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CarMax horrific experience

I can’t even begin to explain how disgusted I am with CarMax. Prior to this I have purchased three other cars wit them and will NEVER go back to another CarMax again. I purchased my Lincoln LS 2005 three months ago. Since them have had nothing but trouble.

A week or so after I drove it off the lot the breaks started squeaking. I took it back and in the next 30 days had to go back 5 times because it was never fixed right – all they kept saying is we will check the breaks. Finally they had to send it to a Lincoln dealership to have them change the breaks. The supervisor at the local CarMax even told me on MY 3rd visit that its because they put cheap breaks on it but they fixed that. Should have known then!

Well a few weeks ago I took it to the Lincoln dealership to have the AC checked because it was not cooling right. I was told it had never been serviced and had mildew and crud in it so it was going to cost $215 to correct that, clean it out, service it, check lines, etc!

Well a few weeks the car starts having problems running so I had to take it in AGAIN. I was told that there was no real service done by CarMax and that I need a list full of things, flushes, line checks, maintenance, etc and they had to replace a bad coil. Another $883. I had only made my second payment and am already down $1098. Additionally I commented about all the problems I had with CarMax because I had to have a break service done as well and Richard indicated that he remember my car when CarMax brought it to change breaks. He said he recommended this service to them at the time but they said no just change breaks.

Car Max is supposedly “CERTIFIES” cars before they sell them; we know that is not the truth given my experience. When I contacted Carmax home office with all the issues I initially had – they were very uncaring and non-concerned. The response I got is we will contact the local GM. What did he do – simply had a manager GREET ME! Ya, like that made a difference!

I think they should be responsible to reimburse me the $1098 I have already spent just getting this car up to par. Keep in mind it is in the SHOP AGAIN because there is an issue with the AC valve!

What a horrific experience.

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May 24, 2010 8:07 pm EDT
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First, kudos to you for actually mentioning the vehicle you purchased - I see too many complaints here without vehicle information, and unfortunately some vehicles are less reliable than others. Secondly, the correct spelling is "brakes", not "breaks". Two different words with two different meanings, although your brakes seemed to have been broken (along with a few other things).

I do not know how reliable the LS is, however I do know that the Ford products we sold tended to have higher ESP prices than some other brands because the risk to the insurance companies seemed greater to warranty them than other vehicles - even the Euro models. However, your issues seem to go beyond just simple reliability. Sorry you got a car that slipped through the cracks.

To play devil's advocate, they give the no-hassle return for five days, which is generally ample time to get the car inspected by a third party. We used to get a few returns daily at my store (7118) from people who took advantage of this policy. Try doing that with another used car dealership (or any dealership not offering their once-in-a-lifetime marketing campaigns).

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CarMax quality

Hello all would be used car buyers. I wanted to pass on a FYI for you about Carmax. You see I used to work for this company as a manager, so I know how they go about reconditioning their cars. First their "quality 150" point check is a joke. How can you check all of the major systems on a car from bumper to bumper in a mater of minutes. They use teams of mechanics who rely on each other doing the job before them properly. Its what we use to call a production line system. That would be fine if there were any type of supervision on these teams, but there is not. There was a running joke at the store that the night production team was too involved in racing the golf carts or playing football in the shop that all the cars produced at night were our "crap cars". Who cares those cars our associates would not buy...so what. Well here we have it now Carmax is going to a new production system. Now Carmax is going to be "reconditioning" your used quality vehicle that was suppose to have a "150 point" check in a matter minutes 15 minutes to be exact. Wow now thats a car that I want my family in on the road. Hey how about this...they buy junk cars at auctions and repair them to their "standards". Look at their show room floor that "never sell" car that was repaired is a typical car that we reconditioned at the store. Do you know how many cars have some type of damage that was painted, repaired, etc. Thats why we had a body shop on site...go figure. So do yourself a favor and stay away from these scam artists...yes I do not work for them any longer. Its not the way to treat customers.

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Fredericksburg, US
Aug 11, 2009 9:49 am EDT

Well for all of those interested in buying a quality used car here DO NOT! You would be very interested in how this company reconditions its inventory. They instruct their associates to rush through the "150 point" inspection on their "quality" used car. Let me ask you this how can you safely check out a vehicle in a matter of 15-20 minutes. I dont know about you, but I would never purchase a used vehicle and place my family in it that has only had 15-20 minutes worth of inspection. This company has a quota to "construct" over 200 cars per week for its customers. I went to test drive two cars on the lot and two did not even start for the sales associate. The third had badly worn tires on the edges. According to the sales associate this was ok because it was up to "CarMax Standards". I was very suprised that the sales associate was very quick to provide me with all of the details on just how they recondition their cars. A 150 point inspection is done by an hourly associate that should be changing oil. WOW! Any hard problems with the cars are sent to the local area dealers (I was surpised when I also heard that their service department does the same). Did you know that they have a body shop on site? I guess selling vehicles that have been involved in an accident is ok for CarMax to do. Wait...they have a picture of a wrecked vehicle on their showroom floor that states they would never sell a wrecked car. WOW! Well I could not even find any literature on what exactly "CarMax Standards" are. So I thought that I might have better luck at another one of CarMax's stores. NOT! I went to the store located in Woodbridge and went to test drive two cars. You guessed it one had the engine light on and the other had the ABS light on. No way am I going to buy a car from this company. No way am I going to refer any family or friends to this company. I beg you DO NOT GO TO CARMAX...THE VEHICLES THAT THEY SELL ARE NOT SAFE!

