If you value honesty, safe vehicles, and basic - jermainepalmer10
If you value honesty, safe vehicles, and basic professional courtesy, take your business elsewhere. My vehicle is my transportation to and from wherever I need to go.
After this dealership sold me a defective 'lemon', a Check Engine Light (CEL) appeared 4 days after it was delivered. I was told it was a battery issue after a service tech diagnosed it, but they never made a Report Order—which is a violation. I have audio of this violation. They cleared the code to make it feel like everything was good. 3 days after the CEL was cleared, it came back. I checked it myself, and my photos show the exact codes that appeared: P1524 #07E8 and #07E9.
Trying to get the vehicle in for another check was a communicative nightmare. I asked for an appointment and didn't get one set up until I made a pop-up appearance at the dealership 4 days later. I was promised an email or call, received neither, and had to be the one calling back as if I worked there. This process felt like a second job I should've been paid for. The sun visor mirror was broken and wasn't replaced until asking a third time. The vehicle wasn't even detailed.
I asked for a replacement vehicle as a show of good faith and was delivered a 3-year newer 2023 vehicle of the same make and model. That replacement was delivered with a noisy blower motor (which usually relates to debris or a faulty defroster). Worst of all, they acted in complete bad faith: I discovered they had secretly scavenged a broken sun visor mirror from my returned 'lemon' and installed it into the new truck. If they take a defective part from one vehicle, there's a high chance they are doing it to others on that lot. I have dated photographic evidence of the exact same broken part in both vehicles, and audio of their staff laughing about the deceptive swap.
Since this was a "Settlement Vehicle," I asked for a few minor fixes: replace the swapped broken mirror, fix the unaligned rear bumper, bend the left exhaust pipe to its OEM position, and paint the stripped paint on the rear right bumper. I also mentioned the right rear taillight was scratched. I was told to fix these issues myself and bring it to a body shop.
When I went to the body shop to set up an appointment date, I asked who was paying for it. They didn't know and told me to call the body shop back in an hour after they call the dealership. Right after the talk with the body shop I called the sales rep, who evasively told me I had to pay for it. I asked for the GM and was told he "wasn't at the dealership or anywhere even close." I called the body shop back, and they told me they just spoke to the GM—he was at the dealership the whole time and claimed he never heard any news about this 2023 vehicle needing fixes.
I drove straight to the dealership to demand some integrity. I was brushed off by the GM until I finally spoke with the Finance Manager and Used Car Sales Manager to get my words heard, with zero help from my sales rep.
To top it off, they ghosted me for five straight days while they had the truck in their service bay, refusing to provide promised updates. Their delays and incompetence directly cost me significant income. They prioritize hiding their mistakes over providing functional, safe vehicles. It's probably why they've changed names so many times over the years. I will be escalating their fraudulent safety inspections and deceptive practices to OMVIC and the Ministry of Transportation. It's probably why they've changed names so many times over the years.
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