ProExperience
map-marker Charlotte, North Carolina

CUSTOMER SERVICE FAILS AT CARMAX!!!!!!

I purchased a Chevy Trail Blazer last summer @ a Charlotte NC location and did also purchase a 3 year extended warranty. Carmax skips hoops & jumps barrels when making the sale then something goes wrong and just try to get service! October the 'service engine light' starts up, call South Blvd local in Charlotte , was told 1200plus things could cause light and I should, "spin and click my gas cap 3 times". I'm an educated person, majored in law, 30 yrs in my field and there I am clicking my gas cap!!!!

Called again, light on & off, they can't make appointment convienent to my schedule, tried 4 times over 3 months, can not get the vehicle in. No one told me I could go to another CARMAX or the dealer.....(husband who listens to every detail also confirmed NO they did not add that in sales pitch)

Forward to last Thurs. we realize inspection going to expire EOM, call for inspection, oil change and light issue......to my surprise once again I must wait into the following week to get it in there but finally someone with brain cells mentions I could go to another CARMAX! I contact the other location in Charlotte and can drop it off Thurs night they would look at it Friday morning. Before doing this I bring it for an oil change and inspection to mechanics we trust & know.......all pass except the idiot light issue, they do diagnostic and it is the cam sensor, must go to dealer and we do and drop off vehicle.

Service guy nice, helpful did good job thus far. Most calls I had to make and they only get a "D" on returning calls. Vehicle needs.......camshaft sensor, and thermostat sensor and steering rack and 4 new stabilizer links, they were playing (as does Carmax).......well good thing I needed my inspection huh?

Move to Monday, many calls and p.s. NEVER GOT THE LOANER/RENTAL info they promised so tough ( :grin ) on me!

Monday night finally pick up, unfortunately it is at the same time CARMAX's computer system NATIONWIDE according to them has just crashed......I had to pay my 'co-pay' so I swipe, IT GOES THRU - SAYS APPROVED - and thank you........it does not "talk to the Carmax computers" so 3 brain surgeons tell me it's some kind of problem on thier end, please swipe again it did not go thru. I knowing it did, hesitate and swipe, turns out the "manager" of the business office or so he posed as, keeps telling me he cancelled the transaction and continues to swipe my card 4 times and manually enters info into the 'crashed system they do not yet know has crashed!" I tell them the card went thru....lo and behold after 45 minutes I realize I have a check with me, pay and go, get home later, online to bank and there it is, 4 consecutive charges from CARMAX out of my bank!!!!!

Call 7:30am yesterday on phone almost 5 hours back & forth, they claim they are still 'crashed', I fax them the bank statement, they say they will handle asap.....no calls back all afternoon........

This morning funds still out of bank, I am now in full menopausal Sicilian B*&_*% mode.........the people I spoke to yesterday are convienently not in.......

I call corporate in Richmond VA (800-519-****) FYI>>> Director of Customer Relations is Monica Westbrook (but of course she is only a voicemail 4x's - CEO is Thomas Folliard x2000 (but he does not take consumer calls) his admin that does take his calls but is a secret....is Katherine Roll x2002 (she is also a voicemail) but now all you readers have that info if needed.

1:45pm still on this, nothing resolved and they have my funds still tied up, they have passed the grey area of legalities, they have NOT followed the bank's instructions to resolve.

I would not deal with them again for another vehicle, which is a shame because we will be needing a 2nd truck for my husband and 2 cars for our boys .....I'm sure at this point CARMAX could care less about losing our sales , they will just find new prey.

Complaints are filed this morning with the state attorney general, consumer affairs, BBB , FTC and Dun & Bradstreet just to humor myself.

CARMAX has communication and proper training failure and would be well suited in spending constructive time in those areas.

LAST note......they low balled on the rack, used NAPA aftermarket to save money instead of Chevy rack and listed on my work order, "historically they have problems on the aftermarket and it would need to be replaced again"..........aren't they bright????????????

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Guest

carmax is getting too big and is in a tailspin. Tom should have answered your message, after all its people like you that got him to where he is right?

He may have been fishing or boating that day, but thats besides the point. The point is you will shopping somewhere else.

Guest

hey CINDY! :p :cry :eek , just noticed your posted ignorance, thanks for sharing :grin

Guest

Great I loved it. You must have had an employee comment back. If they love carmax so much let them buy my car,Carmax won't even fix it.

