Below is a transcript from my chat with Stellantis Customer Care.
TLDR: This chat was painful. I'm unclear whether the representative was regurgitating information from a previous chat, or actually provided me an updated Estimated Ship Date. The representative spammed me 3 times with a canned response towards the end of the chat.
If you care to read, I'd be curious of your feedback.
I give Stellantis Customer Care a solid F-. The representative seemed to craftily reply to my questions ensuring several responses were vague.
Context - Last week I spoke with Adrian using the same chat. I didn't save the transcript, unfortunately. Adrian stated that the Estimated Ship Date was the same as the dealer provided. Did Adrian state that to me with the understanding that the dealer had the most up-to-date information? If so, his responses were similarly misleading to the following response from Angela: "Upon checking, the estimated shipped date of your vehicle is 8/10/2024, and you were also informed that the estimated date is subject to change."
Did Angela check my transcript with Adrian who mentioned 8/10? Did Adrian just regurgitate what the dealer told me? Did Angela provide me with updated information?
Chat started at 9:33 AM
Hi, I am Stella! Thanks for contacting Stellantis Customer Care. I’d be happy to assist you today. (If you want to save this transcript, select the three bars next to the message box.)
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Stella
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9:34 AM
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Stella
- Chat started with Angela
- Thank you for chatting with us, my name is Angela with Mopar Customer Care. Please keep the chat window open to participate in a brief survey at the completion of our conversation.
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Good day! This is Angela from mopar Customer Care. How are you today?
Angela
Hi Angela - I'm good, how are you?
- I'm glad to hear you're doing well! I'm doing great how can I assist you today?
I just wanted to check on my estimated ship date quick to see if it has changed now that the plant is ramping back up.
9:36 AM
- A
Congratulations on your vehicle purchase! I can help you with that! Let me check on your estimated ship date for you. May I have your VON please and the brand of your vehicle.
Angela
Sure! VON ######## and it's a 2025 Ram 1500 Tungsten
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Thank you for providing your VON and vehicle details. Let me look into your estimated ship date for you.
Angela
9:37 AM
ok thank you
9:37 AM
- Upon checking, your vehicle has been scheduled for production. Time in this stage varies based on your particular vehicle configuration. Once your vehicle has started production, you will see movement on the tracker.
9:39 AM
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For further information, you can also directly reach out to your dealership.
Angela
- The last time I used this chat, the person (Adrian) was able to give me the estimated ship date.
Are you able to provide that information?
9:40 AM
- Upon further review though this link, there's no estimated shipping date listed here. https://www.ramtrucks.com/trackyourorder.html#/order-details
9:41 AM
Yep I know. However, he was able to see the estimated ship date and it was the same as provided by the dealer. Is that something that this chat does not have access to? Confused how he was able to provide it.
- We would like to inform you that, An Estimated Time of Delivery (ETD) has not been established for your new vehicle. The ETD will display after your vehicle moves to the in-production milestone. Please be aware, this date can change throughout the build and shipping process due to many outside factors.
Yep, I thoroughly understand that it needs to move into production before an estimated ship date is provided.
9:43 AM
- There are many factors that effect the shipment and delivery date for a vehicle. The original delivery date was just an estimate, and subject to change.
- A
I appreciate your understanding. Once your vehicle moves into production, the estimated ship date will become available.
Angela
- Yes, I understand that it's just an estimate.
- However, I'm confused how the last person I chatted with was able to provide me an estimated ship date.
It was the same date that the dealer provided.
- As mentioned above, the original delivery date was just an estimate, and subject to change.
Do you have records of my previous chat you could look at? It's under the same name/VON.
9:44 AM
- A
Let me check that for you.
Angela
ok thank you!
9:44 AM
- Upon checking, the estimated shipped date of your vehicle is 8/10/2024, and you were also informed that the estimated date is subject to change.
9:46 AM
Absolutely - I completely understand that this is a new vehicle release and it's subject to significant change. Thank you for taking the time to look that up!
- Now upon checking, on the link there's no listed shipped date and we would like to inform you that, the original delivery date was just an estimate, and subject to change.
9:47 AM
Okay, so the estimated ship date is now blank?
- A
We highly recommend you to contact your dealership for further information.
Angela
If so, that's fine, I completely understand that there will be delays.
- A
I appreciate your understanding and patience with the situation.
Angela
One last question - is the estimated ship date now blank or is it still 8/10?
- A
Our teams do use the same online tracking tool that you have access to. This information is correct – however, your dealer may utilize additional resources that provide more information than what we have access to.
- I provided? https://www.ramtrucks.com/trackyourorder.html#/order-details
There was never an estimated ship date listed there. I'm confused how Adrian was able to provide me an estimated ship date - same as the dealer - when you state that you don't have access to anything additional.
- A
That's the link I am pertaining to, as mentioned, the original delivery date was just an estimate, and subject to change and our teams do use the same online tracking tool that you have access to. This information is correct – however, your dealer may utilize additional resources that provide more information than what we have access to.
Angela
9:55 AM
- Do you not have access to see the estimated ship date? The link doesn't even have a link for estimated ship date.
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- That's the link I am pertaining to, as mentioned, the original delivery date was just an estimate, and subject to change and our teams do use the same online tracking tool that you have access to. This information is correct – however, your dealer may utilize additional resources that provide more information than what we have access to.
- That's the link I am pertaining to, as mentioned, the original delivery date was just an estimate, and subject to change and our teams do use the same online tracking tool that you have access to. This information is correct – however, your dealer may utilize additional resources that provide more information than what we have access to.
- That's the link I am pertaining to, as mentioned, the original delivery date was just an estimate, and subject to change and our teams do use the same online tracking tool that you have access to. This information is correct – however, your dealer may utilize additional resources that provide more information than what we have access to.
- An Estimated Time of Delivery (ETD) has not been established for your new vehicle. The ETD will display after your vehicle moves to the in production milestone.
9:56 AM
- Ok, so what I've established from this chat is either A. You will not provide me the Estimated Ship Date and have access. or; B. Adrian was not truthful when providing me the Estimated Ship Date. I get the feeling that B. might be what happened considering I offered him what the dealer had told me PRIOR to him confirming that it was 8/1