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Apr 21, 2012 2:13 pm EDT

Carmax sells unsafe vehicles. Technicians are honest to managers about what repairs are needed. Managers who were fry cooks a week ago now make the decision as to whether a vehicle gets safety related repairs depending on cost per vehicle reports. If the numbers are too high they throw the dice and hope the customer does not return in 30 days. SAD SAD SAD company especially Naperville IL location. Jacob Janowski is the service OPS manager and is clueless about cars just managing numbers on a report. Beware...you dont know what they decided not to fix to save money.

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May 25, 2010 1:09 am EDT
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Bunch of half truths, starting with the "150 point inspection" (it's actually 125 - http://www.carmax.com/enUS/cqi/default.html). Also, the literature never denies accident repair but rather the policy to never sell frame or flood damaged vehicles. The SC training even emphasized that no more than 3 consecutive body panels would be repaired/repainted on a retail vehicle (v-max could have the entire car resprayed and still be on the lot).

Sounds like you're an ex-employee because you didn't know enough about your own company to keep the job.

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CarMax awful, awful, awful

My husband has been with CarMax for 10 years. He was recruited from another dealership, in another words CarMax WANTED him, pursued him for a year, as a matter of fact, sought him out and hired him.

My story starts in 1999 when CarMax told him that he had to fly to Florida for 3 months of training, 3 months turned into 12 whole months. Myself and our 2 young children were left at home alone for an entire year based on promises of a wonderful future with CarMax. Finally, after a year of waiting, they relocated us to the other side of the country, leaving our friends and family behind. A big price to pay, but well worth it for a future with this brand new, great company, that seemed to be on the rise. We had to relocate, at CarMax's request, 2 more times before we finally settled down in one place. We have been in our current location for 7 years now. Our children attend High school now and are finally happy because they have friends and a stable home. The constant moving and leaving their family and friends behind was very difficult for them.

Our trouble first started early 2009. My husband had a problem employee that learned that all he had to do is call the "Cool" line and he could get his managers in trouble whether they deserved it or not. Another words, great tool for associates if used properly. Great tool for unscrupulous associates that want to get their managers in trouble, because they CAN. It seems as though CarMax's approach is Guilty until proven innocent. This associated caused a lot of trouble. Long story short my husband's name was now on the radar. Because his name was now on the radar, He was given a Corrective action, for crap that was later proven to be false by their own HR investigation team and one other issue that was thin at best. Was he given an apology?...NO. Was the corrective removed?...NO. He was told NOT to worry that CarMax had confidence in him and was certain that he could overcome these "issues". For the next several months he received nothing but positive feedback from his immediate boss (GM) and his regional team. Several weeks ago one of his coworkers asked for his help on resolving an issue, my husband misunderstood exactly what this coworker wanted initially, but took immediate action to resolve the issue. Through communication with this coworker, he was able to ascertain exactly what he wanted and moved swiftly to resolve the issue. In the meantime his GM caught wind of this "misunderstanding" and twisted it into an entirely different story. He relayed this "story" he had created to the regional team who now stated that my husband is an ineffective manager and is not on the same page as CarMax. Long story short they fired him. They gave no reason as to exactly why (because there isn't one) There was no severance package, no letter of separation, no NOTHING, just three form letters saying goodbye. TEN YEARS of dedication, TEN YEARS of 60-70 hr work weeks and they threw him out on his ear. My husband, my children and I are now in danger of losing everything for NOTHING! He is in danger of losing everything he has worked for and has NO IDEA why. Countless coworkers have called him in support, they too can not understand why CarMax has done this to him. If he was truly not an effective manager, why are all these people calling?

This is how this Fortune 500 company truly treats there employees. Top 100 places to work? Not if you're a manager, especially an OPS manager, Long hours, an insurmountable workload and NO RESPECT. No wonder our Country is in such trouble and unemployment is on the rise. Company's like CarMax use hard working people like my husband to rise to the top and then drop them like a hot potato, why? Because they can. No respect! Thank you CarMax for uprooting my family and devastating my husband, my children and myself. My husband feels like he has let his family down, when in true it is YOU that has let us down and from the sounds of it, many other hard working people.

Hopefully he can find work soon...or we will be out on the street.

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CarMax dismissive and disrespectful staff

Carmax does not allow pre-purchase inspection of their vehicles. Once you pay your money and drive off the lot, do NOT expect quality customer care as a follow up to your purchase. After having purchased a high end luxury vehicle from Carmax and taking it to a luxury brand specialist for a post-purchase inspection, I discovered a few minor issues. I promptly scheduled an appointment with Carmax to address and fix those issues. They would not take in my vehicle until the 5th day after purchase. (You will have 5 calendar days to address mechanical issues and return the vehicle). Instead of replacing rear brake pads and rotors which were deemed to be "very low" by the luxury brand specialist, Carmax simply told me that they were fine in their opinion. Instead of ordering the $185 missing undercarriage panel, Carmax said they wanted me to come in and point out what was missing. How would I know? Instead of addressing the driver side door which would not close properly, Carmax said it seemed to be due to a puffy inner door seal. Bottom line: Carmax will take your money and run with it, leaving you to diagnose and fix any issues with the vehicle yourself. I had even purchased the highest level of extended warranty, which did no good as it did not cover the said repair. The sales manager spoke down to me and argued with me for a half hour about why I was wrong to ask for a little consideration and quality customer service.

I spoke to a service tech, the service manager, the sales manager, a business office associate, an operations manager, 3 customer care rep's in the corporate office, the CEO's secretary. No one would connect me to the local branch's general manager or to the company CEO. Why? Because no one of real power wants to hear of how shoddy their employees treat their "valued" customers. The repair I requested would cost, in their opinion, "a couple hundred dollars".

