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VENOM V
06-26-2014, 11:46 AM
For those of you who are curious about how Chrysler is treating their Viper owners, I was pleasantly surprised at the level of attention and quality of service I received. I had an O2 sensor trouble code appear after tracking my Viper, so I took it to Normandin Chrysler to have that fixed, along with an oil change. What I got was an over the top exceptional service experience. One bad sensor after 12 hard-driven track days and 9,100 miles, that's what I call a reliable track machine. Much better than my Camaro, and much much better than some that have tracked their C7 Corvette Z51s.

I had no idea that all original owners of a Gen V Viper are automatically enrolled in the Viper Enhanced Customer Satisfaction Program. A case manager named Nick was immediately assigned and helped streamline the process. The 02 sensor was on backorder, and without me even getting involved, Nick contacted Conner and pulled one from stock. Then he called me daily to ensure all was going smoothly and that Normandin was treating me right.

Paul Normandin has sold quite a few Vipers in NorCal, including a bunch of TAs. Paul goes out of his way to make sure that everything goes smoothly. He gave me a loaner car to use while the Viper was in service. And Chrysler would have offered me a free rental car if Paul had not given me the loaner, according to Nick.

There was another Viper in for service, and Normandin keeps them coned off so that no one will touch them, and in their own isle with no cars parked next to them. This eliminates the risk of car door dings or busting off the carbon aero splitters. Only the certified Viper Tech (which gets retrained on the Viper yearly) is allowed to drive the Vipers, along with the Viper service manager Reyes. Normandin is exceptionally careful with Vipers.

Nick followed up to make sure all was good with the repair, and it was. He also gave me four free oil changes as a thank you for being a Viper owner. That's four synthetic oil and filter services on a Viper.

I've never had this level of service or attention before from any manufacturer, including Mercedes. So between Normandin Chrysler and Nick from the Viper Enhanced Customer Satisfaction Program, I could not be more impressed.

Policy Limits
06-26-2014, 12:13 PM
Can u pass Nick's info along?

viperr
06-26-2014, 12:15 PM
After all the horror stories I have read it is a breath of fresh air to see a dealer go way above and beyond to take care of a customer. I hope it starts happening at more dealers. It makes you want to own a product that is supported like that.

Chorps
06-26-2014, 12:18 PM
I hope that this is the new normal for customer support and new Viper ownership.

BlknBlu
06-26-2014, 12:20 PM
Thank goodness I live close to 2 of our Viper vendors who know the locals and take care of them. My last experience at Woodhouse went smooth even with a small issue on the car that was not eventful.

Good to see pleasant experiences like this.

Bruce

ViperSmith
06-26-2014, 12:20 PM
I've been very satisfied with my local dealer here in VA/DC. They've done an exceptional job to help me get any issues I've had (minor) taken care of. The customer service from SRT has reached out to me each time and gotten in touch with me.

VENOM V
06-26-2014, 12:23 PM
Can u pass Nick's info along?

Rick, here's his contact info:

Enhanced Customer Satisfaction #: 800-763-8422 Nick's direct EXT: 66113. Nick's hours of work: 6:00AM-2:00PM Eastern Standard Time Monday-Friday

Todd

Policy Limits
06-26-2014, 01:13 PM
Thnx. The first dealer I contacted in Norwood MA to service my car received numerous calls, voicemails and e-mails regarding scheduling and discussing a service and I couldn't even get a return phone call, not even from the service manager. So at my first 6 month service I had my Maserati tech change my oil. At the one year service I tried a different dealer in RI, the only SRT performance dealer in the State and was told I would have a viper tech. The experience was much better but when I asked him if he used Mobil 1 or Penzoil and he said he didn't know, I was a little concerned.

Thnx again for the info. Like u, I didn't know this resource was out there.

tiki240
06-26-2014, 01:17 PM
FYI Nick is on mountain time. Im glad someone is having a reasonable experience. All I've had are poorly communicated headaches and lots of waiting. My Viper is on Day 23 of downtime.

FLATOUT
06-26-2014, 02:25 PM
Damn four free synthetic oil changes. Now that is nice, I might have to forward this along to Tomball lol.

allans
06-26-2014, 10:21 PM
V5, this is really nice to hear and I expect they didn't balk at the car being heavily track driven. Allan

rw99
06-26-2014, 11:47 PM
Normandin's is top notch, the best. We're lucky to have Paul here in NorCal.

72hemi
06-27-2014, 06:30 AM
Glad to hear you had such a great experience at Normandin's Todd! They really are a first rate dealership and take awesome care of us Viper owners!

VENOM V
06-27-2014, 10:26 AM
V5, this is really nice to hear and I expect they didn't balk at the car being heavily track driven. Allan

I asked specifically about tracking. He said lots of owners track, especially TA owners, and failures are covered under warranty. He mentioned that they recently covered brake work for a customer that had an issue on track. However, he did add a grey-area statement that warranty doesn't cover anything that is found to be abuse or neglect. Overall I got the strong sense that tracking is not an issue for warranty coverage.

VENOM V
06-27-2014, 10:43 AM
Thnx. The first dealer I contacted in Norwood MA to service my car received numerous calls, voicemails and e-mails regarding scheduling and discussing a service and I couldn't even get a return phone call, not even from the service manager. So at my first 6 month service I had my Maserati tech change my oil. At the one year service I tried a different dealer in RI, the only SRT performance dealer in the State and was told I would have a viper tech. The experience was much better but when I asked him if he used Mobil 1 or Penzoil and he said he didn't know, I was a little concerned.

Thnx again for the info. Like u, I didn't know this resource was out there.

You're welcome Rick. Let me know if Nick is able to help you out. It would be good if SRT knows that the Norwood dealer isn't doing things right. He might be able to recommend a good dealer nearby. There's a Dodge dealership in my area that I've had trouble with before owning the Viper, so I'm glad I tried Normandin.