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Ray Skillman Westside Imports, Inc.

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    Customer Complaints Summary

    • 21 total complaints in the last 3 years.
    • 4 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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    • Initial Complaint

      Date:05/19/2025

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I had my car towed to *** Skillman as the car would not go over 40 Miles an hour. They told me it was a recalled item and the problem was fixed. I told them I would pick them up and they said the breaks were locked up after they did their inspection, and I could not drive it. The breaks were working when I brought it in. As I was planning to sell the car for around $4000, I went ahead and got the breaks repaired. When I picked up the car, I made it a mile to the gas station and the engine light came on. They told me I needed a new muffler $1,600 and it would be cheaper at ***** and the car was fine to drive. 15 miles home and the car smelt like it was on fire. Also, my car was hit in there parking lot and the bumper was hanging off. They said it was like that when it arrived, but it was not like that when I first picked it up before returning it. I took it to Midas and they said that the catalytic converter and I was ******* it did not catch on fire while driving. They wanted 2600 to fix it. I ended up selling the car for $1,400. Now I get mail from Ray Skillman wanting to buy the car. They did not want to buy it when I have it in the shop as I asked twice. I would have never done the brakes and other maintenance if the engine problem was not fixed but they assured me that it was. I would have just sold it to the junk yard.

      Business Response

      Date: 05/22/2025

      Attached it the history on this complaint and response. 

       

      Thank you 

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 05/30/2025

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 

       

      I have not heard from the Company.  They offered no help when I initially complained to **** ********** adviser. When he stopped returning my calls I spoke to another service adviser who said he would have someone call me back.  I ask to have the ** call me directly, but I did not hear anything from him. 

       

       

       

       

       

      [Provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution.]

      Regards,

      ******* ********


      Business Response

      Date: 06/02/2025

      We have responded at this customers request. Thank you 

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/04/2025

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 

      The issue was that the engine problem was not fixed when I was assured repeatedly that the car was running fine. The service agent **** was not truthful when he said they had driven the car, and the problem had been fixed.  I would have never done the maintenance work if I knew that it would be another $2,600 to fix the engine problem.   The care was not worth that much if it didn't run.   

      They also put my daughter's life in danger when they said the car was fine to drive to Fishers.  Midas told me I was lucky it didn't catch fire. 

      I feel scammed by them and would never trust to bring any car to that shop.  

       

       

       

       

       



      [Provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution.]

      Regards,

      ******* ********


      Business Response

      Date: 06/05/2025

      We have provided the appropriate information to explain this situation. There is no additional information that can be provided on the failure of the vehicle. 

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/16/2025

      Since my case was closed, I wish to have no contact with Ray Skillman.  Please ask them to remove me from their mailing list.  
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:03/13/2025

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      March 2024 I bought a used 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. Currently, I have 90k miles on it and for the past couple oil changes I've noticed the oil consumption extremely high. The dealership is refusing to replace my engine after not disclosing any service issues or open recalls with the vehicle. I have been in contact with 2 different dealerships and getting nowhere! The integrity of the employees at that location is questionable. When I first purchased the vehicle they only gave me 2 options based on my credit. I mentioned another vehicle that was on the lot which I also was approved for and the salesman told me they were "holding" that vehicle for someone else, which was an obvious lie the way he was stumbling over his words trying to make it make sense. I was basically cornered into only being able to purchase the hyundai ***** fe sport because the other option they presented had known issues as well. I looked at the car fax and their was no mention of recall/oil consumption service issue. I am seeking a full refund for the vehicle OR a new replacement.

      Business Response

      Date: 03/13/2025

      Good afternoon, 

       

       

      I am sorry to hear that you are now having some issues with your Hyundai. Each manufacturer has certain requirements that we must follow. On oil consumption with Hyundai, they do provide a process to see if your vehicle is out of the manufacture's specs. We must follow them. It sounds as if you have had two dealerships trying to explain the process to you. Ray Skillman did not provide a warranty on your purchase. Any Manufacture warranty would be provided by Hyundai. We would love to assist you in getting your motor covered by Hyundai, but we are not able to force them to go outside of the guidelines they have set for every consumer. 

