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Reviewed Jan. 5, 2021
If you have a 2015 Chevy Equinox, watch out for the electrical system. The lights on the panel go dim or go out. Watch the shift gear, the lights may blink when the car is turned off, and most of all if your care stops while driving, I mean really stop while driving as if the car has not gas. Be careful, my car turned off 16 times. In 2020, It was diagnosed the problem could not be found. GM will not help you, They never will help you. Yes they may follow up, But, don't be fooled. The product is okay. The repair service SUCKS. It might be better to purchase another car brand. after All they probably cost the same. But give better repair service.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2020
I purchased a used truck and bought an aftermarket warranty. I specifically wanted the warranty because diesel trucks have emissions issues. I was told the warranty was bumper to bumper and when I read it it there was no exclusion for diesel engines. My truck broke down 3 months later and AutoNation refused to cover the repair because it was an exhaust issue. In diesel trucks an emissions issue will cause the motor to shut down and limit speed to 5mph, so I was unable to drive the truck and had to have it towed.
The warranty was refundable for any reason on a prorated basis. I called the finance manager who I worked with and he confirmed verbally I could get a refund and would email me the form I needed to complete. I never got an email and tried to call over 30 times. My messages were not returned. I emailed him and he hasn't responded. The phone system will not let you connect to a live person unless you go directly to either sales or service. They would not transfer me and only would take a message, which were never responded to. I live 1.5 hours from the dealership so just driving over not knowing if the person I need to speak to is there or not is very difficult. They are costing me a $2500 refund.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2020
On 12/11/20 I had my car serviced at autonation in Miami, Florida. The service was for an oil leak. The service adviser told me that the mechanic said #4 parts needed to be replaced. On that day I replaced #2 of those parts. I returned 3 days later, because my car was still leaking oil. So I then replaced another part. On 12/11/20 I was told I need # 4 parts changed. When I went back, I was told by another mechanic that I only needed #1 part. To conclude they had me to service #2 parts on the first date for nothing, I did not need the first #2 parts, I only needed #1 part.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2020
I wish I had read the reviews of AutoNation before buying from the Fort Myers Toyota dealership. My wife and I purchased a Mercedes Benz convertible from this company, and we were lied to by the sales rep from the very beginning. They agreed to complete some simple repairs on the car that should have taken 2 or 3 days at the most. The salesman promised it'd be only 2 days, no problem, he just wanted the signed contract, and he knew we had a trip planned and needed the car. They've had it for over 2 weeks now, and they refused to provide a loaner.
Last week, we told them we were going to pick up the car whether the repairs had been completed or not, and as we were driving there, the salesman texted us that the service department had taken the front bumper off the car to repair a few chips and a small blemish in the paint. Five days later, we went to the service department to check on it, and they said they didn't even have a record of the car being there. They have our money (approx. $28k), and our car, and won't return either. The salesman will not respond to our inquiries, and management won't return our phone calls either. In my opinion, we've been scammed by this dealership. I am filing a complaint with the Florida Attorney General's office also.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2020
Do your research before you buy from any dealer that is owned by AutoNation. I recently bought a BMW from a dealership that is owned by AutoNation. When I was researching, I did not know that a lot of dealerships are owned by AutoNation. They own hundreds of dealerships across the country. After I bought my car which is a 2018 BMW, I started having all kinds of problems. I should have know this was going to happen because the customer service at the dealership was unbelievably horrible. They are like dealing with an old school used car lot. Very slimy and a bunch of liars, even at a high end dealership like BMW.
I started talking to my friends and told them that I bought from a dealership that was owned by AutoNation and many of them said "oh yeah, never buy from them, they are the worst". I then looked online and found all of the bad reviews that they have. I call this a lesson learned and now I am stuck with a bad car. I will always check to make sure that the dealership is not owned by AutoNation.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2020
In 2016, I bought a 2013 Cadillac XTS Premium Luxury from AutoNation dealership in Corpus Christi, Tx. One week later, I heard a knocking noise like coming from the trunk area. I took it in & when the mechanic comes to tell me it was a truck hitch rolling in the trunk. I left thinking it was fixed. As soon as I left the lot, I heard it again every time I went over a bump. Needless to say, I had it a year & started looking for another one. I found a 2017 XTS in Houston, over 200 miles away. I bought it & a few weeks later, the same noise again.
It still had warranty, so I took it to AutoNation in Corpus Christi, Tx. After being checked, the service advisor (Mr. **) told me that the car had been in an accident & wouldn’t fix it because warranty wouldn’t cover it. To take the car where I bought it. I took it to Houston (200 miles away) & the service advisor came back with my car in about 20 minutes & told me that it was 3 loose screws on the back bumper. The Houston dealership showed me the carfax that it had never been in an accident.
I drove 400 miles round trip for 3 loose screws & 20 minutes of work. How cruel is that? AutoNation in Corpus Christi, Tx, you have some mean, heartless people working there. The mechanic, heartless **, & Gen. Mgr. who never replied to my emails, or return my calls. I have bought 5 vehicles there, but I will never buy from them again. They are full of deception & caca. I guess if I don’t buy from you, you will not honor the warranty. You have a nice scam going on. Someone upstairs is watching y’all. It’s not nice to cheat people out of their hard earn money. So the cheaters at AutoNation, you know who you are. AMEN.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2020
I started out looking for a good used Toyota Camry as I always buy with about 20,000 miles so I don't eat that depreciation so I usually deal with Carmax in my opinion the best place to go for a new/used car. 1 sheet of paper, everything is very transparent, no hidden fees or annoying salesperson throwing in extra stuff you have to be really careful of like AutoNation did to me.
I found a car online. I was looking for a Camry v6 still in good condition. They call me, I get there. It's total junk, had accidents on report although I made clear I wanted one owner, no rentals, no accidents and nothing from up north or close to a beach as it's too much rust damage which is exactly what this was. So I walked away and went back to CarMax site where I had a agent working with me to find a car to match the credentials but finding a newer used Camry with a v6 in it has gotten a lot harder to come by so I was on stand by.
When AutoNation calls back saying they had one in, I came in, looked at the car and decided I would get it but it had just came in so it had to be cleaned. I did my paperwork, put $4000 down on it and went home. Next day I get a call saying I was misinformed. The car was not a v6 so all bets off. Went back in to get my money back and saw the 2018 Camry and fell in love.
Long story short the whole ordeal was awful!! Was there 6 hours. They played game after game. I have had nothing but issues with service dept. Not worth it, best just to pay elsewhere and get it done. This was the one off of Thornton rd. Very very bad management. I could write a book on all the shady tricks they tried to pull but instead, I will tell you to run!! My daughter wanted a new rav4 after I got mine and after my experience, she would not go to AutoNation. She went to Newnan Toyota, I went with her since I had been through it and a total different experience, this place is great! Had her car driving out in 2 hours, lifetime warranty as long as she owns the car without extra charge. If you're looking to buy brand new Newnan Toyota is the best.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2020
Auto Nation has been the fastest and easiest to work with. When I bought my car I was given a lifetime powertrain warranty. Now you can’t go wrong with that. I get fast and courteous service. They have a theater room to watch movies while you wait with fresh popcorn. They come and get you when your car is ready. They don’t announce your name expecting you to hear them. That’s refreshing. And every time you take your car in they give you a free car wash.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2020
Tamara ** of AutoNation Honda of Chandler was prompt and courteous. Polite and accurately resolved the issues. I bought my Toyota Sienna at a Honda Dealership and they took care of my vehicle like it a Honda. Thank you Tamara.
Gilbert, AZ

Reviewed Aug. 20, 2020
Found a Mercedes C250 Coupe in-line at Autonation Mercedes Benz of Orlando that I was interested in, entered my trade in VIN number and had an offer prior to going to the store to test drive the car. I had previously taken my Trade in to Carmax so I could have a “base” for my trade in and AutoNation offered me $2000 more than Carmax. Upfront pricing, excellent Customer service, quality car. Their website is not the best but it works OK. I definitely prefer Carmax’s website when it comes to filtering down for a specific car with specific wants/needs.
Updated review: July 28, 2020
The service advisor Hayden and service manager Hawk both went out of their way to make sure my warranty repairs on my 2013 F-150 were done correctly and kept me updated...Thanks.
Original Review: July 24, 2020
Scheduled my repairs and was told it would be 2-3 days. It is now going on 9 days that my truck has been at their shop and I am now told that the wrong parts were ordered so it will take even longer and on top of that in the midst of my truck being at the dealership shop this long I have been updated that there is a clerical issue with my warranty (wasn't told this when I had a previous warranty repair about 2 months ago at that same location with the same service advisor Hayden) and also that my tire is flat from a nail and advised me to contact the store I purchased the tires from. Are you kidding me!!! They had my truck for almost 9 days and insinuating that the flat tire is my problem and my truck is still with them while they wait on the correct parts to arrive. This is just some of the many issues I have with them, all from this recent ordeal. I'm sorry but they have no sense of customer service.
Reviewed July 19, 2020
They offer far less than the Kelly Blue Book value, I would have been willing to negotiate, however, they were rude with a - What did you expect, type of email in return. When I can clearly see a similar car with twice as many miles and a base model no less, being offered for sale at 5k more than was offered to me with a top of the line car with half as many miles. You have the choice to go anywhere you would like to negotiate the sale of your car or your trade in, I would not go with these people as they give Used Car Salesperson a bad name, with all that implies.
Reviewed July 10, 2020
I am a customer who went through a manufacturer recall service about a part of the brake system that needed to be changed and they also offered and serviced my truck's transmission to this location and I came out with a 2014 Silverado with transmission damaged because someone did not complete all the fluid when doing the service, the service manager (Jul / 6/2020) told me that transmissions could run low in fluids for hundreds of miles without damage.
When we talked to General Manager, his suggestion was ... "Your 2014 Chevy is old, the only thing I can do for you sell you another car," but the problem is that my truck is not worth anything in exchange because it has the transmission damaged by them who say no be responsible for nothing, What bothers us most was NO intention to make arrangements or deals or offers. This case started at the end of February with the service, in a week my transmission was jumping and when I went to the dealer the service manager told me not to worry that my truck was manageable and that they would call me soon, I was there a week ago because my wife called the customer service of the General Motors and they arranged an appointment with the dealer who promised to call us in March and if someone reads this and information I have photos, documents and videos of my driver-cam that shows the lack of attention of this place.
Reviewed June 23, 2020
I made an offer on a new vehicle early March, we agreed on price and conditions, company took $2000 deposit. Dealership closed shortly after due to pandemic, when they reopened they refused to honor the original deal claiming the factory incentives were no longer available, they are asking for $4000 more. They just returned the deposit, I wasted time and money, will not deal with them again and do not recommend them.
Reviewed June 20, 2020
So we went to AutoNation’s service center located in the Ashburn Virginia area on June 17th, 2020 trying to replace a 2 1/2 year old battery for 2016 Honda accord; mind you we’ve already had a defective battery when we purchased the brand new Honda accord in 2016. These people have no customer service training. The gentleman told that batteries on these cars need to be replaced every 2 ½ to 3 years... I was shocked when I heard this statistics. If buyers knew about this fact I am sure they’ll never buy a Honda.
Personally, I’ve never replaced a battery less then 4 years old on my own car. Anyway, they wanted to charge us $220 for a battery!!! I tried calling the service manager twice he never bothered to return my call. What an awesome service? Needless to say, I will never go & or purchase anything from that place and I’ll tell all my family & friends to stay away from that place. Not sure how they’re still in business… So, I went to Costco & bought a battery for $75 and replaced it myself. It took me 15 minutes!!!
Reviewed June 11, 2020
I have twice had less than pleasant results dealing with AutoNation dealerships. While the ads may quote a fair price for the vehicle, be aware you will be charged $799 Dealer Service Fee, Tag Agency Fee, Tag/Registration fees far in excess of actual fees. This will add about $1000 to price of vehicle. On 2 occasions I had a trade in figure based on accurate information submitted on my trade in, and on both occasions the appraiser has "found additional problems" which result in a lower trade in offer - in the most recent case a reduction of $1000 from the figure offered online.
The dealer response is always these are corporate policies that we can't change. I'm sure most people suck it up and pay more than planned. I just walked away. I was willing to pay the extra charges on the car I was purchasing because it was equipped as I wanted, but was not willing to take a $1000 reduction on their appraisal offer when I had been offered $500 more than their original offer by a different dealer the previous week. Just be aware the advertised price of the vehicle is nowhere close to what you will end up paying. The first question I ask now is, "Are you an AutoNation dealership?" If the answer is Yes, be very careful, and be willing to walk away.
Reviewed June 9, 2020
I drove 2 hours after reserving a vehicle the day before. Got there, waited 1 hour only to find out the car was transferred and sold elsewhere 5 days before. The apology was insincere as there was no real option given. After reading additional reviews online, I think I dodged a bullet as they have a terrible reputation and bad cars! My suggestion if you are buying a high end car and not a beater; DO NOT BUY FROM AUTONATION!
Reviewed May 31, 2020
Hi, I bought on 01 29 -2020 a Bmw x 5 at the Autonation of West Palm Beach, after 3 minutes the car broke down and the Autonation managers have not responded since then and Robert service manager said, "What you expect from a used car!" How broken the car is! I ask Help. Thanks Alessio **
Reviewed May 23, 2020
AutoNation Chevrolet North refused full payment by debit card, even though bank authorized full amount. Forced to finance at high interest. After 2 days dealership refused to look at vehicle issues. Fake money-back guarantee. Fake limited warranty. Unethical finance manager.
Reviewed May 12, 2020
It was my first time at AutoNation and we all understand buying a car is a big decision. I did not anticipate enjoying the purchasing process, or were even dreading it, but as myself and husband was walking through the doors we met Ahmed ** a sale associate who say "what can I help you with today?" My response was "we're just looking" then Ahmed said No-pressure, and we didn't feel rushed, he listened to us, Ahmed made the process easy and Quick with clear communication. Final price was exactly as negotiated and with no last-minute surprises. Ahmed ** was Professional and polite salesperson and attentive to our needs. Mr. ** went above & beyond locating a specific vehicle, delivering vehicle to us, staying after hours to make our purchase an exceptional experience.
Reviewed April 28, 2020
AutoNation deliberately and calculatedly concealed an Engine gasket repair that costs us almost $8000 to repair. They advertise that they take the worry out of purchasing a used car, but they did the opposite. They did a great inspection, yet hid the results of it. When we had issues and requested an inspection report, we discovered that they had in fact discovered this prior to selling it, didn’t repair it, and then sold the vehicle to us without disclosing the damage.
Now that we have discovered what they have done, they are refusing to pay for the repairs, rewind the deal or buy back the vehicle. This is clearly not a warranty issue since this was an issue that existed before we purchased it, and it was concealed from us as the consumer. We never asked (up to this point) for compensation for the extreme hardship this has caused. They are falsely advertising the quality of their vehicles and they know it. We have the documentation to prove it. Rather than doing the right thing here, they are refusing to make it right. Do NOT use this AutoNation dealership or ANY AutoNation dealership, as their advertised policies and actual policies do not match. They are not worry free, they do not care about the customer or the car. They are extremely deceptive.
Reviewed April 23, 2020
I bought a 2020 Outback plus four warranties after the salesman and finance manager ensured me “the warranties are refundable”. One of their selling points was their statement that the computers that Subaru puts in their cars should not be trusted. After coming to my senses and requesting refunds I was told that only two or the four warranties are refundable. Since the salesman and the finance manager do not deny these points, it is clear AutoNation condones the behavior of providing half-truths and denigrating the computers that Subaru uses in their cars.