Guest

hey ***...did you read the warranty info...it says you can take the car anywhere for repairs! It's an AFTERMARKET warranty...not a Carmax warranty.

you do know of course cars break down - that's how they are built...so that there is a constent need to replenish the market. i can't believe you kept driving your car when there was a problem - you tried four times three months to get a time that works for you - GROW UP and stop your whining!

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ProExperience
map-marker Charlotte, North Carolina

NCO Financial Systems - BEWARE of NCO FINANCIAL Collection Tactics!!!

I had the unfortunate experience of working for the unprofessional zoo known as NCO Financial Systems Inc. They are the absolute reason for all my years in the collection business to stear clear of collection agencies.

To all consumers/debtors contacted by NCO Financial take heed:

VERIFY your debt, you have 30 days from the placement date under the FDCPA to verify or dispute also to make arrangements to pay.

Become familiar with the laws, know your rights, review the FDCPA.

They will DEMAND immediate payment TODAY, they will tell you it is "pre-legal" or thier "attorney is on hand reviewing your account" or "the client is waiting to move forward legally". Statements such as these are untrue and violate the FDCPA.

Check the laws in your state.

They can NOT call you everyday.

If a message is left on your answering machine with anything more than NCO, name, number and the mandatory mini miranda it is a violation; keep the message and report them to the FTC and Attorney General, the message should only contain the 4 items above.

If they discuss your debt with a 3rd party including your spouse without your permission it is a violation.

NCO collectors work on salary (vs.) commission and must reach a monthly goal, management who are just as rude as the collectors push this daily. They push excessive aggression to make office goal.

If you experience problems from NCO, contact your creditor and alert them, the more complaints the creditor/bank gets the more it will help stop thier tactics.

PAY YOUR DEBT, but pay it to your creditor directly, NCO hates that!

Lastly, review your credit report. Go to annualcreditreport.com it's free.

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Guest

Worst company ever.Took it upon themselves to add a debt that never existed to my credit report.And then deleted the original bill...nothing but a nightmare don't paY them a cent pay the original creditor

Guest

I was enrolled in a school called James Madison high school and I got sick and went into a coma for 4 1/2 months do to me healing and getting better I asked can I return and finish my payments and classes they told me no so after so many years my credit is poor because of it what can I do to resolve them issue they won't answer their phone and I am stuck with this finical debt

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hi, you sound like you are young, the credit will clear in 7 years so go on with your life - finish your healing and education and get a cosigned loan and PAY IT OFF FAST

that good loan plus you not having any more defaults will make your credit good - you just have to be patient............dont worrt - be happy

Guest

I am getting calls from an unknown number and they leave a long message telling me I need to call another # saying that they need to serve me court papers blah blah blah. I called the other number which I had no case # to give them there wasn't one left the company claimed to be portfolio management which after research I found out it's most likely this company anyway, they insist it isn't about a debt but process servers don't make appointments and they never show up.

This harassment has to stop. I have saved the voicemails and I am still waiting for the debt verification and the process server.

Guest

NCO does not work on salary or commission, their agents work on a hourly wage (and usually a low on at that). I worked there for 10 years.

To correct you the fair debt collection act says they can call you every day unless you request communication by mail, and then they can mail you every day. But please be kind to these people they have a boos that has policies and they are just trying to pay their bills just like you apparently aren't or your account would not have ended up at a collection agency.

Another thing, NCO is okay of you pay your creditor directly because the creditor has already paid NCO to collect, and if NCO bought the debt and you pay your creditor they have to pay it forward to NCO so you are actually hurting your creditor more by making them take the time to process a check and send it to NCO.

Guest
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Stay Anonooumous ***. you can take legal action.

Guest
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You're ignorant about collection laws, of course. Calling every day is harassment, ans *** bottomfeeders can be sued for that, whether it's your debt or not.

As a paralegal, I've processed many such lawsuits for consumers. Educate yourself.

And not everyone who owes money is a deadbeat. Life happens.

Guest
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Since this is a scam and you may have ended up on this list as an attempt to bilk money from you, it isn't fair to say people didn't pay their bills so it's okay for bloodsuckers to harass them.

Guest

Here's my solution to the constant calls from NCO. When they call, hang up and call back...I did.

THEN, i told them to stop calling me every day.

When he went to verify my number, i blew my whistle. Let's just see if i get another call.

Guest

Haha...and then they wait until the last day of the month to terminate a dozen of their highest collecting employees. The daylight supervisor (as per the night supervisor's report) apparently doesn't like the night shift collecting more than the daylight. So they fired a bunch of hard working employees on the last day of July with bogus reasons such as, "tardy, disruptive, and so forth" In this economy....NCO ought to be ashamed!

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