       

      Thank you 

       

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/23/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      This business sold a car to my parents (****** and ******** ******) in 2019 or 2020. Shortly after that, their licenses have been revoked and I moved them to assisted living. My father passed away 18 months ago. I received a letter from *** offering my parents to 'sell' back the first car to get a new one. I called them, told them not to contact us again. My father was dead, my mother in a nursing home and the car had been sold a year before. They verified my father's name and address and supposedly marked all records as "do not contact". About 4 months later, got the same offer in the mail and called again. Told them the next notice would be to the BBB. Just received another offer over the weekend.

      Business Response

      Date: 10/23/2024

      Thank you for the information and communication. I first off apologize for the mail that has been sent to your family. I am also sorry for your loss of a parent.  I do see that we have marked your account information with us as do not contact. We do use third party marketing companies to solicit business. I was told that you can go to the post office and request for a name to be removed and or a blocked so that no future mail is delivered for an individual that has passed. 

      I personally have received mail for my grandfather for years and years now.  He has passed over ten years ago now. I can assure you that the dealership has blocked it on our communication and data base for sure. We do not share our data base with third parties. Your father's information is active in other marketing lists would be my guess. This is how his name was selected. It was not selected from our list to him specifically.  We do not give the marketing company a list of names and addresses to mail to. Also, some manufactures do mailings on the behalf of dealerships, and we are not the provider of the information sent out or customer names and addresses. 

       

      Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 04/17/2025

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 

      [Provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution.]

      This is the 2nd time I've filed this same complaint with BBB. Changed computes, so can't find previous case number. This business sold my parents a car. Shortly after, their licenses were revoked and they moved into assisted living in April of 2022. Using POA, I sold the car shortly after that. Since then we're received notices from Kia **** like the one attached. I've called them. Told them the car is gone, and my dad passed on 2 yrs ago. They say they have marked his name as DO NOT Contact, but we just got the attached this week. This is beyond stupid. If they were honest, they know they should not have sold that car to my parents. Just watching my dad stagger across the drive due to *********** would have told them that much.

      Desired Resolution:
      No further contact by the business



      Regards,

      ***** ******


      Business Response

      Date: 04/18/2025

      I am sorry that this has happened. Our team did as you asked and you will see the attachment has every point of contact lined through. Often the information is used from third parties for marketing. It is not our data. I have also attached a screen shot that show the entire customer file has been delated. It no longer will even show in our customer database. I am sorry that you are receiving information about this. We have honored your request the best we can. Please accept our apologies. I hav hear the only way to remove this from happening is if you go to the post office and request his name to not allow solicitations. 

       

       

      Thank you 

       

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:08/12/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      On 10th August 2024, I, entered the premises of Ray Skillman Mazda West. Once there, I was interested in knowing an approximate price of a few vehicles and was consulting with one of their sales agents, ***********************************. I clearly told **************** that I was not looking to purchase/lease a vehicle on 10th August repeatedly. I told her repeatedly that my timeline to lease a vehicle was more than ************************************************** inquiring about the vehicles there and wanted to know an estimate of the prices I would be paying. **************** insisted that I would need to provide my social security number and complete paperwork to even know estimated prices. When I was reluctant to provide these details, she insisted that this would only cause a soft inquiry and not a hard inquiry on my profile. I confirmed with her repeatedly, and she insisted that it would only be a soft inquiry. She also asked me to provide my social security details on a form. I asked her again if this was necessary or if I can provide them directly to the finance manager and she again insisted that I write my details I was then introduced to the manager, *********************** who told me they ran a check and I got notifications on my phone, that a hard inquiry had taken place on my credit report. I was taken aback by this and was informed rather callously that this was a hard inquiry. **************** mentioned that she was new at the dealership and was not aware that this was going to be a hard inquiry and apologized multiple times. The manager, **************** refused to take any accountability. I asked them to provide me with a letter to dispute this inquiry and they provided me with the letter on 12th August 2024, however, this letter fails to mention Ms. ******* error in providing the right information, and the clear lack of communication between **************** and ****************. When I asked **************** about this, he said this is hearsay and I will not agree to what **************** mentioned.