Reviewed April 5, 2020
Probably the absolute worst place to shop if you are counting on something honest and transparent. I purchased a 2020 Hyundai Elantra SEL from them, on Jan 29 and they pulled out every nasty trick on me to get me to pay more than the price they advertised. First of all, they did not honor the online price quoted at Autonation, even though it explicitly mentioned that incentives are available to everyone. Then they switched my model to a demo version with higher mileage (probably had been stock, longer!!) and different color (classic bait and switch!). Then after switching my choice for a car, they further changed the price than what they quoted me, which I later find out because the numbers did not match.
What ended up happening is that, instead of negotiating, they deliberately increased the payment term to reduce the payment against my wishes (72 instead of 60 and I ended up with a higher interest rate). The car ended up being ~17500 instead of the written quote of ~16700, and upon taking it up to the sales manager, neither them nor Autonation could come up with an explanation, except excuses that my car has additional protection. Surprisingly, a feature for which I did not have any sales receipt.
At the end I ended up with a car that had considerable cosmetic flaws, has issues with steering alignment and was full of pet hair. Let me remind y’all that this was my first new car purchase, so I would advise and urge you to avoid Ryan **, might be the best performing salesman but I guess you know why by now, also if you end up financing through them please do not fall for Chadrick **’s tricks, he is probably one of the most shady and untrustworthy people I have ever closed a deal with. At the end of the day, the price of the demo car ended being higher than what I was quoted by other dealers for brand new cars. This is how these people do business, you can decide yourself whether you want to give these people your cash or someone else who is at least more honest and upfront.
Reviewed March 13, 2020
Selected a Mercedes Benz Vehicle at the AutoNation affiliated Mercedes Benz Dealer in Wesley Chapel, Florida and were assigned a sales rep. The sales rep gave us quotes and said to look them over and to get back the next day. When we tried to contact this sales rep we were told they were not available and a new sales rep was assigned. Then the new sales rep sent us by email a new quote and said to contact them the next day. The next day a new sales rep was assigned and this happened two more times. So had 5 different sales reps in 5 days. So we said the process is now totally confusing and much more complex than is necessary. Now no one from that dealer has contacted us so we just gave up on them. Guess they are not interested in selling a new expensive Mercedes Benz to a repeat customer. Also looks like Autonation has no quality control process built in to monitor their sales reps.

Reviewed March 9, 2020
In Phx Az We were approved for a used Dodge Journey (we needed a 2nd car). The said 1000 down payments about 400 mo. We signed the papers the day before When going to pick up the vehicle. Next day, only to find out they said the banks want 2500 more down of course we rejected & walked as we were walking out. Our salesman Derek offered us a free tank of gas. Said come in sat so I called him sat & going back n forth all day sat he had customers then I had to take my vehicle in to get my tired fixed.
So I asked about sunday he stated only can do saturdays so I scheduled it for the following sat.When that day finally came derek didnt respond to my text msgs so I called the dealership. Richard another salesman said he was busy so I finally get a text msg back from Derek and he said sunday which was odd cause the week before he said they dont do that on sundays, so on sunday I msg him all day and no response. Auto nation is shady when making deals & not true to their words. if I could give -5 for a review I would. Fyi Before looking for a vehicle check out reviews first & Carfax.
Reviewed March 8, 2020
We've recently purchased a 2012 Cadillac Escalade from AutoNation in Waco Texas. The salesman told us that he recommended if vehicle because it was a good one, and according to AutoNation policy they do a 123 point inspection on a used vehicles, come to find out once we purchase the vehicle we found out that the struts were worn out, so we contacted AutoNation to see about getting them to fix the vehicle which should have been caught on the 123 party inspection but it wasn't. I talked to one of the service managers when they were describing the problem to us and I asked her was it that was it like that when we purchased it, and she said yes but now through all the haggling and discussion, negotiation, etc, they will only pay for half of the repair. That is not fair to us, plus we gave $3000.00 down on this 2012 Cadillac Escalade, We feel so used and swindled.
Reviewed March 2, 2020
I just bought a Tahoe from Autonation in North Richland Hills, TX. The sales man would never show me a breakdown of the cost but everything seemed higher than it should have been. When I got to financing I was rushed through the process and did not have time to review everything until I was home. The dealership had added extended warranties, gap insurance and tire and wheel warranties without discussing with me. They do this to improve their profit margins and then they talk and celebrate about taking advantage of customers in trade magazines.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2020
Total waste of time. Awful experience. I never had a such an awful experience with any other car dealer. I was interested in buying 2017 Toyota Camry. I had asked for out of door price. Their Salesman Mr K. sent me the out of door price. I agreed on the price. I took an appointment for test drive at 7pm as I was planning to visit their office after work. They also text me at 3pm for appointment confirmation and I replied Yes.
We reached their office at 7pm. Mr K told me that the car I was looking for has been sold. So car was gone in few hours. Isn't it unbelievable? Surprisingly, Mr K got another car with exact same model and make 2017 Toyota car with 2K more mileage and was asking $950. We did car inspection. It's rear door seem to have some work done recently. Paint was looking fresh on the door. I asked for Car Fax report. Mr K was reluctant to give me the Car Fax. I got Car Fax report. I didn't see the history of this car maintenance for whole year in the Car fax Report. I asked Mr K, "Why is that?" He didn't give me any convincing answer. I thought something is fishy. I told Mr K I am not interested in this car and left. Also, he was trying to charge me 7.50% interest rate for the car while we agree upon interest rate of 3.5% depending upon my good credit. Total shady business. Will never go there again.
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2020
Went to AutoNation in Houston and Daughter had already identified specific vehicle to purchase. After an exhausting waiting period they offered financing at 5%+ (for 787 scores). We rejected this and Obtained our own financing and 1/2 their rate. Finally got the Tags on the car and then they came out with, wait for it...: only One (1) Key Fob. Immediately Inquired about this and salesman said "Jeep only give one key..."- HA. Much to my chagrin, when pressured, Manager came out and said "Vehicle was priced with only 1 FOB and not two..."- Where this came from or was printed I'll never know.
Car FOB was stolen at party that night and took us 2 days to get car back to an actual Dealer to create 2 New FOBS at $500+. The Dealer's General Manager, Mark, (**) then began to tell me it was Our Fault for not doing proper research on the vehicle knowing it only came with 1 FOB- Blah Blah Blah. Blamed it on the Consumer who just bought their vehicle. I traded in a car with 2 FOB. Certainly expected to get 2 FOBs with purchase of a 2019 Jeep... If Anyone wants more info- I am Stephen and I can be reached at **. Good Luck. "Caveat Emptor" with these guys.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019
About one year ago my significant other and I purchased a pre-owned Audi A5 from Autonation Volvo in Bellevue, WA. Once we bought the car we were only able to drive it in two week increments before having it taken to the shop to be serviced. I lost count of how many times it had broken down on us while we had the warranty. One of the main problems with it was that it had a horrible oil leak. We would go on to get it repeatedly serviced at Audi without the service department actually fixing the problem. Apparently, there was so much wrong with our newly bought vehicle that Audi was fixing the first problem they could see.
The really frustrating bit about our experience is that Autonation is somehow able to pass a vehicle 125 point inspection that they do not know how to work on. Hence why the vehicle was purchased at Autonation and continuously serviced at Audi. Over the course of our warranty, the oil problem was never fixed and many more issues arose. Since we have lost our warranty, our vehicle has sat in our parking spot, unable to drive as we are unable to fix all the issues. To give you a very clear idea, we received an estimate of about $4,000 just to fix the oil leak and timing belt. However, there are still MANY other issues that need to be addressed.
We have tried to contact Autonation Volvo as well as the corporate offices to get the issue resolved. Autonation Volvo insists there is nothing they can do while the corporate offices will not accept our calls no matter how many appointments are made. In fact, it was recommended to us by a customer care representative that we book a flight to Florida to talk to them in person. This purchase was the worst financial decision we have ever made in our lives. Autonation will happily sell you a "lemon" that will last past the five day return period but not beyond that. Each attempt to fix this crisis has lead us to a dead end. It sounds a bit cliche, but if I could rate this company zero stars, I would.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2019
I took my 3 year old Malibu in for service and to fix the poorly designed display that my daughter broke for a second time due to its design. I agreed and paid the $600 service fee plus the $800 for the new display. They took 2 weeks to fix and last Thursday they indicAted it was ready. I told them I would pick up Friday. When I Ubered there Friday they told me they had fixed the display and rest to English. It had been in French. After 30 wasted minutes I was told it would be an additional 30 minutes to wash it. Remember they knew I was coming in. I declined and after 15 minutes they brought it around. The display was still in French. Additionally the drivers seat would not move forward. It pivoted apparently due to an issue in the right track - not an issue when I brought it in.
I pulled the car back in and asked the service manager what was up. He took it back to the service bAy and 30 minutes later came back and said they needed to take the seat off and could I come back later. I said, "Call me when it is fixed." I texted him late that evening asking for the status. He texted me back Saturday at 2 pm saying that he had a child emergency and that they had not been able to figure the issue out. Tuesday afternoon I texted asking for an update, realize that is had been 2 weeks since in brought the car in and 4 days since I wasted time going in to pick up a car that was not ready.
He texted me back that the motor on the seat would not work and that if I would pay for the part he would take care of the labor. Understand that the seat worked fine when I took it in. When I went to pick it up the seat motor worked - it just would not move on one side. I have previously paid over 1000 on this car for wiring issues that they said were due to “rodents”. This was a garaged cAr with no signs of rodents in the area. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2019
These people and company are complete frauds and don't have any morals. They gave me a price of $18k online then offered $13k when I went into shop after 3 hours sitting with my family! DON'T EVEN CONSIDER SELLING A CAR TO THESE PEOPLE! YOU WILL BE RIPPED OFF!
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2019
The online quote for my 2016 Lexus nx200t was $22051. I told them to check my Carfax. I had a accident, I knew it and told them. I had a scratch just below the Lexus symbol on the back hatch. I guessed that they would bring the price down about $500, not $2700. They offered me less than $19500! They expected me to fold but I went down the block to carmax where I had a $21000 written estimate (given after inspection) was honored.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2019
Autonation advertises that they'll buy your car. The marketing is misleading, making you believe they'll offer a fair and current market value. I submitted my 2014 Subaru Forester for an appraisal and was shocked to receive an estimate that was less than half of actual current market value. Their car buying service is a ripoff. They are taking advantage of the uneducated and of those in financial desperation. My advice is to stay clear of these unethical people.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2019
DO NOT BUY A CAR FROM THEM UNLESS YOU READ THIS FIRST!!! My wife and I bought a certified used car (2013 SL63AMG) the day before Thanksgiving last year (2018). As we were driving off, we noticed an ABC malfunction code (hydraulic suspension code) on the dashboard. The car began making a really rough noise and vibrations. It wasn't supposed to do that. After Thanksgiving, we called and we were told not to worry and to just drop the car off and it would be fixed, since it was warrantied for 90 days.
Four months later and 20, yes, 20 service appointments later, they were unable to fix the ABC service light. Supposedly, they even had a Mercedes Benz engineer come to their dealership to look at the car, since they had been unable to fix it for the prior 19 times. Meanwhile, for the days that the car had been with us, we've had two major water leaks, for which required the car to be towed to their shop, and for which they did fix, to their credit.
Out of the four months that we had the car, it was in their possession and at their shop for nine weeks. In one instance, the car was driven for 75 miles. The person who drove it, smoked even cigarettes in it. On one of those 20 service appointments and while they were waiting for a part, they wanted to keep the car for a three-day weekend. We told them no way!!! We told them, "When you get the part, we will drop the car off." We learned that the shop foreman and even their mechanics take customer cars out for the weekend "supposedly" checking cars...while riding out and having fun on customer cars.
On the 20th visit, and after the engineer allegedly fixed the problem, the Miami Autonation Mercedes Service Manager told us that after 20 service appointments of us being very patient and working with them in bringing the car back for so many times, that the store general manager (Mike **) had given him permission and the okay to buy the car back at the full price we paid, if the ABC light was to come back on again.
Well, guess what? The ABC code did come back!! We brought the car back, told the service manager that, "We've had enough...and now it's time for you guys to keep your word. We need our money back!!" The service manager said, "Not to worry, we'll keep our promise." So, we took the tag off of the car and left. The manager, of course, was on vacation and nobody else could take care of us until he came back a week later.
On the first day the general manager was back from vacation, we went back to finalize the paperwork and get our money back. They kept us there all day: He wasn't in yet, had another meeting, blah, blah, blah. They bought back the car all right, but not as they had promised us. Now the story had been changed to "well...we'll buy the car by offering you a fair market value/price". Well, basically, that translated into we got screwed and we lost $8,000 because now they didn't want to pay us what we bought the car for. The bottom line is, after 20 service visits and four months of us dealing with a major inconvenience of going back and forth and being hustled and ripped off by Miami Autonation Mercedes, they did not fix the warrantied problem and they DID NOT keep their promise of giving back what we paid them for their car.
DO NOT BELIEVE them if you buy a car and there is something wrong with it, that they will fix it with the 90-day warranty. They were more concerned about how much money they would be losing out of their pocket, instead of making sure the customer was pleased and got all their money back because they sold a defective car that they could not fix. At the end of the day, they LIED to us and they ripped us off!! Shame on such a large auto dealer like Autonation!!!! SHAME ON MERCEDES-BENZ CORPORATION FOR ALLOWING A FRANCHISE TO RIP CUSTOMERS OFF!!!
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2019
I just bought a new 2020 Durango SRT from Cindy Woods at Auto Nations Dodge in Mobile, AL. I have been buying new cars for over 55 yrs. and this was easiest purchase I have ever made. If you are looking for a new or used vehicle try Auto Nations Dodge in Mobile AL. Ask for Cindy **, you will not be disappointed.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2019
I would like to share my recent experience with a local car dealership. I went to Auto Nation Ford in Frisco, TX to buy my new Ford Edge. As negotiations started the usual tricks were tried with me, at one point they decreased my trade value $3000, to give me a lower price on the vehicle, assuming I wouldn’t notice. I was ready to leave when Cody **, the sales manager took over. We eventually agreed on a price for my vehicle. At that time, Cody **, shook my hand, said sign here without reviewing terms and I went into financing. As I met the gentleman doing my contract, Lorenzo **, he proceeded to hit on me, suggesting that I wouldn’t need to change my initials when we got married, along with other comments. I ignored his advances and we sat down to do my paperwork.
After an exhausting exchange about a maintenance package, I began to get frustrated. Mr. ** said that I needed the package because I was a single, female. When I said I did not, he pushed and questioned where and who would be doing my maintenance, which is absolutely none of his business. Finally, I had to tell him to stop arguing with me, I would never be getting the package and to finish my paperwork. It is unacceptable to treat a woman like this in a professional environment. Going through the paperwork, I noticed an additional $1,500 in “optional” fees that were not disclosed to me. I told Mr. ** that I did not agree to these charges and wanted them removed, he left the room and Mr. ** came back in. He looked me in my eye and said that they could not be removed from my contract, period.
I am not a lawyer but am pretty sure lying about a contract is illegal. Regardless, I trusted him, signed and left. Once home, I was able to read every single word in my contract. Interesting enough, it states that the optional fees are OPTIONAL and can be removed. After realizing I was blatantly lied to about my contract, I called Mr. ** to let him know my frustration and demand the $1,500 be removed from my loan amount. Mr. **’s excuse for blatantly lying to me about my contract was that he was TRAINED to say that. Again, I am pretty sure that lying intentionally about a contract would constitute FRAUD. In the same conversation I mentioned my student discount of $500, which I had yet to receive. He assured me that they hadn’t received the certificate yet but as soon as they did, they would cut a check to me.
