Roush Please read: Saleen's Customer Appreciation

v8stang

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Let me begin by stating that I STRONGLY urge all persons not to deal with Saleen and to take your money/business elsewhere.

Here's the story:

On Wednesday October 20th, 2004 I placed an order through Saleen's website for the differential cover and printed the order receipt. On Wednesday November 10, I e-mailed the parts department, because I had not received or been charged for the part, nor heard from Saleen.

Friday, November 12th I recieved the following e-mail from parts:

Dear Mr. Baker,

The Aluminum Differentials covers should be due in sometime early next week. We did recieve your order, we have been having some minor growing pains with our website, you will be billed as soon as the item ships out. We appreciate your business and your patience.

Robert Djanazian
Parts Sales


The following Monday (Nov 15th) I checked my credit card and it showed the part being charged for on the 12th. The same day I recieved the e-mail from parts (mind you the part was not in stock).

Wednesday December 1st, I called parts and told them that I have not yet recieved the part. They told me that neither my name nor my order exists in the computer, yet my credit card was charged on the 12 of November.

The person I spoke with over the phone asked me to leave a message for another person in charge of internet orders so he can get back with me, and I did. Roughly 2 hours later I received a call confirming my message/problem and he told me he would have to get back with me. It is now 2 days later and have yet to receive the return call.

About 2-1/2 years ago I placed an order for the SSC stripes and they charged my credit card but never sent the stripes. I called and they said the color was off and they had to send for new ones. Ended up canceling that order and now they stopped production.

I once was a huge Saleen fan and live in a household with two Saleens(88-335 & 96-172), but will no longer support Saleen in any fashion/manner.

I will be in touch with Saleen and plan to contact the Better Business Bureau or other proper authority.

Thanks for your interest,
Bryan
 
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Have you tried calling Liz for help?

1.800.888.8945 after noon PST

I am sure you know your credit card company will take of you if Saleen will not.

Best of luck, wish I could be of more help!
 
v8stang[SIZE=2 said:
About 2-1/2 years ago I placed an order for the SSC stripes and they charged my credit card but never sent the stripes. I called and they said the color was off and they had to send for new ones. Ended up canceling that order and now they stopped production.[/SIZE]


If you (or anyone else) needs SSC stripes please call Mark @ Performance Autosport, and he will take care of you.

http://www.performanceautosport.com
 
EightyFoFiveOh said:
Could it be some kind of scam?

...I wonder


It’s not a scam. Rather, Saleen suffers from poor business systems and management. Out of eight orders I have placed with them since purchasing our car in late ’99, Saleen has screwed up seven of them. If possible, I purchase Saleen parts through Performance Autosport or Haney Motorsport.

I haven’t looked into it myself (especially since I have one already) but I read elsewhere that the Saleen differential cover was no longer going to be offered (for any year car)

Sorry to hear about your problems. I hope you get some satisfaction.
 
Everyone is joking. Right? Saleen has problems with customer service and the parts dept. can't get an order correct? HAS EVERYONE been living under a rock for 14 years? Chicane, Haney, Speedworx are the only places to buy Saleen parts. Better prices too!
The ONLY way to buy something from Saleen directly is drive there yourself. Get out of car. Walk inside lobby. Be real nice to Bonnie (receptionist, English accent). Ask for someone in parts. Be prepared to wait at least a half hour. Pray that what you want/need is in stock. Ask if it is on sale. Pay for it. walk outside of lobby. Get back in car. Go home and consider yourself lucky. That is the way I have been getting my parts since Saleen was in Long Beach, Riverside hole in the wall, and location # 2 now in Irvine. If you live too far away you are S@#$ out of luck. Occasionally you could get lucky in the past if Ole Bob Root was not overworked and they actually had something in stock.
All of this should actually be printed on the window sticker of all new Saleen Mustangs and Foci at the dealerships. Really a shame.
V8stang, call Mark like Mike said earlier. I believe he has in stock what you need. Good luck. Anyone with a Saleen or parts hold on to what you have. They may not be around for much longer.
 
Marcus, wish I knew your twelve “simple” steps to buying Saleen parts before. One time I called an order in. Everything was in stock but they kept delaying shipping, so I took off on an extended lunch break to pick them up. I arranged to will call the order but that made no difference. I waited a long time and was as cordial as possible to Bonnie the couple times I requested an update on when someone would bring me the order. She did not reciprocate kindly. I left after forty-five minutes. :bang:

Bob is gone now, right?
 
Head Paneer said:
Marcus, wish I knew your twelve “simple” steps to buying Saleen parts before. One time I called an order in. Everything was in stock but they kept delaying shipping, so I took off on an extended lunch break to pick them up. I arranged to will call the order but that made no difference. I waited a long time and was as cordial as possible to Bonnie the couple times I requested an update on when someone would bring me the order. She did not reciprocate kindly. I left after forty-five minutes. :bang:

Bob is gone now, right?

Yes, Bob is gone now. I have no reason to even visit after he left.
 
"Anyone with a Saleen or parts hold on to what you have. They may not be around for much longer."

they going out of business soon? you know something? i was going to sell the saleen in a couple of years, but if it's going to be a REAL collectible than i'll keep it.
 
marcus95 said:
Everyone is joking. Right? Saleen has problems with customer service and the parts dept. can't get an order correct? HAS EVERYONE been living under a rock for 14 years? Chicane, Haney, Speedworx are the only places to buy Saleen parts. Better prices too!

I'm having issues getting brake pads (13" option) for my 2001 SC through Saleen too. I ordered them about 2 weeks ago, and they haven't even shipped them yet (not to mention the cost :eek: ). Could you give us links to Chicane and Haney? I found Speedworx (left them a message), so we'll see.

What are you guys doing for new pads? I'd love to find some ceramics (brake dust), but most places are just laughing at me :nonono:
 
GTRocks said:
What are you guys doing for new pads? I'd love to find some ceramics (brake dust), but most places are just laughing at me :nonono:

If you have the Brembo-made brakes, you might want to try the Porterfield R4-S pads. http://www.porterfield-brakes.com/pads.html There are a few other users on this board have the 4R-Ss and rave about them.
I am going to switch to them from my Hawk HPSs. The Hawks have worked fine for me (on the street) and generate very low dust but I don’t think the braking is improved over the original Brembo pads.

I don’t know if Porterfield has pads for the Alcon manufactured brakes.
 
Yes, I agree.
The hawks do throw less dust and wear evenly like the Brembo pads. They are cheaper also. I could make them fade on my 02 that had the Brembo 13" up front but I had to work at it. I have never tried the Porterfields either as I have the Alcons on my 351 and they do not offer them for my car. At least they didn't last year when I needed some. I have heard good things about them though. Just call Joe at Chicane and tell him what you have and ask what pads he wants you to put on there. He wont let you down.

Oh yea. tick tock, tick tock, tick tock Saleens clock. I'll leave the rest for the newspapers.
 
Porterfield does make pads for Alcons. I'm on my second set of R4-S pads. Very good pads that are easy on my drilled/slotted rotors. Street driving dust is minimal. Open track use will cause plenty of dust, but who cares on the track!!!