I had a great experience with Anthony at this dealership. He's friendly, kind, and made me laugh. Nice and unexpected to have a stress free time when making such a huge decision. Although he's new, Anthony's very knowledgeable and clearly loves his job. That positive vibe translates throughout the whole car buying experience and I highly recommend you ask for him when you visit. read more

I should have known better than to go back to this dealership. When I bought this car, it took them almost a MONTH to pay off my trade-in loan -- and that only happened after I filed a complaint with the CFPB. The only reason I went back was because I drive by it every day and figured it would be convenient. Big mistake. They had my car since Wednesday over a tire replacement and STILL couldn't get the correct tire. Horrible communication, rude staff, and management that was somehow worse than the employees. Yeah, I flipped out today. At a certain point people hit their limit when they're getting jerked around and treated like they don't matter. I finally made them put the old tire back on so I could leave with my car. Absolute disaster of a dealership from top to bottom. read more

Dads DO NOT let your daughters go here for anything ! My daughter went there for a tire repair and the service writer said it was against the law for him to repair because it was 2" from the sidewall. Came back and tried to sell her two tires and an alignment for $740. You would think at least two new tires right? Well my daughter just decided to ask if they were new and he was at least honest at that point and said no they have about 20,000 miles on them. So 2 used tires and an alignment for $740?? Good thing she called her dad beforehand and I nixed the scam. So to plug a tire was illegal but try and rip a young female off is totally legit? Got it. Placed a call to the GM of the dealer left voicemail and never recieved a call back. read more

I called to see if they have an OEM windshield in stock for windshield replacement. The Service Agent transferred me to the parts staff who are "unavailable" on Mondays to answer calls because there's only "one person" working that day. Monday is the busiest day of the business week! There was no one there to see if the part was available. read more

Deceptive, Predatory, and Absolutely Dishonest -- Stay Away This place is a scam operation in a shiny building. I inquired about a 2023 Porsche Macan listed for $44,974. Sounds good, right? Until they hit me with a quote that included over $4,200 in non-optional junk fees -- things like: * $1,499 for a "Nano Armor" ceramic coating * $864 for a GPS tracker * $1,895 for "prep and delivery"... on a used car None of this was disclosed up front. These are mandatory charges, and when I questioned them, the salesperson basically shrugged and said, "That's how we do it." This is blatant bait-and-switch -- they advertise a low price to get you in the door, then refuse to honor it unless you pay for inflated nonsense you didn't ask for. There are dozens of other reviews here and on Google saying the exact same thing -- same tactics, same salespeople by name, same dishonest game. They're counting on people not noticing until it's too late, or being too far along in the process to walk away. I came ready to write a check and still walked out. If you're shopping here, do yourself a favor and assume every price is a lie. There are honest dealers out there -- this isn't one of them. read more

All the cars are seriously overpriced and this dealership is common with bait and switch tactics. While also lowballing and giving horrible trade in prices read more

I've been a Volkswagen owner for years, but my recent experience has been extremely disappointing. My 2013 Jetta has now been at Gurnee Volkswagen for over 45 days, and there is still no estimated completion date for the repairs. Despite the lengthy delay and the fact that I am without a vehicle, I have not been offered a loaner or any form of transportation assistance. The lack of communication and accountability is frustrating, and I am now facing serious inconvenience and additional expenses. I understand the vehicle is out of warranty, but 6+ weeks without a car -- with no clear timeline and no support -- is not acceptable customer service. I'm reaching out publicly in hopes that Volkswagen of America and the dealership will take this issue seriously and help resolve it. I would appreciate a loaner vehicle or some form of compensation while my car is being repaired. Please do better for your customers. This experience is making me reconsider continuing with the Volkswagen brand. read more

This place is great! All the way from walking in the door and seeing a smiley face on everyone! I cant believe how quick and easy we were in and out. Avery was very knowledgeable and fun during this process.. He was super quick and explained everything so thorough! Thank you Avery for helping me pick my new car!! I cant thank Billy and Bujar.. These two managers are so awesome, very interactive with there customers and they make you feel like family. I appreciate how quickly Tyson the finance guy got me out of his office!! 10/10 recommend this dealership. they don't play games when you get in the door. They are very friendly and know what they are doing Thank you to the whole crew at Gurnee VW! read more

very bad dealer don't buy from Gurnee Volkswagen dealer. They are deceptive and misleading by advertising false price. They are untrustworthy and have the worst customer service and they are very unprofessional and cheaters. They have been Advertising and Predatory Pricing Practices at Gurnee Volkswagen I am writing to formally lodge a complaint against Gurnee Volkswagen, located in Gurnee, IL for engaging in deceptive advertising and predatory pricing practices in violation of Illinois consumer law. read more