      Business Response

      Date: 08/13/2024

      **************, 

       

      I am sorry for the misunderstanding. We do offer full price disclosures online and payment quotes to every guest also.  My staff misunderstood your request for exact payments based on what your individual credit situation would allow you to qualify for. That is why a credit application was requested. **************** is new to our team and she did not in anyway want to mislead you. When a credit application is filled out and signed our team was thought to believe you understood that a credit inquiry was agreed upon. We also disclosed any potential lenders we may send your application to at the time of signing.  **************** was not aware of the terms of hard or soft credit pull. We do apologize for misunderstanding your request for specific payment request based on your individual credit situation.  If **************** understood your question I believe the situation would have been different. It was a honest mistake based on the error in communication as to what you were requesting. She simply did not understand your question as to a soft or hard credit pull. 

       

       

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 08/13/2024

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 

       

      I understand that **************** made a mistake and I only wanted **************** to mention this exact detail of the error in a letter that I could send to the credit bureau, but he refused to do that despite **************** apologizing for her error. **************** refused to be of any help in this matter, he repeatedly mentioned he won't do anything else and hence, I raised this complaint. I even spoke to the General Manager and he couldn't help much either. 

      I will be sending in my dispute to the credit bureaus and I hope that *** Skillman at least helps me close the investigation that will be undertaken by the bureaus. 


      [Provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution.]

      Regards,

      *************** *****


    • Initial Complaint

      Date:07/01/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I had my car serviced at ************* side, and when I went to pick up my car I seen damage to my car that wasnt there when I dropped it off. I went right back in and asked who test drove my car and ************************* said I did hunny to test drive and get a car wash. I asked who caused the damage to my bumper and ***** said let me get my manager. ***** came out of his office and asked me what happened and I showed him the damage that wasnt there. They verified it with the pictures of the car when dropped off. ***** offered to get it off my car, but wasnt able to get off completely. He said he needed touch up paint and will call me when it get there. I went to the General manger *** and told him what happened and he said h*** investigate and check cameras, because service department was denying that they didnt do it. ****************** refused to give up the pictures and video from that day. This wouldve verified what happened to my and my story. *** hasnt been contacting as he should, so I told him I would rather take my car elsewhere to fixed! I showed him the estimate and he said he wasnt honoring the estimate because they wanted to do the whole bumper. Its very draining and stressful trying to get this resolved. Im not happy with the service nor being called a liar. Also while having my car they overheated my engine and lied on the paperwork saying I brought it in with the check engine light on, but thats false it was there for the recall on my car. My car smells like burnt antifreeze and it didnt when I dropped it off. Theyre covering up what happened and I want accountability. Release the video.

      Customer Answer

      Date: 07/01/2024

      Good afternoon! It was Ray Skillman Kia west side *******************

      Business Response

      Date: 07/08/2024

      ***************, 

       

      Thank you for the information on this client's concern. I have talked with my team, and they have also been in contact with *************.  We did not damage the vehicle while it was in our possession. Our service manager and sales manager agreed to do a good will accommodation to have a third-party vendor do repair of a scratch that ************* believes we did. We do not agree to that but tried to offer a solution everyone could agree to. ************* too the vehicle to another body shop and suggested that we pay to replace the entire bumper.  We declined to do so as we do not agree that we did any damage to her car in the first place but also the bumper would not need to be replaced to repair a small approximately four-inch scratch.  So, for these reasons we are not able to meet this customers' demands. We strive to provide the best customer service and we offered to make some accommodations even though we did not damage the vehicle.  