If Carmax won't absorb a "couple hundred dollars" to satisfy a customer, aggravates a situation by arguing with the customer, does not return phone calls as promised, then they do not deserve a good reputation. The public and the shareholders have a right to know how dismissive and disrespectful the staff is.

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Jul 02, 2009 6:54 pm EDT

Carmax does not allow pre-purchase inspection of their vehicles. Once you pay your money and drive off the lot, do NOT expect quality customer care as a follow up to your purchase. After having purchased a high end luxury vehicle from Carmax and taking it to a luxury brand specialist for a post-purchase inspection, I discovered a few minor issues. I promptly scheduled an appointment with Carmax to address and fix those issues. They would not take in my vehicle until the 5th day after purchase. (You will have 5 calendar days to address mechanical issues and return the vehicle). Instead of replacing rear brake pads and rotors which were deemed to be "very low" by the luxury brand specialist, Carmax simply told me that they were fine in their opinion. Instead of ordering the $185 missing undercarriage panel, Carmax said they wanted me to come in and point out what was missing. How would I know? Instead of addressing the driver side door which would not close properly, Carmax said it seemed to be due to a puffy inner door seal. Bottom line: Carmax will take your money and run with it, leaving you to diagnose and fix any issues with the vehicle yourself. I had even purchased the highest level of extended warranty, which did no good as it did not cover the said repair. The sales manager spoke down to me and argued with me for a half hour about why I was wrong to ask for a little consideration and quality customer service.

I spoke to a service tech, the service manager, the sales manager, a business office associate, an operations manager, 3 customer care rep's in the corporate office, the CEO's secretary. No one would connect me to the local branch's general manager or to the company CEO. Why? Because no one of real power wants to hear of how shoddy their employees treat their "valued" customers. The repair I requested would cost, in their opinion, "a couple hundred dollars".

If Carmax won't absorb a "couple hundred dollars" to satisfy a customer, aggravates a situation by arguing with the customer, does not return phone calls as promised, then they do not deserve a good reputation. The public and the shareholders have a right to know how dismissive and disrespectful the staff is.

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May 24, 2010 8:13 pm EDT
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OP - you had five days within which you could return the vehicle. Nowhere does the return policy state you need to get mechanical issues sorted within that time period. If your post purchase inspection found problems and you could not get resolution, then you simply could have returned the vehicle. This policy is not in small print, and was printed on the brochure your Sales Consultant attempted to give you. It's also all over the website, but we can't expect people to read and understand anything anymore. It's much simpler to cry and whine because we didn't act fast enough to take advantage of something.

Thomas - did you bother to verify the price difference yourself before going to get the money? While the manager may have made a mistake, you make yourself out to be an academic genius with a PhD in mathematics, so you must have quickly agreed his numbers were correct. Or did you make a mistake as well?

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Waukegan, US
Aug 26, 2009 12:39 am EDT

I RECENTLY WANTED TO PURCHASE A CAR FROM CAR MAX AND DID SO. ON THE 5TH DAY I TOOK THE CAR BACK AS IT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BLUE TOOTH AS IT WAS DEASCRIBED. tHE SALES MANAGER SAID HE WOULD SELL ME ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR 1700 CASH MOR DOWN. I TOOK THIS AMOUNT WITH ME TO PURCHASE THE CAR. WHEN I GOT THERE THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE WRONG IT WOULD BE 5300 MORE INSTEAD OF THE 1700. I SUPPOSE THEY CANT ADD DID I HAVE THE MONEY YES, WOULD I GIVE IT TO THEM NO. NUMBER ONE AND FOREMOST A PERSON IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THEIR WORD AND THEIR WORD IS EVIDENTALY NO GOOD. I WOULD RIDE A BICYCLE BEFOR I WOULD PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM PEOPLE WHO CAN NOT ADD. I WONDER IF THE SALES MANAGER FINISHED SCHOOL. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS AN HONEST ANSWER AND A GOOD CAR WHICH DOES HAVE JACKED UP PRICES. COMPARE THEIR WINDOW STICKERS WITH NADA AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN.

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CarMax horrible car and service

CARMAX WORTHY(FALSE FALSE FALSE)I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO CARMAX EVERY MONTH ONCE A MONTH TO CHANGE THE AC COMP. THE MOTOR MOUNTS, THE AXLES, THE SUN ROOF, , JUST SO MANY THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO RENT A CAR WHICH IS ANOTHER 150 DOLLARS ON TOP OF MY 350 DOLLAR CAR PAYMENT, , JUST NOT FAIR

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Aug 14, 2009 5:10 pm EDT
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If you're taking your car back to carmax they should be compensating you some how. They SHOULD be covering the rental fees also. I bought a Carmax care back in 2003 and had a few issues with it. Every time I dropped the car off they gave me a rental car till they fixed my car issues. I would just assume that all Carmax's went by the same rules. You definitely shouldn't be having to pay the full amount for your car payment either since you've had so many issues with it. Good luck though!

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CarMax lies & scams!

CarMax is horrible, horrible, horrible! They lied to me and treated me very rudely.

Recently, my 5-year old truck broke down. It needed major engine repair. Instead of fixing it, I decided to sell it and buy a newer truck. I called CarMax and spoke to a salesman.

I told him that my truck was not running. I explained the mechanical problems in detail. He said that it was not a problem. He said I would get less money for the trade-in, since it was not running, but that "we are definately still interested in buying it." His exact words.

