Mazda of South Charlotte

Lies and deceits , find a more reputable Dealer! Complaint Description: Purchased a defective vehicle, Car came with stained interior, stained exterior, dealer crashed rear of vehicle, false promi Complaint Description: Purchased a defective vehicle, Car came with stained interior, stained exterior, dealer crashed rear of vehicle, false promises and continue lies 2018 Mazda 3 Grand Touring. Was told vehicle needed Dealer installed options and would not be ready until 03/18/2019. Items to be included were: 1- Nitrogen 2- Wheel locks 3- Window tint 4- Paint protection Went to pick up and take delivery of vehicle as promised on 03/18/2019. Was informed "tint guy" was backed up all day and needed to bring back for window tint. Upon inspection of vehicle before taking delivery, Grease stains throughout both front and rear seats were noted as well as stains in rear top deck lid. Sale Rep for delivery was Malcom Jennings who witnessed the above defects. He reported the problem to Scott in sales and he stated to take the car and make another appointment to have all above item completed and repaired, cleaned. Not even 1000 yards from dealership after leaving, the low tire pressure light illuminated. Phoned dealership and was informed to come back next day to have it checked out in service. Also informed dealer the supposed new wheel locks they installed had no key for removal. They informed me they could not find it and would replace with another new set. Found out that previous dealer already did the upgrades and they were ripping my off 2999.00!!!!That explaines why they did not have wheel lock key. On 03/19/2019 vehicle was brought back to dealer and car was brought in for inspection on low tire light. Service stated improper reading on gauges and stated some had too little nitrogen and some not enough causing conflict. If the did put nitrogen in tires, how can you be so incompetent to adjusting proper pressure!! They also tried to remove grease stains from seats but were unsuccessful. Low pressure light was reset and upon delivery, NEW grease was found all over drivers door and arm rest. They cleaned the new grease stains front door and armrest. After finally leaving dealership, within 20 miles of driving, low pressure light for the 2nd time illuminated. Called dealer once again and was told to drop car off so it can get rechecked and get ALL work needing to be completed that was not previously performed as promised. On 03/20/2019 Vehicle was dropped off for repairs, cleaning, tinting, paint protection and removal of grease stains in seats, removal of stains on rear top deck lid. On 03/22/2019 we were informed car was ready for delivery. Upon inspection, stains were still on seats, stains were still on rear top deck lid, AND paint was damaged by dealer from trying to remove stains on deck lid, causing pain and clear coat removal from finish to the base primer (Pin Holes and spotting) Damage and non proper repairs were shown immediately to Service and was told to leave vehicle for repainting of deck lid. Sales informed us they were going to completely redo car including, RE cleaning of interior and adding spray protection, repainting of deck lid, re tinting windows. They would need the car until 03/27/2019. On 03/26/2019 I went to dealer to get update on car and personally see progress completed. Upon walking out to car IN LOT, I immediately saw damage to rear bumper cover where either they backed into something or was backed into. The damage was severe enough to cut into bumper cover, removal of paint and damaging behind bumper cover leaving a "dent" in material behind cover. It was then I informed the dealer I wished to resend on the deal due to their incompetence and further damaging a new car. Since my trade was still on site and payoff not being credited to account. They continue to give false promises and have no consideration to the consumer. Once you sign the deal, you are done for!!!! Taking them to court More

Great Job!!! I went in looking at a pre-owned suv that I wasn’t very impressed with. But Will Kim helped me with the leasing process. I walked out with a brand new I went in looking at a pre-owned suv that I wasn’t very impressed with. But Will Kim helped me with the leasing process. I walked out with a brand new Mazda CX-5! They definitely swayed me into something much nicer and reliable. Jamey Bright was great at teaching me about the car and all the settings. He even checked in a few days later. Excellent customer service!!! More

I love my new CX-5! I just traded in my older Mazda to lease a new Mazda here at Mazda of South Charlotte on Friday! I really was not expecting to make a deal on Friday w I just traded in my older Mazda to lease a new Mazda here at Mazda of South Charlotte on Friday! I really was not expecting to make a deal on Friday when I walked in, more to run numbers as I was contemplating on the CX-3 and I had originally been interested in getting into a new CX-5 from a prior visit. I was very much so interested in the Grand Touring package on both and was willing to settle for a CX-3, but our salesman Peter and the General Manager miraculously helped me get into a 2019 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring lease (Bonus points for it being my preferred color!) and I love the vehicle. I am appreciative towards all the staff that helped me including several other sales managers and the financial manager. I just wanted to say thank you very much to Peter and the General Manager for being patient, descriptive, real, and very helpful toward me. Please go see Peter in sales if you are in the market to purchase or lease an amazing new vehicle! Peter, the GM, and staff will work with you to get you in to a vehicle that you love and will there to answer any questions you have along the way! More

Mazda of South Charlotte Rocks RJ worked with me to show me all of the vehicle types and made the car buying experience the best I have ever had. Experienced none of the back and fo RJ worked with me to show me all of the vehicle types and made the car buying experience the best I have ever had. Experienced none of the back and forth haggling. Great customer experience, Great working with Finance. Best of all did not waste my weekend! More