A few days later my new loan paperwork was ready and I went in to sign. Of course they, “forgot” to remove one of the $500 charges, which I caught. I had to wait another hour for a loan officer to open up. This one, thankfully, did not hit on me. I again asked Cody ** about my student certificate, he said he would take care of it then disappeared and I did not see him the rest of my visit. I finished paperwork and left. I emailed Cody to let me know when my discount would be ready. He ignored my email, so I called the next day, he ignored my call so I called and emailed the day after that. Then I called the store and left a message. Finally, I get an email from him saying that he can’t stack that discount with others and I would not be receiving my discount. Basically, he led me to believe I would get it the entire time, just to complete the sale. He is the Sales Manager and would know from the start what discounts can be combined.
After all of this, I received a survey, which I answered honestly. Next, I receive a call from retention manager, Jeannea **, she listened and I thought was receptive to my issues. She spoke with her GM, Mr. **, who said if I change my review to “Excellent” then I can have my student discount. I am not sure what that is called…extortion or maybe blackmail? I do know it is a bad business practice to force someone’s good review. I expressed to Jeannea that it was unethical to require someone to do this, she ignored that and just said my check would be sent when they received my “Excellent” review.
Regardless, I did what I was told and received my student discount. Now I want to know how much of my experience was legal and moral. I don’t expect much from dealerships but how they treated me here is disgusting. Is it because I am a woman? This is exactly why online car dealerships are exploding and retail store fronts will be put out of business.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2019
We purchased a 2009 BMW 328i last August 2019. It had 92,*** miles when purchased. I was assured that I have a 90 day or 4,000 mile warranty if the car breaks down. Last October 30, 2019 the car started rough. I know it was a misfire. I contacted the dealer and dropped it off the next day for repair. I informed them that it is still under the 90 day or 4,000 mile warranty. The Service Adviser called me that I have engine misfire due to multiple failed ignition coil. She also informed me that my claim was denied since it was caused by a spark plug which was not a listed warranty item.
My warranty contract does not show spark plugs as included or excluded item. Also my warranty contract does not show ignition coils as covered warranty item. Pretty much my warranty contract does not show a lot of items covered. My contention is that if they want to be specific on what's covered they also need to be specific on what's excluded because if I was told that spark plugs are excluded I would have requested this replaced or checked prior to purchase. Spark plugs for BMW are recommended by BMW service since owners really have no idea when it should be replaced. I had a 2014 X3 and it was done every 50,000 and I had a 2007 X3 which was done at 90,000 just before my warranty expired.
Covered on my warranty are: Engine, Transmission, Electrical, front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, steering, front suspension, rear suspension, air conditioning, hybrid/electrical components, cooling, fuel delivery, safety system, seals and gasket. (Each item has a list of components.) Exclusions on the warranty are: modifications, abuse, misuse, negligence, collision, manufacturer recall, non covered condition. (Explanation and scenario on each line.)
I ask them which part of the exclusion applies to me. They said non-covered condition. Spark plugs are part of maintenance. But that exclusion line does not mention anything about maintenance. All they could tell me is that it is not on the listed item as covered warranty. I explained to them that under Electrical it mention distributor and coil. Modern cars don't have Distributor Ignition System but they have Coil on Plug Ignition System. This line should apply to my vehicle. I am still waiting AutoNation Warranty to respond to me. I have been in contact with the Auto Nation Warranty claim most of the time. The dealership is still undecided on helping me. The car has been in the shop for 7 days.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2019
Bought a new 2019 911 4s from Bellevue Porsche in Washington. Three months after getting a custom build going a key feature of my build was eliminated by Porsche. Not the dealer's fault but no one told me and I might have chosen other options. I felt like once I took delivery (option was engine related and not visible) they were done with me and were not honest about the situation at pick up. Did not even apologize for not telling me on a 163000 dollar car. They never call back when they say they will follow up. Let's hope the service department is better than sales.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2019
We purchased a used vehicle from AutoNation. When we looked at it, they were installing a new wiring harness. We almost didn't purchase it fearing future issues. They assured us they would stand behind the work, and stated it had passed their "rigorous inspection process". Nine months later, we had a catastrophic transmission failure. We towed it to our mechanic. He stated that the wiring harness was not installed properly. Many of the wires were not connected. The fuse box was dangling and was not secured. The engine was 1.5 gallons low on water. There were 19 "Check Engine" codes that we were never aware of, since the wiring harness was disconnected.
We contacted our salesman and were asked to tow it to them. He stated they would "work with us". He guaranteed they would repair the transmission cheaper than our mechanic. We had the vehicle there for a week. We were finally able to speak with the General Manager. He was rude, dismissive, condescending. He only looked up from his computer long enough to tell us that this was not their responsibility. They offered to repair the transmission for $1,000 MORE than our mechanic. We lost time and money believing that they would stand behind their work and "work with us" as they stated. We will never buy another vehicle from them. We will tell everyone we know to not deal with AutoNation.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2019
Just as the other customers I was duped by AutoNation in Houston, S. Loop. They'd just received a trade-in and put listed it online as ready. So I came in to buy it and it was in the shop with the mechanics. They told me I buy but it now then come get it when it's finished and ready. After a week I came back to get it and had problems on my drive home. Turned around and took it back. They kept it about 2 weeks this time replacing parts. Picked it up and it still wasn't driving just right, but I was too busy to go back. I went back about 2 weeks and said it still wasn't right and they told me I must have hit something. Even though I hadn't put hardly any miles in those 2 weeks from the original when I bought it they insisted car was driving correctly due to my error. JUST SAY NO TO AUTONATION.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2019
I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM THESE PEOPLE. Been dealing with this dealership for almost 3 months with numerous issues they can't seem to wrap their brains around even a simple alignment. They released information regarding the previous owner of the vehicle purchased (including ssn, contact number, home address, dl number, etc.). They then released copies of a driver's license with rental information for another young lady who had the rental prior to us.
They falsified the "inspection" by checking "meets standards" on everything except things like wiper blades. And they didn't even do that until He was back in there a week after purchasing it! Then again provides the previous owners diagnosis quote (along with all that other personal information) indicating the truck is NOT safe. The previous owners didn't want to eat the cost and traded it in. They turned around and sold it to us the SAME DAY as a "safe vehicle", after we SPECIFICALLY discussed the safety portion with our kids and hauling trailers. And they didn't bother to so much as vacuum it, let alone fix the wiper blades. SMDH.
*Please note there had been at least 2 weeks of back and forth with them regarding our needs/wants and our main concerns, they were well aware of what we were looking for.* I could go on, but I am sure by now you get the point... I truly hope you choose any other dealership than Autonation especially if you care about your life and the life of those in your vehicle; they will send you away in a death trap and convince you it's the best thing since sliced bread.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2019
Everyone was nice enough, however I waited for quite a while for them to get my vehicle financed. I do not like the fact that they added all of their warranties and products onto the numbers they were giving me. Everywhere I have bought a vehicle gives you the price then asks if you want to add on extended warranty. Tire protection, oil changes etc. They just automatically put it in.
I have tried to call the finance manager Paul ** (however you spell his last name) at the Waco office and left messages. Not good about calling back, it's like once they make their sale they are done with you. Good ole greed takes over. The salesman Billy **, seemed nice but acted irritated when I bought the truck back because there was a chip on the windshield. I know this is their job they are in it to make money, but some people you can tell after they see what they are going to get out of the deal. They are not as nice to you once the deal is final. They even tried to sell me a cheaper vehicle because they couldn't make it work at first with their products added into the price. Probably won't go back here to do business.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019
I claimed for small dent that occurred to my car. AutoNation won’t cover stating it is not repairable. They will make loopholes and will make up exclusions so basically they won’t cover for anything. You can’t do anything because you already paid and business is by phone. You will be enticed to sign up for dent insurance because it’s for 7 years for $899 and if you think about it is cheap because dents or dings in your car is most likely to happen but I’m telling you, once you submit a claim, they won’t cover it and will make a lot of exclusion criteria and there is nothing you could do because you already paid and they won’t do anything! They will even hang up the phone and you will get tired calling.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2019
Dishonest company with Joe and Rob. First we agreed to the car being shipped from NY to NM for the price of 4,500 delivered to my door. Once I paid for the vehicle I was promised the title to be shipped overnight which did not happen. When I asked them twice why it did not they did not respond except with a tracking number. They assured me the car was in great condition and no major issues. I purchased the car sight unseen BIG mistake. After I paid the 4,500 and got shipping arranged a few days later the delivery guy called me and said my car would be in the following day and to have the 1,000 cash for delivery. I was like what? So I called the dealer and talked to Rob and JW and all of a sudden they said they don't recall that conversation and they thought I was scamming them.
While I was on the phone with them they continued to say my name incorrectly which I has previously told them stop saying wrong. I started getting irritate and started swearing. They told me don't swear. They started accusing me of trying to scam them. All of a sudden they said the car was 3,999 and the 500 was dealer fees. When I first called them they said they do not charge dealers fees. I even have a email stating since they gave me the runaround they would give me a better deal. If the car was 3,999 and they were going to give me a better deal how did it be 4,500? No 4,500 was supposed to be shipped to my door. I repeated this several times and they came back with well this isn't Amazon.
I had a hard time getting them to call me back but finally got them to. Long story short they said they will see what they can do Monday and they will call me back. I got the car today 9/29 and what a POS. The car LITERALLY puked oil all under all of the other cars on the transporter. Not a little but a lot. This is with the car OFF on the transporter. The truck driver was not happy because he has to clean all that.
I took several pictures of the car on the transporter. The bumper they said that was fixed look like they spray painted it. The inside still has all the previous owners stuff in it. They did not even clean or wash the car or clean the inside. The check engine light is on. The TPMS is on, the heated and cooled seats don't work. There were 4 wine bottle openers in it. Socks gloves and a lot of other things. Some of the interior is melted, the alignment is off and in the truck there is a white crystal substance.
The engine ticks when I actually started it and let it idle for 1 minute and after that there was a quart of oil on the floor. There are 2 huge stash holes I assume for drugs that they tried to cover. This is a shady company. I hope they take the car back and pay the full amount plus the cost of shipping. This car is unsafe to drive and how they could even think this is ok is beyond me. They say they are a honest company but the minute I sent them the money that was it. I have over 40+ pictures and videos.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2019
I got the price off the internet and also confirmed it over the phone. After the test drive, I was trying to buy the truck and they raised the price on me. They are dishonest and put a dollar over their customers. (((( BUYER BEWARE )))). They are not your friend and will cheat you if they can.. I will never go back to the used cars in Laurel MD location.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2019
This is for the Jeep dealership location in North Richland Hills, TX. My car needs a tune-up. Took to Pep Boys for a free diagnostic as I have a prepaid maintenance agreement with them. Pep Boys gave me a print-out of the diagnostic and exactly what was needed to repair the vehicle. My auto simply needs a tune-up as two cylinders are misfiring. Then took to dealership for the work as I also have a prepaid service contract. They kept my vehicle for three days and then explained that they must run their own diagnostic for $165.
Called me back today to explain that they must "tear down" the engine in my vehicle to understand what is happening, but that the $515 they charge for that would be put towards the repairs. I told them that they are not authorized to do any such thing, to put my vehicle back together, and call me when it's ready to be picked up. Do NOT take your vehicle to AutoNation. It's a scam. My hidden camera under the hood will be the final proof once I download the recording of what was actually done to my vehicle.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2019
My family and I went into AutoNation Tempe and everyone seemed so willing and helpful. We found a car we liked, did the paperwork, signed all the contracts, put the money down to drive off the lot with the car. We were told we were approved the payment amount per month and we were good to go. Almost a month later we receive a call from Keith in finance stating we needed to return the car because they couldn't get an approval. But if we got a Cosigner we could keep the car. They knew our situation before we got there. So basically they will lead you on and get your hopes up for nothing. What a waste of time. I will NEVER recommend autonation to anyone ever.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2019
Paid 5-year dent protection agreement. When needed, I took car to dealer to be fixed, they called Dent Protection company, got denied. Said they would get back to me. They did not. Then I called FOUR times to "file a claim", said they would get back "as soon as possible". They never called back. Bait and switch, beware.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2019
AutoNation Collision Center, Tampa Fl 33614. I am so sorry to say, poor work, not happy. Paid almost $800 to put new front bumper on my LS460, but the day I got the vehicle I saw bumper was not installed all the way. I showed the crack between bumper and the body. They told me I have to pay to fix the crack. Whereas, I just paid almost $800 to put new bumper. Why I have to pay? It is their fault. They probably did a rush/sloppy job. I told them I am not happy with the work. They did not care. I did not want to create a scene. I left. While I was leaving manager and the Collision Estimator Lady heard me. The manager did not react/care. Response from the owner, is a universal answer. Don’t fall for that. It is the same response for everybody. People! Stay away. Go anywhere but this place.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2019
Finance - Illegal activity from finance. I didn’t want extended 3rd party warranty. Russ made me sign two contracts in case I changed mind. After a few hours of research didn’t want and 14 days later it was in my loan without any authorization. It’s been a month and AutoNation still overcharged $5k stating in 6 weeks it will be rectified plus that I’m paying interest on. Will unfortunately make a legal case since no one will address there.
Car - Sales nice and bought car. However, despite AutoNation promise of “worry free” and “rigorous” inspection, that didn’t happen. After a few days the car's a/c never worked or vented rears. Was in service for a week. A/C addressed but vented rear worked for only a day. After driving less than 100 miles and taking on highway noise tire sounds from rear. Brought in again. They said bent back rims. So where is the rigorous inspection?? Irked on the car I wanted to buy another one almost 2x price and after being in service majority of time for lack of inspection they offered $4k less than what I bought for. Basically used car scammers dressed in a tuxedo. Legal will follow out of principle, not winning. Beware.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2019
I am trying to cancel the extended service from them. I have filled up all the forms and did all the paperwork with the first week of my vehicle purchase but still no email back nor they pick up the call from finance department. I want to cancel the extended warranty and service from them but they are not helpful at all after the business is done with you. Don't not any extra service they offer at all.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2019
Got a 2007 Kia Optima for 3000. Broke down after 2000 miles. They wanted me to buy another car when they should have replaced the one sold to me.... Got a very bad deal and they did nothing. Not to add but the car was for getting my sick grandma to and from doctors. Now we have no car.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2019
I purchased or finance a car in AutoNation located in Des Plaines Illinois. They have a good and friendly consultant. Anthony ** is a good consultant. He did his best to us. Thank you Anthony **. From Carejohn
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2019
The sales reps I worked with were pretty good, and I do like the car I got (despite a bit of maintenance needed after purchasing). However, for some reason they are brushing off the We Owe portion of the agreement. The We Owe agreement required it be fulfilled within a week. It has been a month and a half. After repeated calls and emails, they still have not fulfilled it. They keep stating that it will be fulfilled "soon," or that they have to wait until after the end of the month (twice now), or that they need to speak with some other department, etc. The list of excuses is getting too long. Nice sales reps, but they don't seem to stick to contractual agreements. This is a big red flag.
Reviewed July 22, 2019
Bought a car from AutoNation and now need some help with a service plan and can't get it. Keep getting bounced from one person to another who says they can't help but can transfer me to someone else. Seems like a joke to them.
