ComplaintsforFirst Call Garage Doors LLC

• Initial Complaint

  12/15/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Product Issues

  Status:

  Resolved

  More info

  01/22/2021 First call garage came to service garage door as it was creaking. Husband was told - the spring needs to be replaced. We paid $480 for the new spring. 12/14/2022 First call garage door (same technican) - Tony came for a suspected warranty repair and incorrectly diagnosed the issue as a bad motor. The garage door was making a creaky sound and shaking. Technician said (without looking) its a gear/sproket or a bad motor. Tried to upsell me to try and replace motor and charge for $700. I asked him what the problem was and without even looking at it he said the motor needs to be replaced. He also told me that the gear/sproket can't be fixed. Got a second opinion to see if it can be repaired and turns out it wasn't the motor at all. The previous work they didn't connect the bar correctly to the studs and the bar had come off the wall and that was the cause. Second guy fixed it and now my garage door works fine. The door is fine, the motor is fine, the gear sproket is fine. Reached out to business owner asking for refund for all services and he is refusing to refund the money. In my opinion the business owner (Michael and technician Tony) don't want to help customers, they only want to make money by upselling unnecessary services and options. They also meet customers when they have a problem that they know very little about and so are most vulnerable to be cheated and pried upon. Terrible business ethic, unsavory business men and bad service provider over all.

  Business response

  12/16/2022

  To Whom It May Concern,

  Mr. Tony was there at property listed on this complain to check the garage door, when the customer call to have someone there to check the problem the homeowner (customer) wanted to cover the garage door opener under a warranty that doesn't exist since First Call Garage Doors did not install the garage door opener, but customers was affirming that we did, Mr. Michael not the owner but the person in the office answering the phone explained that the job we performed on 01/22/2022 was a broken spring replacement and the warranty only applies to the parts that we replaced on that job (spring, bearings, drums, etc) we did also explain that there will be a fee of $60.00 to come out there including service to the doors like lubricate, which what our technician did, Mr. Tony explained that a part in the opener was damaged due to regular worn out and explain that can be repaired and suggested to replace the garage door opener, so they won't have any problems in the future, Mr. Tony provided the estimate of $369.00 for the parts and $180.00 for the labor Not a $700 estimate as she mentioned it, the unit was going to be a better-quality unit of what is currently on the property is optional to the homeowner (customer to move forward). We charged the services call fee agreed from customer and First Call Garage Doors. We received a text message requesting a refund that we never refused to refund in fact we did refund it $60.00 to the method payment that customer provided, please see attached receipt. Customer also requested the money that was paid to another company she called as a second opinion which we agree to refund if she can provide with the receipt explaining what the problem was and the fixed. In order to issue the refund, we need to note the reason what we are issuing the refund, customer just keep complaining and that she did not get any receipt from other company, so I explained that when we received that we would issue the refund, while I am writing this, customer sent the receipt that she denied did not had on 12/15/2022. While I am writing this process will continue and refund the $65.00 that she paid to the other company as we agreed. She requested a refund of a job that was completed 2yrs ago, that refund that we feel is not fair as a company since this job was already completed and customer did not have any issues with the job that our company performed back then, the problem on 12/14/2022 was the opener and you can see that on the customer that the second opinion wrote on their receipt. A refund will be in process for the $480.00 not for the reason that customer is right is because this is a family business, and we have families to raise and take care of and not wasting time to keep texting a customer when they do not want to hear reasonable. Any questions in regards this complain or if you need me to send proof of the process feel free to call me at ***********. Thank you

  Customer response

  12/31/2022

  Better Business Bureau:
  
  This letter is to inform you that First Call Garage Doors LLC has carried out to my satisfaction the resolution it proposed for my complaint, filed on 12/15/2022 and assigned ID ********.
  
  Regards,
  
  

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