Wanted to provide an update on the situation in the timeline below.
After many months and no response or help from anyone at this CarMax location I had to engage legal counsel. Based on how CarMax writes their sales agreement's, if you need to bring a matter to court you first need to have an arbitration hearing. These hearing are very expensive and designed so that a big corporation can price out the consumer from filing a lawsuit. There is little recourse and that is what CarMax is counting on. The one recourse the consumer does have is to file a small claims case which is exactly what I am doing. It is some paperwork and time but again right is right and wrong is wrong. CarMax knowingly and admittedly sold me a falsely advertised vehicle and is hiding behind their lawyers and pocketbook. They will not take responsibility and that is wrong. Paperwork is being filed this week, I will keep everyone updated on progress and resolution.
Again, go anywhere else. This location is not worth your time and resources.
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Here is a timeline that depicts CarMax's false advertisement of a 2016 Acura MDX I purchased last year. The relevant facts are as follows:
On March 16, 2019, I purchased a 2016 Acura MDX at the CarMax location on South Broadway. CarMax advertised the vehicle on its website and at the dealership as a 4WD/AWD vehicle. The original sticker for the vehicle created by CarMax describing the vehicle as 4WD.
By October 2019 we were experiencing significant performance issues with the vehicle during inclement weather.
On December 3, 2019, we took the vehicle to a certified Acura dealer and were informed, for the first time, that the vehicle CarMax advertised and sold as a four-wheel drive vehicle was in fact a two-wheel drive vehicle.
On December 12, 2019, I went to the South Broadway CarMax location and explained the situation. The CarMax representative conceded that CarMax was at fault, apologized, and advised me that someone would contact him shortly with a proposed solution.
On the following day, December 13, 2019, the CarMax representative called me and proposed that CarMax would buy back the vehicle for approximately $7,000 less than the purchase price from nine months prior. I of course rejected the proposal and requested to speak with a manager.
On December 17, 2019, I met with the dealership sales manager. Several days later, the manager informed me that, despite the admitted false advertising, CarMax was unwilling to make the situation right.
At no time has anyone at CarMax disputed that it falsely advertised the vehicle as four-wheel drive.
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