3 years ago
Bought a used vehicle that the used sales manger a...
Bought a used vehicle that the used sales manger and salesman stood behind the 12 point GMC inspection only to find out an item that claimed to pass inspection did not function when used for the first time. The heat did not work on the drivers side, only cold air blew when set to heat, so I reviewed to inspection and it said it was tested and passed. When I contacted them within 30 days of purchase, the answer I received was once it is inspected it is sold "as is." Now they are not standing behind their 12 point wonderful inspection that there is an issue. It has been diagnosed as a blender door issue which is a $700 fix, all to have the heat function work as it was sold to me as. I called and left a message for the salesman after he left a message for me saying we bought it as is, but have never received a call back when I questioned their inspection process and asked what they were going to do. Not good business! If buying a used vehicle don't go here because they will not stand behind their inspection which they were adamant about being acceptable when we informed them the water pump was going out and the vehicle makes a thump when shifting from neutral to reverse, there response was "it passed our 12 point GMC inspection and the water pump is within working condition." We negotiated price to reflect some of the cost for these issues, but its sad when a highly recognized auto group won't stand behind their inspection and make a vehicle right. Buyer beware!
UPDATE: I did talk with Karl Kramer the communications manager who responded to my post below, and spoke with him about my concerns who assure me he would look into it and get back with me about it. Here we are 3 weeks later and no update or response from him...just goes to show that customer satisfaction is truly not a priority, just a smoke screen.
Be sure if you do look into buying a used vehicle from McCarthy that you make sure every little thing on their so called 12 point inspection is accurate since they only stand behind it when it benefits them.