Our sales person Pedro H. was very patient with us (along with other salespersons on staff including his manager Marco) - it took a few visits - we were deciding between a new Chevrolet Equinox EV or a used but very good condition Toyota Prius. Our current Prius has over 220000 miles on it - the vehicle is built to be extremely reliable, but at 220000 miles, we decided that if something major went wrong, we probably would want to replace the car. That said, we went back and forth - our other car is a Nissan Leaf that we have owned for 5 years. Still, giving up any kind of gasoline power was going to be a bold move. After all, in my early musical training, I learned "All Cars Eat Gas" when learning the bass clef. That's just it: All cars eat gas - except when they don't. Now we are full electric with our Chevy Equinox EV. With an over 300 mile range, it is as good as having a gasoline powered vehicle. You can read the reviews and decide for yourself. In the sales process, being low-key was great. I asked about different parts of the deal, and I really felt like they let me call the shots. The fact that Pedro is also the owner of an Equinox EV also made a difference. He could tell us stories (we got into a Toyota Prius 20 years ago just because the salesperson told us about his vehicle with 300,000 miles on it - salespersons listen up! Nothing sells like you using it yourself). There is the final element of every sales transaction, and that's the trip to the finance office. Now I have walked out of more finance offices than you could imagine! I mean, running shoes are good to wear to an auto dealer. In this case, I didn't need running shoes, and comfortable old sneakers sufficed. That's because Miguel, our finance person, presented all the options to us, but he did not give us a hard sell. We were out of there in record time! I can hardly believe it! If you want a dealer that will give you the space to take your time, go with Coastal Chevrolet. One more thing: When my wife and I met in 1999, she had a Chevrolet Lumina sedan and she absolutely loved that car! She is most appreciative of the fact that we bought a brand new Chevrolet! She said that was sweet (maybe that's why our nearly 25 year old marriage works so well). Thank you Chevrolet for adding a blissful moment to our marriage! Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet - remember that jingle? PS: My wife makes a wonderful prize winning apple pie! ...but neither of us plays baseball. read more

This business shouldn't exist period! I purchased a vehicle 6 months ago and it came with no floor mats. I've called a dozen times and promised they'd send a PO to my local Chevy Dealer close to me. Never happened, called again was told the person who told you that no longer works there! Escalate to another person and states will get this taken care of and let you know when they're in. April 7th get a text stating your parts are ready for pick up. Drive all the way to SB and was told the mats are on back order and we can ship them to your house. Why couldn't they take the mats from a vehicle in the sales lot after me driving all the way out there?! It is now June I make another call, and I'm told we don't ship parts to customers and find out they were never ordered to begin with! They don't care about their customers! I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy!!! I will never do business with them ever! read more

Changed my review from 5 stars to 1 due to the fact I am owed a check for $2206 now for 19 days after I was told I would get it. I understand that getting the check 2 days after my purchase is not realistic even though that is what I was told, but since then I have been given the run around by every single person in finance, told I would be called back, told I would have the check in a few days, basically anything but an honest answer. Not a single person has reached out to me. The only way I have any comms is by calling multiple times a day until someone actually answers the phone. I live an hour away or I would just show up every morning. There are only two explanations; they are incompetent and do not know their job, or they have no problems lying to customers to make a sale. read more

Fire Sam Bitar and send him back and fire Chris Kehr!!!!! I looked at a car on Saturday but their service department needed to repair something and Sam the General Manager told me he will have it fixed Monday morning and shook my hand and said I can go back Monday to make the purchase. I had an appointment today at noon but my other thing I was doing ran over so I messaged Chris and told him I'll go at 6pm to buy the car. He said he would put the car aside for me. Prior to 6pm, I was on my way to the dealership from Ventura when Chris called me to say he sold the car. That's right, prior to my agreed upon appt they sold the car and my daughter whom I was buying the car for was very upset. Sam gave me his word he would have the car ready for me and Chris told me he will make sure the car is on hold for me. I didn't realize they have a 1 1/2 star rating on yelp until I sat down to write this. I will never buy from this dealership and would suggest people stay away as well. There is so much better out there and better humans to associate with and do business with. Shame on you Sam Bitar and Christopher Kehr for treating people this way. This type of business behavior is why people who care about the way they are dealt with won't cone to you. And a message to Frank Figueredo, President...you have employees mistreating customers and I will tell everyone in all of my circles about your business culture and I will not forget Christopher's name and Sam's name. Two very despicable humans who must think for it to be acceptable to be so underhanded. I'd give zero stars if I could but just know that everyone should beware of this one and a half star rated dealership. Santa Barabara deserves better! read more

