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Category: Automotive
Contact Information
7700 Krefeld Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Phone number: (704) 535-7791
carmax.com
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CarMax Reviews
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ncmtnr
June 23, 2011
125 point inspection
I bought a 2006 Toyota 4Runner SR5 from the certified Toyota CarMax in Richmond, VA in the fall of 2008. The truck had only 20K miles on it, still had the factory warranty. The main reason why I decided to purchase it. They shipped it down here to the CarMax on Independence Blvd here in Charlotte for free, which I thought was nice. The day that I went to pick it up the salesperson that was going to go over the truck with me told me that when the truck got to Charlotte they noticed paint chips on the front of the hood and mirrors. So, they, CarMax sent it out to a local paint shop to have those areas repainted at no cost to me.
Here's where they, CarMax got me, the truck still had the Toyota factory warranty remaining on it, but I should have also bought the extended CarMax warranty too.
I drove the truck home, about 45 minutes south of Charlotte, noticed that the front end of the truck bounced a lot more than I thought, there was a weird noise coming from the front left of the truck when I hit a ruff bump in the road. So, the very next week, I took it back to the CarMax in Charlotte, I told them what I was hearing and they said that they would take a look and see what they could come up with. An hour and a half went by and they brought my truck back out to the front of the service area and said that the front tie rod had been disconnected. They billed me at no charge and said the problem had been fixed. I drove the truck home again, the noise had gone, but the bouncing of the front end of the truck seemed to be less but still there. So, again I took it back to CarMax and had them check it out again, they found nothing wrong with the suspension.
Fast forward to today, 2011, I still have the truck, I have had no one work on it except oil changes at Quick Lubes, the original factory tires, brakes and suspension are still on it, the truck now has 66K miles. Time for new tires, oil change, new brakes, etc. I shopped for all this, ended up taking it to Dale Jarrett Ford. I asked them to do all the things I mentioned, brakes, tires, oil change, plus check the front suspension. Within 15 minute they got me and took me to my truck and showed me a nickle size hole in the hose that runs from the front right strut to the X-suspension system that my 4Runner has installed on it from the factory. The suspension system had been drained, due to this hole, that it never had been working since the system is a sealed system and they was in fluid in it, hince the bouncing of the front end of the truck. CarMax could not see a nickle size hole in the suspension or do a proper bounce test on my truck during their 125+ point inspection that they say they do on every vehicle. I doubt that this so called inspection is even done or even done thoroughly even to keep you safe. Remember, when I told you that CarMax told me that they fixed my tie rod... i would not have been able to drive the vehicle for a week, let a lone a day with a disconnected tie rod, just a thought.
So, if your trying to decide on buying a vehcile from CarMax, think again, if you do always purchase the extended warranty.
My new suspension from Toyota cost me $1500.00, I ended up spending $2700.00 on my truck in one day. I had been at the Ford service shop from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm, then drove my truck with brand new tires to the Toyota service shop at Scott Clark Toyota and was there from 3:15 pm until close. This day hurt my wallet, I was extremely pissed off about CarMax not caring about my safety and the concerns of other that would have ridden in my vehicle.
Ooh, did I mention that my truck, four months after I purchased it, I was shipped off to Iraq, my truck sat in my brother garage for over a year. Still CarMax would not help in any way on the expense, they told me that normal wear could have caused this damage...
I call BS...
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Carmax
June 10, 2011
Poor salesmanship and low ball appraisers
I went to carmax to look at a Jeep Wrangler. I made an appointment almost 2 days from my visit. So in that time I would think the 'sales associate' would at least do her homework and know something about the vehicle.
So she brings us out on the lot and looks for the remote on the key chain. There isn't one because there are no power locks. She opens the door with the key and looks for the door unlock. Again no power locks. My wife and I look at each other and think oh this is going to be fun. She knew ZERO about the Jeep.
Ok...so rides nice and time to appraise my vehicle. I don't expect to win the lottery with a 130K mile vehicle but I do expect to be treated fair. I came ready with two trade in values from KBB and Autotrader and both were within $200 of each other. Oh...and I also had a car fax for this vehicle. The 'appraiser' came back with autocheck and wow did he low ball me. About 2k lower. And the autocheck was much different from mine. He says the KBB and Autotrader values were garbage and they don't use them and he laughed. D*bag! He says that is not what they use but I return with it is what they use to price me a vehicle to sell me. Again more laughter. Bigger d*bag!
And the autocheck? Completely different from the car fax that I had to check the VIN to be sure it was right. Same VIN. I saw complaints of carmax of people who buy from carmax with a 'clean' title and then try to appraise it later for another vehicle and the autocheck shows something from before they bought it. How does that happen carmax? I know...your scammers and unethical.
DO NOT BUY FROM CARMAX! YOU WILL BE SORRY!