       

      Thank you 

      ***********************

      Vice Pres

      Ray Skillman Westside Kia 

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 07/09/2024

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 

      [Provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution.]

      Regards,

      ***********************

      The business is lying to cover up what happened to my car while it was in their possession. I came right back in as soon as I seen the damage and reported it as seen on camera. Also address the lie of my service engine light wasnt on when I brought my car. The paperwork states I brought it in with the check engine light on which is fraudulent. I sent pictures to verify no lights was on upon arrival. So how did my car overheated in their possession. I was concerned the whole time they had my car and asked if anything was wrong and ***** and ****** both said it was okay. Car was driven for 6 miles for a test drive and something happened in that time. Has been a horrible experience dealing with this Car lot. All they had to do was take accountability for what happened and stop lying. I do not trust them with my car. If it wasnt any pictures taken how would you know if the damage was already there?? I sure they caused the damage to my car.


    • Initial Complaint

      Date:04/15/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I was told that the 2016 dodge Durango qualified for the in house leasing program and to wait for inspection so to make sure then I could place the deposit down on the truck so that it is held for me. I was contacted on 4/13 advising me that I could pay the deposit for the vehicle and when it comes in it will be mine. Come to find out after a week of communication I called the dealership and spoke to ****** who advised me that it was sold as they were waiting for the vehicle for me to get. I decided to go to the dealership and the story changed once I shared with him that I had my fianc call to see if the vehicle was still there. I was first told that whomever was shipping the truck to them sold it to someone but then I was told that the truck sold Saturday the same day I gave them my deposit to hold the truck for me. ****** said that he didnt know until today that it was sold over the weekend. I feel as if I was discriminated against and made a fool of and toyed with during this entire process because now I am being told that it doesnt qualify for the leasing program. This was the worst experience that I have EVER been in at a dealership!!!!

      Business Response

      Date: 04/18/2024

      We are sorry that the customer feels we did not act in good faith on this customers attempt to purchase a car from us. I tried to upload documents that would show that the sale of the vehicle to Ray Skillman was backed out from the auction, but the file could not be unloaded. The auction we bought the car from notified us that the car was previously sold by the dealer that sold it to us.  So, the sale was backed out and Ray Skillman never obtained ownership of this vehicle. The customer was refunded the deposit.  We are sorry for any inconvenience but there was no way of us knowing the sale of the vehicle to us was going to be backed out. 

       

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 04/23/2024

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 

      I was told by another salesman that it was sold by Ray skillman. I wont provide the persons name as it may be a part of retaliation on him/her and may lose their job because of it. I have a screenshot of your conversation though.

      Regards,

      *****************************
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:02/04/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      On January the 3rd of **** I walked into Ray Skillman Buy Here Lease Here and I put $1800 down and left with a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. Within about **** days I started having several several issues with the car. The headlights on the front driver side were not coming on at all. I ended up fixing the electrical on that side myself and got everything working. Slowly but surely after leaving the lot I noticed that as I'm driving the car was all over the road and . So I call Ray Skillman and they told me that I needed to pay $160 to have them look at it. I had tiresplus look at the car and they stated that the car had been involved in an accident and had shown me where. They said that the transmission is leaking. And not only is it leaking but ball joints are bad the lower control arms need replaced. He said the struts all around are **** near disintegrated. I also had ********* look at it and was told the same thing. They said that it is so bad that if I continue to drive it that it will 100 make the tire pop off and hurt me very badly. I call *** Skillman regarding this matter and tell them what's going on and ask what I should do and they said I need to pay for the repairs which i was quoted roughly $3800. I asked if they would at least finance the repairs and was laughed at and told no. Now the car isn't even operable. And looking at the lemon law now. They sold me a lemon.

      Business Response

      Date: 02/05/2024

      ***************, 

       

      Thank you for the information on this complaint. I believe this is a duplicate to Complaint ********. We will respond to both but please note our account as this is a duplicate. 

       

      This vehicle was serviced prior to sale. Ray Skillman Westside Imports is willing to do a inspection on these complaints but the customer has refused to allow us to do so. If they would like we are still willing to look at the vehicle at no charge to them. 