I can not begin to explain how horrible the service center is. I have an older Chevy Silverado 2500 that the tie rods on one side snapped. My personal mechanic told me to take it to the dealer because they were the only ones who could get the needed parts and he is 120 miles away. I should have known better and just paid to have it towed the 120 miles!! Once my truck was taken in, I wasn't given the name of my service manager, I was told I would get a call to go over what was needed. After hearing nothing for a week, I started to call. I was finally told that my service manager was Kevin and he would call me back. 2 days later I received a call and was told what was needed to be replaced, we agreed on a price and I was told it would take a few days. After a few days I did actually receive a call telling me that the needed part was on back order and it was going to take a few more days. Great, its now been over 12 days, I called multiple times a day and asked for Kevin by name, I was generally sent to a voice mail for somebody else, and did not receive any call backs. Finally, last Friday I called and stayed on hold for over an hour because I refused to wait for a call back, because I hadn't gotten one in a few days. after an hour, I finally just had to hang up. Finally i received a call back saying that they found a problem in one of my brake lines. They said they would get it fixed by Monday. Well, today is Monday, after not hearing from them, and several text messages to Kevin and a call to his cell phone with no response, I finally got somebody from the service center to answer. I was then put on hold for another 20 minutes, before somebody got on the line, and then told me my truck was not drivable because it wasn't finished. When I asked why, he told me "i don't know, I was just told its not drivable". At this point in time I asked to speak with the general manager and was told I would be given a call back. They still have my truck, I do not have a formal quote, I have been told what the parts cost, I am scared about what the labor will be, and at this point in time I may call a tow truck to go get it and tow it to Oxnard instead. Stay as far away from this dealership as possible!!!! read more

Beware. I am updating my previous five star review because the experience has taken a very upsetting turn. Coastal has still not paid off my trade in, and it has now been a month. I am being held responsible for payments on a vehicle I no longer own. I have called every single day for over a week, sometimes multiple times a day, and I cannot get a single person to return a call. I am transferred around, placed on hold, and told the finance manager is unavailable, and yet no one ever follows up. Because of their inaction, my credit is now at risk and I am left making payments for a car that is no longer mine. I am incredibly disappointed. What started as a great experience has turned into one of the most frustrating and stressful situations I have dealt with at a dealership. read more

Awful!! Bought a 70k truck and they never paid off the old loan on the truck after 45 days. GM financial trying to hit my credit. Called and they can't even transfer you to a manager. Sleezy!! Stay away!! read more

horrible customer service. I expected more out of a dealership in Santa Barbara. even the one in Bakersfield is top notch compared to this one; go anywhere but this place if you want quality service. read more

I had a great experience with a group of guys while traveling from Orange County to Santa Barbara in my new Blazer EV. When I arrived at my destination, the low washer fluid warning light came on, so I stopped by their service department for assistance. Not only did they help fill the washer fluid tank, but they also checked my tire pressure, washed my car, and plugged my vehicle into their Quicker Charger to recharge--all at no cost read more