I made an appointment to have my truck appraised. I paid to have the truck towed from the repair shop to CarMax. When I got there the salesman was nowhere to be found. I was "greeted" by a very grouchy woman who seemed annoyed with life in general and me in particular. I was made to wait about 40 minutes past my "appointment" time before a salesman even talked to me. There were no other customers so I don't know what took so long.

After the appraisal, the salesman informed me they would offer me $50 for my truck. That is correct. Fifty dollars. For a 5-year old truck that is perfect except for the engine problem that can be fixed for a few hundred dollars. I saw similar trucks for sale on their lot for $6000 and up. Some even older than mine.

Needless to say, I was outraged. I was expecting at least $500 to $1000 for the trade in. I tried to tell the salesman how ridiculous the offer of $50 was and he got angry and practically yelled at me.

I did not sell my truck to them or buy a new one from them. I do not recommend CarMax to anyone. They were rude, grouchy and they outright lied to me. A complete waste of time and money.

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May 25, 2010 1:13 am EDT
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I'm wondering where the lie is - they still offered to buy the vehicle, so that's still true. They did mention the offer would be low because it wasn't running, so there's no lie there. Maybe I'm missing something.

Shame on them for not buying a broken vehicle for the same price you were expecting to get for a running one!

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Omaha, US
Oct 02, 2009 10:22 pm EDT

Ok then, sell the truck on your own for $500 and then go buy a truck at a local dealership that has a $500 document fee attached to the price of the car your buying. That makes sense right? Hey, your neighbor is knocking on your front door. He wants his money back on that truck you sold him b/c the transmission went bad. Good luck Rocket Scientist Chris!

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CarMax service, extended warranty

We brought a VW Touareg 2004 on May 2008. Since the next day we got our car had been in the service department 8 times. First thing was the flat tire sensor (2 times with carmax and 2 times with WV David Maus). On January we took back again because the headlight system shutdown in the middle of the night. On January 2nd, they said that will be replacing the left side system and we have to wait until the right side system basically dies to be replaced. We were having the check lights sensor in and out and on May we took back because was shutting down again. Since this day our nightmare started. On that day, they ordered the part to be replaced and made another appointment for us. One week later they called me to let me know the part came and I scheduled the appointment, I tooked the truck and waited 4 hours at the service center, after that they told me that was the bulb, the part "still good", when I was driving on my way back home, the check light sensor came up again, I called Dana the service advisor and left a voice mail after almost two weeks calling her finally she returned my call and she told me bring the car again and we will be taking to VW to fix it. I took it within 5 days (Wednesday June 24th) they rented a car with enterprise (that I have to leave a $50.00 deposit to have it). On Friday she told me, the car was ready for pick up and they updated the bulb from 2004 to 2009, and as a Carmax favor they will be paying for it because the extended warranty does not cover "updates", I said I never asked for update, I asked to fix the part. And I had an argument with the manager and he told me I am done with you, you have to appreciated that we paid for it and you have to leave this place, because they drove my car without my authorization and with no lights and used the gas that I have in my tank and never replaced gas on my tank. I was kind of angry and upset. I called Corporate to try to deal with them and I spoke to Margaret and told me they don't pay for gas and I have a warranty with VW just call and deal with them. Six days later my right side headlights shutdown, I don't have any lights at all. When I called carmax again and spoke to Luis Pedroza he told me that Carmax closed the doors for me and if need to take my car needs to be with VW service center and I need to start in zero with my issue, that was the last words. I have an extended warranty from Carmax the name is Maxcare and now they are saying this warranty does not belongs to them. I called VW to schedule the appoitnment and told me if carmax brought the car to them, I need to leave the car at Carmax and they have to bring it back.
I really appreciate you call me to explain more to you.
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Also, go to consumeraffais.com and Carmax has a lot of issues regarding this situation as well.

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Dec 18, 2009 11:43 am EST

Bring your vehicle to the respective dealership. If it's a Honda, take it to Honda and they know exactly how to work the warranty companies.

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CarMax crashed car

I purchased a 2005 Chevy Silverado 1500 (55, 000 miles) from Carmax on May 5, 2009. Between that day and June 15, 2009 I have taken the car back to carmax 6 times (11 days total without a car) It took them 6 attempts to fix my steering and it was not until the 6th attempt that they finally decided to replace my rack and pinion along with a broken tierod end. My A/C makes a horrible hissing sound after it being on for more then 5 minutes to witch Carmax states its perfectly normal although a professional A/C mechanic explained to me that it was a bad expansion valve. My vehicle is covered with Maroone Collision Stickers on all the door panels. I noticed these when I first purchased the vehilce but I assumed they were there because the vehicle was originally sold by a Maroone dealership. After dealing with the faulty steering, bad brakes, and various instrument panel lights going out (headlamp switch, foglamp switch, radio power button) I began to wonder if this vehicle was in an accident originally. I called the Maroone collision center and sure enough they told me it was in deed in a crash but would not give me further details on it seeing as I was not the original owner of the vehicle at the time of repair. I had the vehicle expected by a friend who is an ex-employee from Kendall Collision and was a quality control manager (he would inspect cars after they were repaired to make sure they were up to industry standards) and he confirmed that the vehicle was crashed. My driver door was misaligned, the driver fender was misaligned. The driver side headlamp was misaligned, the driver side fog light was misaligned, the hood release cable was mis routed and binding, different bolts that hold the fender in place were in use vs the passenger side. Along with all the issues I have had earlier with the steering, brakes, and lights he said he was 110% confident it was in a crash. But the carfax report said it was clean and no accidents. I took it to carmax today because there I was tired of dealing with this nightmare and explained to them that I wanted a full refund or to swap out my car because of the fact that it was crashed. I spoke to Steven Wheeler (Operations Manager) and he told be flat out "We sell crashed cars here at carmax, but we dont sell cars with frame damage. Your car is a used car and you should expect it to have problems" I was astonished at this comment but more outraged at the fact that Steven just admited that carmax sales crashed vehicles. I told him that this was a deceptive sales tactic as they had a ford sedan parked in the showroom with a sign on it that says "we would never sell you a car like this, because it use to look like this" and under that it had a picture of the same vehicle crashed. I assumed that carmax does NOT sell crashed cars. In fact the entire reason I went and purchased a vehicle at carmax (for an outrageous price tag as well) was for the guarantee that these vehicles are not crashed and had a 125 point inspection. If I knew the vehicle was going to have so many problems and was crashed I wouldve paid thousands less then what I did for it. I might as well have just gone to any other dealership to purchase a vehicle. Mr. Wheeler explained to me that I should be grateful for the repairs they have made on my USED vehicle because its a USED vehilce and it will have its problems. I then told Mr. Wheeler that this company lacks proper business ethics practices deceptive sales tactics. They will be hearing from my attorney.

