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Warranty issues

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Updated by user Oct 31, 2023

still trying to work issue thru mopar parts customer service

Original review Oct 16, 2023
Purchased two factory 3.6 engines, the first one was removed due to overheating, the second one was doing same thing, took to the dealer they could not find issue. Blamed the jeep having a lift angry eye grill and winch.

I had the thermostat housing replaced that was bought with the engine from the dealership replaced with the OEM thermostat housing. Overheating issue was resolved.1800 miles later we got engine misfire on #1 cylinder took back to dealer they informed us that the #1 cylinder was low on compression 80psi and leaking from intake valve. Yep weeks went by received a call from dealership that since the engine had overheated the warranty was voided and that i would have to pay to get it fixed. i spoke to mopar directly and was told dealership never contacted them for warranty and that the dealership would have to abide by the warranty .

Service advisors were rude and would not help with this situation due to defective factory parts that were all purchased thru their dealership.

E-mail GM of the dealership with no reply to this matter. So matter is still not resolved at this time
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Loss:
$10000
Cons:
  • Does not care about there customers

Preferred solution: the warranty to repair there product

User's recommendation: Do not use this company as they try to find ways not to cover warranty issues bad customer service

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Charlotte USA are Crooks and Liars

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I came to Autonation on December 15, 2023 with a very high hope and trust because we heard a lot of good things about the company but in less than one month that trust was broken. The inconvenience and struggles I am going through are unimaginable.

I am a full-time student at the University of North Carolina Charlotte and I have 3 jobs to make sure that I can pay for the car but to this date, 2/14/2023, I have not driven the car for more than 21 days since the purchase of the car, to January 7, 2024, when it broke down. When I set foot in the Autonation Office, Jamal, the Manager of the Charlotte branch told us and promised us that everything regarding registration and plates could all be processed at the Charlotte Branch and it would only take 2-3 weeks at the most to receive them. It is now more than two months with no tags and registration and unable to take the car out of the repair shop in Hendricks of KIA.

I have now no choice but to make a call to my hometown office in NH to see if they can release the registration and tags to be sent to Autonation in Charlotte. If this does not work and I truly need to go back home myself out of my busy classes and jobs to register and get the tags, I might consider legal assistance.

The finance Mr. Brian Smith from the time I signed the paperwork only triggered selling us an extra warranty which I bought for $4000 that does not cover any repair that is needed when the car broke down on January 7, 2024. I didn't even know what was the interest rate that I ended up with, Mr Smith never mentioned it and always batted away from answering. Mr.

Smith kept on pushing for a warranty, giving me 5 different warranty options one on top of the other. I called the office 5 days later and spoke with Mr. Smith to find out what the interest rate is and what the breakdown of the is loan because the printed paperwork that was given to me on the day of purchase December 15, 2023, did not have any of it. I have records of everything through email but was neglected to hand me all the necessary paperwork on the day of purchase.

Parts of the paper work such as the 5-day return time were left out of the paperwork. I was finally able to call Autonation at Charlotte to get some comprehension of the whole situation, I spoke with Ms. Lexiss who was very helpful and informative and the only one who has truly tried to help me. I was looking forward to speaking with Mr.

Colin Rundell just to hear what his process thought and what can be done about the inconvenience that I am going through but no answer. Miss Lexiss tried a couple of times to get me in contact with Mr. Colin Rundell and Jamal, to the point she went down to his office to see if he was there and when she finally came back to the phone with me, Ms. Lexiss informed me of transferring the call now to their direct lines at separate times but they both did not pick up the phone.

I left a message urging them to call me back but he has no decency or respect to call back but instead, he can only respond to an email that I sent him in the same time frame I left the message on his voicemail. There was never an urgency on Mr. Rundell's part, no sense of customer relation for such a position that he has, no apology, no sense of assurance to a customer towards me, I am 20 years old, turning 21 in about a month. Because of my age, I am not being treated with the same level of respect as an experienced and older buyer.

I have been brushed off, and ignored, and my phone calls have been dodged. I was raised to treat everyone with respect regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, or background. But knowing that people in this office who are much older than me, do not know how to act or treat their younger customers is very upsetting. I know customer relations is to be able to connect with the younger generation because, after all, we are the future, I should be able to relate and comprehend what they are going through because word of mouth is how you earn one small transaction to a much larger scale.

