Braman BMW Miami

Took my Mini Cooper there because it was stopping without any reason, and panel indicated service required. Initially i was told the most likely the on-board computer would need to be reprogrammed, which wa any reason, and panel indicated service required. Initially i was told the most likely the on-board computer would need to be reprogrammed, which was something simple. Then the issue became the the Harmonic balancer, which would cost $960 to replace ($533 parts + $430 labor), plus the thermostat for another $450. Called at 2 om and left a message on the rep's voice mail authorizing only the balancer to be replaced. Called back at 4pm to ask when the car would be ready and for my surprise I was told the car was ready already! Talk about an expensive labor!!!! My impression is that they did not replace anything! Got the car, paid the bill (feeling robbed) and the next morning, when I looked for my CD cas it was GONE! That is right, Braman Mini had my CD case stolen.... Obviously, their fine print reads "We assume no responsibility for lost or missing items". No surprise there... Don't even think about taking your car to Braman...You will certainly be robbed on the bill, and might have items "missing" from your car.... More

I just moved here from Seattle, WA and needed to have my 50,000 mile check on my X3. Not knowing where to go I choose Braman BMW. With my appt being a week a way. I mentioned that I was going here to my col 50,000 mile check on my X3. Not knowing where to go I choose Braman BMW. With my appt being a week a way. I mentioned that I was going here to my colleagues at the hospital and they said don't go there the service is bad. I had already made the appointment so decided to keep it. My appointment was at 8 am and without getting into a long story - Braman BMW has some of the worst customer service with terrible communication to it's customers. Half the staff are rude and the other are running their butts off. They herd you through the service department and when your car is done they just hand you your key. I had to ask where my car was!! Seattle BMW dealerships treat you like all customers should be treated, amazingly!! Braman BMW could use some lessons!! More

My service experience with Braman has been awful. As a owner of a Lexus, the service and quality is 10 times better at Lexus. Avoid BMW and avoid Braman. The service advisors are nice people but are unabl owner of a Lexus, the service and quality is 10 times better at Lexus. Avoid BMW and avoid Braman. The service advisors are nice people but are unable to truly help. My BMW with 8300 miles died on the side of the road from overheating. My Braman experience has been one obstacle after another. More

Visited to lease a 7 series BMW. Brought my 2007 911 Turbo for trade. Salesman came back with very low appraisal...understood. Leasing the 7 did not make sense right now. The salesman then said the k Turbo for trade. Salesman came back with very low appraisal...understood. Leasing the 7 did not make sense right now. The salesman then said the keys to my car were lost. After 45 minutes, I had to leave to an appointment and used my wallet key to move on. After several phone calls, and then contacting the manager, my keys surfaced at 5PM. (This ordeal started at noon...). I retrieved my keys, and had since noticed that my window sticker, original purchase order and the registration for the Porsche was missing from the glove compartment. These items have not yet been accounted for or returned. Not the treatment you would expect from a luxury car dealer. I will not consider a purchase from this dealership. More

I've had a lot of problems with Braman, but they were all minor. the main issues I had were with the car rental office they had in the service department. Unlike the Braman Service specialists, the guys at minor. the main issues I had were with the car rental office they had in the service department. Unlike the Braman Service specialists, the guys at the car rental office are extremely rude and unprofessional, I even tried to speak to their manager once and it took him more than 30 min. to come see me, and when he did, he barely spoke to me and left. Ivan at the service department is a great service specialist. he answers all your questions ans addresses all the issues that you have immediately. I recommend that you go to him when you service your BMW at Braman. More

i BROUGHT MY MINI COOPER 10/2008 COMPLAINING OF BREAKS SQUEEKING TO BISCAYNE BRAMAN...ALSO I PURCHASED AND ADDITIONAL WARRANTY AT TIME OF PURCHASE IN BRAMAN OF WEST PALM FOR REGULAR SERVICE ON VEHICLE IN SQUEEKING TO BISCAYNE BRAMAN...ALSO I PURCHASED AND ADDITIONAL WARRANTY AT TIME OF PURCHASE IN BRAMAN OF WEST PALM FOR REGULAR SERVICE ON VEHICLE IN WHICH ALL WERE DONE IN BRAMAN CORAL WAY MIAMI.wHEN IN OCTOBER BRAKES WERE SQUEEKING BRAMAN IN CORAL WAY SUGGESTED FROM FRONT PADS TO BE REPLACED(i HAVE PAREWORK THAT STATES THEIR FINDINGS. SO i CALLED IDA IN SERVICE AT BRAMAN IN BISCAYNE BLVD AND WAS TOLD IT WAS UNDER THE 36000.MILES WARRANTY. I PROCEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. SINCE I ALWAYS DEALT WITH IDA OVEDO SERVICE WHEN SHE CALLED AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS READY AFTER THEY KEPT 2 DAYS...WHEN I PICKED UP VEHICLE AND TO MY OWN FAULT DID NOT READ THE SERVICE PAPERS AND TRUSTED THE PADS WERE REPLACED. WELL THIS WEEKEND I TOOK A 500 MILES TRIP AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON PERMANTLY...ON MY WAY BACK I WENT TO DEALER EXPLAINED AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE THAT THE FRONT PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED.I WENT BACK AND FOR WITH SERVICE AND THEY COCLUDED THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER SINCE VEHICLE HAS 41000MI. mY ARGUMENT IS WHY DID THEY NOT REPLACE IT IN OCT2008 WHEN I COMPLAINED AND WHEN MECHANICS IN BRAMAN ON CORAL WAY SUGGESTED FOR THEM TO BE REPLACED..I WAS TOLD BY BRAMAN IN BISCAYNE THAT YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES FROM BRAMAN IN CORAL WAY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING...WHAT KIND OF SERVICE IS THIS? i AM STUCK IN MIDDLE...AND i UNDERSTAND IF I HAD NOT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES BEFORE...BUT IT IS DOCUMENTED THAT I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND ACCORDING TO THEM THEY ONLY FLUSHED THEM. MY THOUGHTS OF A GOOD DEALERSHIP AND NAME OF BRAMAN HAS BEEN TAINTED AND BELIEVE ME I WILL SPREAD THE WORD. More