       

      Please schedule an appointment at our Ray Skillman Westside Mitsubishi location. We are located at *************************************************************************************. We are currently scheduling for the next business day. 

       

      Thank you 

      Ray Skillman Westside Imports Inc. 

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 02/05/2024

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 

      [I called and spoke with them today about having the car looked at and the service people said $160 to have it looked at. I am not paying for this. I have an appointment set for Thursday at 9:30 so that's a start. But I am not going to pay for this ]

      Regards,

      *******************

      Business Response

      Date: 02/05/2024

       

      Thank you 

       

      Correct.  If you call any service department there is a Diagnosis charge. If you talk with the **** manager on duty they will take care of the diagnosis charge. 

      Thank you 

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:02/03/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      On approximately January 3rd **** I walked into Ray Skillman Buy here Lease Here and was given the choice of three cars. One of which wouldn't start the next one having a check engine light on and the third one seemed okay. So I purchased the car and I put $1,800 down. We agreed on my payment being $125 a week for 3 years. So I ended up with a 2019 Mitsubishi outlander sport. Shortly after I got it I started having issues. The first time something went wrong was when my driver side headlight went out the brights on the left hand side went out and so did the turn signal light on left hand front side. I called and made an appointment however I was able to fix it myself. So next I ended up having problems with my tire feeling like it was going to fall off. So I call Ray Skillman and they told me that would be $160 to look at the car. Just to diagnose it. So I took it to tires Plus where they look at it and only charged me $10. Right off the bat they told me the car was unsafe to drive, they said it had previously been involved in an accident that they did not disclose, they said the transmission is leaking, they said that the ball joints and struts up front needed replaced because they are almost disintegrated, they said both of the lower control arms on the front need replaced and they quoted me almost $3,000 to partially fix it. I called Ray Skillman and they told me that I signed a disclosure and that it's my responsibility to fix it. I asked if they could finance it or something and the answer was no. I can't believe that they are okay with telling me no like that. So right now I am stuck with a car that is virtually undrivable and I am completely unable to get it fixed. Some kinda assistance would be great considering I'm still almost brand new in my contract with them therefore I should not be having these issues yet. What do I do???

      Business Response

      Date: 02/05/2024

      I believe this is a duplicate to complaint 21246246.  

       We will respond to both but please note our account as this is a duplicate. 


      This vehicle was serviced prior to sale. Ray Skillman Westside Imports is willing to do a inspection on these complaints but the customer has refused to allow us to do so. If they would like we are still willing to look at the vehicle at no charge to them. 

      Please schedule an appointment at our Ray Skillman Westside Mitsubishi location. We are located at *************************************************************************************. We are currently scheduling for the next business day. 

      Thank you 
      Ray Skillman Westside Imports Inc. 

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:01/24/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Went there to take care of a recall on 1/19/24. After they completed the work I took my car. Later that night I left work and got in my car and drove off. The first red light I got to I hear a beeping noise. Turns out they damaged my sensors. Called them on 1/22/24 to bring the car in on 1/23/24. While waiting for 1 1/2 hour. I saw them bring my vehicle around. I immediately noticed my sensors weren't fixed. I walked to the service desk only to realize they scratched the front driver side of my car. When I brought it to their attention they started cursing at me and telling me to get out. They then proceeded to call the cops and told them I have a weapon. I was not aware until I called 911 to have the police do a police report.. when the cops came it seems like they knew each other because one of them started laughing with them and then turned around and then tell we are not giving you no report. I asked to speak to their supervisor and that's when one of the other ones gave me a report.

      Business Response

      Date: 01/29/2024

      ***************, 

       

       

      Attached you will see a Carfax report on ***************************** Mitsubishi. The vehicle was damaged prior to us doing the software update. The recall is only a software update. We did not damage this vehicle. We did have to call the police to have him removed from the business. The Case number is attached also.  Case# IP240006808 Officer ************************************ you for this information but ******************** knew his vehicle was damaged prior to the vehicle coming into the dealership. We will not agree to repair his vehicle.

