ComplaintsforDean McCrary Auto Group

• Initial Complaint

  07/29/2024

  Complaint Type:

  Customer Service Issues

  Status:

  Resolved

  More info

  My *** was towed to this dealership on July 5th when I broke down traveling. I called them the next week and they indicated they didnt know what the problem is. They claimed to have opened a technical support case. My return calls were not answered so I called the *** corporate headquarters. They looked and found no cases opened for my car. They also indicated that the dealership service department will not return any of their calls. My car is still there with no answer or solution while I am in another state unable to work or get any response

  

  Business response

  08/01/2024

  We show no record of the vehicle ever being delivered to our ****************************** support contacted us and felt the vehicle may have been delivered to *** of *******.  

  Customer response

  08/01/2024

   
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  *********************

• Initial Complaint

  03/28/2024

  Complaint Type:

  Customer Service Issues

  Status:

  Answered

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  I just got off the phone with one of the managers over at Dean McCrary Mazda. The man that spoke to me was SO incredibly rude and spoke over me so much that I didn't even have the opportunity to discuss the issue at hand before getting so upset I had to end the conversation! When I purchased my CX-50 last year I went ahead and bought Mazda's prepaid maintenance program with it to. Apparently, even though Dean McCrary Mazda sells their customers the *** package, they WILL NOT honor it! The "man" that I spoke with on the phone (I used quotation marks because I've never known a real man to speak to a woman in such a manner) just kept harping on and on about how it doesn't make good business sense to honor a program where the dealership loses money. Well, what about the money that their customers are losing on buying a worthless *** package?! This practice should be illegal! Just honor the corporate programs!

  

  Business response

  04/02/2024

  **************** purchased a vehicle out of state and purchased a maintenance plan from that Dealership.  We will be happy to perform the maintenance on her vehicle, but she will need to contact Mazda for reimbursement or the selling Dealership. 

  Customer response

  04/02/2024

   
  Complaint: 21500344
  
  I am rejecting this response because: the response did not address the issue of following through with honoring the *** package that I was told they honored prior* to me purchasing the vehicle and *** package from the other dealership. Where I purchased the vehicle is irrelevant, as your dealership told me that you sold the package and ALSO honored it. I don't want a refund and if I did, I know where to make that request. I want to be able to use the MAZDA product I purchased at **** McCrary like you originally told me I could. 
  
  Sincerely,
  
  ***********************

• Initial Complaint

  12/19/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Customer Service Issues

  Status:

  Answered

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  They allowed my vehicle to be broken into due to their negligence. They waited a day late to inform me. They didnt call the police and report the crime. There was no force entry to my vehicle. I had to call police myself. $1800 worth of damages that they said Im responsible for. They should be responsible cause they left my doors unlocked. I want my vehicle fixed and returned to me. I have been so stressed out cause Im left without a vehicle due to this business.

  

  Business response

  12/20/2023

  ******************** vehicle was in our Dealership from 10/16/2023 for repairs.  At some point during the Repairs being started it was entered and the steering column ad ignition was damaged.  This was discovered on 11/16/2023. The keys to the vehicle were locked up in our shop and our policy is to make sure all vehicles are locked at all times.  We have no knowledge how the vehicle was entered and when the vehicle was damaged.  We have advised **************** to contact her insurance company, as they are the primary provider.  We also have let **************** know that this needs to be done before we start the repairs.   

  Customer response

  12/21/2023

   
  Complaint: 21028816
  
  I am rejecting this response because:
  
  Sincerely,
  
  ***************************

  Customer response

  12/21/2023

  
  To whom it may concern
  I was trying to write my response to why I wasnt satisfied with the message the dealership left and its not allowing me. An I see where it is saying my case is closed but I my response was not received. The dealership did not lock my doors and I have proof of them saying my car was broken into and they didnt call the police. They are claiming to have locked doors and they never locked my doors which cause my vehicle to be broken into. I need help asap I have a case number against this company as well. They are responsible for fixing my steering wheel because of their negligence of not locking my doors. There was no busted windows or force entry to my vehicle. Which mean the doors was unlocked. I just want to fix my steering wheel so I can pick up my vehicle and take it somewhere else. Because when I took my truck to them it was drivable.
  