Reviewed June 26, 2019
I recently contacted two AutoNation owned Lexus dealers in Florida to inquire about RX350s they were advertising. The salesman energetically explained to me their "no haggle" low pricing, and then sent me a sales invoice that included not only a "documentary fee" and an "electronic processing fee", but an $800 "Dealer Service Fee", thus adding about $1000 to the advertised price of the vehicles. When I complained I was told this was part of their "no haggle" policy, meaning non-negotiable, and they charge this on every vehicle they sell. So their vehicle cost advertising is totally wrong, understated by nearly $1000, but they sure look good on all their "no-haggle" advertising. Avoid buying from them. I'm also very surprised that Lexus would associate their name with such deceptive trade practices. Inexcusable.
Reviewed June 25, 2019
My entire family is in the auto business. We have several new car dealerships as well as many used car dealerships. So I know a few things about the business. The Fort Myers AutoNation Toyota convinced my elderly father with stage 4 cancer to get new brake rotors. After 2 months they started making noises again. They claimed that the brand new ones rusted because of salt in the air and he needed to pay for another complete installation... $650 more. I thought this was bad. But because my father was so close to passing away I decided not to make a big deal out of it.
Two weeks ago, an employee of mine had a Corolla coming off lease. I decided to buy it for my aunt. It's been more than 2 weeks and the Fort Myers AutoNation has not provided a title. I paid for the car with cash. I went to the DMV/Tax Collector down here and the paperwork for the title and the sale has not been filed with them either by Fort Myers AutoNation or by Toyota SE which is the lessor. After visiting the dealership several times, all I get is "we are working on it", and "it may take several weeks".
They are outright lying to me at this point and tomorrow I will have to get my attorney involved. I have tried to go above someone at the dealership to AutoNation directly, but cannot get anyone to take my call or let me speak to anyone. I am going to call out dealerships in the NorthEast and work backwards. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH AUTONATION, TOYOTA SE LEASING and especially FORT MYERS AUTONATION. They are dishonest, and will give you the run-around. James **

Reviewed June 10, 2019
Megan who work at Autonation in Mendhall is very rude. She calls me, talk very nasty to me then hang up in my face. Is this how you treat your customers now? I will call the people who I was told to lie to and tell everything. Thanks Megan. Sorry Rod. Oh I also recorded the way you talk to me.
Reviewed June 7, 2019
I have had numerous bad experiences with both dealers Mercedes of Pembroke Pines and Nissan of Pembroke Pines. (Both AutoNation dealers) I took my Mercedes for an oil change, and the car was returned to me with no A/C. AutoNation insists they have nothing to do with it, and asked me 1.5K to fix it. My 2019 Nissan Murano have a grinding noise in the front right wheel since new. I brought it to the Nissan of Pembroke Pines because I was told that I will get loaner. I drove to find out that I either have to wait hours at the dealer or get an Uber to go back to work.
I could not wait, nor wanted to pay many Ubers to go back to work and go to different meetings. As a result, I drove my car back to work with the same noise. It might be just a series of bad luck events, but within 2 months I have had only bad experiences with 2 different dealers which happen to be both AutoNation dealers. Unfortunately I purchase upfront services for my Nissan, and I have to either lose that money or deal with this company again.
Reviewed May 15, 2019
Vehicle Protection Plan is just a high dollar scam. If you want to cancel, you will never hear from managers, finance people or "corporate." Which appears to be some web-site that will text and you will never speak to anyone. If you go to the dealer everyone quit or suddenly aren't in even though you made an appointment. God help you if you keep this thing and actually try to use it! One star for original salesman who shouldn't work in this snakeden.
Reviewed May 13, 2019
Bought a used Mazda 3 from AutoNation Gilbert AZ in Apr 2019. Liked the car and the car is still doing fine. Here is the sad part. Like many people have complained, this dealership is only about completing the sale. You will then be treated like nuisance for any requests that you make after you have signed the papers. After I signed all the papers and when they handover the key, they said the car has only one key. The fob and programming for an extra key costs $300. I tried following up to get the additional key and they tried pushing it beyond the 5 day/250 mile limit within which I can return the car. I had to deal with different people every time I tried reaching out. Every time you reach out, the previous person who responded will be out of office or not in the office. Which is stupidity. One Sales guy shamelessly and outright said that they don't have to disclose any problems with the car when they sell.
Then when I tried returning the car, they said they will get me another key at their company's cost under the 'We owe' program. I didn't know this was another crap story. I am still running behind them and now I have do not have a choice. Part of it is my fault, I shouldn't have believed that these people were genuine. Be careful when you walk into any dealership to buy a used car. I will always try and convince my friends' circle not to buy anything from this dealership.
Reviewed May 9, 2019
Do not buy anything from them. They are a bunch of liars to get the sale and after that they will not even acknowledge they did business with you. They never answer you calls or return your call. Once the deal is done and so are you. They sold me a lemon. I bought on April 4 2019 and went to the shop on April 22 2019 and I still without a car because it is not fixed yet. Please take my advice and stay away. Registration should be getting to me in two weeks and now it's been over one month and I still did not get it. Very Very deceived is how I feel right now.
Reviewed April 23, 2019
I bought new car on March 23, 2019 from AutoNation Toyota Hayward. Right after getting the key, I found a defect in the car. The sales manager Daylen promised to fix that. After a lot of begging for one week, the part got replaced but the technician mis-assembled the dashboard and it was falling apart. I noticed that after reaching home. I am not getting any further help from the dealership since I am just one customer out of a billion customers they may have. I tried to reach Toyota Customer Service but even they are not able to reach out to dealership to get this so called "New Car" repaired for no fault of mine. Finally Toyota Customer Service give up and told me that since it is dealer's fault, they cannot help. I have lost all my enthusiasm of new car and all the money that I paid for NEW car.

Reviewed April 15, 2019
Do NOT do business with AutoNation Toyota. I still haven't got my $1000.00 back. They lie. They told us that they needed the check to hold the car until financing could be arranged. They cashed that check the next morning. I still haven't got my money back.
Reviewed March 29, 2019
About a 2019 Jeep Cherokee Latitude on 3/20/19. The computer went out on 3/23. Chrysler said it couldn’t be fixed. But I’m getting a lawyer. DO NOT PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE from AUTONATION JOHNSON CITY, TN.
Reviewed March 16, 2019
Bought a new MB G63 from MB Sarasota, AC didn't work in the way home (obviously never checked), they picked up car next day but left the loaner locked with no key. Got car back a full week later dirty, half tank of gas, and the AC still not fixed correctly. I can't seem to get a hold of anyone at MB headquarters in Atlanta that cares at all, they tell me to call the service mgr. I'm getting nowhere! Automation Sucks!
Reviewed March 13, 2019
This company will not process a refund for my extended warranty. We had purchased a 2017 Beetle from them in 2017, but this year, we determined we needed a larger vehicle. We did not return to AutoNation to purchase, instead went to another Volkswagen dealer. Once AutoNation discovered we had gone to another dealer, they will not return calls, nor will they process our Extended Warranty we had purchased on the Beetle. Basically, they are "mad" we did not come back to AutoNation. I have contacted AutoNation 4 times, without success. A bad way to do business, and I DO NOT RECOMMEND anyone purchasing from AutoNation Volkswagen Las Vegas.
Reviewed March 7, 2019
I purchased a brand new 2017 F250 from AutoNation Ford in Katy Tx. I opted to have the dealer handle the lift, wheels, tires and color matching of the bumpers mirror caps, grill and door handles. Let me tell you that was a $13,000 mistake. Within a few days the paint was literally falling off. Not to mention they installed the wrong wheels. When I took it back a 4 hour one way drive they put the right wheels on but scratched the ** out of one. They tried to use a touch up pen on the paint that was chipping and falling off. No real prep work was done.
I spent 73k on this truck and got basically screwed. Now at 18 months in my front end needs to be rebuilt because when they put the lift on they did not properly walling everything. I bought a 100k mile extended warranty from the dealership and they will not warranty their work. So now I'm going to be paying 1k out of pocket. I recommend never buying from any AutoNation. They robbed me of my hard earned money and have done zero to actually try and make it right.
Reviewed March 5, 2019
I have taken my car in several times for service. Not only did they not fix the problem but it also took them a month to schedule the appointment because I needed a rental car so I could go to work. My car is still not repaired. We have taken it in 3 times now because there is an issue with the stereo and backup camera. We have video to prove what it is doing because by the time they get it scheduled it won’t recreate the problem. We have sent them is footage to the service manager and he still has not addressed the issue. We have also taken it in because when the air conditioner is on it will fog up the front window. We also have pictures of this that we have sent. This is a concern because it happens while you are driving as well as parked. They keep my car for 2 weeks at times just to give it back and say they couldn’t find an issue. I want my car fixed properly or I will definitely consider filing a lemon law claim against it.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2019
I went to Auto Nation to possible purchase a car. I was getting these phones calls/emails to come in. When I finally came in to look at some vehicles. They did a switch on the vehicle I had intended to purchase. The sales agent did not seemed at all concern about helping me. When I asked him questions regarding the vehicle that was available, he said, "I could not see it because it needed a muffler and was currently in shop." I ask could he pull it up online, he stated he did not have a picture online. Frustrated, I kindly got up and said my kindly goodbye. I went to another dealership who in turn meet my needs, I got the vehicle I wanted, with a better price, financing was no problem, monthly payments far less than Auto Nation wanted. Please do your research on this company, not worth your time or hard earn money.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2019
12/29/2018 purchased my new car at AutoNation Toyota Weston. I noticed my cigarette lighter sockets didn't work. I made an appointment at AutoNation in Pembroke Pines, FL (closer to home) 1/5/19 at 7 a.m. However, I arrived at 7, checked in, waited, only for Gary in the service dept to tell me he can't help me (in a very nasty tone), "You need to take it back to where you purchased it from." My response was, "Aren't you corporate?" He says, "Yes, but, I still can't help you." Needless to say, I made another appointment for 1/12/19 to the original purchase location, and had to take a 20 minute drive, only to wait 3 hours to have my fuse changed.
Also, I arrived at AutoNation Toyota Weston. Checked in with Yudi, explained why I was there, not only was it for the cigarette lighter socket, my mirrors don't adjust, and my tires were low, the notification came on to check tire pressure, and my right passenger wheel was shaking when I reach 60 MPH. She says they'll check the tires, ok. Again, after 3 hours my fuse is changed, but she tell me they put air in my tire, but I a tire balance, rotation, and/or an alignment, but it will cost me about $300.00 (angry face)!! They put air only in my tires. I just bought this car and can't seem to get it functioning to my standards. If I don't get a resolve I may chose to return the vehicle, as of 1/18/2019 I haven't made a payment.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2019
Had taken my 2014 Chevy Malibu down there (N.R.H. Ft. Worth) for service. They couldn't find the problem but charge us 495.00. 150.00 of that was a diagnostic. Yet the car continued to run back. Took it back and they said that it would cost us 1800.00 to go inside the motor to adjust the timing chain. We refused and they charged us an additional 175.00 diagnostic fee before we could remove the car off the lot. So think before you take your vehicle there. 600.00 for nothing.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2019
My experience with AutoNation in Tempe Arizona was horrible. I purchased a car a month ago and when the car was shown to me there was No scratches and NO stains on the very light Tan seats. I have pictures of what was shown to me. When I picked up the car The seats had paper on them and I thought maybe because the seats were light and with people getting in and out they didn't want it to get dirty. I took the paper off because it's just myself using my car. As a couple weeks went by the permanent Stains started coming thru. In both front seats. Dark spots engraved in the seats. I contact the salespersons. He apologized to me and said if AutoNation doesn't do anything he would buy me some car seats. That was generous of him to say, but the point is I was given the choice to say if I wanted to purchase the car with the Stains.
I sent a email and video of the horrible Stains to the dealership and made calls but No one has gotten back to me. I am so disappointed in how I am being treated. Every time I open my car door to get in those horrible Stains are staring right at me. I want to cry knowing I Trusted them again to take Good Care of me but once they get that sale you are just a number. This is the second time I let AutoNation treat me terrible. The other time I purchased a car and added the Gap insurance on the car and the salesperson called me saying he needed me to bring the contract back in because he didn't put something on the contract. What he did was took the Gap insurance off the contract so the payments would be where I needed it to be.
How I found out 2 years into the contract my car was stolen and involved in a 5 car accident on the Freeway. The car was totalled and I called the Gap company to be told I had No Gap. That's when I knew what he did. I called AutoNation and they said they did get rid of him. Meanwhile I had to pay the balance of $5000 and a new Car note at the same time. That was such a struggle for me. It was a nightmare!! To believe that I went back my Family is Furious. I Cry every time I open my car door. You suppose to be happy when you get your car and I'm not!!! Be Careful purchasing a Car From AUTONation. They are Not Honest.
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2019
I purchased a 2014 Ford F-150 several months ago. Purchased the block of 10 oil changes. 1st oil change and tire rotation the tech left off a valve stem cap. I just went in for 2nd oil change and tire rotation and was informed that I needed new pads and rotors on all four wheels. I ask the service writer why the tech didn't inform me that the pads were worn at the 1st service appointment. He wouldn't answer me. I then take my truck to my mechanic and he informs me that I only need front brakes and rotors. The dealership is a den of thieves! I would have spent an additional $575 if I had let them do the brakes. This is criminal and it makes you wonder how many hundreds (if not thousands) of people are ripped off by these clowns every year.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2019
Never go here, service is horrible, quoted amount is never correct. Price given by a person, doubled the following day. After confirming a price with the manager, Tony ** on the phone, drove there and then was told that was not the correct amount. Unprofessional. Don't buy or get service here. 0 stars.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018
In August 2018, I went in to get my brakes checked. I was quickly told that I need pads and shoes replaced on my F150. Then I was told the brake lines needed to be bled. My first mistake not calling my husband for a consult. I thought okay it’s a dealer, they’ll do the right thing. Wrong. It's December and 701.00 less; I’m having the same problems with my brakes. I went to AutoNation yesterday. No remorse or regard for me as the customer. Ginger started asking questions about the brakes. I explained that they are squeaking and the brake goes down. Unconcerned she asks who did the work. I told her one of her technicians.
The conversation went straight to 185.00 for a diagnosis. I asked about warranty for their work. I paid 701.00 in August 2018. She went on about the diagnostic fee. I left and made an appointment at my husbands mechanic. Lesson learned I will not be back. Thanks Ginger and Beatrice (AutoNation) for opening my eyes to professional looking, soft spoken, people who take advantage of people who fail to do their due diligence. Will provide an update after my appointment today at another shop.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2018
Worst Experience Ever!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Sales Manager (Paul) is a lowlife jerk, typical screw you over salesman. This dealership is a complete joke. Bought a brand new 2018 Enclave with 24 miles on it. Our sales person was great however the Sales Manager (Paul) is your typical seedy, low life salesman. A complete jerk!! After we bought the car we noticed a vibration coming from the wheels. We took the vehicle back and they took almost three weeks to fix the issue. The problem was that every tire had a severe dead spot because the dealership never moved the vehicle. It sat on the lot in the same spot for months on end resulting in flat spots on each tire. Their fault not mine.
Anyways I learned that the reason it took so long is because the dealership wanted enough time to pass so they could have it fixed under warranty so that they didn't have to flip the bill for their own error. Once again Seedy!! Instead they make me wait without any communication of what was really going on. After an extensive wait and not hearing anything on the status of the repair my wife and I went to the dealership. We spoke with Sales Manager Paul and he was nothing but rude. Laughed about the issue and blamed the service department. He verbally insulted my wife directly in front of other customers. What's really funny about the whole ordeal is that when I complained to the Service Department about Paul, his unprofessionalism and lack of any care or compassion the Service Manager stated he had no idea how Paul ever became a Sales Manager. Paul has obviously been an issue before!