One of the sales people there genuinely seems like a good person. The rest are full crooks. Sold me a new car that was not new and had been in an accident. The door had been replaced and I took to them the next day when I noticed. They however acted like they had no idea. Took it to get fixed it's still not fixed right. I went in to turn in my 2021 lease to bunnin. It was not Bunnin and had changed hands. I was told my lease fees would be 10,000 for miles even though I had the insurance for over mileage. I was told they had no new leases and I could wait on one but would be paying a much higher payment. I have little kids and needed a car, ended up waAAAAAAAAYYYYYY OVER PAYING AND HOT SCAMMED WITH A CAR THAT HAD BEEN CRASHED. Despite being advertised and me paying for rubber mats they were not in the car when I picked it up. I was given an auto detailing also a years worth of maintenance after bringing all of this to their attention. I went in to get the car detailed and they were having computer problems. I contacted the one sales guy who'd been the most helpful about all of the short givings. He had me bring my car in right then for the detail. I took the car in. The finance guy who full scammed me had the audacity to come out to say hi. Then said he needed my id. I give it to him and say I have to leave. I later learned that was a lie and just wanted me to go to his office. Full creepy. I pick up my car a few hours later the maintenance guy says my keys are in the car. I ask about my Id and say that guy took it. He said oh yeah I saw that it's in the car too. It was in the car with Creepo's business card attached with a high light on his cell number. Like I'd date someone who scammed me? Or maybe trying to sell me more crap. I don't think so tho it was giving full creep vibes. Scammed out of money and sexually harassed all at one place it's a hard pass on this place!!! Steer clear ladies! read more

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Do NOT sell your vehicle to this company. I've been waiting 4 weeks for payment which should have been 10 days, and I'm now told the check is still awaiting a signature. They do not return voicemail messages, answer the phone, or return calls I'm assured will be returned. Horrible! I would never do business with them again! read more

Was on a roadtrip up north from the Los Angeles area when my Camaro threw a check engine light, I expressed my situation to the service team and they ensured they'd get on it. Sure enough I had a diagnostic in a couple of hours, agreed to repairs as they were with in reason and they got me out same day not to mention the work was done immaculately. Thank you to the service team over at coastal on a flawless visit and ensuring my car was road ready again! read more

Price gauge and terrible service. Will never return. Charged and lofty fee just for diagnostics because I called them out on giving me a highly inflated quote for a maintenance. read more

My truck had transmission problems. I paid them $2000 to do a complete service on it. Then, several months later, the trans stopped working. I took it back in, and they said I needed a rebuild for $6500! I decided to get a second opinion and took the truck to Goleta Transmission where they repaired it for $4400, 2000 less!, and gave a longer, better warranty. read more

Took my truck in for transmission failure. Coastal said it needed rebuilding or replacement and quoted me $7000. I decided to get a second opinion and found Goleta Transmission. They repaired it for $4500 and gave a better, longer warranty. read more

I couldn't trust them to even call me back, much less repair my car. Service team was terrible. They had my car for a week while I called them every day and couldn't get a hold of anyone to give me the car back. Insane nickel and dime add-on services to my estimate, over-clocked hours for what should be a simple fix, and overall abysmal experience. Would not come back, and decided to take my repairs elsewhere. read more

This is a horrible dealership. The customer service is horrible. They are unprofessional. The car salesmen will screw you to the max. They are going to make your car worse if you take it here for service. They are unethical. They only care about making money and will make your car have problems so you have to bring it back to them so they can profit off you. Do not trust them. Don't go here. read more

I used to drive 45 mins to get services here because they had great customer service . The last few times were such an inconvenience . It started when I needed an oil change last year . I show up and they say they don't have the parts and I needed to come back . I had to ask for the day off to go so I told them I would just go to one closer to me . A few months later I started having key issue and thought I'd give them a shot again . They did a diagnostic I made a partial payment for the part. I took the car in but was still having issues so I had to bring it a third time they said it was possible they got a bad part, I Never got a call back when they received the part. I called 3 weeks later and got scheduled and the day before I called to make sure they have the part and boom they said no and cancelled I tried to reschedule the girl told me no they'll call once they get the part. Here I am a month later still waiting. Still having key issues and out $90 because I pre paid the part because the guy said I had to in order for them to order it . I was willing to drive more and pay more due to the service I used to get here but it's just not worth it anymore . read more