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brian
Athens, US
Feb 20, 2011 1:55 pm EST

Well they didnt sell me a wrecked car, they did one better. Took my car to knoxville tn location to sell them my car. They took it out for a test drive. 45 Minutes later was brought back on a roll back as the driver crashed it into a curb bending the front left tire all the way back against the fender. Went to scene with the police (carmax refused to call police), could see 40 foot skid mark starting where he turned off the straight road and started aright around the circle and then another 100 foot skid mark after hit the curb. The skid marks were not from locking brakes but where front left tire outer edge was actually going sideways (could see it very clearly on the concrete right before hit curb). He was never on the brakes and was trying to drive through it. I have a 2008 mazdaspeed 3 that has very sticky tires and can take corner at high speeds. But the was circle and once leave straight road going on to circle was down hill. How fast was he going? If they do not buy it for full value i am going to have mazda pull the computer record which will show speed, which gear, if brakes were applied everything.

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Carmax literature does not state they sell accident free cars, but only that they will not sell frame or flood damaged cars. The display everyone seems to be confused about has a statement along the lines of "see sales consultant for details" - had you asked your SC, or your selective memory would not omit this fact, s/he would have explained the display to you. Unfortunately, many people do not have the patience to listen to the SC and want to jump right into finding a vehicle. Yes, the Carmax way is to explain everything that makes Carmax different, but not every consumer wants to sit through the spiel - who's to blame for this?

Additionally, when I was there, the policy for retail cars (

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Jan 30, 2010 2:14 pm EST

I'm sorry to hear about your trouble with CarMax. Unfortunately your experience is not an isolated incident. My firm has represented a number of consumers with identical issues issues. We are well aware of the lobby displays and assertions by CarMax that they do not sell wrecked vehicles. If you need assistance with this matter please feel free to contact my firm for free legal advice. In most instances we are able to represent individuals and collect any fees for legal services directly from the dealership. Regards; Aldo Bolliger, Esq., Mitchell & Bolliger, PLLC, [protected].

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Jan 05, 2010 9:35 am EST

did they ever change the car?
I just purchase a car on sunday I already notice that the car was involve in some sort of accident, damage to the front bumber and rear bumper they tried to cover it up with some cheap paint that does not match and lot of over spray. I plan on returning the car today to get my full money back.
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CarMax - scam and cheating

My firm has represented consumers in a number of cases where CarMax has sold them vehicles that were previouly wrecked and had significant concealed accident damage. CarMax maintains lobby displays in many of their Florida stores where they a have clean, full sized vehicle with a sticker on the windshield stating REJECT. Next to the car is a large...

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CarMax poor service, dishonest

Bought a used vehicle there in February. Within 3 weeks, I had it back in for a brake service because the brakes were making a metal-on-metal sound. They "fixed" them and sent me on my way. Within a week, I am hearing the noise again, and decide that I should go to an Acura dealership. Long story short, the front brakes (which were the ones they worked on) were non-Acura, and so were not fitting properly. Also, the Acura dealership said that Carmax bent (ruined) 2 screws in the braking component because they tried to put it on with the wrong tool. To make matters worse, they told me that my back brakes had 1 mm left on them, and that ALL of my fluids (brake, transmission, etc) were dirty and didn't look like they had ever been replaced.

Beware of Carmax's "quality inspection." They apparently just make sure the car runs well enough to make it off the lot.

Oh, and while my car was in service with Carmax, they scratched my leather dashboard!

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Sep 19, 2009 5:27 pm EDT

I am definintely not going to say that you were not ripped off, but please keep in mind that the Acura store had some motivators to sway you to do business at their store. Not to mention that the service manager/writter told you all the fluids needed to be changed because he gets paid off of commission, thats justa typical upsale that every "good" service writter will try. Sorry to say thats how all dealerships work

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CarMax rip off

I almost got ripped off by Carmax of Plano. They offered me 6500 for my 2005 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5. Told me that they could only get that if they bought or sold it. Well I found on the Carmax site a 2005 strip model PreRunner for 12, 998. I complained to the corporate office in Virgina, and when I went back to the site the car had been removed? Well I kept a copy of the site knowing they may do that. I wouldn't buy a thing from these people. It looks like they are corrupt all the way to the top.

Detailed at http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/1113474229.html

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May 24, 2010 8:50 pm EDT
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I highly doubt the vehicle you found on the site disappeared just because you found a pricing "discrepancy" - the vehicles actually disappear the next day if someone has sold them. Carmax uses an automated inventory system that only displays vehicles available for sale, and the vehicle is deleted if purchased.