What does that tell you about the dealership, their leadership and their employees. Worst car buying experience ever. No wonder why they have very few people in their showroom compared to packed showroom right across the street at CarMax. I'm the CEO of a National Company and will be holding our annual convention in Vegas two weeks from now. Will be using this experience as an example to my 274 employees how one bad experience can destroy a business reputation. Sales manager Paul will be used as an example of how to NOT treat the people that are in essence signing your paycheck! One bad experience and now 274 people will hear my story and all about how AutoNation really feels about their customers. It's great topic material for me...
It's clear they just want your money and will tell you what you want to hear to get that dollar out of you. There are others that were involved in this experience that I didn't mention however the entire experience was horrible. The only positive experience came from the low man on the Totem Pole, our sales person!! We had an issue with the Sales Manager, Service Department and indifference from the finance department. Will never be back and will never spend another dollar with AutoNation or any of their affiliates for the rest of my life. This dealership is unprofessional, talks down to the customer and just cares about one thing. Taking your money and Moving cars! Very Sad! Would really like to speak to an Executive Level person at AutoNation Corp but highly doubt that will happen.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2018
Told to be here at 7:30 am, and I was here early... Told it would take an hour and a half, here it is 11:05 and I'm still sitting here for just an oil change... Disgusting service and I will definitely find somewhere else to go!!! This one is on Victory Dr.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2018
Bought a car from AutoNation Hayward Toyota on July 22nd. A month later I got a letter in the mail telling me that I need to bring it to them for a VIN verification. I take a Friday off work and go to the dmv to get this done thinking I will get a plate in a couple weeks. Two months later I got a letter in the mail telling me that I need to get a smog test. At this point it has been 4 months and 1 week since I purchased the vehicle and still don't have a license plate.
Was charged for all the paperwork emission test and all and come to find out the reason I'm going through all of this is because the car has a Florida title and they didn't switch it over to California before they sold it to me. They didn't disclose the fact that it didn't have a California title to me either. It would seem to me like this would be illegal. What makes it all worse is the fact they have made no attempt to right the situation. I can't even get a return phone call from anyone. It will probably be another 2 months before I get a plate so I can legally drive the car. I would recommend nobody else ever buy from them.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2018
I have taken in my 2011 Dodge Journey to be serviced I don't know how many times. I've had a heating issue that has not been fixed. Dropped $300 on a part that was to fix it but hours later it's not FIXED. Oh and the check engine light magically appears. Never had issues before. I had to wait a week before bringing it back - Bring it in and the service advisor and his team got it to work magically without any reason. They couldn't explain why... which is weird because I was driving it around for 7 days with cold air. Questionable. What did I drop my money on and why does it start working all of a sudden? They say my check engine light tells them it's transmission related and that they could just clear it. I tell them as long as the heat is working again to keep the car overnight maybe it will kick back to not working because I find it crazy that it just started working for them no problem.
I pick it up the next day only for them to tell me my car isn't safe to drive because now the gears are slipping, the car is whining, and I need transmission work that is going to cost $2k! WTH? I turned it down and didn't trust the work anymore. My car was NOT driving the same when I left that place. How did a heating issue turn into a transmission issue? Now I'm left with messed up car when all I wanted fixed was the heating. NEVER AGAIN GOING THROUGH AUTONATION.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2018
The power steering went out on my 2012 Fusion. I was told that it was a recall issue and fixed at no cost. Five weeks later, the steering went out again. This time I was told it was steering rods and charged $1300. TWO weeks later it went out for the THIRD time. It was finally fixed (according to them) correctly. I do not believe that 3 different things happened to my steering in 7 weeks. I do not believe that there was anything wrong with the steering rods! I also believe that had I been a male, this would not have happened. Also, last November I took my vehicle in for a tire repair. I was told at that time that my air conditioner wasn't working. (Why would you check the air in Minnesota in November?) Well I just went thru the entire summer with my air working just fine. Do Not Trust AutoNation in White Bear Lake, MN.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2018
I just bought a Toyota 4runner at AutoNation Fort Myers. I complained about the car is not clean, does not look brand new, but they said that is the only gray one they have, the black one will be $1000 more, but they promise me they will clean up and make it look great. After I signed the agreement, I noticed I was charged $191 for vehicle care, Jesus Christ, I was buying a new car. And also they charged $368 for the weather tech waterproof mat, considering the interest, that 3 pieces of plastic will cost more than $500, absolutely a ripoff. All the finance people there are professional liars and cheaters.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2018
Brought my car in to be serviced, it's a Shelby GT500. It went in for a small leak of oil out of a crankshaft seal and an ac problem and to correct the recall for airbags, long story short. They took it on a 10 mile joyride in which independent witnesses saw them pushing the car. When I got it back clutch was destroyed. They claim it was bad but never put any notes on the paperwork prior to servicing it. I rarely drive this car except to car shows, they broke it and do not care.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2018
Don't even know where to start this review. They took over a week to change a fuel pump and charged about double what they should have. I was a little upset with this but not mad enough to ever write a review. Then I discovered both the sunroof and my turn signals/hazards were no longer working. Taking it back I was told nothing they could have done could have cause this to happen.
At this point it was clearly not worth arguing about despite multiple things they could have done including leaving trash and open water bottles under the hood and the fuse cover off of my vehicle which I discovered trying to make sure it wasn't just a blown fuse. I figured this was the case since the first thing that should have been done before disconnecting the fuel pump is to disconnect the battery. However according to them this was never done which I find highly questionable. SO in short way overpriced. Took over a week to do a 2 hour job and broke more things than they fixed.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2018
We just bought a Jeep Wrangler which was advertised as $26,725.00. Although the buying process was relatively Quick I left my wife to pay for the vehicle as my truck was being serviced elsewhere. The next day I was looking at the paperwork and they had charged her a $799.00 Service fee. That is total BS and they deserve no more respect than an internet scammer. Had they advertised the vehicle for $27,524.00 we would not have bought it. My wife and I change our vehicles every year and they scammed us. We will never purchase from AutoNation again.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2018
Bought 640i online, preowned. Was told by John ** car was in “pristine” condition. Was not. Chrome wheels were pitted and trim had no shine. Later talked to Chris ** about the problem and neither will return our multiple calls.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2018
I brought a vehicle in for ongoing warranty/recall work. We were clear on multiple occasions that we didn't want any additional services completed. We were told that the warranty issues were "fine" but that they had found nearly $2,000 of other work they had diagnosed. We told them to put vehicle back together, to do nothing, and that we would have the vehicle inspected by our mechanic. We went to pick up the vehicle and were met by $329 of "diagnostic" fees even though they completed no work and repaired nothing! At this point, my wife was late for work and my child was late for school and my vehicle was being held hostage.
After complaining, a service Manager lied to my face and told me that I had agreed to this when I dropped the vehicle off... That never happened. After complaining loudly, the price was reduced to $256 as the only way to get my vehicle back. I next attempted to contact the General Manager on multiple occasions and no one would ever return my call. The next contact showed the true lack of integrity of this company. After not hearing from the GM for over a week, I was contacted by a sales rep telling me that according to the General Manager, they would take care of my "service issue," if and only if, I purchased a new vehicle from them. It is the service department that ripped me off. Why would I buy a 2nd car from this company if they wouldn't stand behind the 1st car I purchased from them? Stay away!!
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2018
I was initially pleased with the online internet service I received prior to purchasing my 2018 Toyota Highlander. I have purchased three Highlanders from this same dealership in previous years and for the most part the service has been great. However this in-dealership purchase experience on 9/6/2018 was less than satisfactory.
Sydney my salesperson was a nice young lady, however she was not consistent in the information. Prior to completing the paperwork we discussed color options for the vehicle and if necessary she would drive to another location to get the color that I wanted, she assured me that I would not be limited. Once I completed the credit application, we did a test drive and while driving we discussed the pressure off by a car and that this was my first time working with a woman. She explained that she didn't work on commission so I didn't need to be concerned with that (OK that was transparent - understood) but, I do not think that would have been my response.
The real issue came in when we returned, she took my application to the credit dept. then returned and said because of the time of year we only have three colors: White, silver and grey. While that was annoying, I didn't comment. She showed me the colors and I selected silver and then decided to go with gray. I inquired about the cost of tinting the front windows on the vehicle and she said she didn't know but I could set that up when the car was delivered.
COULD NOT FOLLOW THROUGH ON COMMITMENT - We returned to her desk area and she went to "Check" on the credit application - she returned and said "Good news, we will be able to keep your payment the same." She mentioned the finance dept want to haggle and she told them I didn't have time for that. After I said OK, she went back to them and got the paperwork outlining the sale.
She told me "Unfortunately, we do not have your car on the lot. It has to be brought in from the port and will not be here for a week." Again frustrated I asked her what if I opted to go with another color, she said the same situation would apply. Again, frustrated I said fine. She told me I would complete the paperwork when I returned to pick up the vehicle and so I left.
About 5 days later she texted me and said I could come get my car as it was being detailed. When I arrived, she placed me and my mother at a desk and said someone with finance would be with me shortly. After waiting 20 minutes she came back and said 10 more minutes, 15 minutes passed - no finance associate. She returned and noticed my frustration and said another 10 minutes and I didn't respond. A salesman came by and said 10 more minutes we are setting up your features in the car. So I told him, my car is sitting outside, no one is setting up the features, I have been waiting nearly an hour for the finance dept. He looked at me and said 10 minutes and walked off. After about 5 minutes he came back and walked me to the finance area.
The finance rep, told me my file was not his but he was doing a favor. He walked me through the paperwork "Telling me the name of the document I was signing." NEVER stopping to tell me my options, warranties, never giving me my detail kit like I received with my other 2 purchases and then shuffling me out of his office. While time was of the essence, decreasing the level of customer service was not a good trade out. After leaving the dealership I received a survey and shared my thoughts about the entire experience. A few days later I received a letter from Ms. ** that said if I had any issues to call - so I did.
POOR FOLLOW UP - Ms. ** explained she received my survey and she was going over it with her General Manager. She basically repeated the same thing over and over - that she had talked with Sydney and they would take care of the issue. Not once was an apology extended a means of offer a service or option for the inconvenience. She circled back around to the tint question and said, "Did anyone ever contact you about the cost for the tint." I told her no - she said, "OK. Well I will check on that and email you." I gave her my email address and guess what? I never received her email.
PAST DUE email. I received a payment pass due email from TOYOTA FINANCE - saying that my payment for my other Highlander was past due. When I called and inquired about speaking with someone, the customer service specialist said she would transfer my call - I was on hold for 12 minutes (the call was picked up 7 times and placed on hold again). I hung up and called back and was placed in a general voicemail with NO NAME. I called back and asked for the general manager (same issue). Left a message and waiting on a call. While this is not my standard - Jeopardizing my credit and being pushed assigned as if my feedback doesn't matter spiked this concern.
I am not sure if the dealership is under new management since 2015 or what has happened but there are some serious concerned that need to start from the top. While committed to return for maintenance, I will not return to purchase another car. Not only was my time wasted at the dealership, I am now spending time typing numerous reviews and well as filing a BBB claim.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2018
Hesitantly took my 2011 Silverado in on Wed Sept 12 2018 based on my previous experiences. Requested battery check. Fri Sept 14 2018. Truck is still in shop. They began an analysis I didn’t approve and inform me I need a new “crank” draining my battery. $600 bill. Phone calls here not returned and totally ignored as I informed customer relations guy there. Don’t take your car here.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2018
On September 1st, @ 6:30 pm, we printed from the actual AutoNation website, NOT a 3rd party or Ad, 3 trucks that shows the price, packages, and the savings. So the following morning we drove 2 hours to the dealership. Before we turned our vehicle off, we again went on their website, to verify they still had the truck, and the cost. We took a test drive, returned, and told the salesman we wanted to buy the truck. Miraculously the price jumped up almost 5k!! We realized their scam, and left. We stopped for snacks and gas on the way home, and there was a family we recognized from the dealership, and the car they wanted, also went up around $3,500. The corporate office blames TrueCar for not updating the AutoNation website. What?? Big, Big Scam.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2018
Went to purchase truck based on price given, when it came to financing was charged $1250 for running boards that were on vehicle. Text salesmen before driving there about any extra charges. He said none.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018
Please don't service your vehicle at AutoNation here in Laurel, Maryland. Management are the worse, had my truck for 3 weeks and it was return with no gas and scratches all over my new vehicle. Management claim they don't know how that happened. It was with them for the last 3 weeks.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2018
I bought a 2015 VW Passat from AutoNation USA in Corpus Christi, TX on 8/18/18 and noticed there were dried hard water spots all over it. I returned on 8/25/18 to get an auto detail performed, which consisted of buffing the paint in order to remove the spots. When I arrived to pick up the vehicle, I observed that the entire car was covered in deep scratches and the Black paint had obviously been burned as it emitted an array of different colors (Red, Yellow, Green). The chrome front grill and VW decal had also been scratched due to the complete incompetence of the person(s) performing the service. The hard water spots were also still present.
AutoNation USA has denied any of my allegations and attempted to convince me that the scratches were already there and under the clear coat finish of this three year old vehicle. I would never have purchased and financed a three year old $20,000 vehicle if it had such awful scratches and dulled paint on it. I would have just kept shopping around.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2018
Bought a car from AutoNation Acura Gulf Freeway because of the Carfax and have had nothing but problems. The manager Jeffrey ** has done nothing but drag this out. He says he will talk to the GM, Ronald **, and never calls back. This is the worst customer service ever and will never trust Carfax again.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018
I own a small business, my company car gave up. So I needed a delivery car. I found one for about $3500. I wanted to put $1500 down. When asked I said my credit score was about 680. That's when I was informed my score needs to be 800 or above to get financed. What a joke.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2018
I recently received a mail offer from AutoNation Honda Miami Lakes for service, advertising some complimentary items. Once there, I found that the service representatives (2) didn't know about the offer, and they had to call their manager (evidently, there's no communication or training about the dealer's policies). The text in the offer led me to understand that I was going to have new windshield wipers, amongst other items. When clarifying that it was only liquids top off, it was clear that the offer had grammar errors and led to misleading information.
Upon my remarks on the small size of the font used at the beginning of the coupon (quite difficult to read) and the grammar mistakes, the manager just insisted on the correctness of the offer, arguing that what I was expecting was "wiper blades", which for me is an unnecessary technicality because they were offering just "windshield wiper", and the term "fluid" is incorrectly used, not encompassing all the other items included. At the end he offered to give me the "blades", but I replied that, rather than free stuff, I was looking for a honest service, and requested my car back. Intentional misleading information kills client's fidelity towards the brand and their service.
Reviewed July 31, 2018
Mr. ** has to be the most amazing individual I have ever met in the car business. I cannot elaborate on my experience that brought me to meet him but the man is honest, sincere, trustworthy. He is amazing character and I would bet my life on him. I would recommend to anyone that needs assistance to seek him out and he will do the right thing. Thank you Mr. ** you’re awesome.
Reviewed July 25, 2018
Very dissatisfied with my recent and will be last experience with AutoNation 2 months ago. We test drove vehicle but sure needed more time to inspect a car with all the flaws we are coming across. 1st problem was that they sent our loan to a bank other than ours even after we requested and salesperson wrote down the bank we wanted to go with... 2nd they promised to repair/replace damaged trim from passengers side and headlights (not done yet). Now with all the rain we've been getting I have leaks inside my car???? WTH.
I just took it in because remotes were not working and TPMS light came on, well they had to replace a receiver/transmitter that was not covered by my extended warranty (why would it be right)? Of course after driving the vehicle off of their lot the car is 100% our responsibility, so why offer extended warranties for $1000s that don't cover anything? All this and I've only had the vehicle for 2 months, I don't even want to know what else might go wrong with it. 2013 Yukon with 40k miles on it, too good to be true? It was. :(
Reviewed July 25, 2018
Bought a car they claimed was in perfect, like new condition. Car had engine trouble and ac trouble within days, had to contact BBB to get them to repair. After repair same issues occurred costing me around 1000 to fix. Horrible service.