I normally don't write reviews but I just had to for Coastal Chevrolet!! They were the ABSOLUTE best and made my car buying experience very pleasant and easy. They were super helpful finding me the car of my dreams! I would definitely recommend this dealer to everybody. 10/10 stars read more

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My car was just out of warranty, and they contacted Chevrolet for me. They were able to make the repair in warranty. I also had my transmission fluid change on my C8, and the price was very reasonable. I was able to use a 10% off service coupon the had sent me in the mail. Dan in service did an outstanding job for me! I would highly recommend Coastal Chevrolet read more

Today was my 4th and hopefully final visit to Coastal Chevrolet. The 1st time I went to buy a Silverado EV which they had zero of. The 2nd time I picked up a ladder rack which hardware was missing. No apologies. They did order replacement parts 3rd time I ordered a SET of hub covers and there was only 1 upon pick up. Then when I call a few days later to check on the status I'm told they are backordered. The super professional guy who answered the phone made sure to let me know it was my mistake though so it was all cleared up. He even imitated what he thought my voice sounded like which apparently is the highest form of flattery. So thanks. My 4th and final visit i came to get a refund for the (1) hub cover and the (3) others which needed to placed in a separate order in which I was told they didn't have any cash. They called themselves a "cashless" dealership yet accepted cash from me for the parts on backorder. Additionally why not check if an item is in stock before taking someone's money and then NOT calling to inform them it may take a while...an indeterminable amount of time to receive said item. Many people need things done on a timeline. My time and energy was NOT respected at the parts department. To top it all off I have to wait 3-4 weeks for a refund check from Florida If we treated people this way in my line of work we wouldn't have work. read more

Made the mistake of returning my suv for scheduled maintenance. I had a coupon. I signed up online for an oil change with tire rotation. Presented my coupon, and was told everything was good. Waited over 2 hours. Went to pay and asked to know what all was done. Oil & filter changed, fluids checked and filled, brake pads checked. Asked about tire rotation - not done. He said the coupon was for just the oil change. Not what I signed up for. He said they could do the rotation, for additional charge, and another hour wait. No one explained the coupon downgraded my appointment. I was fully expecting what I signed up for. Of course the manager "just left for lunch" I paid, was told my car was in the customer lot. Where? He started walking out towards the lot. I hit the alarm and found my car. He led me to the car, like I couldn't find it with the alarm going off. Turns out they forget to remove the plastic seat cover, paper floor mat, and mirror tag.. I had to go back in to get the inspection sheet. Manager called and had to convince him to rotate the tires. Had them che l a hard to move shifter, and now it won't recognize it's in park. Can't shut off the car. Won't call me back. Car is in worse shape now than wh Men I went in! read more

Worst customer service! Set up appointment, explained what I was looking for and what I would spend. Assured by manager we were close on numbers, they would make sure we were taken care of and win our business. Both were lies! Marco a manager lies and should never be allowed to supervise a team let alone work with customers! Go to Paradise Chevrolet in Ventura! Honest, genuine and sincere! Best mistake ever going to Coastal because it proved how customers should expect to be treated! Thanks Paradise for winning us over!! read more

Absolutely horrendous customer service in the service department. For the second time in a row, we made an appointment online only to arrive and be told they didn't have us down for service, despite the written/text confirmations we had. Service then took ALL DAY. Eight hours for an oil change, tire rotation, and entertainment center software update. Unresponsive to calls to check on the status of the vehicle and when we finally reached someone we were told it would be ready at 4:30. At 5pm we were still waiting. The cashier was another story. She was TERRIBLE. She was rude, unhelpful, and dismissive when asked questions. She truly hates her job and it shows. We will drive to Ventura or Buellton, or LA for that matter, from here on out. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this service department. It's a matter of time before they go out of business. read more