  Customer response

  12/21/2023

                 

  The dealership did not lock my doors and I have proof of them saying my car was broken into and they didnt call the police. They are claiming to have locked my doors and they never locked my doors which cause my vehicle to be broken into. They are responsible for fixing my steering wheel because of their negligence of not locking my doors. There was no busted windows or force entry to my vehicle. Which mean the doors was unlocked. My insurance company is not responsible they insurance company is responsible. I left my vehicle and keys in their hands and on their property. They didnt even contact the police to report the break ins on their property. And claims that they cameras didnt catch anything when they have several cameras placed around where my vehicle was located. I trusted this dealership with my vehicle when I left it in they care not knowing that they dont protect your vehicle when in there care. They are responsible for fixing my steering wheel and I want it fixed so I can pick up my vehicle. I took my vehicle to them for motor repairs there was nothing wrong with my steering wheel. I want my steering wheel fixed. Me and my kids Christmas is crushed I have lost income due to not having my vehicle. I cant even get around to Christmas shop for my kids. This is not right they are dead wrong for putting me and my kids in this situation. Its so stressful trying to get this situation handled. I am currently still paying car note on my car and its broke down Im the dealership parking lot because they dont care about there Customers and there property thats left in they care. Just fix my steering so I can pick up my vehicle and take it somewhere else for my motor repairs.

• Initial Complaint

  12/06/2023

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  Very mad I had mazda 2017 with 30k miles got transmission failure went dealer ship said no warranty when I bought it they said 100k miles for warranty how's car like Mazda few miles getting transmission issues.i had been told warranty till 100k

  

  Business response

  12/06/2023

  After looking into customers concern, we found that customer came into the dealership on 9/27/2023 for an oil change and tire rotation.   There was no indication of a transmission issue that was identified by the technician.  Nor was there any communication by the customer about a transmission concern.  

• Initial Complaint

  12/13/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Customer Service Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  ************************* had my vehicle for 8 months. They assured me that my vehicle was covered under the recall. For 8 months they told me my vehicle will be **************. Now, 8 months later, they tell me that they finally got to my vehicle and that it is not covered under the warranty. So I have been without my vehicle for 8 months thinking dang good and well that it was being fixed. The service writer and managers lied to me every Friday telling me that it was underway and that it was being fixed as we speak when in truth it was not touched.

  

  Business response

  01/17/2023

  ***************** has his 2012 *** ******** towed in with an engine issue.  Due to the volume of service customers, it did take time to get it into the shop.  He was informed upfront that the repair should be covered by *** provided he could present service records of the vehicle.  He said he could.  When we contacted *** to open a claim, we contacted the customer for the service records.  He was unable to produce any and *** denied the claim.  Customer has since towed the vehicle from our facility.  

• Initial Complaint

  08/22/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Customer Service Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  To whom it may concern my car was towed to the Dean McCrary on July 22, 2022. I was told that it would be ready on Aug. 17, 2022. However, it still was not repaired and I took it back on Aug. 18, 2022. They have REFUSED to give a loaner or rental, and I have explained it has caused an inconvenience! No one has called to give any updates on the status or the time frame!

  

  Business response

  09/16/2022

  We provide services on Ms. *******'s KIA that had 194,020 miles on it at the time.  The services preformed was preapproved by the customer,   After customers Grand Daughter showed concern we cut the bill trying to help her.   The issue of no loaner is a policy that we have had to put into place due to the lack of availability of vehicles.  