Reviewed July 22, 2018
2018 Chevy Malibu front grill broken. They had to replace it. Also was in shop fives days. They also forgot to bolts and Shimmies back into the headlights while the fives. Also that being said Service manager said one person start and another person put it back together that didn’t know what he was doing. They had it scratched the top car of the in the hood while working on it and then this all in time I bought the car then buff out repainted.
I was pissed. Then try tell me they couldn’t do it. I told I never take my car there again. Remind I bought it 3:30 am in morning. This not way I do business. 5,000 when we got it. 6,211 drive all over than 6800 on when got back place in Denver. Took it fix it correctly and still bubble. I will be taking back in on Tuesday. I asking what they can since paint chip some places and bubbles still. I don’t under 50,000.00 for this car. I’m sorry stingray. I would have better service. I had to general Manager involved and at this point Attorney as well. We signed paperwork for a brand new car. No accident was report on Carfax. Now Attorney get involved because it’s a legal to document it. I was disappointed how the whole sale went down. Our 1,250 but I need a car. I should of waiting. Think about it. Walk away.
Reviewed June 29, 2018
Bought a 2011 Ford F350 from Brooksville AutoNation. Be very careful. I was a sucker and was misled several times during and after the purchase. Was told the truck was a one owner, had at least two owners. CarFax showed no accidents. It was traded in with accident damage. AutoNation had it repaired but did not disclose it. The previous owner did! The tailgate was replaced with the wrong gate, they won't replace it with the right one. Was told I would get a check from them for other issues in 72 hours, it's been 10 days and no check. Called Scott, Sales mgr, and he said it would be cut today, I had called about it 4 times! They are a boiler room operation I would never buy another vehicle from them. I should have believed the 2 star rating for AutoNation. Obviously Mike Jackson, CEO is running a subpar operation!!!
Reviewed June 26, 2018
I purchased a car from them and the very first claim I made on the policy I was told "That is not covered under the policy!!!" Funny thing, the person in Finance who sold me the policy told me that all repairs would be covered for the life of the policy. I will NEVER buy another car from these people, they are extremely dishonest!!!
Reviewed June 26, 2018
Christian was my Service Tech. He was very helpful in the situation. He introduced me to Sal and Stewart the Managers. They apologized and assured me that they would do whatever it took to make it Right. And they DID. They Gave me VIP Treatment. I was WOWED with the level of service I received from them Both. (Offered me full trade in Value to put toward a New Car. This was a Wow.).
I'm not sure I can put in words Just how great they both were. Not only did they Fix the damage but when I received my car back It looked like a New Car inside and out. This is really where service counts when something happens and They care enough to put it Right. I work in the service field myself and am thoroughly Pleased and WOWED by the way I was Treated by Sal, Stewart and Christian. I will go no other place to have work done to my car and have already told so many people on how Toyota PUT IT RIGHT. Thanks so Very Much Rita **.
Reviewed June 19, 2018
Fremont AutoNation: Wrong diagnostic which cost to me 4 times - Reason for visit: AC fan was always on when the ignition key was on. AutoNation Issue: 1- Wrong diagnostic which costed to me more. 2- more than 2 times for fixing the issue. AutoNation Honda Fremont did recently did a diagnostic for my car for "AC fan was always on when the ignition key was on" issue. After diagnostic, they suggested me a replacement of "Dashboard Fuse Box" and it will cost around more than $1800 (fuse box $600 '38200-SNA-A32'+ $ 1200 labor).
Then I have asked other Honda Dealers (Stevens Creek and San Leandro) because I felt it is too costly. Honda Dealers (Stevens Creek and San Leandro) told me total cost will be around $700 ($480 for fuse box +$ 228 labor cost) only. Due to huge price difference, I have shown my car Honda-Stevens-Creek, they believed the diagnostic of Honda-AutoNation and replaced the fuse box but it did not solve the issue so Honda-Stevens-Creek is again doing the car's diagnostic. I am going to share the same thing to Honda so they can take adequate action. Honda Civic 2006 LX Owner.
Reviewed June 16, 2018
Customer service will make or break a business and how you treat your customers. The finance department Jason and Renne have the worst service I've seen in such a long time. I waited 4 weeks to receive the documents for the used car I, purchased because they were going through a paper based to a digital format. Renne, promised me over and over she will send me the documents 3 emails, 2 phone calls and nothing. I contacted my sales person and she was on top of it.
Jason, called me. Promised he would send me the documents in 2 or 3 days and nothing. I called Jason, told him to send me the documents or I was going to call AutoNation corporate office and cancel my extended warranty and he called me back the same day. He was very upset because my voicemail hurt his feelings. He said the documents were sent two days before... All and nothing but laying through his teeth. A simple request for a few documents and will never buy other car from Audi of Peoria in Arizona or any AutoNation dealer.
Reviewed June 4, 2018
I had been researching Volvo XC60, XC90 and Cross Countries. I had reserved a car through AutoNation's website and scheduled an appointment at the Volvo Stevens Creek location. I had an expectation of what the experience would be like to purchase a luxury car. Unfortunately, AutoNation Volvo Stevens Creek did not deliver. The car we had reserved was filthy both inside and out. The person we had made the appointment with was “out to dinner”. There were no additional service/sales staff to assist us with our purchase. We waited for fifteen minutes outside then decided to walk away. We walked down the street and purchased a Honda Pilot instead. As I stated, we were buying a car, we were not just browsing. I emailed the manager I had been working with but never received a callback. I contacted Volvo USA directly today and when I am ready to purchase a Volvo I will be going directly through them.
Updated review: June 10, 2018
Autonation paid for the break repair.
Original Review: May 30, 2018
Sold me a car with motor oil in the break line: Purchased a used Honda fit 2008 in Feb. 2018 From AutoNation Honda. Weeks later the car's brakes were getting soft but only when we started it and the car engine was cold. And then a little while later it started acting like the transmission was dragging or something. I took it in to Pep Boys on Tropicana and I was told that there was motor oil in the brake line. The last mechanic to fill fluids was AutoNation Honda. The service manager was terribly rude to me and never even heard my mechanic's explanation of it. The cost to repair the damage is over $2000 but it could be so much worse causing injury or death. They put my family at risk selling a car in this condition. After contacting them and explaining the situation in detail, they are refuse to be responsible for the damage. Worst experience ever buying a car from a dealership!!!
Reviewed May 15, 2018
We purchased a vehicle from Audi of Newport Beach, an AutoNation member this past January 2018. The vehicle is a 2007 BMW X3. It had many issues, some actually safety issues like breaks and main belt tensioner about to fall off that should have never been let out but in this world, I guess this is what a consumer is up against all the time. The vehicle developed an electrical problem since the first week we had it. It would randomly discharge the battery in about 10 hours. The problem continued to get worse and finally, we took the car to a trusted, local auto electrical repair shop. After days of troubleshooting, they found the problem which also includes a defective battery.
After calling the sales dealer since the battery was replaced by them prior to the sale, the service adviser informed us the only way the company would accept a battery exchange is if they first get to do a service on the vehicle. I informed them the service has been done and the only remaining item is battery replacement and that we live 2 hours away. I asked if either they stand behind the products they use, review the repair shop report and check the battery to determine there is no foul play but they said no.
Any auto parts house or battery house honors the battery warranty upon verification of no wrongdoing. This is a scam. We live 2 hours away from this dealer and there is no practical way for us to have them perform service when we are that far. Please know that the AutoNation policy is to hold the consumer hostage, probably use inferior products in repairs and deny warranty coverage unless they perform the service work. For that matter, their vehicle warranty was 2 days or 200 miles. Hell we went through most of that just driving home for 2 hours.
Reviewed May 10, 2018
I recently purchased a Mazda CX -5 from AutoNation Panama City Fl, The Sales Gentleman I dealt with was Coy **, Excellent Customer Service! Very professional! Outgoing, very friendly, and very patient with me upon looking for a new vehicle. Went above and beyond to search for exactly what I was looking for and found it, Very grateful for that. I will most definitely refer him to all friends/ family!
Reviewed April 29, 2018
BLUF: The service technicians at #Autonation #Toyota did not secure a hose to the transmission after I paid $350 for a flush resulting in a CEL, damaged sensor, a rental, and a poor customer experience. I’m disappointed with the service department’s technicians. I’ll say that first of all, the employee that was helping us, Taryn, was courteous and accommodated my girlfriend and I as much as she could. Saturday morning we dropped off her RAV4 for a transmission flush that we were supposed to have picked up later that day. We paid $350 for this service. My dissatisfaction began as we were driving home. The CEL came on in her vehicle about 1.5 miles from the dealership. We took the vehicle back to have it looked at and waited in the lobby/customer area.
After a while we were given the news that the CEL came on because a hose wasn’t secured, which resulted in transmission fluid being sprayed all over the engine bay. This obviously caused quite a mess and they apologized and said they would clean it out and send us on our way. Well, more time went by and they approached us again stating that the leaked fluid is beginning to smoke on the hot parts of the motor which is causing other problems with the vehicle's sensors and to be safe they were going to replace it for us at no charge.
Due to it being Saturday afternoon, they weren’t going to be able to get a part or work on it because they’re closing soon and not opened on Sunday. What makes matters worse is that my girlfriend lives in San Antonio and she now has to come back down to get her vehicle back whenever it's repaired! As you can imagine, we’re both upset about this and all we can do is get a rental and deal with it. What is even more upsetting is that the rental we were given was a Corolla which, in my opinion, isn’t comparable to the RAV4 we were supposed to have been driving home that day.
I would not recommend service here because of this issue and the fact that no other efforts were made to make this better. I paid $350 for this dealership to damage my girlfriend's vehicle, keep it, give her a lesser-valued rental, and send us away displeased. I will be contacting the service manager about this. I don’t feel the dealership extended themselves at all to rectify this, but did the bare minimum to get us off the lot.
Reviewed April 21, 2018
Auto Nation in Katy, Tx...go anywhere else but here. They hook you with a promise of a great deal. I recently found on my contract they overcharged me by $680.00 over the price agreed to the vehicle. It was on a hidden line that you never would look at, hidden in by the interest total including the price of the car. Very tricky.
I bought my 2016 Ford Explorer Limited in November 2016 and I have taken it back 6 times! Every time I go back they tell me I am crazy and that when something happens I must bring it straight to the dealership when it is happening. The warnings usually clear off by the time I get to the dealership. I also have paint bubbling or my hood is rusting which is affecting the paint. I have made several appointments and they tell me they have to investigate to see if they are even responsible. I purchased extra coverage for $4,500 and they won't even let me use it. Side Note: This SUV is my second (side) vehicle. I only use it on the weekends and it is covered every day during the week. This place is a joke. Run, go to any other Ford dealership but this one. If you purchase a car from here you deserve the trouble you will run into.
Reviewed April 11, 2018
Good morning everyone by AutoNation. My son's life was changed yesterday, thanks to you Skip, Charles and Mike. This was our 4th or 5th car we purchased with my wife at your place! Always friendly welcome at the door, right away taken care of us. And I’m not talking from the popcorn or coffee. That you can get everywhere. What you don’t get everywhere is…the smile, the knowledge, the attitude…and I can go on and on why WE customers feel like HOME in your AutoNation!!! This people make the difference in every business in the world! I’m this year 40!!! Years in customer service! Thank you SKIP, CHARLES, and ‘BIG’ MIKE.
Reviewed April 8, 2018
I was interested in a truck and saw that, through their website, I could reserve it for 72 hours. It was late on a Wednesday, and the only time that my wife and I could both view the vehicle was early Friday. Within 10 minutes of me providing my information, Cristian ** called to confirm I had requested the hold on the truck. I informed him that I had, and was very interested in the vehicle. I then asked various questions on its history. Mr ** then said he had limited access to the information on the car, since it was new on the lot, and the fact that I had placed a hold on the vehicle. I told him that I wasn't too concerned, as long as he had any additional information available when I came on Friday. He then proceeded to send me pics, confirmation emails, and additional information on the vehicle that very day.
However, early Thursday, I received a voicemail informing me that the car had been suddenly sold that morning, and that perhaps, I should have offered them money for the hold, sight unseen. What then is the purpose of your company's "free" offer online to hold vehicles for 72 hrs. I've done similar holds in other dealerships. Do you just offer the hold online to gather my personal information, all the while selling the vehicle with no concern. I have bought 2 vehicles from AutoNation dealerships in the past. On principle, I will never purchase a vehicle from them again. That Friday, I purchased a similar vehicle, from one of their competitors, while Mr. ** is still laughably sending emails about other trucks for sale. Thanks, but no thanks.
Reviewed March 25, 2018
I own a Honda accord 2015 model purchased from AutoNation East Sahara, Las Vegas NV. I am facing an issue from the first day I purchased the car which has not been resolved till today. The passenger door makes a rattling noise which is so annoying I can't explain. I have complained about this since the first service at AutoNation but it hasn't been fixed. I have tried all level of escalation and complain with them but no luck. I spoke with service manager and the showroom manager as well but they didn't do nothing about it. If you look at my service record of past 3 years, you will see I have complained about the rattling noise in almost all the services. I shouldn't have purchased Honda from this place, this is the worst experience of my life. The noise is so irritating, I have to put music on every time just to keep my mind off it. Hope Honda can understand my frustration and help me with a resolution.
Reviewed March 23, 2018
I bought a white Toyota Camry 2014.5 model in September of 2014. In February or March 2018 I complained to the dealer where I bought the car, AutoNation of Cerritos (CA) about the paint. The body shop looked at it, calling the process delaminating, and ultimately offered to repair it out of warranty for $1907, of which they would pay half and I would pay half because I have been a good customer. They said the paint is warrantied for only 36,000 miles, and my car had at that time more than 58,000 mile on it. This is the second Camry I have owned on which the paint failed. The first was a 2006 Camry I bought in 2009. It's desert sand colored paint failed in 2013, developing long lines that looked like scratches.
Reviewed March 21, 2018
I bought my 2018 Highlander from Auto Nation, Austin Tex Dec 30, 2017. The dealership kept me waiting for over two hours to see the financial manager. Consequently, I was tired and eager to close and signed up for extended protection. I have been trying to cancel these programs for 7 weeks and the dealership will not return my calls or answer my emails about cancellation status. I submitted a signed and dated cancellation form, Jan 31, 2018, cancelling Dent protection, Cosmetic wheel protection, and appearance protection.
Toyota Financial sent me a letter showing principal credit for Ding Shield (dent protection?). I can get no answers on the other two cancellations. Furthermore, I was charged $819 for a Siskin Appearance protection. Toyota and Siskin say this policy can't be cancelled because it is already installed on the car. This addition is nothing more than a coat of liquid like wax which will soon wash off. I have previously purchased 4 other Toyotas from this dealer and they used to give exceptional customer service, maybe they have changed ownership. Last time for these guys and I'll get my car serviced at a different location.
Reviewed March 19, 2018
Last August we bought a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. Unbeknownst to him with the vehicle had not even been through the service departments it should’ve had a 50 point inspection done before they put it on the lot. When we purchased the vehicle the door handle was broken and we were told that Jeep Chrysler no longer makes the door panel and they would have to go to a junkyard to get the dock door panel. Well they had the vehicle for two weeks and still no door panel. They should’ve fixed what was not checked on the vehicle prior to it being sold, when they had it in their service department. We purchased six oil changes with our package. We’re expected to sit 2 to 6 hours to wait for an oil change.
