carMD Reviews
carMD Overview
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carMD has a 3.0 star rating from 2 customer reviews, with mixed sentiment; recent recommendations say be patient and the answer can save you money, and reviewers value location and reliability while noting website and report limits.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- carMD reviews show useful handheld diagnostics for pre-trip and smog checks.
- Expect limitations: report limits, VIN requirements for 1996+ models, and website access for reports.
- Contact customer service for account or billing issues; responses may be slow.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Customer complaints about billing, report limits, refunds, and unanswered support emails.
- Product failures and repair fees reported along with website and subscription restrictions.
- Perceived deception in ads about included diagnostics and extra costs.
Positive Feedback
Users praise the handheld tool for reliability, location usefulness, and quick correct answers that can prevent costly repairs.
The generated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
carMD has a 3.0 star rating from 2 customer reviews, with mixed sentiment; recent recommendations say be patient and the answer can save you money, and reviewers value location and reliability while noting website and report limits.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- carMD reviews show useful handheld diagnostics for pre-trip and smog checks.
- Expect limitations: report limits, VIN requirements for 1996+ models, and website access for reports.
- Contact customer service for account or billing issues; responses may be slow.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Customer complaints about billing, report limits, refunds, and unanswered support emails.
- Product failures and repair fees reported along with website and subscription restrictions.
- Perceived deception in ads about included diagnostics and extra costs.
Positive Feedback
Users praise the handheld tool for reliability, location usefulness, and quick correct answers that can prevent costly repairs.
Use it before every smog check and road trip
- - CarMD handheld tool has been a family go-to for years.
- - Green LED light signals readiness for annual emissions tests and long trips.
My CarMD handheld tool has been a family go-to for years. I love getting the little green LED light to give me the peace of mind in knowing I'm good to get my car its annual emissions test or go on that long road trip. My only request is to have more access to car maintenance info on an app.
- Portable
- Quick and easy
- Reliable
Pasadena, Texas
I asked a question and was given the answer I needed with out waiting it was fast and correct thanks carmd.
I want to know how to clear my carMd device without plugging it in another vehicle that doesn't have check engine light on.
User's recommendation: Be patient and your answer will save you money.
Clearwater, Florida
BAD PRODUCT STAY AWAY
- - Bought Model 2110 on HSN, used once and months later it won't turn on.
- - Tech suggested a $50 repair to fix it.
I BOUGHT MODEL 2110 ON HSN - USED IT ONCE AND TRIED IT AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER.
IT IS BROKEN, WILL NOT EVEN TURN ON. I SPOKE WITH TECHIE AND HE SAYS IF I WANT IT FIXED IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER $50 - THIS IS PIECE OF *** PRODUCT STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. WHAT KIND OF *** IS THIS THAT I HAVE TO ENTER 100 WORDS TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT THIS IS THE KIND OF COMPANY YOU ARE DEALING WITH PIECE OF *** COMPANY WITH LOUSY PRODUCTS AND EVEN LOUSIER CUSTOMER SERVICE DO NOT BUY THIS CARMD AS IT SI A TOTOAL PIECE OF *** SCREW THEM
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- - Paid $119 but couldn't get a report.
- - It showed I was over my monthly report limit.
- - Emails to support went unanswered.
- - Ads didn't mention a monthly limit.
Paid $119 for the product, attached to vehicle, went to their website and could not get a report! It said that I was "Over my report limit for the month" and I hadn't ordered any reports!
I sent several emails to their customer support describing the problem, and never got a reply. Their advertising said nothing about being limited to 2 reports per month, reports being hooking the carmd to the computer and going to their website for a diagnosis of the problem.
Big rip off in my opinion. Save some money and just go to Autozone and ask them to read your car's computer trouble code.
- Didnt work
Preferred solution: Full refund
Limited number of cars diagnosised, not revealed in ads
- - Diagnosed cat converter but fix was a bad battery cable.
- - Limited diagnoses per year, returns charged, other costs not in ads.
CarMD diagnosis my toyota camry as needing a cat. converter, when it was really a bad positive batter cable.
They only give you so many diagnosis per year also. Really??So I returned the unused one and they charged over 30 plus dollars for the return. In a lot of cars it installs backwards and you cannot see the lights from the front! How dumb!
but you can buy and adapter for extra money$$ so that you can read it from the front no matter what! They have many other costs and limitations that are not revealed in their ads!
Deception! Rippin off America!!
Buyer Beware!!! CarMD cannot erase codes, you can only set up 3 cars total and that's it. If you want to set up any additional cars you must pay them $15.00 for each additional car. What a scam!!! I can buy plenty of other OBD2 readers on the market that do more than this reader does and don't have to pay extra for more than 3 cars. RIP OFF!!!
They wouldn't even let me return it! They even count shipping time in your 30 day return policy.
Just go to Auto Zone and they'll do this same check for FREE!
Replying to
96 & above car models, you need the vin or device is useless!
- - VIN (1996+) is required for online diagnosis.
- - Without the VIN, online diagnosis info is unavailable; avoid this dealer.
so you go to a car dealer looking for a carr or you are looking for a used car, maybe, at an auction! To BAD!
Unless you get the VIN number on 1996 and above, you will get no online diagnosis info. without the vin #! Just another restriction! Rippin off America!
Fair product, too many limitations! AVOID! Go to auto parts store and get free diagnosis! And they do it!
Dont waste your money here!!! Of course they offer other levels of service and products, but of course it will cost you more and more!
OMG! will the rippin off ever end???!!!
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carmd piece sh....t don't waste your money !
I have sent numerous emails, glad I kept the copies. Also tried calling, just got recordings.
Paid $119 for the product, attached to vehicle, went to their website and could not get a report! It said that I was "Over my report limit for the month" and I hadn't ordered any reports!
CarMD, send me an email explaining why this is not working? 2FreeEng@***.com I will let you know what they say, if this will get them to repsond to me ...
No one has ever contacted me from CarMD to resolve this issue ...