• Initial Complaint

  06/28/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  2/28/22 my Kia Optima broke down. I called Dean Mccrary Kia and was told my vehicle could be diagnosed within two weeks so I chose to have it towed there due to having a “lifetime warranty”. After two weeks it hadn’t been diagnosed. No big deal. It went several weeks without being diagnosed and we never complained. Now here we are 6/27/22. Four months and the car hasn’t been looked at. I finally had enough and called KIA corporate because I thought maybe they could help all while I was also in contact with the dealership. The service manager **** had previously asked me what happened to the vehicle and I told him it lost all power on the interstate, was making all kinds of noises, and Eventually shut off. He says yeah it’s the engine and says he looks me up in the system to see if I’m covered by the lifetime warranty and yes I was….but engines are taking 8 months to come in. A few weeks down the road my wife calls and speaks to **** who says they haven’t checked the vehicle but will be diagnosing it and he will call back next week. He never called. We finally got in touch with him and he said he diagnosed the vehicle and had to send an email to KIA to get a lead time on an engine. “KIA hadn’t emailed him back.” Today KIA corporate calls me and says there is no record of the vehicle being diagnosed. He called and spoke to the dealership again and nobody knows anything about it being diagnosed, and there is no record of an email being sent to KIA. For anyone who reads this do not use this dealership. Go to google and see the reviews and amount of time people have had their vehicles there. Some have been there 6 months to a year and haven’t been diagnosed. I am paying insurance on this car and burning so much money in gas using my truck commuting for work because this was my work car. The dealership won’t give us a loaner and no one has tried to make things right or easier on anybody. I will never buy from them again and do everything in my power to get the word out.

  

  Business response

  06/29/2022

  Due to the current demands on our service department, we inform ALL our customers that it will be between 6 - 8 months before we can confidently address and fix the current engine issue.  We understand that frustrations this put on our customers and we work daily to be the projected time frames.  We will continue, as we do every day, look for additional qualified technicians that would eliminate the delays.  In the case of Mr. ***** everything as been submitted to KIA and we are currently waiting for their instructions.   

• Initial Complaint

  06/10/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  Originally went to Kia 3/14/2022 with a issue of me losing oil in my car. I informed them that i was having to put oil in my car every 1000-2000 miles. They diagnosed my car stating it was my oil pan gasket and I paid $299.00 thinking it would fix my oil issue. After so many miles I noticed I continued losing oil and I took my car back to the dealership and they told me I would need complete a "consumption test" and would need to come back every 1000 miles so they could document. Kia staff told me I would need to come back a total of four times before anything could be done. I have returned a total of 4 times so they could document. I contacted the 800 number for Kia 5/19 requesting a refund because my car was incorrectly diagnosed. They created a claim #******** and informed me they would contact the dealership. I visited the dealership on 5/26 I was informed from a different staff that the previous visits would not be "valid" and I would need to return for a total of 6 times for the consumption tests instead of 4. I returned on 6/8 and was informed by staff that none of the times I visited the dealership would count for the consumption test. I contacted the 800 number again on 6/8 to find out about the status of my refund. I was told my case was closed and would have to contact the dealership, it was nothing they could do. I contacted the dealership 6/9 and was informed its normal per Kia policy for me to lose a quart of oil every thousand miles. I was also told I could not receive a refund and they have "tried to help me" even though Ive received different information from each staff regarding my car every time I visited the dealership and they misdiagnosed my car.

  

  Business response

  06/29/2022

  We are giving a process from KIA on how we can proceed with a warranty issue.  In the case of Ms. Brasher, we had to eliminate the obvious oil leak before we could proceed to an oil consumption test.  It is always our desire to help every customer that has an issue.  It may not always be convenient for the customer but is required for KIA to move forward.  So the oil pan leak was not misdiagnosed, it was to first step to determine if in fact there was additional issues.