Had a terrible experience with service dept. Got my truck towed in on Thursday, was told it was slated for Friday, however wasn't touched until the following Thursday. Over a full week at the dealership and anytime I called for an update, I was either ignored or responded to with a text rather than a call back like I had asked. Finally picked up my truck, drove it home, and went to take my family to breakfast the next morning.. but my batteries were dead! Wouldn't recommend dealership to anyone. read more

UNBELIEVABLE experience from the first moment!! I called Coastal Chevrolet to look into trading in my 2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid on the way in to help my friend in his cigar shop. Marco hooked me up with the salesman Chris who busted his butt all afternoon to get me the deal I needed - I think he bruised Billy the Sales Manager (who is also a really great guy). Not only did he get me the deal I needed, after the wonderful Jennifer in the Finance Department got all my documents sent over for E-sign, he delivered to car to the cigar shop and picked up my trade in. Car dealerships and car salesmen have always had a bad rap for being pushy, slick and even sometimes telling lies to make a sale. Yeah, that is NOT going to happen at Costal Chevrolet. I cannot believe how not only easy but PLEASANT the entire process was. I'm now driving the incredible 2024 Equinox and I find myself smiling like kid in a candy store every time I get into this car!!! If you want a fair deal on a great car, you NEED to go to Coastal Chevrolet, talk to Billy the Sales Manager and he'll hook you up with a great salesperson - and tell him David sent you :-) read more

Bunch of lies they say something, but they don't deliver they advertise certain price when you get there raise the price

I can't begin to tell you how pissed off I am with the parts dept. especially Eddie, I called last week regarding a key fob for my 2003 Grand Am, Eddie found me one from another dealer and the cost would be $175.47 I found that high but ordered it I had to pay in advance and it would take a week to come in. I asked if that included programming it and was told yes, so after I hung up I called around and found a locksmith in Ventura that had it in and would do it all for $95.00, but when I called Eddie back I was told I could not cancel it because he already ordered it, so I was not happy with that to start, so I waited the week for it to get it, well the day I was going to drive up from Sherman Oaks to get it, I received a phone call from Eddie telling me it will be an additional $125.00 to program it!!!! To say I was pissed is an understatement, but crazy they said they would refund my credit card the full amount.... Which I had them do and now I am at Ventura locksmith waiting on my new fob $95.00 out the door. So I wasted a week waiting on Coastal Chevrolet thanks Eddie!!! read more

Believe all the other reviews. The service department here is SHADY!!!! I got nothing but a bunch of run arounds & stories while my car sat there for a week & a half. I bought my car there. I was counting on them to fix it when the sensor said the timing belt needed to be changed. Still stumped why they assured me they could & would do it but instead found reasons they couldn't, promised estimates for those reasons (water pump & oil leak - never any evidence of that) but then didn't deliver those estimates. This whole thing was very disappointing & confusing. Dan was the one I dealt with. Very unprofessional & unwilling to communicate or help. If I can't bring my car to the dealership where I bought it, where can I??? I thought they were supposed to be first choice. So confused. read more

Avoid this nightmare. Under previous ownership I bought multiple cars here and had them serviced. Since new ownership I stopped taking our Suburban there after getting totally crazy estimate for a regular service. Took it to the mechanic we use for our older vehicles and estimate was 50% less with way better service. Also bought a 2017 Volt here and just brought it in to service. I'm in over $1000 on repairs, and now they are asking for another $1200. They would not give me the vehicle without paying the $1000. The service department called it "a process of elimination of what's wrong". Either I'm getting swindled or they don't know what's going on. Take your vehicle to Rio Vista (longer drive) or go to a trusted mechanic. read more

