BMW of Bellevue

Ridiculous I speak as someone who happens to have three BMW in the family garage (no old clunkers here, we have a 2011 335i, a 2013 M3 and a 2014 F800gs) two of I speak as someone who happens to have three BMW in the family garage (no old clunkers here, we have a 2011 335i, a 2013 M3 and a 2014 F800gs) two of which are out of warranty; I am not a “huge fan of BMW”, it just worked out that way. Our family tends to buy the best car available; sometimes we buy used sometimes we buy new. I am amazed by the customer service at auto nation BMW in Bellevue; somehow they always seem to find some mysterious misunderstanding that pops up. Today, after spending MY ENTIRE DAY AT THE DEALER my M3 had the wrong tires put on despite me asking for the tires several times on the emails to the dealer (I have email records)... My request(s) to have the takata airbag recall (hello... national recall??!!) was ignored for years... (to be exact since 2011, the car was bought new there) until I involved BMW north America and Washington state attorney general and the IIHG (insurance institute of higway safety)... Not to mention... on thanksgiving my car was dropped off for a belt service and they literally lost the car; nobody could tell me when the car would be returned or how much the repair would cost. After a week I had to Threat them and tell them I needed my car back and some info on the repair. This dealer doesn’t like to communicate; the repair was $2200 which is ok if the customer service and the actual work was done properly but amazingly it was not... It is pretty amazing to me this people are still on business. Anyways today they managed to install he wrong tires on my M3... Why is it so hard?? I understand that mistakes happen... but I am just wondering te reason why it’s so hard to get what I want. I can assure you this is not a nonprofit... More

Poor service at high prices I want to warn EVERYONE about dealing with BMW of Bellevue. I recommend and encourage you to validate my comments by cross checking with what others s I want to warn EVERYONE about dealing with BMW of Bellevue. I recommend and encourage you to validate my comments by cross checking with what others say herein and within other reporting sites such as the Better Business Bureau to unveil for yourself what to expect from this dealership. Note how many complaints there are over time on the same issues and the consistent and seemingly sincere message from BMW requesting you to call the general manager to make things right. If the issues are the same as they were years ago then obviously there is a problem with management that loudly suggest they don’t care about taking care of their clients until they are so fed up they write a complaint. Even then they are not fixing the issues but merely appeasing you for the moment. So, here is some of my own experiences. Scheduled service online with a loaner request to find on the day of service no loaner is provided; you must call to request the loaner. Call or walk in to schedule service with request for a loaner finding that on the day of the service there is still no loaner reserved. After service reviewed the diagnostic check sheet of which indicates fluids are topped off only to later see a warning light appear that the fluid is low and strangely no leaks are evident. Came in for new tires finding that upon pickup I was also charged for a “mandatory alignment”; don’t recall this being mentioned or signed for (This should probably be reported to the FTC). Left voicemails on a few occasions for my service rep only to walk in to his office and see his phone message light blinking; he claims he didn’t get my message from 2 days ago; “hmmm…”. Service visit resulted in car damaged by the shop (repaired by BMW). Came in for a scheduled oil change and was turned away because I was 975 miles too early. Came in to buy a vehicle to find there is NO negotiating room; the price is what it is. Bottom line, if you want poor service at high prices then this is the place. I am so turned off by this dealer that it sincerely makes me feel like I NEVER want to own another BMW again. More

Poor service department I brought my 2016 435 into the service department for my 2nd routine service on January 20th. The only service required was an oil change and somethin I brought my 2016 435 into the service department for my 2nd routine service on January 20th. The only service required was an oil change and something called a micro filter change. I asked my service advisor how long this appointment would take and she told me "just a couple of hours". I told her I knew I'd have to wait my turn but had a major surgery just 10 days prior, so the sooner I could get home the better. She told me she would see what she could do. I settled into a chair in the lounge and prepared for a 2 hour wait. I saw my advisor a couple of times come into the lounge to get customers when their cars were ready. 3 1/2 hours later I received a call from my advisor that my car was ready. Really, a phone call? She was 50 feet from me! It took them 20 additional minutes to pull my car out and the whole time my advisor stood at the parts counter chatting with the counter attendant. Twice I had to ask somebody what was taking so long to be told it would just be another minute. This dealership treated me very well when I ordered my car and when I picked it up. They treated me as if they really appreciated my business. I've been to this service department twice now and they give me absolutely no indication that they care at all about my experience with them! 3 hours and 50 minutes is simply not acceptable for an oil change! Some of this could be avoided if they scheduled enough help to service the vehicles they schedule appointments for. To top it off they didn't reset my reminder for my next service. It says I'm overdue for service each time I start my car. My wife takes her car to BMW of Seattle and tells me they are great! Looks like they will become my new service provider as well. Very disappointed in the culture of this dealership. More