This is my first car ever, I financed it on my own to see if I could do it, I took everything I could, even taking 3 jobs to show the world, that if I can do it, anyone can. But now that is fractured and the memory will always have a bad taste in my mouth. During the day of the purchase of the car, we constantly asked about registration and inspection stickers. They told me that a North Carolina inspection sticker was good enough for a year even with New Hampshire plates.

I know this is false because this is very ILLEGAL. To have plates for one state and an inspection sticker for another. This is common knowledge that this is very ILLEGAL. I may be young but I am knowledgeable and I understand the law.

Then approximately at 8:56 am on February 8th. My father called on my behalf, because of my busy schedule of school life and work life, Autonation USA Charlotte. He spoke with the person in the office over the phone telling us that they would void the first payment I made, void the warranty, take the car back, and exchange me for a car that has lower mileage and a better brand. We unfortunately did not receive his name but we have the time of when the call was made and the date.

And since all calls at Autonation USA Charlotte are recorded, I see no issue in finding out who this was since that person from that branch completely lied to our faces. This was only said to keep us happy and distracted. Lastly the worst of all. Autonation USA Charlotte, Mr.

Brian Smith was telling us to do something ILLEGAL. I told Autonation USA Charlotte, that I am not a resident of North Carolina, time and time and time again. I would not be able to register my car in the state of North Carolina since I am not a legal resident of the state of North Carolina. I have been a resident of New Hampshire for over 15 years now.

I told them that they couldn't register the car for me but that they wouldn't listen. I knew that because a dealership in the same city as our legal residence couldn't even register a vehicle for me.

Mr. Brian Smith was making me feel stupid and pushing me in the direction of doing something ILLEGAL. It is a crime to register a car in a state in which you have no residency.

I know this for a fact. Nobody in Autonation listened to me of where I resided, I made this known multiple times.

Mr. Brian used a harsh tone and in my opinion not a customer service way of handling the situation. He told us it was our fault, that the plates were taking forever, and that I should have just registered it in North Carolina, of which I am not a legal resident.

This whole conversation happened over the phone and again since it is stated that all phone calls are recorded I see no issue of proving this statement above.

Autonation USA Charlotte has done nothing to compensate for the huge inconvenience they have caused me. They lied about the 90 warranty, they said it was covered from bumper to bumper and everything would be covered on the warranty if something were to happen in the 90 days. This was FALSE. They refuse to now pick up the phone or respond to my emails with respect, this is not how customer service should be.

I was lied to about being exchanged for a different car. I still do not have my plates and it has been over two months. My car is stuck at another dealership, and I am grateful to KIA Hendricks Concord for holding my car and being the utmost respectful, kind, and understanding to my situation because they understand what customer service is. Lastly, again, Mr.

Brian Smith, told us to do something very ILLEGAL, to register my car in a state of which I do not have residency.

The only one who has made an effort to resolve my issues is Lexiss White. She has been the only one constantly communicating with me, updating me, and actively apologizing for the inconvenience this has caused me and she is in the Title and Plates department. She is the only one I do not hold accountable. She has treated me with respect and is actively trying to help me.

Where I stand right now, is that I do not have a car and I need a car.

Automation should be doing something to compensate me for this huge inconvenience they have caused me. But regardless they continue to ignore me since my needs are below them.

I want action and I want justice.

Since Autonation Corporate is silent to my concerns and inconvenience. It is with a heavy heart I do not recommend Autonation to any of our friends, family, and all the social media that we can reach.

Thank you and we hope we can resolve this if the owner of Autonation is ever concerned.

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Urgent Attention Required: Incorrect Charges and Unsatisfactory Customer Service

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Autonation - Urgent Attention Required: Incorrect Charges and Unsatisfactory Customer Service

I am a concerned and disappointed customer due to a series of unresolved issues that have not only caused me financial distress but also considerable inconvenience over the past six months.

To provide you with some background, I have been erroneously overcharged by $1,000 for another vehicle, a mistake that I have actively been trying to rectify through numerous channels provided by the dealership. Despite my best efforts, which include multiple phone calls, emails, and even in-person visits to the location, the issue remained unresolved until my third visit in person.

It was only then that some attention was finally given to my case.

