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Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

4.5
1,914 Reviews
Since 2009, Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta has been a full-service dealership providing new and pre-owned Buick and GMC vehicles to Atlanta drivers. As a member of the Jim Ellis Automotive Group — which includes 21 dealerships, 17 brands a collision center and a stand-alone service center — the dealership is a six-time CarFax Lifetime Top-Rated Dealer, including 2024. Visit Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta at 5862 Peachtree Blvd., Chamblee, GA 30341, or online at JimEllisBuickGMCAtlanta.com. We also have a state-of-the-art collision center. To learn more about our collision and repair services, please visit https://www.jimelliscollision.com/
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5862 Peachtree Blvd.

Atlanta, GA

30341

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April 14, 2015

Bad service, overpriced, completely unhelpful. This dealership was SLOW in every way, slow to pick up phones, slow to diagnose problems in the car, slow to let me know when my car was ready, slow t More

by pontiacatx
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No one told me who did the work on my car, the only person I ever even saw was the cashier.
May 04, 2015 -

Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta responded

We are sorry that you are dissatisfied. As we pointed out, with your car having a salvage title, GM will not pay for warranty work other than recalls. We are sorry that you are having this problem with the title on your vehicle but GM will not pay for repairs on a vehicle that has a branded or salvage title. Your recourse is with the dealer you bought the vehicle from. You should contact them and see if they will help. If you would like our assistance, please let us know. Angela Nunnally – Client Satisfaction Manager

May 05, 2015 -

pontiacatx responded

My car title is NOT a salvage title, I brought the title into your dealership as I was told to do by GM. I have a clean title and proof from the Dept. of Revenue that it has always been so.

March 20, 2015

Horrible Service Department I am extremely disappointed in Jim Ellis GMC’s service department. The service advisors communication skills are horrible. We asked multiple times to More

by AlexC
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Stephen Cummings
Mar 30, 2015 -

Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta responded

We agree, this was not our finest hour or what we are known for as a whole. An employee situation was the contributing factor and that has been resolved. We're sorry Alex got caught in the middle of an internal employee problem. This doesn't happen often but it did this time and we apologize.

February 07, 2015

Great experience After a terrible experience at a Chevrolet dealership South of Atlanta I called into Jim Ellis Buicks service department. A service rep took my vin nu More

by T.Rice
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A.G.
November 14, 2014

Dissatisfied customer that will not be returning/reffering Bad experience with poor service and attention, very upset that after being a loyal customer to this service center was given the run around and then More

by OscarC554
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Mat Marchbank, A.G. Elder
Nov 14, 2014 -

Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta responded

We are not sure who this customer is or what the issue was. We do not have the reputation for "swindling" customers. We'd really like to know who this is so we can attempt to correct the situation.

Nov 14, 2014 -

Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta responded

If you would, please call Service Manager Rich Pisanti at 770-234-8170 and explain to him what the situation is. We can't tell from this post who you are or what the problem was.

Nov 14, 2014 -

OscarC554 responded

My name is Oscar Cardona, former customer of this Buick/GMC service center. I have emailed Mat Marchbank and Rich Pasanti from the service center for the time being. I will continue to report and post about my bad experience with Jim Ellis Buick/GMC off of Peachtree Industrial. OCardona54@gmail.com

Nov 14, 2014 -

Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta responded

I am familiar with the situation. We are merely the bearer of bad news. Why are you so mad at us? We went in to do the work and found coolant in the oil. Certainly you're not saying we did this?! We're sorry we had to break the news to you but we didn't do it!

November 07, 2014

2014 Buick Regal GS Saw vehicle online and with USAA financing I came in to purchase. Finance manager made a mistake contract error after the purchase; I stated I would More

by austi30135
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Jamine Kennedy, Kevin Cummings, Michael Zimmerman
October 18, 2014

Terrain 2014 On 9/30/14, just was looking around for a new SUV and like the GMC Terrain and was looking to purchase a used one. Went to Jim Ellis GMC/Buick in Cham More

by grant wallace
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Mustafa Adul-Kariem
August 29, 2014

Danon Henton in the service department was outstanding. We live in South Carolina and our Bruick broke down in Atlanta on a holiday weekend. It was towed to Jim Ellis Buick. When we went to pick it up, Mr More

by jgrados
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Danon Henton
August 20, 2014