Just lack of customer service We came twice to bmw of Bellevue and they are consistently being terrible. Just poor in customer service and very rude as well. Please go to Seattle b We came twice to bmw of Bellevue and they are consistently being terrible. Just poor in customer service and very rude as well. Please go to Seattle bmw, these guys are knuckleheads. More

If you were in my shoes what would you think? On July 14, 2017 I purchased a 2013 MB ML63 AMG with 15,207 miles on it from BMW of Bellevue, Washington. In their advertisement they indicated that On July 14, 2017 I purchased a 2013 MB ML63 AMG with 15,207 miles on it from BMW of Bellevue, Washington. In their advertisement they indicated that “this vehicle includes a Money-Back Guarantee and passed our precise inspection process” and went on to say that this “outstanding example of a 2013 Mercedes-Benz M-Class also had a CarFax Buyback Guarantee so you’re getting what you pay for – a well-kept ONE-OWNER Mercedes Benz etc etc.” Imagine my surprise when my “check brake pads” light came on a week ago and I took it to my local MB dealer here in Oregon only to be told that the brakes had less than 10% on them and that they and the rotors needed to be replaced – at a cost of $2,400.00. I contacted BMW of Bellevue and was told that they were able to track down the inspection report for my car (which they scanned and emailed to me - a whopping single-page document denoting a 125 Point Inspection Check List with a simple “ok” noted on everything) and at the time of inspection the car had 8mm remaining on the front brakes and 5mm on the backs – well above their minimum passable specs of 3mm for pre-owned cars. Therefore, four months later they aren’t offering me anything towards the repair bill and the car has 20,123 miles on it. At 58 years old I’m not running this car on a track - just driving it to my office and a couple of trips to our vacation home. Is it reasonable to assume that “them’s the brakes” or should I rely on a rather amateur looking, one-page report that could have been filed out and dated anytime as “proof” of their “precise inspection process?” You decide but I’m not happy with this dealership’s “after the sale” approach. More

Extremely bad experience with the service department I took my 2007 BMW to BMW of Bellevue with engine vibration issue. They diagnosed it to be a misfire in one cylinder and recommended changing all 6 sp I took my 2007 BMW to BMW of Bellevue with engine vibration issue. They diagnosed it to be a misfire in one cylinder and recommended changing all 6 spark plugs and ignition coils as they said it is likely that others will fail shortly as well. I agreed, paid ~$1200 and they did the work. Right the next day after the repair check engine light went off again, but it turned off shortly and I did not pay much attention. However, within next few days, being driven less than 100 miles after the repair, Check Engine light turned on again and engine started slightly vibrating. I took it to the dealership again. This time they diagnosed it to be a failure of crankshaft sensor and told me that the replacement will cost ~$900. I told them that I am suspecting this has something to do with their first repair and asked to speak with the service manager. Service manager called back within 30 minutes and said that he wants to help me and that I can just pay for the part (~$200) and they will take the labor cost on them. I agreed and they did the replacement. After few more days I started hearing strange grinding sounds when shutting off the engine and, being driven only about 150 miles since the second repair, various service lights came on (ABS, 4x4, DSC, Brake). I took the car back to the dealership. This time they diagnosed it to be a failure of transfer case and told me that it will cost about $7000 to repair. I told them that I am suspecting that this is their fault and asked to speak to the service manager. After going back and forth couple of times, they said that they can take the cost down to ~$3700 and they can not do anything else. Next day I took my car to an independent repair shop. They diagnosed it to be the transfer case actuator and replaced it for ~$1600 (including replacement of transfer case fluid). I don't know for sure if this was a pure coincidence that 3 independent components (according to the dealership) failed with quick succession, or it was a human error from the mechanic that did the repair or if the problems existed before and they misdiagnosed it in the first place. First seems to be really unlikely and the other two cases do not say anything good about their competence of doing quality work on BMW cars. The whole experience of dealing with the service department was extremely unpleasant and they did not earn my trust at all. I would not recommend going to this dealership. Note, that this was the first time I took my car there. Until then I have serviced my car at BMW of Seattle and have had no issues whatsoever. More