The recurring theme in all my interactions has been a lack of urgency and disregard for my situation. Each time, I was informed that new customers were being prioritized over existing ones, which, frankly, is not only disheartening but also reflects poorly on your company's customer service ethos. As a loyal customer, I expected to be treated with the same level of importance and urgency as any other client, new or old.

The financial overcharge is a significant concern for me, but the underlying issue of being consistently deprioritized and overlooked is equally troubling. It sends a message that once a sale is concluded, the customer's value diminishes, which should never be the case in any service-oriented business.

The location of concern is in San Antonio.

15423 I-10, San Antonio, TX 78249

My unresponsive Finance director email is ThompsonM6@***.com.

I had to travel from Austin to San Antonio 3 times ( first 2 times gave a verbal promise to correct- each visit 3 weeks apart.) It's common for employees not to respond to email, and even when they did respond to my pressing matter I only recieved an "on it right now" and it still didn't get corrected!

The manager was also completely unresponsive to where I would call, he would reject and text "give me some time I have a customer now," but never called me back.

His email is williamsr10@***.com

I gave a detailed breakdown of the accounting errors in an excel sheet and he assured me they were going to fix it by writing a check, which was $222 short of the requested amount.

They didnt even bother to clear up why they were writing me a check for the incorrect amount.

The entire experience has been to the customer service level of a novice or worse- an experienced person who does not care at all.

And then on top of this during my time being ignored by the people im reaching out to the sales team contacted me again asking if I still needed help and I was already in a vehicle I purchased for 4 months. The automated email claiming that as a customer I was so cared for felt even more bogus.

As of todays date March 4, 2024- Autonation has not fully refunded erroneous charges made in October 2023.

This is completely unacceptable for any product or service.

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Loss:
$1000
Pros:
  • Options for vehicles
Cons:
  • Customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: This business does not care about its customers

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Resolved: Title not being provided

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Updated by user Feb 15, 2024

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology. Title was finally mailed and received.

Original review Feb 08, 2024
Purchased a used car via internet on 02-02-24 as a cash / wire transfer sale from a Mercedes Dealer in Maitland, Florida. Had the car shipped from Florida to Arizona on 2-05-24.

Car arrived on 2-07-24. As of 2-08-24 I have not received the title, nor can anyone tell me the status of the Title nor its whereabouts. Apparently, the dealer's Title Clerk handles this but she is not in and has not been in and they cannot tell me if and when she will be in.

I now have a fully paid for vehicle in my possession that I cannot operate because I am missing a crucial piece of paper.
I spoke with Gwen at Auto Nation. She was very professional and helpful in getting my information and will be forwarding to management for resolution.
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Pros:
  • I will hold my reservations until after this matter is concluded
Cons:
  • Not good at communicating

Preferred solution: The Title to the car that is free and clear.

User's recommendation: Make sure you inquire and view a title before completing the transaction

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Was sold a car with major issues

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I bought a car through the ford mobile Alabama location, I took a flight to a Florida location to pick the car up, the car wasnt serviced for resale at all the calibration was off and they were trying fix it when I arrived. They then gave me the car saying its fix, they gave me no paper tag, its 2 months later I still have no tag with a ticket for $150 for no dealer tag. A few weeks after I had the car the suspension went out, took it to the Mercedes dealership to be fix , the calibration didnt hold I took it back they ran a full diagnostic the car has the wrong battery which explains why it wouldnt crank on one occasion the suspension has multiple issues and the warranty want cover unless $600 is paid for the correct battery to see the proper reading on the diagnostics now the mobile Alabama sales guy is saying he cant help he has nothing to do with it thats my problem, I havent seen the car in 2 weeks but just made the first payment and insurance is due in 2 days fix the car you didnt service the car for resale

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Loss:
$1800

Preferred solution: Price reduction

Lamar S Hez

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Intent To Sue

SWINEY INVESTMENTS LLC

c/o Lamar W. Swiney

33 Wood Ave South Suite 600

Iselin, NJ 08830

Re: AutoNation Corp

Date: Feb 28, 2024

To Whom it May Concern:

First and foremost, please know that I am not an enemy.

I am seeking redress, and standing up for what is right.