Courteous and Respectful Service Department I appreciate the extra initiative the Service Department took to insure my 2001 Oldsmobile Alero was clear from any manufacturer recalls, and took too More

by BJ74
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August 16, 2014, Saturday employee. Sorry forgot your name. :)
June 01, 2013

I had a deal at another dealership where I was pre-approved for a fully-loaded, Premium Enclave. I wanted to be smart and shop around. Sam and team promised they would match payment and waive firs More

by meganb24
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Jun 04, 2013 -

Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta responded

I apologize for your experience but not all things are as they seem. As an award-winning dealership - in sales and CSI - we are not dishonest. Sometimes, we don't communicate effectively, but that is our worst sin. I contacted Ally about this one and indeed, they verified that - even though it is the same bank - you did receive a more favorable approval from them at Hennessey than you did here. It shouldn't be that way - it's not fair to you or us. Something about "different branch of Ally, different algorithm." I'm as disappointed as you are. We are here to sell vehicles and make our customers happy and in this case, Ally did us no favors. If I can be of assistance in the future, please don't hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Mark Frost, General Manager.

Jun 04, 2013 -

meganb24 responded

I understand it was the bank, but the people I spoke with assured me on the phone that it wouldn't be a problem, and I was forthcoming with everything on my credit. I even asked two separate people if they PROMISED that it wouldn't be a problem before I drove there and again before I let them submit my credit, resulting in a hard inquiry that wasn't necessary. To me, that's lying to try to get someone in the door. I appreciate the apology, but it does nothing for my wasted time and it doesn't get that inquiry off of my credit.

Jun 04, 2013 -

Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta responded

I assure you, they weren't lying to get you in. I wouldn't tolerate that and I would fire anyone on the spot for doing it. It was poor communication about a "best guess." Based on your credit profile and our professional experience (we sell about 3,000 vehicles/year, with 70% of them financed), they didn't see any reason why approval would be a problem with Ally. Something went wrong obviously, because we guessed wrong but you got the "call" from Ally at Hennessey that we assumed we would get. Again, I am all over Ally about this - I'm ticked off. I have a customer thinking we are a bunch of low-lifes because of their unequitable "algorithm" on your deal. However, our people should have phrased it "based on our experience, there should be no problem in getting you approved but we don't know 100% until we submit to the bank." Again, anyone caught lying to a customer would be fired on the spot. In my 9 years here, yes, I have had to do it twice. Everyone who works here knows that we will conduct ourselves to the highest standards and if not, hit the road. Promise. I've told the people involved that if they ever have a similar situation in the future - where we are scratching our heads on the bank's call - bring it to me and I'll call the bank and get it done. They know I'm here for that although they tell me I was in Detroit in meetings when your deal went down. In terms of the inquiry, I don't recall exactly the points loss but it isn't drastic. There is an expectation by the bureaus that credit pulls will occur around a car buying event. When credit pulls really hurt credit is when it's pulled many times over a long period of time. Again, I wish I had been here for you and this would have been a 5 star review instead of a one star review. I was in Detroit to receive the "Dealer of the Year" Award for our Chevrolet store which is based on customer satisfaction scores. The award puts us in the top 50 Chevy dealerships in the country (out of over 3,100). It irks me we missed our opportunity with you.

Jun 05, 2013 -

Jim Ellis Buick GMC Atlanta responded

We have researched this situation extensively and unfortunately - in this case - we got a different call from the bank than the other dealer did. This should not happen, but it did. We in no way tried to mislead the customer. Based on our experience - selling 3,000+ cars/year and financing approximately 70% - we did not think there would be a problem - at all - with approval. We are in this case, unfortunately, guilty of poor communication and for that I apologize. As a nationally-ranked, top Buick GMC "Mark of Excellence" Award winning dealer (based greatly on customer-reported sales satisfaction surveys), we do not have a reputation for misleading customers and in fact, we have a zero tolerance policy for doing so which is strictly enforced. I have apologized profusely to the customer and have endeavor to fix the situation so it never happens again. Mark Frost, General Manager

December 09, 2011

Every single thing about Jim Ellis' service department is A-1. From the first person you speak to on the telephone when making your appointment, to the service representatives, service manager, service tech More

by adinnj
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