again.
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Had car booked in for an oil change for 09.30, I arrived at 09.20 and booked car in. My car has moved from where I parked it to around the back of the showroom and looks like it hasn't moved since. I asked the guy who took the key off me this morning if cars been done and he's clueless. It's now 13.15 and seemingly my cars not been done, I don't understand why give an appointment time slot. when booking the car in I said I would wait with the car but they seem to think I can wait upto 15.30 for it back
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Shocking customer service from the sales team including management who can’t be bothered to even return calls or send courtesy emails when you request them to do so. You speak to reception who you ask to put you in touch with a manager for the dealership itself and they give you the advisor who is so rude, lacks knowledge, has zero people skills and needs lessons in basic manners. I don’t recommend having a service done here or even buying a used vehicle from them for that matter. The staff are just truly awful when it’s not beneficial to them to offer a great service, pleasant and great when buying the car but once you raise an issue about said “Audi approved used vehicles” the customer service goes down hill.
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Worst experience I have ever known from a dealer. I had to leave work today to pick up the kids as my wife waited 4hrs for an MOT to be done. We have the all-in package from Audi that provides services and MOTs, my wife was booked in at 10:40, 3 hours later was told the car hadn't been started. I called and asked to speak to a manager, was told he wasn't available but would call back. He hasn't called! If I add together all the worst elements of customer service I hate, I got it today. Final point, we've owned an A3, A5, A7 and 2 Q3 over 15 years. I won't be buying another one based on the service their dealers provide.
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The recptionist was great to speak to but speaking to Raj Signh was all together different... It felt like he wanted me off the phone as soon as possible, every huff and puff could be heard and didn't even call me back Needless to say, if you hate your job then find another one Raj, as you seem to dislike everyone you speak to!
Called up and was told someone would call me back, didn’t happen on 2 occasions so I called again and asked for the timeframe for a specific car, man Raj I spoke to was not interested in the slightest and basically told me to go away. I’ll spend my money elsewhere
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I would think carefully about buying a new Audi, and please don't consider this dealership, which has possibly the worst customer service going. We bought our A3 new from this dealership 2 years ago. Since then it has been back numerous times for software and engine faults, and has been recalled due to a faulty part. Up until now these trips have been covered by the warranty. Our car developed its latest fault whilst we were away for the weekend, we tried to book it in at the local audi garage however we were told there were no appointments available. We returned home (slowly) and booked it in at Birmingham Audi. We were told it might take up to 3 weeks to find an appointment for the car, but that we would be provided with a courtesy car. Whilst we were there we were told that the car was no longer under warranty because we were 200 miles over the millage cap. Highly frustrating as when we initially contacted Audi for support it was under the cap. At this point they happily informed us we would need to pay for a diagnostics test, which now also would not be covered by the warranty. At Birmingham Audi I was advised to take a taxi home and told that enterprise would be in touch to provide a courtesy car. It was only on returning home that Birmingham Audi then called to inform us that we actually couldn't have a courtesy car due to the warranty cap. I have been trying to get updates from them to no avail. I've tried to log a complaint however I'm continuously told there is no one available and they will return my call, which they haven't done on any occasion. I was referred to Audi customer care, however they couldn't provide me any updates because they also couldn't get through to Birmingham Audi. The one time they have called me was to tell me the car needs to spend a further 2 hours in the workshop which will cost another £330.... Due to the fact that we could not get an appointment when the issue first arose, we are now being charged excessive costs (£450 so far for tests) that are no longer covered by the warranty. Birmingham Audi have yet to provide us with any answers or updates, and we have spent large parts of our working day endlessly waiting on them to return our calls. Due to not having a courtesy car, we have had to change work plans and postpone a holiday. We will be raising a formal complaint with Audi, about Listers Birmingham Audi.
Hi, When I went to purchase the car, I was advised by the dealership this car is going to be a sound purchase which will give me endless years of hassle free driving. On 05.10.18 I purchased the vehicle on finance for a 5-year period. One year later, on 17.09.19, the vehicle suddenly stopped and was stuck in 'limp mode'. I contacted Audi Listers where I was informed that the gearbox had failed. The vehicle was repaired under the warranty which was under effect until 04.10.21. Furthermore, I was informed by Listers that the vehicle was due for its annual service. On 01.11.19 the vehicle was taken for service and cleared. I was not charged due to it being the vehicles first service. A few months later, in 2020 the vehicle's engine began to make a ticking noise. I was told by Listers that an issue with the turbo was the source of the noise. The issue was subsequently repaired under warranty- though I did not receive paper work. Some months later, the vehicle began displaying various electrical faults with the stop/start system as well as window controls and LCD display. Similarly, the vehicle was repaired under warranty by listers, to which I yet again was not given paper work. In 2021, the vehicle began facing issues with its oil consumption, as the oil refill light would appear soon after being refilled. I contacted Listers and was informed by them, that they would contact their Audi representatives for details on how to proceed. I was not contacted by Listers for 2 months. On 17.09.21 the vehicle underwent its annual service which I notified Listers of the oil issue yet again. I was told that the vehicle was fully repaired and was charged £384.59. Nonetheless, 2 weeks later, the oil consumption issue resurfaced. Yet again, Listers informed me that they would consult their Audi representatives on how to proceed. I was not contacted by Listers, moreover, I realised my self, with out being informed by Listers, that the vehicles warranty would expire on 04.10.21. Therefore, I parked the vehicle outside the Audi Listers showroom on 04.10.21 leaving a note on the dashboard regarding the persisting oil issue. The following day, i was contacted by Listers who asked me to provide the vehicles keys, which I dropped off. Subsequently