3 years ago
The unpleasant surprises started even before I com...
The unpleasant surprises started even before I come and see the CPO vehicle. Since I'm Illinois resident I wanted first of all to be able to flew over to CA just to check the vehicle. On 08/31/16 the sales manager Jacqueline Lincoln did tell me, that they doesn t hold the used cars, but they can hold it for me if I will provide a proof that I m coming (tickets). After discussing the necessary questions with my sales rep Ernesto Gadala I did book a ticket and send him a proof. In about 20 minutes from that I do receive the call from Jacqueline that they have another customer coming in tomorrow (9/01/16) and they will show him the vehicle (I have no problem with that) and if he would like to purchase it they will sell it to this customer. Once again, she told me that after I send the flight details to Ernesto.
I wrote the email to GM and on the next day the other manager called me with apologies saying there was some misunderstanding and that they will hold the car for me.
I came on Saturday (9/3/16) in the morning like we did discuss with Ernesto. Test drove the vehicle, signed the paperwork.( Later when I was trying to register the car in my local Illinois DMV I figured out, that Jagdeep Singh from finance department didn t include a title or even copy of the title with the paperwork folder and that was a real hassle later). This vehicle was being sold as Certified, but I noticed it even got missing cover on the windshield wipers that cover the mechanism from the rain, snow, dirt (later they did find the missing part and installed it).
We did set up the delivery and I specifically asked Ernesto to double check that all necessary items would be delivered with the car (start/stop button, remote control for entertainment system).
Upon delivery I did notice the following:
- 3rd row rear seat back was damaged.
- The whole car was vibrating driving over 60MPH
- ECO function was not working at all
- Missing remote control for the rear entertainment system
- Missing start stop button
- Missing manual
- Cracks on designo driver door cover
- Split screen menu option is missing from Command
- There weren t any 2 new tires put on a car as previously was stated by the sales rep.
My question remains how the car could be certified if there are so many problems? Especially the problem with the seat and vibration since it is a safety issue, not only visual.
On 09/20/16 I did go to DMV in order to register the vehicle. They told me, that the title is missing from the paperwork and suggested to contact the lender. I did call to my bank several times and finally figured out, that the bank still didn t receive the title from the dealership. I took me literarily the whole day to figure out what is happening with the vehicle. When I called and emailed to Ernesto he told me, that first of all I need to send them a form saying that the vehicle was delivered to Illinois and only after that they may send me the copy of the title (extortion?). It shows that they (the dealership) got 30 days AFTER the vehicle is delivered to present this form to California IRS
I did fill the form and overnighted it, because I wanted to expedite the process of registering the car a lot. On the next day the tracking showed, that nobody was there even to accept the envelope!
I demanded then that their business office send the copy of the title to me and then I ll send the form back because it is unacceptable to provide such an experience to the customer who did accept the asking price without negotiation, filled the paperwork promptly, and came from IL as promised on the day and time agreed.
Ok, going forward.
On 9/28/16 they finally shipped the missing parts. And they were delivered 10/6/2016. But to another address and state!
I asked them to reship the package expedited again to my address. They reshipped it standard shipping and was finally delivered to me 10/12/2016. And guess what the remote they send is from the different model and doesn t fit.
No communication from them since then.