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Katy Honda

Katy, TX

3.4
849 Reviews

21001 Katy Freeway

Katy, TX

77450

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March 23, 2011

My experience at Honda Cars of Katy was beyond excellent! Tiffany is the Used Car Director and she took time with me and met my needs. I purchased a 2007 Honda Accord and I'm in love with it. Ricky made sure More

by barnettkids4
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Tiffany Lively, Ricky Smith
March 16, 2011

We purchased a used Honda Civic Hybrid from this dealership and had a very bad experience from the beginning. We were constantly shifted from sales agent to sales agent. They demanded $1,000 above More

by baself
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Friendliness
Price
Quality Of Work
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Sales agents, Assistant Manager, Finance Director
Apr 08, 2011 -

Katy Honda responded

Honda Cars Of Katy wrote on 3/25/2011 10:19:57 PM: We are sorry for your experience. And while it will do little, if anything at all, to make the situation better, we'd like to address your points for clarification. I'm not sure why you were shifted from sales agent to sales agent, but I suspect, correct me if I'm wrong, that you were greeted by a BDC agent, then moved to a salesperson. If this is the case, the BDC agent answers leads, both internet and phone, but is not a salesperson. We are sorry for the confusion. As for the price issue, the consumer always has the right to decline the purchase. The internet has changed the landscape of car sales from what used to be an inefficient market to an efficient one. Buyers now have as much, and sometimes more, knowledge that the sellers. We know we cannot survive if our price is not competitive, and as you shopped online, you must have agreed that our price was good, or surely you would not have paid it. Your complaint about the batteries is, unfortunately, the bane of any used car dealer's existence. The fact is, a hybrid battery cannot be "fixed" for sale, and any claim to the contrary is patently untrue. All batteries are tested for state inspection, and one that is failing simply won't pass. We keep these records on file and will gladly show you how those batteries tested when the car was serviced for sale. If we had any inkling that there would be an issue in the near future, we would have wholesaled the car, for the following, and very compelling, reasons....1.We would not be able to replace them and take care of our customer should they fail, they are far too expensive. We cannot determine, even with the best of inspections, the future of all the parts of any used cars. Every mechanic will tell you that. We can only determine what is presently wrong, what is worn to the point of needing replacement and whether or not a car is in good running order. But unforseen and "can happen at any time" failure of many parts is indemic to used cars,even new, and the purchase of them. This is why warranties were invented. However, we do fix issues that arise after the point of sale all the time in order to take care of our customers, despite the fact that all used cars are sold "as is" and the consumer signs in multiple areas to that effect. 2. We are intensely concerned about our reputation, and are keenly aware that a situation like yours can only result in what it has...a service complaint that will cost, even if we don't fix the issue, in time spent on the complaint and on the phone with Honda, this ads up when production stops to deal with it...an unhappy customer who will verbally abuse us to anyone who will listen, post negative comments online and never return for a future with us in service or in sales. The sheer dollars this costs the dealership in future business and the customers who believe we would intentionally do what you have suggested is staggering, and don't think we don't know it or don't care. We would be completely off our rockers, intensly dim witted, or callous to the point of doing such a bad job that our doors would close. I can assure you, we are none of these things, and were just as frustrated as you. The reputation of car dealers in the past will probably cause you to disbelieve my words here, and for that I can only say that we operate with integrity and a presence of mind that our customers are our bosses and write our checks. Intentionally deceiving a customer is akin to standing up in a staff meeting, kicking the boss in the shin whilst calling him bad names and expecting to keep your job. We called Honda to try to fix this and were turned down. After you're call to them , they agreed to replace the battery. Honda paid for it. And I have no doubt it was stressful, it was for us, too. Our finance managers, while very good, make mistakes on occasion. It's unfortunate that it happened with you, as I'm sure it only reinforced your negative experience. We take the business transactions seriously. So, once again, apologies. We hate stress. The job is stressful by nature, and a stressed customer translates to more stress for us. We would never intentionally create it and try to resolve it every single time. We want loyal customers for life and know that we have failed in your case, not through malice, but unforseen circumstance. Still we will own it and learn from it. Thanks for the feedback and I can only hope that you take my words as sincere and to your heart and give us a chance in the future to do better.