I entered into a credit transaction with AutoNation Honda Thornton Road, Lithia Springs Ga, on February 23, 2023 to purchase a vehicle for my business purposes. I purchased the vehicle under my business name SWINEY INVESTMENTS LLC. After having the vehicle for a few months I noticed that my personal credit score had decreased because of a new vehicle transaction that appeared on my credit report.

During this time, I was in the process of purchasing a new home and was declined because of a new credit transaction that appeared on my credit report. The tradeline reported an amount of approximately $30,000 from American Honda Finance Services also known as AHFS which negatively affected my debt to income ratio.

I contacted AHFS via Certified US Mail and by phone and asked the company to remove the tradeline information from my credit report because it was not valid. And also because I never gave AHFS nor AutoNation Honda my expressed written consent to use my Social Security Number. This is considered unauthorized use and other violations under the Truth in Lending Act. The company declined on multiple occasions and acted in dishonor.

AHFS later instructed me to reach out to AutoNation Honda because of multiple errors that appeared on the contract.

When I contacted AutoNation Honda, the Finance Manager Simon contacted me and asked me to come in and sign a co-signer form which I respectfully declined because I had already had the vehicle for 3 months which proved a guarantor was not needed. Moreover, the vehicle never was titled and registered. I had called and inquired several times about the registration after my second temporary tag had expired. AutoNation Honda then told me they need a few more documents in order to register the vehicle out of state.

At that point I did not feel comfortable giving AutoNation Honda anymore of my nonpublic personal information because the dealership had already misused my personal information and caused me and my family a great deal of distress.

I sent AutoNation Honda a notice of rescission which they received on June 13,2023 via US Certified Mail, however I never received a response. On June 26,2023 I reached out to Autonation Honda's General Manager Mr. Dixon to see if we could come to some type of resolution and he informed me there was nothing he could do about the situation. On June 26, 2023 I filed a Civil Lawsuit against AutoNation Honda for dealership fraud.

By July 27, 2023 I started to receive calls from the General Manager Ernest Dixon after he was served by the Cobb County Sheriff Department telling me that American Honda Financial Services was allowing the dealership to purchase the contract back from them and clear me from any obligations associated with this vehicle.

I informed Mr. Dixon that I would not be returning the vehicle unless I received something in writing from AutoNation Honda and American Honda Financial Services stating that I would be released from all obligations. Mr. Dixon emailed me a letter which I have attached to this email, but I never received anything from American Honda Financial Services.

I also sent Mr.

Dixon a letter via US certified Mail which he received on Aug 9, 2023 at 9:45am and informed him not to contact me anymore via phone but only via US Mail. I made this decision because I was being excessively harassed and statements were being made over the phone that deprived me of my rights. These statements needed to be documented. Besides, a company should always respond to written correspondence with written correspondence.

Otherwise, one could escape responsibilities by discussing matters over the phone with no form of documentation.

On Aug 9, 2023 at 2:22pm while I was away from my home, a tow truck backed into my driveway and stole the vehicle with my personal belongings and other private documents inside. My security camera system caught the footage. I contacted COBB County Police Department in Marietta, GA and filed a theft report and also contacted my insurance company. I truly believe that AutoNation Honda stole the vehicle.

I've already spoken to representatives at AHFS and they confirmed they had nothing to do with the theft of the vehicle. My property is in the suburbs in a secluded community where my neighbors and I have no crime issues.

The amount of personal injury I have suffered due to the actions of AutoNation Honda far exceeds the price of the vehicle. And considering the number of transactions this dealership has made over the years, I find it offensive that everyone I have contacted has pretended to have no real knowledge of the requirements and regulations under law. I am aware that I am being deceived by way of coercion and trickery.

It is imperative that someone from your company reach out to me immediately and return the property or I will be forced to take further action on the Federal Level for the maximum penalty allowed by law. I also have the right to freedom of speech and will not hesitate to reach out to the media, Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission and any other agency possible to seek Justice.

Sincerly,

Lamar W.

Swiney

All Rights Reserved. Done in good faith.

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Loss:
$85000

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Not to do business with AutoNation Honda Thornton Rd

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Why do lame people make posts about legal action you intend to take? Go do it then.

Lamar S Hez
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This is a lame *** responses mind your MF business. I did take legal action, I just want people to be aware of the scams these dealerships run.