Overpriced and aweful service We liked the experience of buying the car, the salesman was fantastic, but this review is in response to their aweful and overpriced service center. W We liked the experience of buying the car, the salesman was fantastic, but this review is in response to their aweful and overpriced service center. We brought our car in for spark plugs, BMW claimed oil leaks damaged them and it would cost 5k to fix leaks (however, we never had oil drips under our car, or a low oil light suggesting any major leaks). When we got our car back, oil was litterally pouring out of our engine. We took the car back to BMW, they said it would cost 5k to fix again. Don't go here, SHENANIGANS!!! More

Excellent service Very friendly and helpful, also some of the best prices Ive seen! Everyone was so helpful and had tons of information on everything I needed! Very friendly and helpful, also some of the best prices Ive seen! Everyone was so helpful and had tons of information on everything I needed! More

BMW or Honda??? THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE Don't even bother going to BMW of Bellevue, you will be treated so much better at BMW of Seattle. I have never been so ap THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE Don't even bother going to BMW of Bellevue, you will be treated so much better at BMW of Seattle. I have never been so appalled at how I was treated by the MANAGER at BMW of Bellevue. I am disgusted. I value my time and it was not valued there. More

Avoid - Try BMW Northwest Called to make a reservation for a 10k service/check-up. Was told that if I dropped my car off in the morning it would be ready around 5pm which I tho Called to make a reservation for a 10k service/check-up. Was told that if I dropped my car off in the morning it would be ready around 5pm which I thought was ridiculous - my dad owned a repair shop for 30 years and said it'd take 1-2 hours MAX if they were half diligent. Asked if they could provide me with a service rent-a-car which they said they could not - apparently all cars were booked for several weeks. They compromised by saying they could provide shuttle service to destinations within 5 miles from the dealership and expedite the service time to a few hours vs the all-day endeavor. Went in for the 10k service/check-up days later. Dropped off my car at 10:45am which was when my appointment was. Was informed by the service advisor that the car would be ready by 2:30pm which I thought was reasonable - BMW Northwest promised 2-3 hour turnaround time but I went with Bellevue BMW as it's a bit closer to where I live. Took their shuttle service and killed a few hours. Afterwards, they arranged a shuttle to come pick me back up at 2:30pm - they were right on time, perfect. When I got to the dealership, I was told that they were still in the process of working on my car and would take another couple hours to add an extra layer to my breaks/break pads to reduce squeaking noise that I had mentioned to them earlier in the morning. I was not happy but was willing to stay to get everything resolved. I waited patiently in their lobby until 4:30pm - 2 hours from when they initially said they would deliver the car. Still not ready. The car was finally ready at a little past 5pm. To make matters worse, I was told that they had gotten my car mixed up with another and that the extra work they were supposedly doing to reduce the squeaking noises from my breaks was NOT DONE NOR NEEDED... I'm not entirely sure why they needed an additional 2.5 hours as they didn't make any alterations to my breaks .... Conclusion When you're buying a BMW or comparable car in terms of price point, you definitely expect better service. In total, the whole endeavor took over 6 hours. If you're going in for service and you're not from around the area, expect to spend the entire day at the dealership or around the area. Bring a phone charger, food and your work with you. Bought my vehicle at BMW Northwest in Fife and had it serviced there once and I can say that BMW Northwest is far superior to Bellevue BMW - from my few experiences with them, BMW Northwest will go above and beyond what is expected to deliver the results customers want. My family has also had much better experiences with Mercedes/Lexus dealerships around the area. To make a long story short, Bellevue BMW is an Average Joe shop disguised as a luxury car dealership/service center. Pros Shuttle Service was on time Service advisor was nice and friendly Cons Service was ~3 hours late than scheduled car delivery time No service rent-a-car available for weeks Shuttle only takes you within 5 miles of the dealership Lobby/kitchen was lacking compared to other luxury car dealerships More