• Initial Complaint

  11/09/2021

  Complaint Type:

  Billing Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  about the 21st of October took my car to Dean McCrary Kia, for oil change was, and fuel injector clean, was told the car was find the check the motor and a point check, said nothing to worry about car was find, said need spark plugs change, told my car to Firestone the following Friday got my spark plugs change, they did a point check, I was told by Kia service manager that it's possible the oil cap was not put back on. On the 3rd of October i took the interstate, from Rangeline road to I-65 my car started smoking, and drop pressure. I did take picture of the oil all over my hood, and the ground. i have the receipt from Kia service department saying nothing was wrong with my car and firestone

  

  Business response

  12/14/2021

  Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2021/11/23) */ Between the time Ms. ****** had her oil changed at our Dealership and the date of her concern; she had her vehicle at Firestone for work on that vehicle. We have no idea what Firestone did while it was in their possession. Had the oil cap been left off at the time of the oil change she would have experienced the concern immediately. Consumer Response /* (3000, 7, 2021/11/29) */ (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) Because Firestone change my spark plugs, beside when i took my car to Kia for a oil change they gave me statement showing a system check there were nothing wrong with my engine, showing that on the statement they gave.i don't believe spark plugs have anything to do with my oil change, I pictures showing oil every where event the service manager told me the technician probably did not put the oil cap back, the young lady that was in the office said the same thing that the oil tech left oil cap off, the manager even told me to call my insurance company and they will fix it, I did the insurance company said they needed to know the cause of the oil leak the manager would not say, said he would have to go through the motor to find out, they also kept my car for a week, before he told me it was the motor, I ask him if it is the cap what that had to do with the motor, he stated they had to put my car a different car lift to check the motor, I again I told him that they said a week and half later there was nothing wrong with my motor, so how come my car had oil all over the motor, hood and ground and motor went back, when they said nothing was wrong with my motor, a statement from them. Business Response /* (4000, 9, 2021/12/02) */ reading the customers response leaves me confused. I'm not sure what the question is. I can not be responsible after the car leaves and working condition. We have no idea what takes place outside of our facility. Vehicle health is like our health. Go to a doctor today and he says your ok and tomorrow you pass. We inspect a vehicle today and tomorrow something breaks. Its what happens. However, still not sure what the customer is asking.

• Initial Complaint

  11/07/2021

  Complaint Type:

  Service or Repair Issues

  Status:

  Answered

  More info

  ..My car was on recall, so I took it in and it failed. I was told to wait and see what Kia wants to do So I waited and waited finally called them and was told I needed a new engine, ok KIA said yes to new engine and I have been trying to get answer's ever since. I have been calling and calling and they won't answer, I told them I was gonna give until Friday to put in a complaint still nothing... I Have no choice but to drive it, I have to get to work... They have no loaners and I can't afford to rent one. If anything happens to me they will be in big trouble (I Think) Can you PLEASE help me so I don't have to worry everyday when going to work????

  

  Business response

  12/06/2021

  Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2021/11/08) */ **** ***** ****** dropped her vehicle off without an appointment. She was told at that time we would not be able to get to her vehicle for 6 to 8 weeks due to the current back log of customers. At that time we even suggested that if this time frame was not going to work she should contact another KIA Dealership to determine their workload. Taking care of our customers and KIA's customers is our goal and due to current conditions with the volume of customers and parts backorders it is challenging. However, we are working continuously to accommodate as many customers as possible. Consumer Response /* (3000, 7, 2021/11/14) */ (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) They are telling me what I heard already they have the engine okay well no timeline no nothing it's just ridiculous they're telling me nothing giving me no time and now they want me to fill out a whole bunch of paperwork that they should already have my registration and all this other stuff so does everybody have to feel one of those out or not there's more than one does everybody got to fill out all this paperwork or only those that have put in a complaint and if they have that many engines for all these cars where are they putting on engines at what they're telling us just makes no sense and I still don't have any answers I'm still where I was in the beginning when I sent my complaint except for want a whole bunch more of information

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