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  A1 Garage Door Service

  3254 E Broadway Rd Phoenix, AZ 85040-2805

  
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  A1 Garage Door Service

  8601 N Black Canyon Hwy Ste 103 Ofc Phoenix, AZ 85021-4155

  
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  A1 Garage Door Service

  240 Jennifer Dr. Suite 101 Cottonwood, AZ 86326

  
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  A1 Garage Door Service

  181 State Route 179 Ste 5B Sedona, AZ 86336-6106

  
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  A1 Garage Door Service

  3417 Roger B Chaffee Memorial BLVD SE Suite 303 Grand Rapids, MI 49548

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:10/12/2022

  Type:Customer Service Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I had A1 garage doors come to my house and provide a quote. The quote was give to me the day of the visit and was very very high. We negotiated the price down several thousand dollars. Until we agreed on a price. We paid them a deposit of half of the total amount. The following day we canceled the door and service. They said we would get a refund in **** Business days. Its been two months and we still havent received our refund. Ever time we contact them they keep telling us it was an error and they fixed it and our money is on the way. We are convinced we will never see our money and that this business robbed up.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 10/21/2022

  We do apologize for the delay on this.  We processed the refund check late.  It has been processed 10/21.  It will be printed and mailed and the customer should see this within the next couple weeks. 

  Customer Answer

  Date: 11/05/2022

  Its been 2 weeks from the time they said they mailed the check but we havent received anything. We canceled the service on the 30th of September. This has been so stressful and the company has been no help. Every time I call they tell me something wasnt processed or a manager needs to approve it. And it will be **** days for a refund. They are thieves. 
  
  

  

  Business Response

  Date: 12/06/2022

  We do need manager approval.  We have been backed up on refunds and are getting them out as quick as we can. 

• Initial Complaint

  Date:10/10/2022

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  We contacted A1 on Sept 16th for spring replacement, asked tech how much all in to replace, quoted me around $600. When he was done, it was over $800, because some hidden fees he somehow didn't mention - payment due immediately. Felt robbed, was already overpriced and now more (?!) but paid it and figured ****** learned. We called the following Monday, as the door was making bad noises all weekend and struggling to open and shut - we've had this door 12 years and serviced by other companies before, it has never sounded this bad. We were told it was normal and new springs needed to stretch or something to that effect. This morning (10/10), our door stopped shutting. We contacted the local number and were told there was only one technician in the area and he's booked until tomorrow morning - no way we can have our door fixed today. I am/was concerned - I have personal belongings in my garage, can't leave it all exposed overnight - they said to move everything inside. I asked about being reimbursed if I have another local tech out, so we can resolve the safety concern, and was told they can't approve that. No supervisor available to speak to immediately, they could make a ticket for them to call me in 1-2 days, but likely wouldn't approve because it's not their tech. Their only offer was early appt next day, move my things inside, and a free tune up after the fact. This is completely unacceptable... terrible service from the start, and it doesn't seem to be getting better... even if they came to fix, I'm nervous they'll shake me for more $ or I'll end up again with a door that doesn't work. Having another company come to fix, waiting for A1 supervisor to respond on covering the cost for reimbursement, but not feeling hopeful, especially now reading through other complaints and reviews. How do we prevent them from doing this to more people, and is there a way to protect or recoup my costs at this point, should A1 not be willing to do so voluntarily?

  

  Business Response

  Date: 10/20/2022

  We returned the evening of the review and fixed the customers door and refunded the 200 dollars over the quoted amount to the customer. 

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/06/2022

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  So I had my garage door fixed by one of their technician. The person out 2 16ft strut to fix it. Then told me to tell the owner of the house about the spring of the garage door and the wheels so I did. The owner sent one of their own garage technician and the technician said I dont need 2 strut on the garage and he removed one of it. The person said as well to try contacting A1 see if I could get my money back for the other strut. I tried contacting them multiple times and always told me they got me scheduled for a phone call appointment with the technician that fixed my garage door. But person didnt call me then on Friday September 2nd they told me the technician was on vacation and then theyll schedule me a phone call Saturday with someone else but still no call and the technician that fixed my garage be back Monday and theyll schedule me a phone call from him as well on Monday but its Tuesday now and I havent heard anything from them. In the invoice from them it didnt say anything that all sale is final so Im hoping to just get my money back from the one strut that the person put that I dont need at all.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/08/2022

  Hello and thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have contacted this customer and we have issued a refund for the part in question and have scheduled for someone to pick it up tomorrow 9/9/22.

  Customer Answer

  Date: 09/08/2022

  
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me.  I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved.
  
  Regards,
  
  **** *******
  
   
  

• Initial Complaint

  Date:07/19/2022

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  In May I called A1 garage services to my home to repair what was causing the top of my garage door to bend in the center. The tech came out and installed a strut on top, new springs and rollers and an overhaul of the torsion system. **** dollars in repairs. In July the same problem happened again. I called them, they sent the same tech who then tried to sell me a new door at **** dollars. I refused because I do not need a new door and **** dollars is ridiculous. He then said he would just get the door working again. He installed a second strut and charged me for two struts. This charge was an additional 600 dollars after I spent **** in May and they did not fix the problem then. I have been calling this company and am getting nowhere.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 07/19/2022

  To whom it may concern,

   

  After reviewing the initial visit and the second visit a couple months later, It looks like our technician gave you multiple options each time he was out there. The first time he gave you repair options for the panel which was accepted. He also inspected the door further and gave options to replace other parts that were bad on the door including the springs, and the rollers. It looks like a rebuild of the moving parts on the torsion system, including the springs, and a roller replacement were chosen as you indicated. The techs notes mention the decision maker was made aware of the parts that needed to be replaced via phone call. On the second trip you were also given many different options to replace the door, as well as another option to repair it. Our technician clearly thought that one strut would suffice on the first visit but indicated in the notes on the second visit that it did not hold up, and he then added a second strut and replaced the first one that got bent because you did not want a new door. The new door options that were given ranged from around $4,000 to our high end $10,000 door package. A $7,000 package was offered in there as well but it was along side 12 other door and opener combinations (some without opener) that the technician presented. The technician also indicated that a discount in the amount equal to the previous work would be able to be added to the estimates for the new door. The reason this was mentioned is because the tech felt like a new door should have been presented on the first visit but it was not. He thought that the fix with the strut would hold up and obviously it did not.

  I hope this clears things up. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a great day. 

  Customer Answer

  Date: 07/19/2022

   this does not alleviate the original problem which was the j arm on the rail was pushing against the top of the door when closing. This is what caused the problem. That was not addressed during the original repair because after the first metal strip was placed on the top panel to reinforce it that j arm continued to hit the top of the door when closing which caused the center to bend. Putting in a new door without addressing the cause would have caused that same problem to occur to the top of the new door. And it does not alleviate the fact that it was your metal strip that did not hold the first time yet you charged me for that strip on may 27th then charged me for two on the second trip. If your trained technician makes a decision to do something that he thinks will work and that fails, why should the customer pay for that poor decision? Had the original problem been corrected, ie...the j arm connecting to the top of the door pushing it downward, then there would have been no need for a second visit. Also I called your finance company, Goodleap. They have all of my information but said your technician has yet to inform them that the job was completed. I am supposed to start making payments first week of August but they cannot finalize until your technician completes his job.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 07/27/2022

  I am working with our Market Manager to figure out a resolution. I will get this taken care of. I will be contacting this customer directly. 

  Customer Answer

  Date: 08/02/2022

  
  
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me.  I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved.
  
  
  Regards,
  
  
  *******************************