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CarMax carmax takes car back after two weeks approving loan and tells us to wait a week for deposit

I'm posting on behalf a friend I find this unbelievable . My friend bought a car two weeks ago got approved with a cosigner . Paid a deposit of about $1500 and then after the fact they take it back . Don't even get a cab or provide transportation back home which is sad. Then they make my friend wait a week to get the deposit back(we are still waiting) . Supposedly the lender called the loan . I mean if you're denied a loan you should know immediately not drive off the lot with the car thinking you got it. Its very humiliating that should be illegal just be careful buying from carmax . Don't believe the hype the commercials are lying .. If you insist on buying from them you better have your own financing .Double check those cars make sure they are in the working condition they say as with any dealership.

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CarMax they sell lemons!

I purchased my car from Carmax based upon its 125 point inspection only to find out later from the Jaguar repair shop that the vehicle had major issues. Carmax's service department repeatedly told me the car was okay but I insisted something was wrong. My vehicle was at the repair shop for 2 weeks when I decided to take it upon myself to call the repair shop myself. They stated the car had major issues and they didn't want to service it and gave me a list of the issues. Carmax Service stated we are not going to make you a new car. I still believe in the business model carmax has laid out but HONOR is not something I feel they believe in at this point since they are vividly trying to avoid responsibility for the $20k plus repairs that have taken place thus far. Moreover, I have driven the car only 25k miles with continuous problems. What happens once the warranty is up? I still have to pay them for the car and repair bills. Doesn't sound fair to me

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Jun 30, 2009 11:27 am EDT

Jag's are notoriously hard to maintain and lose their value like a Chevette. I wouldn't touch a new one much less a used one. I would ditch the car and move on.

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CarMax rip off on shipping car to local store

I paid to have a car shipped to my local Carmax dealer. After it did not make it onto the transport for the 3rd time and the store manager lying telling me it had already shipped when in fact it had not I decided it was a big mistake on my part and to eat the shipping fee rather than deal with a company that lies and steals from it's customers. I'd think REAL hard if your considering Carmax.

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CarMax never trust them!

I bought last year (10/07), I've put 18, 000 miles on it. I needed 2 new tires (250.00) the radials were sticking out and the kicker my brakes started to squeak on Sunday so I park the car. I bring it in for new pads on Thursday (I own another car to drive) the guy tells me I need new rotors. What? 18, 000 miles he not telling the truth so I tell him to box up the old ones I want to see them. This guy is right these things are so corroded pieces are falling off into the box. I pay (324.00).

I call CarMax (Greenville sc) I tell them "hey maybe somebody missed something on my inspection but my rotors are shot Chris tells me "to bring it down Monday " I ask him please don't waste my time just to tell me it's wear and tare. Long story short Chris tells me "yeah that would pass CarMax inspection" are you kidding me? They really are used car sales men. I have pictures of these rotors maybe they can use them in their next commercial and see how much business they get. I'm giving corporate a chance to make it better but if not then of to BBB, the news paper the news and tons of blogging with pictures (*this is my third purchase with them 60, 000$$ in the last few years).

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Feb 11, 2009 10:19 am EST

I used to work for these thieves but you didn't buy a lemon - you bought a Used Car. With a 5-day return policy you had the chance to have a 'real' mechanic check out the car before committing to keeping it. The inspection is just that. 125 point inspection does Not mean that they fix anything found in the inspection. You bought 3 cars from them and only 1 had issues. I'd say you are very very lucky. This is a good place to buy an overpriced used car and overpriced warranty. Next time do your homework and get a better deal someplace else.

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CarMax terrible cars and terrible service

I purchased a 2007 Chrysler Sebring in January 2008. I have seen 2 recall notices from Chrysler. When I purchased the vehicle it had a recall notice but yet the dealership told me since I bought it I should take care of it! I took the vehicle to a Dodge/Chrysler Dealership and a CarMax Service Center in regards to my car stalling. I was told there was nothing they could do since it "was like trying to find a needle in a hay stack". They said when it stall, then call them so they can figure it out! Or I can leave the car with them for 3 days until they can "reproduce" the issue. I am a single parent of 2 kids...this is my only vehicle. I cannot use the warranty rental coverage until they find the issue. My vehicle has 36000 miles had is stalling! Last night in Dallas TX, it was 39 degrees and misty, my car stalled with my small children in the car. It turned back on after 10 minutes.

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CarMax fraudulent company

Found a car I wanted at CarMax. Did the research. Applied for financing over the phone to make sure it'd go through before I drove the hour to the suburbs to visit the car. Financing went through, or so the salesman said. Spent three hours at the dealer sealing the deal. Got the car I wanted, traded in my old one, all was great!

Or so I thought. For four days I was singing their praises. And on the fifth day, god created anger, when I received a call from their business office saying my loan had been denied & I had to find new financing or return the car within 24 hours. Excuse me? Who gives out keys to a vehicle without an assured loan? Couldn't they have asked me to fax in paperwork & then call when things were final?

Basically, they MISLED me to think my loan had been approved & for five days, I drove around in my dream car thinking everything was fine. Then they tell me it's NOT fine? I was driving around with an unassured loan? I had ZERO idea it was not final.

I am DEVASTATED. Husband & I are having to apply for financing elsewhere, then drive back to suburbs (an hour's drive; & gas right now is $4/gallon) to fix this problem? Ridiculous. I hate this company.

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Miami, US
May 18, 2010 5:04 pm EDT

This happens when the bank ejects the proof of income because it was not the same as stated in the application or when any other stipulents are rejusted. The sales managers are to blame for this, they need to do a better job of checking to see if they match up.

