If I could give more stars than 5, I would do so! I live in a small town where there is another Chevrolet dealership. My husband and I, plus our four children all have Chevrolet vehicles that were bought through and are serviced by our local dealership. Because of this, I have a good relationship with our local Chevrolet personnel and have experienced good service over the years. They have set the bar high. However, my recent experience with Orr Chevrolet brought this experience to a much higher level.
In February 2023, I was travelling from Illinois to Searcy, Arkansas to visit my daughter for the weekend. On the way down, my Suburban starting experiencing some issues. There weren't many service options along the way, so I decided to forge on to Searcy and seek options there. About 20 miles out of Searcy, things were getting more significant, and I decided to head straight to the Chevrolet dealership once I arrived in Searcy. As I took the Searcy exit, the severity of issues became apparent, and I literally crawled into the dealership around 3:40 on a Friday afternoon.
I went to the service desk and talked with Careagain, the Assistant Service Manager. She advised me that the only mechanic on duty was finishing his shift for the day. I inquired about Saturday and was advised that Saturday service was by appointment only and she did not have the authority to schedule me. She informed me that my only option was to have it looked at on Monday, and hopefully whatever part was needed would be in the shop, otherwise it might take until Tuesday. I pleaded the case that I had appointments on Monday and my sister, who was with me, had a business to run. She apologized sincerely. Since my vehicle was not drivable, I called my daughter to come pick us up and unload things from the Suburban. As I was doing so, I saw Careagain walk from the shop area with a mechanic, Matt, following behind her. They were heading towards my vehicle. The next thing I knew, Matt was driving my vehicle into the shop to take a look at it. He returned minutes later to tell me that I had a "shredded" right front bearing, and they had a replacement one in the shop - did I want to replace it. I felt bad that he stayed after his shift, and he reassured me that he had no problem doing so - even though he had an hour drive home. He replaced that bearing within minutes and removed all monitor lights from my dash. I was literally in my vehicle and driving away in less than an hour from the time that I first arrived at Orr Chevrolet.
Careagain and Matt both went well above and beyond their duties and did so with such a caring and generous spirit. Orr Chevrolet is fortunate so have these two employees working for them. I only wish that Orr Chevrolet wasn't so far away from where I live because they would become the new place for my Chevrolet loyalty.