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Carmax
June 10, 2011
Scammers
I went to carmax to look at a Jeep Wrangler. The sales girl knew nothing about the vehicle she was trying to "sell". She is looking on the key ring for the remote. There wasn't one. She opened the door with the key then tried to look for the door unlock. It didnt have power doors. If she did her homework on this vehicle before we arrived she would not look like the idiot she was.
Ok..appraisal time. More morons. Ok so my vehicle had 130k miles on it. The auto check report was completely different than the one I had from car fax. No report from odometer change, no reposession report. $2500.00? are you kidding? I told him that was low ball and showed him the 2 values from Kelly and Autotrader which were $2000.00 higher. This moron laughed and said "these are garbage and we don't use them". These are on their website to value your trade. I said these are used by carmax to sell your vehicles. He freaking laughed. Needless to say we walked out. Scum bags. DON'T BUY FROM CARMAX!!!
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TheTruth71
June 2, 2011
Hides the truth
As a former employee, I can tell you their standards for the cars they buy and how they fix them up have changed drastically since 2006. It is all about the margain now and not about the cars. You however have to remember you are buying a car that is "used". It is not going to be perfect, but the quality of how everything works is substandard to the way they used to prepare cars for sale. They are very far when it comes to buying your car because the prices come straight from the auction prices from around the USA. Good luck trying to get them to fix anything...they will just ask you to return the vehicle or trade it in.
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Balcanthez
June 1, 2011
Toyota Sequoia
Ok, so I went into Carmax in San Diego in Apr 2008 and was looking for an SUV. We quickly went into a 2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited and it seemed like a good price. We did all the paperwork, to include an Autocheck that showed the vehicle was clear of any accidents. I had a great experience with the salesperson, manager and all the steps of buying.
I actually love the truck, very solid, but sucks on gas...
Fast forward to 1 June 2011. I'm looking to reduce my bills, get rid of the 2nd vehicle and consolidate debt. So, I know I'm still upside-down on the Sequoia, but ready to take a $2K loss just to be done with the payments and all. I took the truck back to the same dealer I bought it from, Carmax, because they offer a free appraisal. Why not? They seemed like nice people when I bought the truck...
Went into the sales floor in San Diego, told them I was looking for an appraisal, he took the keys, identified the truck with a plastic number thingy, and we sat down. He asked me what I was looking to replace it and more chit-chat, to include updating me on the the status of the appraisal.
About 25 minutes later he brought me to a desk and started going over the appraisal process, market condition, condition of the exterior, mechanical, exterior condition, Autocheck history, etc. He showed me their off and it was pretty rediculous! $3k below what I was moderately estimating. Then he went over the factors...EVERYTHING on their appraisal showed Good condition! So why the low ball???
Looking closer at the Autocheck, there had been an accident reported in AZ! It showed "Vehicle Damage reported as DISABLING" What's worse? It was reported 3/16/2006!!! 2 FULL YEARS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK!! WHY wasn't it on the (almighty) Autocheck done on 4/13/08, when I bought the truck??? I would NEVER have bought the truck knowing it had been in an accident!!
All the sales person and the manager could do was offer excuses why it wasn't there when I bought the truck, how it was probably just a minor scratch that they didn't detect on their 125 point inspection, "I've never seen this happen before", etc.
Well here I am, stuck with a vehicle I can't sell (For any decent value), dupped by Carmax and their Autocheck report that "wasn't accurate then, but is now". Who owns Autocheck?? Carmax maybe? HMMMMMMM!
Chuck
San Diego
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HUMMER2277
May 6, 2011
CREDIT
FORMER EMPLOYEE OF CARMAX, I HAVE OVERHEARD THEIR SALES PEOPLE TALKING, THERE TRYING TO SELL CARS SO BAD THEY ARE TELLING PEOPLE IN A ROUND ABOUT WAY TO TURN IN THE CURRENT CAR IF THEY ARE UPSIDE DOWN AND THEY WILL GET THEM FINANCED ON ONE OF THERE CARS, THEY THEN GIVE THERE CURRENT CAR BACK AND DRIVE AWAY IN A CARMAX CAR. IS CARMAX CONTRIBUTING TO MORE CREDIT PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE?