I was given a courtesy car. The A3 was held until 22.10.21. I was told by the Listers service team that they could not locate an oil leak. Therefore, I was advised to drive refill the oil once more and to wait to see if the oil issue persisted after 600 miles. The service team would carry out an oil consumption test should that be the case. After approximately 200 miles on 13.12.21, the issue persisted and I notified Listers, to which I was asked to repeat the 600-mile test. On 27.12.21 after approximately 360 miles the issue persisted and I contacted Listers. Being closed for the Christmas break, it was on 29.12 21 that i brought in the vehicle and was told after 2 hours that the car had failed the oil consumption test. The gentleman dealing with my case, Daniel Wale, advised that I continue to drive the car and refill the oil, while in the meantime Listers would contact their Audi representatives. I was not contacted by Listers for 2 weeks, until I reached out myself on 13.01.22. Daniel Wale informed me that Audi advised Listers to replace the vehicle's engine cylinders. On 02.02.2022, I arrived for an appointment at listers where I was informed that the gentleman dealing with my case, Daniel Wale had left his position. From then on, Joseph Taylor would deal with my case. Taylor informed me that the vehicle's gasket needed to be replaced, which would require the vehicle engine to be stripped. However, the next day, 03.02.2022, I received an email from Joseph Taylor who informed me that "the warranty claim for the 'turbo replacement' had been rejected due to a poor service record". This perplexed me as the issue persisting issue was regarding the oil consumption which required a gasket or cylinder replacement, not turbo. Nonetheless, on 18.02.2022 I was told the vehicle had been fully repaired and that the main issue of the turbo had been rectified. In spite of all of this,after collecting the vehicle, the oil level warning light reappeared yet again soon after 94 miles. I left the car outside Listers on 20/02/22 and contacted them where I was told that the oil will be refilled and I was advised to once again see drive the vehicle to see if the light appeared. I told them to keep the car until the car is fully fixed and give me a curtesy car for time being. listers refused and said we can only top up the oil and if the oil level gets low again you can bring it back. However, I refuse to pick up the car and continue this tedious process. My experience with the vehicle has proved expensive and time consuming. Often, I find myself paying for taxi fares to get to work when the vehicle has been under repair. Moreover, the oil consumption has made usage of the vehicle unreliable for anything beyond driving locally. The oil issue was not getting resolved so i than had to contact with director of the Audi and raised a complaint then I was contacted by Executive Customer Relations Manager Ferzana kadia. Ferzana kadia raised this oil consumption issue with Audi listers service department, she said to me to let Audi listers to try the last time then from there onwards we will see what to do next. However, they tried to fix this oil issue. They Kept my car for 3 weeks and they mentioned to me the oil issue has been resolved. They returned my car back to me, I drove it nearly 400 miles and the oil low level sign displayed again on 26/03/22. This issue has enabled the car to go into limp mode. I contacted them again that the oil issue has not been resolved it was displaying switch off the engine, oil pressure too low. Audi Listers said they will come to collect the car. But again, but again they didn’t bother to contact me for 10 days. The car was parked outside my house for 10 days. On 5th April 2022 i went myself to drop off the car to Audi listers. I then contacted Ferzana kadia And i reminded her what she told me that this was the last try. She will sort something out for me. I told her to replace the car for me,however she was not able to help me out. When she clearly said they will resolve this oil issue. Audi listers mentioned on 05/05/2022 They suspected an issue with the cylinder head within the engine. They kept the car for over a month. They said that my car has been fully fixed which they have been saying for the past 6 months. Audi listers came to drop the car off to my work place on 17/05/2022. Whilst Audi listers driver handed over my car keys, I fully inspected the car in front of the diver. Whilst I was inspecting the car the car boot appeared to be full with the oil below the carpet. I called Audi listers service department and asked them how did the oil leak come under the boot. They mentioned to me that perhaps the mechanic had oil on his gloves. I therefore refused to take my car back from the driver. He took it back to Audi listers. When I gave the car there was no oil spilt under the boot of the carpet. They have blamed me for this issue but i checked the car in front of the driver. Who brought the car to me. I have proof of images on this matter. Straight away i contacted Ferzana kadia and mentioned to her everything regarding this issue. She said she will raise this issue with Audi listers. Unfortunationly it’s been over a week I haven’t had any response from her. On the 18-05-2022 I contacted Audi listers (service department) regarding my car weather the issue has been resolved. Audi listers are now claiming that they have spent so much money on the car and therefore they can’t repair the car any longer. As always they just keep saying that the car has been fixed. However i am not satisfied with the final decision. I have mentioned to them on many occasions to replace the car but they did not replace it. I have also said to them i will pay some money on top please replace the car unfortunately they didn’t replace it. Therefore i asked Audi listers to refund the amount i have paid for the car. Unfortunately I was told I won’t be refunded. Audi listers are now claiming that my car is out of warranty. This issue is ongoing before the warranty was expired. The oil issue has never been resolved. Lastly i have now told audi listers service department that i will be going to motor
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Purchased a used Audi A5. Car not prepped properly . Numerous issues with car still waiting to be contacted I've waiting 6weeks so far. After sales absolutely disgusting and have been passed around various departments. I have since sold the car because it was less stressful then dealing with incompetent staff.
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Unfortunately I purchased a vehicle from Audi exter 2 months ago with was Audi approved. I had a issue with the gear box and called out Audi road side assistance they couldn’t resolve there issue on my drive way so they took my car into the Birmingham Audi workshop it has been 8days since and Audi have still failed to find the problem I was told I would get a courtesy car for the time being but unfortunately I still haven’t heard back from Audi so I am regretful for purchasing my vehicle from Audi never aggain will I think about purchasing from Audi again
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Birmingham Audi
780 Stratford Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 4BQ
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