       

      Respectfully 

      Ray Skillman Westside Mitsubishi 

       

       

      Customer Answer

      Date: 01/30/2024

      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined the response would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below. 

      [Provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution.]

      Regards,

      *************************

      Customer Answer

      Date: 01/30/2024

      I have a voice recording of the entire interaction. Also I asked to see a video of how my car was handled, on both occasion. They refuse to show it to me. Secondly the officers that arrived were their friends. I heard the same office whom i asked for a police report called the service manager ***** by name before he came over to me with an attitude telling me I am not getting a police report while holding his gun to intimidate me because I am black. It not until I asked for a police supervisor that they decide to give me a report. Third you can see the marks on the vehicle were fresh because the white was still showing. Even the office who gave the report said yes that looks like it just happened. There were literally fibers from the scratch still sticking up. Considering my car was parked outside the whole weekend because i wanted the rain to wash off some of the snow. If you check the Carfax for my vehicle then they would have seen that insurance fixed my vehicle the last time it was scratched. Claim #*********... 
      i also have my adt video to show my car was outside in the rain on the 1/22/24. the rain would have washed away the white marks if it was scratched at that time. I up loaded my police report which i don't what it says. i am trying to get a copy of it. 

      Business Response

      Date: 01/31/2024

      Ray Skillman Westside Mitsubishi did not damage this vehicle and will not comment on your interaction with the ************************* Department. 

      We respectfully request you address your complaints with them. 

       

      Thank you 

       

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:11/20/2023

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I dropped a vehicle off for service on 11/14/2023 which was to be only an ignition software update (recall).While there they ran a diagnostic scan on the vehicle and advised me of another issue. I agreed to have the work performed only if it would resolve the issue.Days went by and I did not hear back until I reached out several times. Finally, I received word that this did not resolve the issue and the car was in the exact same condition as before.Additionally, I have now found out that the part that was changed on the car was the exact same repair services already performed. Which makes me draw the assumption that they did not do anything to the car. I need to be refunded the full total amount reversed to the credit card that was provided.

      Business Response

      Date: 11/21/2023

      ***************, 

       

      Thank you for the information on assisting this customer. Unfortunately, I do not have enough information to find this customers records. I would be glad to assist but the phone number provided does not match up with any records in our system. With out a vin number or full address or something I am sorry I cannot access the service records to assist. 

       

      Please provide more information and I will be glad to assist this customer. 

      Thank you. 

      Ray Skillman Auto Group 

      Customer Answer

      Date: 11/21/2023

      The information should be available in their system.

      Vehicle: 2015 Hyundai Sonata SE

      VIN: *****************

      Business Response

      Date: 11/24/2023

      ***************, 

      Thank you for providing the Vehicle Identification Number. That has allowed me to see the customers service visit. I have spoken the the manager in that department and reviewed the services provided. The vehicle check engine light was one when the vehicle come in for the software update prior to use working on the vehicle. The correct diagnosis was preformed. The computers used to diagnosis the vehicles are linked with Hyundai and the codes that are stored in the vehicles history tells our techs what service needs to be done. Unfortunately this vehicle has multiple issues that would not be know until the prior issue is resolved.  We are sorry that the first issue the onboard computer detected was only a portion of the issue.  We have to resolve the first issue to often see that there are other issues as well. That was the case on this vehicle. We understand that this can be confusing to customers and we wish technology would allow us to see beyond the first computer diagnosis but it has yet to progress to that point. We have to take it step by step. We understand that this is confusing to a customer often and we strive to communicate the best we can. One would think we could just plug into a car and price out every possible issue but in fact the computer only triggered the two issues because they were blocking the other issues from being detected.  We did perform the work and the remaining work needed to resolve the issue was declined by the customer. 

      Thank you 

      Ray Skillman Westside Hyundai

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