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kawasaki7
Baltimore, US
Apr 19, 2009 1:45 pm EDT

the location is carmax in ellicot city maryland stay away from all carmax please.

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kawasaki7
Baltimore, US
Apr 19, 2009 1:44 pm EDT

This is the same thing that hapen to me last week they called me a couple of days later and said mt financing didnt go throught on my dream car. CARMAX IS TERRIBLE TERRIBLE, the need to stop this practice of theirs.they said that i had to pay ooff loan that i have on my motorcycle that im actually ahead of on my payments i told them hell no and they already sold, y car that i traded in who can i turn to about this and what can i do if anyhting

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CarMax awful experience

I purchased a car from CarMax at the beginning of the year. Mind you this is the 2nd car I have purchased from CarMax and the 3rd car purchased from CarMax by my family. I had problems from the get-go with a 3rd party vendor they used to install my car alarm. The company did NOT complete the install and when I asked CarMax to confront them they made me do it.

Fair Enough... I complained and they promised to fix it. They did not. After 3 attempts at 'repair and proper install' the device decided not to work at all one day when I was leaving work. I downloaded the 'Service Install' manual for the alarm from the manufacturer's website and took my car back to CarMax a 4th time. I showed the 3rd party installer the install manual and pointed out everything he had not done (including installing safety mechanism for the remote start system) that was in the install instructions and ask him why. He told me that the manual was old and that those items I pointed out did not need to be done anymore.

I then informed him and CarMax that I had downloaded the manual from the manufacturer's website the day before and that the manufacturer had assured me that it was the current and most up to date 'Service Install' manual. After several other instances of issues for the same problem that had been 'fixed' according to both CarMax and the 3rd Party Vendor. I had them remove the item and refund my money.

Now my current issue with the same vehicle - About a month ago there was a very bad wind storm in our area (about 5 months after I initially purchased the vehicle). My car had some minor paint damage and I took it to a body shop to have it repainted under my insurance policy. Today I picked up the vehicle from the body shop. However, before they would let me leave that requested that the body shop owner come speak with me.

A few minutes later the owner came out and asked me if I was aware of the damage. A bit confused I asked what damage. He then informed me of the body damage they had found in 3 places that had been slyly covered up. The rear bumper had been completely repainted due to a rear end collision but with an incorrect color (it's close but he showed me the difference and I can see it completely now). The passenger rear door had a filler job from wreck damage that had also been repainted. He told me that they never would have found it if they had not had needed to remove paint to repair the wind storm scratches. And third the driver side front quarter panel had been damaged down low and had been repainted with a lot of touch up paint. He said that the vehicle had been wrecked and repaired possibly multiple times (although I would think it more likely that it was all one event).

I asked CarMax the first time I purchased a car about the wreck check. The said 'oh it's a very detailed check and no cars that have been wrecked would pass it'. Concidently I asked AGAIN the next car I purchased because some time had passed and I like to be sure of myself. I got the same story. So this means then that CarMax LIED to me and the proceeded to sell me a vehicle that was wrecked moments after I had asked about the 'wrecked car' policy. I'm now going to have to fight with them again about my supposedly never wrecked car they sold me just like I did the multiple times about my car alarm system. I don't know what I expect them to do but that is the last car my family or friends will ever buy from CarMax. My brother had just been to CarMax looking to buy another car from them. Thank goodness I found this out before he purchased. They lost a 2 time customer and 3 time (and quite nearly 4 time) family of customers through poor service, false policies, and outright lies.

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Apr 06, 2014 12:07 pm EDT
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My Wife took her Cadillac to Car Max Branch in Boynton Beach, Florida for a service issue on January 29, 2014. The vehicle was dropped off at the service department and she handed the keys over to the service advisor.
The service department had the car in service for over one month, as they could not locate the mechanical problem successfully, but were aware that the problem did exist. They did however, replace parts that they thought would rectify the problem, but repairs carried out were unsuccessful, and the mechanical issues were not rectified. Car Max while unable to rectify the problem sent the vehicle to an outside vendor who specialized in our model of Cadillac ( Auto Nation ) in order to attempt to locate and rectify the problem that Car Max was unable resolve. According to the service documentation that I later obtained from Auto Nation in Green Acres, Florida; the vehicles problem had been rectified by them, and was awaiting collection by Car Max for over one week. No one from Car Max made any attempt to collect the vehicle, and our car sat in Auto Nation's service parking lot from February 28 until the early hours of March 6, 2014. In the early hours on March 6, 2014 the vehicle was stolen from the service lot and later found vandalized, rendering the vehicle a total loss by our insurance company.
Auto Nation finally reached out to us because of the intervention of Jenn Strathman of" News Chanel 5 Watchdog " Due to the prevailing situation we were left with no choice but to purchase a replacement vehicle from Auto Nation or we would be left without any form of transportation. It took over 20 days for the corporate office at Car Max to finally call us. I am certain they would never take the time of day to reach out to us and possibly would hope that all this would just go away. This is a typical example of Car Max's egregious behavior towards me and consumers in general. As a result of my conversation with Car Max corporate all I managed to receive was a blank GAP insurance claim form and noting more. At least Auto Nation made us an offer of a replacement vehicle at a reduced cost. We never thought we could take our car into service and have it stolen and the company who had our car in their care would not assist us in this terrible situation.

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CarMax fraud and scam

Helped my daughter by her 1st car in Feb., 2008 from carmax. We bought a 2001 Saturn, a very nice clean car and red like my daughter wanted. Thinking that with Carmax and their 125 point inspection, we were getting a car that was dependable and trust worthy.