They gave us a 60 day tag instead of the 90 days so when we went to get our license plates we found out that the title has not arrived from Nevada. I contacted the then GM Steve (it’s now Erik/Eric). He ended up paying for our extension out of his pocket. So far the only good thing I have encountered with AutoNation Jeep Chrysler on Arapaho. My partner left for work on Friday and it came back immediately because the brakes were squishy and the dashboard have lit up like a Christmas tree. She called AutoNation Jeep Chrysler Arapahoe and spoke to their service manager Wes. He told her that she should be OK if she chose to drive the vehicle 26 miles from our house to AutoNation Jeep Chrysler Arapahoe with brakes that are squishy and dashboard saying ABS system problem.
Wes also said he only has two or three mechanics so he could not get to the vehicle for 2 to 2 1/2 weeks. Nicole contacted AutoNation Jeep Chrysler on Broadway and arrange to have it towed there as they said they could look at it that day. Speaking with Bridget this morning. Even though we purchased the gold package some of the things that are supposed to be covered under the warranty may not be covered under the warranty. It is getting curiouser and curiouser. I have contacted every number I can think of to try and get this resolved.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018
I recently had a bad experience at AutoNation Ford in Katy Texas, and shared it on Facebook and Yelp. Upon my next time coming to this establishment, I was refused service. Keep in mind I spent 73,000.00 here on a brand new truck, and now they just won’t, will not, absolutely refuse to honor Ford's warranty.
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2018
I have been trying to get a refund since September of 2017 for the extended warranty. The dealership says that I should be getting it and I am due it but all they can do is submit the paperwork. I am going to buy a new truck in 2018 but I am not from this dealership if this is the way they do business. I have bought over 5 cars from the dealership they bought out and always was taken care of this fraud.
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2018
Of course they didn't want to be responsible for any of the issues found in the car. (I actually have recordings of how bad they treat me and my wife).
After 3 hours of backs and forwards they didn't give us any solutions just excuses. We decided to go to another AutoNation in Brandon (Nissan AutoNation in Brandon) were we just feel liked home, they give us the best treat. We came back on Monday 01/27/18 for a checkup, and guest what the car actually had balancing, alignment problems and the weird noise result that the car need it new control arms, tie rod and sway bar a total cost of 1500.00. The Nissan AutoNation contacted the other dealer and of course once again they didn't want to take responsibility. I really want to make any person that by any chance ends up in this unprofessional dealer. Please Be aware of what they are selling you and if possible check every single detail of the car that you are purchasing, check every paper that you sign, (They ARE LIARS) and my opinion run away from them. THEY DON’T REPRESENT AUTONATION AT ALL!!
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2018
Terrible customer service. Bought a use 2007 Maxim Nissan July 26, 2017. Found out when I drove the car home the brake was bad. Now 5 month later it got a oil leak and all type of things wrong. How did this vehicle pass inspection or did it get one? Now I find out the Vehicle Protection Plan that I paid $2000 for don’t hardly cover anything. I would recommend to anybody avoid this dealership AutoNation Ford 12237 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77034 at all cost.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2018
I bought my first car from AutoNation Ford in Littleton, Colorado and it was a 2008 Nissan Sentra. They claimed to have done a 125 point inspection however less than 2 weeks of having the car and it breaks down and has to be towed to the service center. There they told me it had a major oil leak to the point where there were metal shards in the pan. I was young (18) and they refused to help me in any way and said the ONLY option I had was to get a new car and roll the loans together. So they got me a 2016 Ford Focus. I had that car for about 3 months and its transmission went out for no reason or fault of mine. Then they said, "Well you’re screwed," and combined it all into a third car and at this point I couldn’t afford it and I told them that but they insisted that was my only option.
They tried to put me in 3 different cars only to calm anger various time periods that I couldn’t afford it and they had to take it back and try something else. In hindsight I should have known better and researched more carefully but it was wrong to take advantage of my position in the first place. The third car they coerced me into ended up getting totaled and now I have been fighting with AutoNation Gap Insurance for 7 months with no end which is destroying my credit (My bank puts a hold on payments but still reports to credit). I will never buy AutoNation again. My new car was purchased through a different dealership and it has been a night and day experience.
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2018
Calif., Rocklin AutoNation Honda. I bought a 2018 Honda Pilot after looking at a couple of used Pilots. It was my choice. The initial salesman was nice, he said he wasn't paid on a commission, and it didn't matter what offer I would make, he'd take any offer to the sales manager. So that was fine. However, after we agreed on a price, they then send you to their Finance person in a back office. That is where the hard sales come from. Rather than just write up the loan terms, he tried to sell me on about a dozen add-on packages. He kept telling me things would go wrong with a new car after the factory warranty was up. When I kept saying No-thanks, he then tried to sell me an extended warranty.
I realized it wasn't a Honda extended warranty, it was a AutoNation extended warranty. I was sick of his hard sales, I told him 'I told you from the beginning I wanted nothing extra. Stop this, or I'm leaving.' I did 'escape' without agreeing to anything extra. I live a couple hours away, and will take my new car to a local Honda Dealer, not AutoNation. I did get a color and model that wasn't available elsewhere, so I'm ok with my purchase... I just will never go back there for warranty work or service.
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2018
Purchased my new Grand Cherokee - After putting such a great experience at AutoNation. AutoNation rewrote a contract. Stated I need to sign but tried to say the finance manager put the wrong amount of down payment on paperwork in order to get me there. But in this new contract it had taken off my 2 year warranty and raise the amount of finance of vehicle 11,000 dollars more. Not knowing I know Banking you can not remove the lender/lien holder and put your name as creditor and slip in an increase of 11,000.00. Unless you get me to agree you can buy vehicle back from lender and resale... Which would be super dirty.
Wow so sorry. They just lost a customer... Advice once you get a vehicle and sign it look over your paperwork thoroughly. Make copies and get notarized. I hated to put this here because I thought I met good people. But this was very snaky and if I didn't know my stuff they could have gotten over. And I meant snaky not sneaky. This was a snake move... So glad God protected me from the additional bites! All glory to God.
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2018
I would give this a zero star rating if it were an option. I would NEVER recommend anyone to do any business with a dealership that gets vehicles from AutoNation. When buying a used car, an additional fee is added to the cost of $800 which is AutoNation and they really could not give me an explanation as to what this fee was for. I viewed a car at Mercedes Benz of Sarasota. Emailed salesman that evening letting him know I wanted the car. Next morning was in process of signing papers to hold car when AutoNation rep calls and informs me that car has been pulled from another dealership. Bottomline they care nothing about customer service. And to top it off, I never even received a call from Mercedes dealership salesman afterward. So, will never grace their doorstep again either.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2018
I am so grateful and thankful for such a blessed experience... From the time I got in contact with Christopher ** about my 2014 Grand Cherokee he kept in contact with me, he wasn't bothersome, he was concerned about my concerns... He never put another vehicle in place of the vehicle I picked out. Everyone at the AutoNation dealership was full of smiles and great attitudes... He found a lender that accepted me with a 2 year warranty, gap coverage, and I also get 4 free service at their location of oil changes.
I give all the Glory to God for leading me there... If you choose AutoNation as a prospect to find you a vehicle, trust me you have made the best choice... They are happy if they have made you happy. So don't miss out and Remember Faith without works is dead. You can do information and get revelation but you must do application in order to receive your new vehicle... Choose right. Choose AutoNation!!
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2018
Initial contact on Tuesday, 01/09/2018. Spoke to AutoNation salesperson via phone and email, at a Santa Clara California Mini dealer. On 01/10/2018, I responded to her email and told her I was ready to purchase the car. She did not respond to my email. 24 hours later, I contacted the chat on their website and was told someone would call me right away. 2 hours later I received an email from the sales manager and in a one liner he told me the customer was responsible for shipping and didn't bother to answer any of my other questions. I already knew I was responsible for shipping. I responded back with "will anyone be answering my other questions?"
I received an email response that said "ok, I will get your price on shipping but I will have to get back to you tomorrow. We don't discount prices." And that was it! No "thank you" or "please", or "can I help you further." Basically it was just a note to let me know that my business is not wanted or appreciated. That's when I decided if they are this hard to pull information from or difficult to work with, why would I want to give them my money and wait for a car to be shipped to me knowing what kind of non- customer service I am getting now. NO WAY! I will be going to another dealer that has nothing to do with an Autonation dealership. If their goal is to turn a profit first and the comes last, then I want no part of that.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2017
5 days after the cash purchase of a used car, this organization is demanding more money and stating they will not legally transfer title to the vehicle to me despite a contract that reflects the balance due was paid in full. Use caution in all transactions with this organization.

Reviewed Dec. 7, 2017
Test drive a vehicle, "encouraged" by the salesman to keep it over the weekend, had not even secured financing. The car was for my 20 yr old son, within 10 hrs that Saturday a deer ran out into the side of it, I went to the dealership early Monday AM, and was basically told it was not their problem, had the GM and several others coming at me to get it financed that day, even though I had already told them I would rather finance through my bank. I explained to the GM that I did not know if my loan officer would even finance the car now, his words were "don't tell him about the wreck"... I explained to them that I was not financing anything with them that day or any day until the car was repaired. I then was told to let them know where the repairs were being done and when it was done, and that this was all my responsibility.
I have felt with towing, autonomy and the insurance (mine of course). Not once have they offered a hand as I had no clue how any of this works. 3 weeks and car still in the shop, now they're calling me. Doubting where the car is which Rick at Service King cleared that up. I have ask them to come down on the price a little to help me cover the deductible, rental and of course the 8k depreciation in the vehicle and the GM has refused to budge. I guessing if I give the car back he will not let any prospective buyers know about the 8k in damages. I'm trying to do the right thing, and the least they could do is lower the price a little so my bank will finance. So beware if you go to buy up there. They are not the most honest, and if this shaker blue Mustang is on their lot it just had 8k worth of damage repaired and I'm sure they won't mention it.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2017
Not one person has contacted me with the decision of my online credit application. The salesperson won't call me back or respond to my emails. All of my personal information went out to la la land and have no idea if their online credit app process is even legit. Salesperson is Jeff ** in Ohio (Westlake). Their online chat personnel is of no help either.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2017
This note is a long time in coming! I initially took my Impala in because of transmission issues & and a loud thump coming from the dash. At the time I brought it in, I was not sure how this would go due to several experiences with dealership service departments. So I hoped in one hand and cautious in another. In steps Stephen **. I was first greeted with eye contact and a friendly handshake. He addressed me with respect and concern for my needs and the needs of my vehicle. Took care of the Impala (my baby!) and assured me they will find out what is going on. I left with the highest level of confidence that my issue would be handled. Then I looked on Yelp at the reviews and began to be concerned. Yelp had lambasted your service department with a barrage of terrible reviews. As I read them, I hoped once more, my situation would be different. IT WAS!!!
3 days after bringing it in I got a call from Mr. **. "Mr. **, that transmission needs to be replaced. It's looking like $4000 plus." I then let him know I had an extended warranty. He replied, "Oh that's right. I will call them. We will get them to take care of as much of that as we can!" Once again, I had peace that there was someone taking care of me that would get it done! To make a long story short, Warranty covered, car is driving like a dream and I was 110% satisfied with my service.
Stephen ** deserves more than a small amount of praise for this service I was given on an issue that would be hard to deal with in most situations. Stephen was an excellent communicator! The updates were timely and thorough! The interaction was more of a friend that wanted me to know something I cared about was getting taken care of and not to worry (THIS IS HUGE). The efficiency of how it was handled was shocking! So fast, So thorough, so friendly. Support is not an easy business (my career) but Stephen made me feel like he LOVED his job and lived to help people. I wanted to say thank you to YOU AutoNation Chevrolet for handling this situation with one of YOUR BEST service guys! Thank you Stephen! I will be back. Promise!
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2017
I have a FJ Cruiser that is currently under warranty with the AutoNation extended warranty. The transfer case is leaking, the timing cover is leaking, and rear diff is leaking... On top of that the wheel bearing on the left side was the only repair approved! How can this be legal. I am talking with an attorney next week. They state that the gaskets, and seals are not covered and since it's leaking those repairs on not covered. The parts have not failed, and to add insult to injury now since we made an attempt at a claim if the parts are ran into the ground and need a total replacement they will not be covered because we neglected the problem versus repairing the seals. DON'T BUY FROM AUTONATION! The extended warranty they offer is garbage. Oh and the companies act like a monopoly so their service personnel is trained to only fix the bare minimum. If you take it to another Toyota dealership they just find a way to deny the claim.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017
Re: Auto Nation Chevrolet Laurel, Md. I bought a 2015 GMC Terrain SLE 90 days ago. Since then I've been into the service department five times for faulty brakes, noise in the steering wheel & dashboard and tire repair. They're telling me they can't fix the noise in the steering wheel, so I requested another Blk 2015 GMC Terrain SLE with a sunroof just like the one I have now. I've been trying to reach corporate for a month now and been in touch with the Regional Manager (Chris - **) who has been stalling not trying give me another truck. This is the car I bought from them, The first one was a 2008 Buick Lucerne. I had that for 18 months and went to the service 15 times. Please Help! Thank you.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2017
1.5 hours to drop off car, prearranged to have rental car. Service guy Michael ** that arranged it with went to lunch, nobody else even acknowledging I'm standing there. Asked for Service Manager Scott, he is out today and is being promoted to GM and Assistant SM is in training. M. ** back from lunch and tells me how lucky I am. They usually don't pre arrange for rental before diagnostic and started to argue that I was to be there before noon.
I had to go get former GM to complete process. I get the rental and it is filthy, M ** said it was full and it wasnt. I took a pic of it. The last 5 times I have been at this dealership they make you wait up to 3 hours for oil change, forget to put the plug back in so it leaks, get grease in the interiors floor seat and headliner. Never again will I ever buy the service maintenance. Contract with AutoNation Arrowhead!
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2017
Worst dealership in South Florida! They don't know how to communicate or take care of their customers. I recently purchased a $70,000 GLE Coupe from them, had some simple questions later on about the extra coverages I bought from Michelle their finance person and No One got back to me! Only the salesperson did and texted me I quote "I gave her your name and number, but I cannot force her to call". Really??? Today I asked the salesperson who was her boss and I get a text back from his cell number I quote " I am her boss, my name is Mr. **". I assumed that it must her boss so expressed my frustration with their finance person Michelle not getting back to me on simple questions for a while now and guess what... NO RESPONSE.
I will use my time and connections to expose this experience and the unprofessional conduct I got from this dealership. I also contacted the AutoNation Corporate office today and no one has contacted me back yet, I hope they do. I will contact Mercedes corporation as well since I've been nothing but a loyal client to them. I love my car and Mercedes overall but it's unfortunate that a dealership like "Mercedes of Fort Lauderdale" can ruin it in such manner. Day 4 and still no one made the effort to contact me.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2017
Went to buy a car. Payment would be 450 per month. I can't afford that. They say, "No worries. After the coupon book arrives, call your lender and they will bust up your warranty into biweekly payments and that will lower it to 402 per month. This didn't sound right, so I asked the general manager. He said the guy was wrong, but new. He apologized. I said I couldn't buy the car then, and took it back the NEXT morning.