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Amcastan
May 3, 2011
Bad used car company
Two weeks after taking the car out the lot, the car started to act crazy...horn windshield wipers and spray water by itself...had to take the battery off, so I can stopped, call the dealer immediately . I had to say that, the guy took good care of me in the service department but, I had to leave my car there for a week, they give a loaner, which it was nice.After a week, I took my car home, two day after the same problem arrive, in the middle of I4 oh my GOD how embraced...my car still in the service department, they hope that this new part will do the god...honesty I'm afraid to drive the car now...I had to pay my car soon, I only used my vehicle two weeks, I'm frustrated
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Furlybonch
May 3, 2011
Sold me a car with major repair issues
Bought an 08 Cadillac CTS last Tuesday. Should have caught on when a "tire pressure light" went on-brought it back the same day and they fixed it. Just to stay sane, I brought the car to my mechanic. He found a mouse nest in the engine (I kid you not about these issues), found that the key fob did not work regularly, found that the ac compressor was leaking, and found a suspension bracket "seperating." Also told me he couldn't believe they would sell it to me with the tires in the dry rot, worn shape they were in. Brought it to carmax to deal with issues. Carmax agreed about the mouse nest, agreed about the key fob, agreed about the suspension issue, found that the power steering pump was leaking onto the ac compressor. Those issues were covered by manufacturers warranty, and they had no problem getting it fixed. Told me that the tires were up to their specs. I told them that there specs were unacceptable and returned the car. I understand the concept of caveat emptor, but I had really hoped carmax was different. I immediately went to a cadillac dealer and bought a certified cadillac the same day. I will never step on their lot again and will make sure I tell everybody I know about the terrible experience. If you EVER buy a car from carmax, which I strongly recommend avoiding, make sure to bring it to your own mechanic.
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Aburto
May 3, 2011
Sold me a wrecked car and didnt tell me!
In October 2010, we purchased a 2010 Dodge Caravan from Carmax. I totally bought into the 126 point inspection bs and it never even crossed my mind that they would rip us off!
6 months later, I am wanting to trade it in for another car at another dealership and to my surprise they tell me my vehicle has been wrecked!!!
Are you serious?! We bought this car from Carmax with only 2k miles on it. "Good as new" they said. And now my trade in value is horribly low!!! I cant wait until they open tomorrow to blow up their phone line. I am so angry and so disappointed. I really trusted the Carmax name.
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Nikki81
March 29, 2011
TRIED to rip me off
Disclaimer: I was laid off in April 2009 and anyone else that has been knows that when you lose your job your credit goes with it.
After 6 trips to the dealership trying to obtain financing, paying $200 to have a vehicle shipped & submitting all required paperwork, I was approved for financing on 1/31/11. I was working for a tax office (temporarily as I do every year) making $150/day before taxes, 6 days a week. THEY WERE MORE THAN AWARE THAT I WAS A FULL-TIME TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE THERE. My initial salesperson was an *** clusterfuck named Chas Keithan. He was working a 2 weeks notice & had no problem telling me so. The person that ultimately sold me the vehicle, after hours might I add, was Steve Young (decent guy).
On 2/9/11, Bill Stevenson (the rude, *** sales manager) called me to advise that my financing was not approved & I needed to return the vehicle. From the date of purchase to the day I received this call, I had taken the vehicle back twice for minor repairs & no one said a word. The very same day I received a job offer making 40k/year and had an offer letter as proof. I explained this to Bill the ***, faxed him a copy of the letter, along with proof that I had already purchased a tag & insurance for the vehicle. APPARENTLY, I wanted the car if I paid $200 to have it sent to me. He rudely told me I had to bring the car back anyway. I paid a $3000 down payment by the way. I said fine & asked when I would get my down payment back. His response was that he was not sure. CarMax took the down payment money from my account less than 12 hours after I wrote the check (the money was gone when I woke up on 2/1/11 & remember I wrote the check at about 10 pm) so I had a problem with the I don't know ***.
After many attempts to work out a deal with CarMax to avoid returning a car I loved & not having a way to a job I JUST STARTED (on 2/21/11) I said I would return the car if (AND ONLY IF), they returned my down payment just as fast as they took it from me. The general manager Oscar Kummerlowe began calling me at this point to work out a deal. The terms were to bring the car back, get a loaner car, & they would run my financing again when I received my first paycheck (on 2/28/11). I agreed IF AND ONLY IF, he would give me the agreement in writing. He would not so I refused to take the car back. Someone named Sharon from the corporate office, alongwith other CarMax employees kept calling me asking when I would bring the car back. Not once did anyone call to try & help me or even make the sale. All these vultures wanted was their car back. CarMax sent a letter to my home FedEx demanding the car back or they would repossess it & threatened to report to the credit bureaus on me. I got an attorney.
After CarMax received the letter from my attorney, they called me on 3/11/11 to advise that they had cash in the store & would give me my money back in cash if I bring the car back that day. Luckily, by that date, I had already obtained financing at another dealership for a better car, better terms, a lower payment, AND I picked this vehicle up on the same day. I returned their piece of *** car, got my money back and drove into the sunset in my new car.
My problem is this.. Why wasn't financing cleared before I left on 1/31? Why was I told initially I would have to wait 10 days to get my money back? Why wouldn't they give me the terms about the loaner agreement in writing? Why was the solution so simple after I got an attorney? But you know what? It all worked out in MY favor. I will scream to the blue skies to NEVER deal with CarMax. I won't.
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