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Then your post title is inaccurate. If you were concerned about warning others you would have discussed how you have already paid an attorney and filed suit.

If you really do have an attorney, which you don’t, they should have told you not to speak, write or go online and discuss any details. That’s why the post is lame.

Lamar S Hez
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I will represent myself, I have already file a civil suit against AutoNation and I intent to sue on a federal level for your information. Find something to do instead of being in my business without knowing all the facts.

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Fraudulent Vehicle purchased and information provided by Salesman and Sales Manager

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As of September 27, 2923 no new information regarding this incident has occurred. No rental car assistance approval from the dealership as they have stated several times has to be obtained before I can obtain any form of transportationoutside of the vehicle I'vealready...

Updated by user Sep 27, 2023

There is also missed work which total $500 as all funds have been spent attempting to get back and forth to work.

Original review Sep 27, 2023
I purchased a car from Auto Nation 9/2/23. I informed my salesman Robert Azangor that there seemed to be a problem with the air.

He stated to bring it back in a few days as that type of vehicle Hyundai Sonata begins to blow cold air upon driving. Robert also stated to me that the dashboard was cracked due to the age and heat over time; however, upon my son and I leaving the lot driving home my son utilized the turn signal and informed me that the radio lights up and flickers whenever the turn signal is utilized. I informed Robert and he stated we could bring the car back by to have it checked out. At that time I informed Robert that, for the lights to flicker upon utilizing the turn signal, there has to be an electrical problem beyond the cracked dash board, which is probably why the dash board has been cracked open in several places.

Robert said he would have the service department check it when they check the ac. On 9/7/23 the car broke down while my child was on the main highway and my son stated he saw smoke coming out but did not know what to do or what happened. I had to call a tow truck because the car would not start which left my 17 year old son stranded. I was informed that there was a 5 day-250 mile warranty with the vehicle and my 5th day was the actual day it broke down.

Auto Nation did not want to honor the warranty and stated that I could not be refunded my $1000 deposit, $479 insurance to obtain the vehicle, $85.00 towing fee, $195.00 out of pocket car rental, $80.00 Uber several times, and missed work due to no transportation. I was informed that they could try and allow me to transfer out for another vehicle, but they could not refund my money even though it was clear that the car broke down on the actual 5th day of my warranty. But who wants to exchange for another vehicle that may be worst than what I have or had? This world has become a sad place whereas, people have no morals and don't care how they do people or play with people's money.

And these same people wonder why they can't obtain a blessing if it was sitting in their lap. The finance company American Credit Acceptance, displayed their uncaring side as they called more that Autonation have; however, they are solely worried about my first car payment due October 17th and continually stated that the problems with the car have nothing to do with the car payment as I signed a contract for the car, but nobody wants to provide assistance with me obtaining approval for a rental car while they have had the car for the third week now. On September 25th, I again called to check on the status of the vehicle since Autonation still had not attempted to reach out to me regarding the vehicle and Robert, my original salesman stated that a motor was being placed into the vehicle. SMH...soooo first the starter burnt up...and now three weeks later, while the vehicle has been back at the dealership longer that I have had the opportunity to enjoy the purchase, the motor has gone out.

This evidently was a curse from the start, but Mrs.

Ramos, the Sales Manager refused to provide me a refund on the 5th day it broke down. The same day I was informed the initial warranty was 5days-250 miles.
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Loss:
$2309
Pros:
  • Nice vehicles tolook at
Cons:
  • Vehicles and warranty information are falsely advertised

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Avoid this place at all cost, unless you have a substantial amount of money to waste or you come from a family of mechanics prepared to workon what you purchase from Autonation

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Resolved: Worst service dept. left several call back messages have not heard back from them or my message to GM b brian

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Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology. Provided rental car for my trip to Vegas to replace Rz450e

Original review Jan 18, 2024
No good service call backs sfter having left several messages eguen I was requested to do so as they were busy.
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Preferred solution: Answers to questions in service I am supposed to get

User's recommendation: no recommendation speaks loud

Barry B Aao

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Autonation has had my vehicle for 4 months and it is still not complete. No one will give me an update and the customer service will not reach back out to me to fix this problem

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Still waiting for someone to contact me