I took my car to service because I hear noise on my car and they said, the noise was coming from outside to inside, not from the car, and they change something I do not what....and now the noise inside my and they said, the noise was coming from outside to inside, not from the car, and they change something I do not what....and now the noise inside my car is biggest, and I do not what to do. And the air condition do not was working appropiated. Then they fixed the air aconditioner but they damage my moonroof. Then they fixed the moonroof but damage the the front chair, then I was afraid if I send my car there they will damage another part. More

I have lived in the area for most of my young life (about 30 years) and I have watched Braman in West Palm Beach grow and change over the years. I have owned many pre-owned BMW's, but never purchased a car f 30 years) and I have watched Braman in West Palm Beach grow and change over the years. I have owned many pre-owned BMW's, but never purchased a car from them. I have tried to and have tried to work out deals for friends and family members, but only one deal was viable. A mini sale. I 100% agree with the feelings others have posted here. I recently was looking for a lease deal for my boss and it took 2 days for the sales associate to get back to me so I called someone else there... Billy. He was nice and prompt with information. Unfortunately in the end Braman has a long list of tactics to squeeze extra pennies out of you from many angles. Vista is much better, but not perfect by any means. It's tough out there when buying a car. I recently have set up a deal with Habberstad BMW in New York and so far they have been great! We will see what happens if the deal closes. More

Braman Motors BMW has the rudest staff of any BMW dealership I have ever dealt with in the Southern U.S. or in California. I usually rate BMW dealerships very highly but these guys really suck. I wen dealership I have ever dealt with in the Southern U.S. or in California. I usually rate BMW dealerships very highly but these guys really suck. I went to get a cooling system repair and they tried to an replace item (water pump) that had just recently been replaced and was in perfect condition. They said it was leaking but when I asked the mechanic to show me the leak, he could not show any leak. They also charged between 30% and 40% more than other shops for the same service. The staff is mostly rude; some are really pleasant but everyone who works on commission or profit share ("service advisors"; mechanics; parts sales, etc.) treat customers as ATMs. They ignore customers at the front counter if they think the customer does not fit their money-spending profile. When I say ignore, I mean they will simply not respond to questions and studiously ignore you especially if you are black. If you don't believe this, try calling them and see if you can get anything approaching service without being placed on hold for at least 20 minutes or having someone hang up on you at least once. More

I have had several problems with this dealership. From a cold start the car would make a knocking noise that seamed to originate from the engine on the passenger side. I took my Z4 to the Braman BMW dealers cold start the car would make a knocking noise that seamed to originate from the engine on the passenger side. I took my Z4 to the Braman BMW dealership to have this and several other problems addressed. A service manager looked at the car and assured me that everything could be fixed, but at a later time. I left with the promise that he would call me to make arrangements to bring the vehicle back. Then over the next several months and several phone calls later I have yet to have the problem fixed. When I call the dealership they inform me that only that specific service individual can assist me and that he will call me back. When I visited the dealership the individual was not there and I was informed I would have to return when he was. Last night while driving my right back run-flat tire tore open and I had to have the car towed to the dealership. When they opened this morning I called at 8:45am to find what steps needed to be taken to get new tires and all of the previous problems fixed. The service manager Jose Cajina gave me no information but that he would call me back and then promptly hung up on me. I called four more times between 11:00am and 2:00pm and was transfered to Jose's voice mail. Only after having called a little after 2:00pm with a complaint about their customer service was I able to speak with Mr. Cajina. He informed me that they were just then taking a look at my car and would call me back with tire prices. He was very rude and when I began to ask some questions pertaining to the car he again hung up on me. I called the dealership back to ask for a complaint department or perhaps a phone to a national department only to be referred to the general manager's voice mail. I left a message and my phone number. It is now near the end of the day and I have yet to recieve a call back. This is some of the worst customer service I have ever encountered. I understand that it might take some time to fit my car in and I understand that the dealership is very busy. All I ask is to be informed of the situation and what is being done to resolve things. I do not recommend the Braman dealership to anyone. More