March 13, 2011

I was looking for a good pre-owned/used small SUV in good shape with as little mileage as possible and for a price I could afford. After looking at several dealerships on a Saturday, I stopped at Honda Cars More

by thomli
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Tiffany Lively and Ton Dubon
March 05, 2011

My husband went to look at a Civic Si there, ready to purchase with a trade in... WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. I'll try to condense his experience... they took 3 days to get him a REAL quote (not "Oh yeah... s More

by katherine.donaldson
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
William, Tiffany
Mar 25, 2011 -

Katy Honda responded

We are extremely sorry Mr. Donaldson feels the way he does. We strive to please everyone, but sometimes fail. I will address Mr. Donaldson's complaints in order. He received a quote the first day he was here, but it did in fact take about three days to get an approval on his deal from a bank. We did get to his price, but the call back from the bank did not let us get to his desired payment, though we hoped and tried to acheive it. William called Mr. Donaldson numerous times before he came in, and was waiting for finance to get an approval on the deal to give him the callback to come in and finish up. When Mr. Donaldson called us, we were only able to tell him we were still trying to get an approval. When Mr. Donaldson did come in, the finance offices were full. We typically do not like to discuss interest rates and payment on the floor in earshot of other customers. We did not put Mr. Donaldson in the car so he would fall in love with it. That is not a practice at this dealership. We put him in the car at his request as he wanted to check it out at the shop in which he works. We were trying to accomodate him. Mr. Donaldson did not have to demand his keys back. He asked for them and was given them upon request. We did care about him and his deal. We worked on it for three days, but were hampered by issues in the deal. This is not uncommon.We don't know why he was offerred such a better rate at BMW. We can only speculate. However, we do have the callbacks from the bank, and Mr. Donaldson is welcome to review them. Tiffany called Mr. Donaldson and asked him to modify his post so that we would not have to touch on certain issues publicly in order to respond to the complaint. She did not ask him to remove it. She at no time threatened to put his credit information on this website. She used the phrase about her children not in threatening to post his information, but in response to his accusation that we had not worked on his deal. She only puts her children on the truth, and we worked and worked on the banks in attepmt to get the payment where he wanted it. We offerred to show him all the communication we had with the banks and all their callbacks. Dealerships are not the lenders. They secure the financing from various banks for the consumer. Rates and speed of approval are determined by the customer's credit. We will turn no one away without trying to get financing for them, regardless of credit, and are proud of that. We view every complaint as an opportunity to improve and learn. But we will continue to try to get everyone approved, even if it takes days.

February 23, 2011

I would have given this dealership a great rating if I didn't have to pressure the sales/service team members to get something done. We bought a used Honda Odyssey on a late rainy Saturday evening. More

by baylorair
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
dio, sally, sean brooks
January 27, 2011

My name is JD and I recently purchased a 2011 SUV from Honda Cars of Katy. The details of this story are too long to explain, so the short version is this: After purchasing this car and feeling really g More

by jddyess
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Price
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Mike K, Dewayne, Jayson
January 26, 2011

Bought a car twenty days ago, the transmission went out, called to ask them if they would do anything to help. After the manager called me he told me he had to do some research and call me back the followin More

by jeffmchenry
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Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
general manager
January 14, 2011

My husband and I were looking for an 'almost' new van and decided to visit Honda Cars of Katy (we live out of town but have family there). Javier was very knowledgeable and attentive to our questions. Afte More

by Dennis Magee
Customer Service
Friendliness
Price
Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Javier Balderas
January 04, 2011

I E-mailed Honda Cars of Katy About purchasing a white 2011 Honda Fit sport automatic They E-mailed back that yes they would sell me a White 2011 Honda fit sport at the Agreed upon price of $18,523. Call More

by Douglas Noack
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Price
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Recommend Dealer
No
Employees Worked With
Shaneka Robinson
Mar 25, 2011 -

Katy Honda responded

We are terribly sorry for the incovenience experienced by you. As we explained, an error was made on the part of one of our employees in communication. We all stand behind the error, however, and can only assure you that the breakdown has been addressed and will not reoccur. Thank you for the opportunity to imrove.

January 02, 2011

As a first time car buyer I was expecting a hassel in purchasing a new car, however, through the professionalism that was exercised via Javier Balderas, Harvey, & D.J., not only did I get the car I WANTE More

by ventur007
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Friendliness
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Recommend Dealer
Yes
Employees Worked With
Javier Balderas, Harvey, D.J.
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