I pick up my trade in (Prius) and they had changed the oil, wiper blades, scraped OFF MY INSPECTION sticker, removed my weather tech floor mats and prepared it for resale. Oookay, where are my mats? What about my sticker? I got the mats, and a "sorry" about the sticker. I left. Two weeks later (today), they tried to cash my ripped up check for the $2,300 downpayment!!! Yep, overdraft fee now. So, lied to (misinformed), exercised my right to return the car only to find my car had no plate/inspection sticker, then got an overdraft fee two weeks later. Oh, by the way... they are STILL running my credit bureau through anybody that will listen to them. I don't know how to stop all of this! Stay away from them.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2017
I waited about 6 months for the car to finally arrive. Once we got it, we went to buy our trailer. After some back and forth with the trailer dealer about weight distribution and a lot of online research, we figured out that we couldn't use the weight distribution hitch that was recommended. I confirmed with the dealership that I got my Q7 from and they told me "hook up the trailer, do your safety checks and go". Okay, so it's that easy! We went to pick up the trailer, which had a dry weight of 4380 lbs and a tongue weight of 730 (there are some reasons for the high tongue weight).
As the technician was lowering the trailer onto my hitch, my car back end just kept going down. When the weight was on, the car was almost undrivable. I talked to the dealer and he said that if we didn't want to do the trailer sale, we could cancel it (he was that concerned). We wanted the trailer, so we drove it home (and made it safely), but this was not recommended for safety reasons. Now we have a 67k dollar vehicle, and still had to buy a truck to tow the trailer. This is horrible false advertising. I contacted the dealership and they basically fluffed me off like I hadn't bought a 67k vehicle from them. I still have not heard back as to whether or not they would be able to help with this problem!
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2017
Bought a used car from AutoNation, Clearwater, Fl. Told me they had done a 125 point inspection and fixed all the issues. Took the car home for my grandson. That is when I had it checked by a Chevy Master mechanic. Here the list. Brakes metal to metal, Belts need to be replaced, Ignition wires, ABS computer replacement, Fuel pump need replacement. The best screw up by the AutoNation mechanic, he tightened the lug nuts with an air gun so tightly, then stripped them. This required that they had to be cut off. Requiring the brake disk and hub to be replaced. Needless to say I called them about the problems. Their answer was I had to bring it back to Clearwater, a 100 mile 1 way trip for me. Then to add insult to injury they refused to do anything because I had exceeded the 150 mile limit by 57 miles.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2017
I purchased a CPO 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ from Auto Nation Chevy of Clearwater, FL in April of 2017 with under 65k on the dash. Beautiful car. After having the car for less than a month it was having some issues with acceleration and a rough idle. I took it to the service department where I purchased it and they asked me if I could leave it with them for a day to figure out what was wrong with the car. I did but was not provided with a loaner due to their policy stating that I was supposed to have the car back same day. A mild inconvenience compared to what was to come. After half of the day I was contacted and told that the new car I purchased had a crack in the catalytic converter and a hole in the upper air intake hose!! How that got by them when I purchased the car is beyond me.
I picked the car up the next morning after it was "fixed" and the idle was better but still had poor acceleration. Let it be noted the is the 3.6 V6 High-pressure fuel delivery VVT engine. When working properly it was like a rocket. Two weeks went by and I was still very unhappy with the performance of the car so I scheduled a service appt and took it back in to get looked at and was told that the service department was inundated since it was a Holiday weekend, they wouldn't be able to get to it until Tuesday the next week. Understandable but still... this is a new car and is extremely frustrating that it is driving in an unsafe manner.
I dropped the car off Tuesday the next week and once again was reminded of the policy AutoNation has of not furnishing a loaner unless your car will be there longer than 24 or 48 hours. Because not having your car you are paying for 1-2 days isn't inconvenient at all. Wednesday I received a call from my service advisor that the car would need to be kept for a while because they are still booked up and haven't figured out what was causing the loss of power and they would now give me a loaner. I proceeded to pick up a loaner (of which, the gas tank was on E) and told I would be contacted when they found out what was wrong with the car.
After a day with the loaner I received a call from my service advisor stating they found nothing wrong with the car and that I would be responsible for a $128.00 Diag fee. Not a surprise being I signed stating I knew I'd be responsible if nothing was deemed to be wrong with the car. However, I was confident the service department would find out what was wrong. But since they plug these cars in nowadays and look for codes and no codes were being thrown, it was deemed there was "nothing" wrong with the car in AutoNation's eyes. I picked up my car and paid the $128.00 and left, very sad day for me. I talked my wife into getting this new car because we wouldn't have to worry about repairs and a car breaking down.
Four days later, the car broke down. I got it towed to the Dealership and had to get yet another ride home to my wife and had to tell her the car was back in the shop and we would be without a car again for at least a day leaving me with having to figure out again how to get my wife to work and kids to school the next day on less than 24 hour notice. Midday the next day I was contacted and told that my battery had an internal ground issue and caused my battery to short out. So I guess bought a CPO vehicle with an expired battery. Bought a new battery and the car was actually driving like a dream again. At least for the next few days. Fourth or fifth day after buying a new battery, the car started to underperform again.
After calling my service advisor 2 days straight and not getting a callback, I went into the Sales department to talk to the used cars sales manager and after being given the runaround for an hour was told that the used sales manager was not in and I could speak to the New car sales manager. I explained everything and he insisted that I drive my car around to the service department and they would get to the bottom of it and he was very sorry. I drove the car around and never saw the guy again. I received the same explanation from the service department I have been getting. Which was that there is nothing wrong with the car because there are no codes being thrown. I drove away with my tail between my legs. This is a perfect example of a company not standing behind their product. They not only sell, but certify as pre-owned and in top working order. Sick to my stomach.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2017
Deceptive from the start at AutoNation Ford in Corpus Christi. I had scheduled an appointment for today 9/18/17 at 9 a.m. It was for a fuel line replacement that was making it hard to fill gas on my F-250. I had asked the woman when I called to make the appointment how long it would take. She put me on hold and came back to tell me the service would take 2 hours. So I took the morning off from work, showed up at 9, they took the truck to the back, and I sat down to wait. A few minutes later some guy calls my name and brings me to a side room. Says I need to have a diagnostic check done on my truck for $109.00. I told him, "No I don't, that it was never mentioned when I made the appointment." He then says they would not guarantee the work without me paying $109 for the test. He also then tells me it will take 4 to 5 hours to drop the tank, put on a new gas fill hose, and put the tank back up. I told him to give me my truck back.
I then asked for the corporate phone number, and not one of the 8 personnel in the service dept could give it to me. When I looked it up and did call 3 times to complain and ask for a callback, not one return call from the corporate office after leaving THREE messages on their phone. Rip off con artists from the top execs to the service department personnel. Went to Sames Ford and have a 2 hour appointment for Monday.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2017
I just wanted to make people aware, that even though, they are a nationwide company, do not be fooled that they are trustworthy. I recently went to look for 2 vehicles, as mine and my wife's were totaled and one stopped running in Hurricane Harvey. My family and I went to the lot, they showed us a vehicle and we really liked it, then my daughter felt water on the floor board, so that prompted us to look in the trunk wheel well, there was at least 6 inches of water. The general manager called me, which was nice and said it was from pressure washing, but 6 inches of water? He then proceed to say he wanted to help and offered the same car at a lower price, I tried to let him know that we didn't want a car with water in it, especially after the flooding here and I said we want to buy two cars from you guys and are still willing, he just kept putting us off. Very upset that we were offered a wet car and spent most the day there and there was really no concern.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2017
On July 4th, I purchased a 2017 4Runner Limited from AutoNation. Now I will spare you all the boring and completely ridiculous details of why AutoNation is complete garbage and I'll never do business with them again. Told and shown that I was purchasing a "Toyota Glass" Package. This we were informed was to ensure that only Toyota Glass would be installed or repaired limitlessly over 8 years. Now, having not purchased a new vehicle in over 12 years, I’d never heard of anything like this. Well, upon requesting this service, I was told that this feature (which actually does exist) was never discussed with me. So no they can't fix my glass. How in the heck would I even know about this if it wasn't discussed? Nonsense.
I took the vehicle in to have a minor scratch repaired as AutoNation informed me that they would take care of the minor blemish no charge, just stop on by next time I'm in Denver. I show up and they refuse to even look at the scratch. (Spencer my sales idiot at AutoNation Arapahoe) you young man should find another career. A chimp has better customer service skills than you. While the vehicle was having an oil change completed, I inquired about a complimentary wash and vacuum and was told no. “Yes, that requires too much time and we don't have time for that today”, is exactly what I was told. Lovely.
My temporary registration wasn't submitted to the local DMV until 1 day before my plates expired. This caused me to have to stand in line for 2.5 hours to get a new temp tag while they waited for registration to arrive from AutoNation. I think we can all agree, one visit every 5 years to the DMV is painful enough, let alone having to do it multiple times due to the ignorance of the dealer. (Finance moron Tilo, thank you very much for your incompetence.) Spencer, (the worthless sales human) noted that I would receive a key chain and cargo screen of which I never received and was told they never promised. This just never ends. I was promised a new keychain for my $57k purchase and you guessed it. That too was never delivered.
Saving the best for last. I spent a total of 6 hours with my sales idiot and his finance moron. Following my exit, and a month after, I continuously received phone calls from my sales idiot trying to sell me another vehicle. 3 separate times I addressed and informed him that he already sold me a vehicle and to please remove me from his list. Unbelievable. Couldn't even remember a deal he closed days before. While I only purchase a new vehicle every 10 years or so, I assure you, AutoNation couldn't buy my business again for anything in the world. I would highly advise against working with AutoNation and their shady and unethical business practices.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2017
I bought a used Jeep from AutoNation of Ft Myers, Fl. Told the Jeep was checked from top to bottom. 2-1/2 months later had to replaced the whole brakes on the Jeep. Told by Tire Choice that these brakes were so bad. They told me that they were never checked by AutoNation because if they were they would have fixed them. They are such liars. NEVER DO BUSINESS. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2017
I purchased a 2016 VW Beetle Dune from AutoNation VW in Columbus, Georgia. I also purchased an extended warranty and maintenance package of over $3,200.00 which should have left me worry free. Wrong... I went for my first oil change and Volkswagen had no record of my VW Care Plan. They had no record of my extended warranty. They had no record of my theft insurance which I don't remember purchasing or discussing but it was on my purchase agreement. From the time of the oil change in February 2017, I have called and called with no answers and no call backs. I finally got fed up and after many attempts was able to get a representative from Volkswagen customer care to assist me beginning in June. He also had trouble getting them to help me and we finally, at the end of July, got them to send the paperwork to cancel the false services that they had sold me.
They still wouldn't refund the amount but said they would apply the amount to my loan principal. Two months later and they still have not applied the amount. They say that the theft insurance is nonrefundable but the company that carries the insurance for them has no documents showing my insurance. The VW rep can't do anything about the theft insurance. Do not buy from VW AutoNation in Columbus, Georgia. Jennifer ** will sell you something that you will never get and she nor the general manager will ever return your calls. This company will RIP you OFF.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2017
BUYER BEWARE!!! The car I Purchased has a clean Carfax but, get this, the interior door molding was painted with a paint brush. Of course I didn't notice it until the next day after I purchased it. Cannot believe an organization of this size would stoop this low as not to disclose this little detail. The manager will not contact me, the salesman is young/new, I don't blame him. I feel they should replace the panel properly. The salesman said the manager cannot do anything.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2017
Earlier this year we bought a car from Autonation Spring preown department. They advertise that they do a 125 point inspection on their vehicles. The car had just under 20k miles. A few months later my son said there is a loud flapping noise sometimes when he is driving. Since he is in school in a different town, we waited for school to be out. When we made an appointment for 10:00, we were told the car would be ready at 3:00. Our service advisor, Colby, never called so we did and said she will check on it. 4:00 passed and no word so we went up there. Almost an hour later, we were told 2 technicians looked at the car and found nothing. Before my son went back to school I took a look at the spot and noticed a rubber piece loose and pins missing.
Told my son to take it to the Dodge dealer in his town. What they found was not only the part I found but the control bar was bent and that was a serious safety issue and needed to be repaired. SO MUCH FOR AUTONATION'S 125 POINT INSPECTION. The repair guy said there was no way a technician could have missed this. After I paid the bill I asked Autonation who I needed to bring the bill to for reimbursement. Was emailed by Calvin ** and told to email the invoice for consideration. Now all they want to do is give me an oil change and rotation. Read other reviews and they seem to not know how to tighten oil filters so why would I do that. BE AWARE OF THIS DEALER.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2017
Peoria Chevrolet AutoNation - I bought an older low mileage vehicle. Out of respect to my friends who sell cars I was sure not to treat the salesman with respect. The car had an obvious problem. I left a deposit and they told me they were going to fix it the next day. I went back and it was not fixed. The dealership's general manager tried to intimidate me which when I walked away I asked the salesman if I was correct in what I was experiencing and he quietly confirmed it. The boys who the salesman run to in the tower were out & out liars. These guys will say whatever they have to, to sell a vehicle. I will be researching my options of recourse.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2017
My vehicle became inoperable due to an engine cooling system error which put the vehicle into "limp mode" and was not safe to drive on public roads. Being that my vehicle was stranded in a parking lot less than a mile from Ford AutoNation Scottsdale I called them seeking some guidance. I explained the situation to a gentleman in the service department and he advised I contact Ford roadside services to have the vehicle towed in since there was an open recall posted on March 27th, for the coolant level sensor (2013 Ford Fusion). I called the number he provided me and the woman took my information and a tow truck promptly arrived and I followed him to the dealership in another vehicle.
When I first arrived I was barely able to talk to anyone in the service department (understandably this was a Saturday and they were busy). Once I was able to speak with a gentleman and inquired where I should have the towed vehicle dropped off he responded that I can't just show up with a tow truck, I informed him that I had already called the dealership AND went through Ford's roadside service. He told the tow driver to drop it off in the back and then grabbed an envelope (the kind you use when no one is working in the service department) for me to fill out and asked what the issue was. I told him the vehicle was inoperable and I was told there was a recall for the cooling system. His reply was simply, "We won't have a chance to look at it until Monday" (again it was a busy Saturday but I could have done without the attitude).
I wrote my information on the envelope and in the field marked requested services I wrote "Manufacturer recall on engine cooling system". Surprisingly enough I received a voice mail later that day telling me they did not have the available parts for the recall issue (mind you, Ford themselves stated there is a risk of fire and engine damage from this issue and yes, the recall is marked as incomplete because a remedy is not yet available) but that they found my ETC sensor was bad and not part of the recall so it would be roughly $500 to repair. I called the dealership back and informed him that I only wanted the recall work done and that since they were unable to do so I would send another tow truck to pick the vehicle up to have the work done at my original dealer since it was still under warranty and it wasn't a recall issue (even though more than likely a direct result from the recall issue).
I asked him what they needed from me before I send the truck out and he said: "Well, there is a balance due of $130 that needs to be paid before we can release the vehicle". Dumbfounded, I asked him why I was being charged when I gave them in writing that I only wanted the recall serviced, he couldn't give me a straight answer. I finally get to the dealership and settle things with the cashier (the 2nd tow truck is there and waiting) and when I get the paperwork the $130 was classified under labor! As I read on, the description was that they ran an EEC quick check and found over temp codes. So, I was charged $130 to have a voltmeter hooked up to my car, something that probably took less than 10 minutes, which was not the service I had asked to be done to my vehicle. Needless to say, this experience has left a sour taste in my mouth with AutoNation.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2017
I went into AutoNation Audi in Peoria AZ. on 7-27-17 looking for a used Audi Q5 for my son, we walked through lot and found two, the 2014 was what we liked. Test drove with salesman twice. Went inside talked little told him I would be paying cash. He brought back a written estimate with tax, title and license. To my surprise the "Autonation no-haggle price" price went up $2,240.00. I talked to Mathew the manager and he said it's not the price on window with no explanation, another salesperson told me they have outsource printing and they got it wrong. I'll be buying elsewhere.
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