Original review Feb 05, 2024
Autonation in Memphis Tennessee on mendenhall Street has had my vehicle for over 4 months. No one will reach back out to me to give me updates on my vehicle and when they do all I'm getting is lies. It'll be ready next week. Next week never comes and I have called customer service to put in a complaint. Supposed to be getting back with from someone within 48 hours that has never happened and I have called two times
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Loss:
$2
Cons:
  • Poor customer service
  • Terrible service afterwards

Preferred solution: I would like for them to fix my truck and return it to me

User's recommendation: Me personally I will never in life. Use autonation again for anything and I will not recommend anyone to go there. Not even for oil change

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Resolved: My Nissan Juke, Memphis, TN, Hacks Cross

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My Nissan Juke

12/23/1023

*2nd time in shop in less than 30 days(1st 11/22/2023-front end work)

I put my car in the shop 12/21/2023 approximately 11am after speaking with Rep. Roberto Morales the day before.

When I brought the car in I explained to Roberto that it would crank but not start. I suggested it was a sensor or electrical issue and it was just in the shop 3 weeks ago. He said he would call me to inform me to what is discovered.

He never called after 3 hours so I called and he said it needed a fuel pump. I disagreed that was the issue because I have experienced a failed fuel pump before.

So I requested to speak with the Service manager, Sonya. After speaking with Sonya, who got the master mechanic involved and the mechanic said it was a electrical issue not fuel pump (which I was quoted to be $1500 to fix it by Roberto) and he would further diagnose it tomorrow morning and let me know exactly what the problem is, this was approximately 5pm.

Sonya stated I will call you tomorrow morning to let you know the situation.

Friday morning 12/22/2023 nobody called me so I called approximately 10:30am to find out whats going on. I spoke with Sonya and she ask me if I spoke with Roberto and I said no. So Sonya explained to me that it is a electrical issue and my front end needs to be dismantled to find the exact area of the problem and it would be 8 hours of labor and cost $1800.

She then said Roberto will text you to see if you want to move forward. Approximately 20 minutes later I received a text and responded yes to go ahead with the service. I called multiple times starting at 1:30pm to find out how things were going. I left at least 3 messages with Sonya through representatives who answered and left emails as well.

I left a voicemail to Roberto and never got a response from either. At this point Im extremely upset, furious to what is going on because my car is what I use to work(Uber driver-2 yrs) and I need to know how its looking.

I called back at approximately 5pm and finally connect with Sonya and I expressed to her how disappointed I was with the service and how Im being treated considering I cant get in contact with anyone in your department to try to pickup my car or find out when will it be worked on or completed. Sonya informs me that it has not been worked on and they wont start on it until the day after Christmas and it might be completed next Wednesday or Thursday. She stated the mechanic who is doing the work wont be back until after Christmas.

Granted, when I initially brought it in I requested not to let mechanic John (Caucasian) work on my car from prior terrible experiences which I expressed my displeasure at the time. Also I mentioned the work performed on 11/22/2023 needs to be re-examine because the car is still experiencing some shaking when I start to accelerate after completely stopping and go.

I explained to Sonya how difficult it was to contact her and she stated her cell phone which I dont have her number and I told her thats a personal line. I also stated to Sonya that this current issues sounds like it was created from the front end work that was performed on 11/22/2023 which cost me $1500 and now I have to pay another $1800 for this issue, I stated to her its unbelievable and that this current issue is very rare and happens at a extremely low percentage to vehicles!!

I expressed to Sonya this problem seems to be from prior work performed. No response from Sonya.

This is causing a tremendous set back for me and my family and to be ignored did not make it any better.

I explained to her that I will be in contact with GM Ed Lewis asap to express my displeasure and she said he is out until after Christmas, I said ok thanks.

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Loss:
$1800
Pros:
  • Ask a lot of questions
Cons:
  • Know who your mechanic is

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Ask a lot of questions

Ricco C Ajc

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Remove from all contact list

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You lost a customer when you refused to replace my bent rim that had my truck shacking and I purchased a rim and tire package for. I felt it was unsafe and all you could say was it held air. I went to Sunrise and they were happy to trade my 2021 sierra with a 2023 a year ago and you keep contacting me about a service for a vehicle I havent had for over a year.
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Cons:
  • Fix price no negotiations

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Steer clear

Carlton D Ecs

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| map-marker Memphis, Tennessee

Repair service

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Autonation Honda 385 serviced 2019 Honda Touring by completing oil change and break service. The engine cover was not reattached correctly and the attached video and photo shows the result. Initially, the service advisor did not accept responsibility. I am not aware of any additional damage that may have been caused. I do not trust them.
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Cons:
  • Incompetence and none accountable

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Be aware of shady service from in competent mechanics

karen b Epn

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| map-marker Bradenton, Florida

Completely ripped off for service

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Bought car in for service beginning of March. Ford Focus 2015.