Boy were we soon to find out that was a big joke. Had car for a few months and started having minor problems. Cigarette lighter dead, water leak and transmission starting to slip and engine smoking and using oil badly. Took car into shop at carmax on the southwest freeway here in houston. It took over a month to get the car repaired half a$$ed.

They replaced only half the parts needed for a major overhaul, Like replaced the exhaust valve stem seals but not the intake seals. Replaced only the piston rings, but no where does the repair list show any gaskets, main seals, cam bearings, etc... With me being a former mechanic, when you have that much damage you rebuild motor or replace with a rebuilt motor. They replaced waterpump not once but twice, cause 1st one was wrong they said. Then the transmission was rebuilt with only a few parts replaced, not a full rebuild as needed. When trannie slips its a complete overhaul.

Had car back one week, and back to shop again, Smoking again, loosing water and trannie acting up again. Again car is in shop for about a month. And this time they say its only a sensor or 2 is the problem.

We get car back again, this time full tank of gas gone, brakes making noise. Which I replaced front and rear brake pads and rear wheel cylinders and rotors. Test drive car and low and behold its smoking again, blue smoke and water leaking again.

Back to shop at carmax again, Still haven't fixed problem, and I get told take it to Saturn Dealer and we will reimburse you the 75 dollar for the warranty. I haven't even got their stupid warranty company still to reimburse me for the rental car I got the first time around.

Car now smokes, gas mileage has gone from upper 20's to low 30's to maybe low 10's. Water still leaks and a car that is not dependable for my daughter to drive and not worth making car payments on. All carmax says basically oh well, we can buy back but be less than you owe and still have to pay off balance.

Carmax is a rip off in my book!

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Dec 09, 2008 6:30 am EST

Carmax, seems to be pulling a very shady deal. I made a payment to my account on The first of December. For a large amount 4200.00 USD. the funds were withdrawn from my account on Dec 2nd. My account has not been credited. So Friday the 5th of December I call and speak to a csr and am informed there is no record of this transaction. So on her recommendation. I have my bank send a fax to the customer service area. The csr told me to address it to the customer service department. I was told I would receive a call Monday. Monday comes and I call back. And informed by a new csr that carmax holds electronic payments over 1000.00 for seven days. I ask her to check on this I had previously made a payment for 1500.00 dollars. And it cleared the bank fine the next day. My fax is still MIA. I am seeking advice as to whether I go to my bank a dispute the charge to carmax and say that it did not get to them. And have my bank yank back the payment.

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May 25, 2010 12:37 pm EDT
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Tony,

While you only see people who are complaining about Carmax, you'll find even more people on this very site who state that Carmax offered them a better deal, service, and/or pointed out how they were being ripped off by other dealers. Want some fun reading? Do a search on Darcars and have a laugh.

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Tony_Here
OKC, US
Feb 25, 2010 2:09 pm EST

Well Chris, it seems to me that there is a whole site here screaming about how crooked Carmax is with shoddy repairs and shady business practices. If I would have went to Carmax BEFORE reading about how bad of a company they were, Then I would have issue to call you as would the numerous people that have posted on this site. Thank god for the internet and the voice of unhappy customers. I believe I will take my business elsewere...

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LR3-Nealy
Pasadena, US
Jan 25, 2010 1:02 pm EST

I'm having the similar problem with CarMax. CarMax is claiming that I'm behind in my payments due to wire transfers from my bank. When trying to discuss it with CarMax, one Service Representative stated that CarMax doesn't accept wire transfer directly from other banking institutes. Per my bank statements I'm up to date with my payments, but their records say I'm three months behind. CarMax Customer Relations won't investigate or do anything staying its a different department, but will escalate it. I'm still waiting to her back from them (Week No 4). Now they want to repo the vehicle when I'm not behind on my payments!

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Nov 06, 2008 1:45 pm EST

My name is Chris and I work with social media PR in the CarMax home office. I am sorry to read of your poor experience at one of our stores. Please contact the CarMax Customer Relations Department at [protected] and give them the opportunity to assist you with your issue. CarMax strives to offer excellent customer service and we take it very seriously when we read an instance such as this. Thank you.

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CarMax rip-off!

I purchased a car from Carmax about two months ago. I have since had my car not start 8 times. I have had to have the trunk latch system completely replaced. The canister purge solenoid in the engine replaced. Have breaks that squeal almost all the time and all of this started about a week after I purchased the car. Just after their five day bring it back in offer was expired.

I have taken my car back to their service department repeatedly. First repair was the canister purge solenoid, wich felt like they just fixed it to shut me up but did not repair any problems. Second repair was the trunk latch witch by the day after the repair stopped working again and to this day only works off and on. I haven been there repeatedly for them to repair the starting issue and each time I am told we they dont know whats happening and can not do anything.

Shortly after all this began I contacted the car max and told them about the lemon they had sold me, and was told by their manager to bring it in and let them see it but all they could do was offer me an appraisel on the car I just purchased from them and then have me pay off the some odd thousand dollars off difference between their appraisel and what I still owed on the car plus be left with nothing at all. I bought this car for a safer more relaiable, more gas efficent car for me and my 9 month old daughter. I HAVE YET TO AQUIRE ANY OF THIS FROM THIS VEHICLE. Getting stuck in a parking lot with a car that wont start and an infant who needs to get out of the heat is not acceptable.

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Mar 09, 2009 2:04 pm EDT

Have you checked the battery, do you leave th elights on... or maybe have too many gadgets plugged in to the cigarette lighter...Dont stand behind your kid's dirty diapers

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