I had a confirmed appointment with them for 8:00 a.m. to diagnose a mechanical problem with my van. It was the first time I had been there. I dropped off my vehicle and call them at 1pm to get a status on my vehicle. And I was told they were working on it and someone would call me back. At 3:00 p.m. I called again to see if I could get a status and the manager of the service department someone by the name of Jason told me that no one had looked at my vehicle yet and they probably weren't going to get to it today. So I said okay I'll come and pick my vehicle up. And when I went to pick up my vehicle all they did was giving my keys and that was it. They never said sorry we couldn't honor your appointment would you like to come back tomorrow? They just acted like nothing happened. It was as if I had never made an appointment with him. A sad and unfortunate experience. Complete waste of my time. Nothing but lies. read more

I am appalled at how they operate at this dealership. Me and my fiance had an appointment with a salesman today (Pedro) to see a car that was set the day before. We drove from Victorville to Santa Barbara to the dealership only to find out that some people who were walk-ins looked at the car before we got there and were making a deal on the car. I spoke to the manager about the situation and he replied that he would see what he could do, but he never came back to us with an answer. Needless to say, we drove 200+ miles for nothing because the walk-ins got the car and we got screwed! The give zero priority to people who make appointments. Not recommending this dealership to anyone. read more

I hate this dealership ! I bought a new truck and it needed recall service. When I called, they told me they were having a promotion on oil changeS. Ok, I needed one so change the oil while you do the recall. WELL - the cashier asked me for my coupon ? I don't have one, they told me there was a promotion when they UPSDOLD me on the service . THEY CHARGED ME $112 FOR AN OIL CHANGE and would not honor the promotion without a coupon. NEVER AGAIN! BEWARE OF COASTAL CHEVROLET !!! read more

GO TO RIO VISTA INSTEAD. If this dealership would have explained to me that a dealer smog due date isn't the same as a consumer then I wouldn't have freaked out that they were scamming me. They sent me pic showing expired smog. I had to do research to figure it out. They are no help. I was so skeptical Especially after seeing all the terrible reviews. They definitely have a lot of reviews saying they are a scam dealer and have add on's to screw you on price. Which they did ! I always go to Rio Vista in Buellton but I was looking for used car for my son in a certain price range and I assumed they were as honest as what I was used to and I was very wrong. Sales guy was not much older than my son. He was very helpful and I think pretty honest. Hopefully he finds a better dealer to work for. They threw me in with a new finance person and she did not send correct smog certificate information which fueled my anxiety and mistrust . They just stop communicating with you. Took way too long to get my car transferred to my name . They did not put temp paper plates on the car when we left the lot which is not correct according to dmv. I was in panic mode realizing what a mistake I made. I'll never go back there . I'll suggest Rio Vista to everyone! read more

Sales, not sure. Service...hectic. They drove my vehicle and checked some fluids and it cost over $200. I understand it goes towards an initial fix, but they didn't have my parts and didn't have answers to clarify. Didn't receive a phone call back the next day. I shouldn't be expected to call them if I'm waiting for a quote. They kept pushing a new vehicle on me and when I got there no one wanted to take care of my vehicle's issue. Seems to be getting worse everytime. Maybe that's a sign to go elsewhere. read more

Had the worst experience with this dealership! I was working on a deal with Chris, I was under the impression that it was a done deal. Once I decided to accept his offer I sent over everything he asked for and he stated in his voicemail that they were wrapping everything up for me and I would get a call in the morning to arrange delivery of the vehicle. I guess there's no communication between the team or manager because I received a text the next day that the car had been sold. I was furious to say the least, I had been working on a deal for this vehicle through my breaks and lunch times, I work 2 jobs and don't have a lot of free time. That is one of the main reasons I decided to go through Coastal Chevrolet because they offered delivery and we could do everything remotely, at least that was my understanding but obviously not. Chris was unprofessional and condescending, making it seem like I was in the wrong after I have texts, voicemails, and emails stating otherwise. He stated I was undecided on financing through them or our credit union but I specifically told him I'd be going through my credit union and explained the situation and I also declined their extended warranty. Then proceeds to tell me it's a first come first serve and whoever gets them what they need first! I've purchased vehicles before and never had any issues like here at Coastal Chevrolet. I will never give them any business!! read more