Poor Quality / Bad Sevice We purchased a car at Mazda of South Charlotte recently. This is the nicest looking dealership I have ever seen and has the lowest regard for quality We purchased a car at Mazda of South Charlotte recently. This is the nicest looking dealership I have ever seen and has the lowest regard for quality I’ve experienced. We signed paper work the night we took the vehicle (Friday night). I received a text from the finance manager on Monday that he would submit the paperwork (we signed) to accounting. On Thursday he asked me to return to the dealership to sign something. They had another set of paperwork with a higher interest rate that they wanted me to sign. I refused and financed through our credit union. I contacted the dealership to ask what happened to the paperwork that I signed with the lower interest rate and why did they try to increase the interest rate six days later. I never received a response to this question. Two days after they received payment we brought the vehicle to a mechanic after noticing some rust on the brake drums. The mechanic stated the following; “The entire undercarriage is rusted; brake system, exhaust, shock absorbers (bubbling rust), control arms (rust flaking), engine transmission (aluminum oxidized). Rust is very significant.” We brought the car to a second mechanic and he also expressed similar concerns and said the rust already damaged the car and it would get worse with time. After complaining to management we were given three options; 1) lease a vehicle with them (which was significantly more expensive), 2) trade for another vehicle (every deal they offered was not a good deal), 3) have the undercarriage coated (a coating is ineffective over rust). I asked for more information regarding the undercarriage coating (name of external business that they contract to complete coating and how it works) and received no response from the dealership. One of the sales managers said if we thought we got a bad deal we should take the car to Carmax and get a quote regarding value and then said “but don’t tell Carmax about the rust”. My advice; • There is absolutely no regard for quality at this dealership – take any car you are considering purchasing in to a mechanic before buying. That’s what I should have done. • Once you negotiate a price – they will add to the price once you go to the finance office. • Not sure what to advise about the interest rate experience. I am shocked that a “legitimate” business would operate in this fashion. I noticed the owner responds to the unfavorable reviews stating he wants the person to contact him to correct the issue. I did contact him before writing this unfavorable review but received no response from him. I have concluded that his requests to contact him are for the benefit of readers of the reviews, and not the writers. A note for the readers of this review. If Mazda contacts me and provides me with a good deal I ABSOLUTELY will update this post to let everyone know…otherwise assume I am stuck with the rust bucket. More

Rude and Arrogant Finance Dept. What ruined his probable sale was the finance manager, Paul. We all know car buying can result in some back and forth price talk, but Paul really took What ruined his probable sale was the finance manager, Paul. We all know car buying can result in some back and forth price talk, but Paul really took it to another level when trying to discuss the pricing of the CX-5 shown below. We drove an hour and a half from Winston-Salem to see this car, to be told it was actually listed online as the wrong price (listed at 23,605 and was supposed to be at 25,605). Ironically, this "wrong" price is STILL listed as of 8:00PM. We know prices are subject to change and know there is liability-covering fine print, but that kind of rug pull doesn’t make a buyer trust the dealership or the finance manager. Further, the insult to injury was the rude behavior and thoughtless, crass attitude we received from Paul when we told him the price point we were willing to work in and pointed out the significant price difference of the listed/advertised price and sudden price I wouldn’t doubt the way he treats people is costing you sales. He made it seem like it was our fault that the listed sticker price was wrong (he even said the listed price was "beside the point", that we were stupid knowing our price-point (he stated, "how did you even get these numberrs??", and implied we didn't know how to value or estimate worth of a car ("why would you think this is the actual price if nothing else on the site is like that??", and that it didn't matter that we drove a significant distance (he even said "you should have called to verify it"...we had emailed a sales manager. He couldn't have cared less about the sale of the car, or the sale of a higher trim model we were also debating purchasing today. Sidenote- all the trim levels have extra packages that make them wildly more expensive than you'd think. Don't go in thinking you'll find a car within a normal trim level without $1500+ packages already added to bump the MSRP and sticker price. More

Great experience I had a great experience working with Sarah at Mazda of South Charlotte. We got the car we wanted for a great deal and it was a hassle free process. T I had a great experience working with Sarah at Mazda of South Charlotte. We got the car we wanted for a great deal and it was a hassle free process. The customer service was excellent. More

Best Customer Service in the Queen City Sarah was incredible! This was my first experience purchasing my first car, out of college and starting my career. They understood my concerns and ans Sarah was incredible! This was my first experience purchasing my first car, out of college and starting my career. They understood my concerns and answered ALL questions. Sarah explained everything step by step and I couldn’t be more grateful. I highly recommend this dealership for anyone in the market for a new car! More

Great Deal This location is has great people and great deals. Ron Ruffin was a pleasure to work with and the finance people did a great job getting me in the ran This location is has great people and great deals. Ron Ruffin was a pleasure to work with and the finance people did a great job getting me in the range I wanted for my monthly payment. The car is a perfect color and is clean inside and out. Great experience. Thank you More