Car wouldn't start and then after it sat for a while or next day would turn over. It kept happening and then car would shut off while driving it. Called Ford Motor Company they said it sounded like a recall issue, the dealer said no it had nothing to do with any recall on that vehicle even though they acknowledged that there were issues not actually called "recalls". They did a diagnostic report and said it was the ignition switch and something with the fuel injection.

After charging us over 2 grand to fix it and waiting 2 weeks to get it we drove it home about 5 miles from Autonation Ford of Bradenton, Florida and went inside for about an hour and the car wouldn't start, doing exactly the same problem it was brought in for plus a few new issues that never happened before we took it there. We had them tow it back that day. Got a call next morning with an oh it's a electrical problem now and a fuse box had a loose connection. Miraculously the car was ready the next morning after we brought it in and when we picked it up we were not given any paperwork showing what was done to actually fix the problem.

There was no charge but no explanation of what was really wrong with the car in the first place. When we complained they offered to give us 10 percent back on the 2000 dollar charge because they fixed what the diagnostic told them was wrong with the car. The diagnostic never showed anything wrong with the fuse box which was the actually issue all along.

We were overcharged for 1200 in labor to change out an ignition switch and re key 2 keys. This was never actually the issue with the car and I want a much larger refund along with paperwork that should have been provided to us when the car was finally fixed, not to mention one of the keys they programmed doesn't even work.

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Loss:
$2046
Cons:
  • Take forever
  • Never get call backs
  • Overcharge

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: do not take your car to Autonation Ford in Bradenton, Florida 34207.

Barry B Aao

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| map-marker Memphis, Tennessee

Complain about my car service

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AutoNation has had my vehicle for going on 3 months and all I have been getting told is lies about when it will be ready. No one will return my call. No one will call me to give me updates on it and then they told me that they don't do longer cars. Terrible terrible, terrible experience
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Loss:
$2
Pros:
  • No pros

Preferred solution: Price reduction

User's recommendation: I would not recommend them to anyone

ASHLEY R Lkb

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| map-marker Stanton, California

Misleading business practices

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First time in a car accident and wasn't really sure on what to do. I googled this place and decided to come.

I had very minimal damage but my main concern was the performance of my vehicle after being rear ended by 18 Wheeler.

Got an estimate for the bumper and the inspection person Amber stated that the struts could have been damaged in the accident that could be what is causing your car to drive differently. However, she never placed that information in the estimates provided and stated they could review it more once they have the vehicle in for repairs.

I book the appointment for the repairs and the struts issue was never addressed. A constant focus on a scratch that I really didn't care about. Of course the insurance company denied the claim because I basically had to force AutoNation to put my true concern inside the estimate.

I was willing to pay for the struts to be repaired myself after the insurance company denied the work and AutoNation states I have to take it some where else to be fixed.

And to make matters worse they are going to have my car over a week for a bumper replacement and the insurance company is not willing to extend the rental.

This was a complete total waste of time and money. I don't care about a scratch on a bumper. If you are not able to address my true to concern you should have not taken my business.

And a week to change a bumper is ridiculous. I wish I never came to this place after the car accident.

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Loss:
$1364

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Work with someone with more experience

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| map-marker Austin, Texas

Deceiving

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Bought life time alignment service at AutoNation 3505 Buford Dr Buford GA 30519. I was told life time alignment service is valid at all AutoNation nationwide. We last moved from Georgia to Texas. To our surprise AutoNation located at 4800 S. Interstate Hwy 35 Austin TX 78745 charged us $136.83 for this life time service. They said they do not honor any AutoNation life time service warranty.
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Loss:
$200
Pros:
  • Claim service can be performed nationwide
Cons:
  • Do not honor pre paid service nationwide

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Word of Caution. Don't buy any life time service.

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