Drove to the dealership to test drive and hopefully purchase a Porsche that was priced at $78K. Took all my information, then was denied a test drive from the Manager. Was asked to negotiate the price prior to a test drive. Smart tactic on his part...I calmly walked out the door and had a great conversation and test drive at another dealership. Making the purchase elsewhere tomorrow. ‍ read more

My experience at this dealership was by far the worst buying experience I've ever had. I strongly advise anyone to stay away from this place. It all started when I found a used vehicle online that seemed perfect--it had the right mileage, year, and price. After a test drive, I decided to proceed with the purchase. However, when the salesperson returned with the numbers, I was shocked. The price they quoted was nearly $8,000 more than what was listed online, and even higher than the vehicle's original MSRP when it was brand new. They had added a number of typical dealer upsells, such as nano-coating and a theft tracking system, which I declined. One of these upsells was a $2,500 fee supposedly for "getting the car ready to sell." When I asked for a breakdown of what this fee covered, I was given a vague list that included an oil change and fluid top-off--nothing that justified such a high cost. Moreover, this list didn't even appear to be specific to the vehicle I was buying. After an hour of back-and-forth negotiations, they reluctantly agreed to drop the fee by $1,000. I understand that dealerships need to make money, but I refused to pay for a "fix-up fee" that I was skeptical even happened. Throughout the process, the salesperson kept returning with hastily scribbled numbers on pieces of paper, pressuring me to agree to a deal on the spot. If I hadn't really liked the car and needed one urgently, I would have walked away many times. Eventually, I got the payment where I wanted and agreed to buy the car. But even then, there were more issues. When I finally met with the finance person to complete the purchase, I was handed a form to sign stating that I was buying the car "as is." This was standard, so I signed it. Only after that was I informed that the car only came with one key--something the salesperson should have mentioned earlier. The finance person then tried to upsell me on a $2,500 package, which he offered at a "special" price of $500, to include a new key. This felt like an incredibly sleazy tactic and left me feeling very frustrated. I declined the offer and finally finished the purchase. I thought the ordeal was over, but it wasn't. The next day, I discovered that the passenger side door wouldn't lock--something that should have been caught during their so-called $2,500 "fix-up." I bought the car on a Friday night, and by the time I realized the issue on Saturday, the dealership was closed. On Monday morning, before I could call them, my salesperson contacted me, asking me to bring the car back for an "update." I mentioned the door lock issue, and they assured me it would be addressed along with the update. I was scheduled to bring the car in at 9 a.m. the next day, but when I arrived, the service team had no record of my appointment. Apparently, the salesperson hadn't bothered to schedule it. Thankfully, they agreed to see me that day, but there were no notes about the supposed update. They informed me that there were a few other things that hadn't been fixed before the car was sold, further confirming my suspicion that the fix-up fee was just made up. After waiting a few hours, I was told they needed to order a part to fix the door, so I'd have to come back. A week later, I called the service center to check on the part, and they informed me that both the door lock and a new oil pan had arrived--new oil pan?? I don't think they would have notified me if I hadn't reached out first. The service team was polite and did eventually fix the issues, but the dealership's poor communication, both internally and with me, caused endless confusion and frustration. Overall, I cannot stress enough how much I do not recommend this dealership. The service department was okay, but the sales side was absolutely infuriating, sleazy, and filled with lies. Save yourself the trouble and look elsewhere. read more

Shocking experience with this dealer relating to a recall. Did the recall on my 2017 Golf GTi for the fuel suction pump. About a month later I start noticing a faint gasoline smell when parking but thought nothing of it. Start to notice the smell a bit more until middle of the next month when my car starts to leak gasoline down by the fuel tank and on to the road. The car was ~120 miles away on business and now unsafe to drive. Neither the garage or VW offered any assistance with recovery or any interim help whatsoever and given the cost to tow the vehicle home I had to consider my other options. In the end I get the car to the garage local to my work location - they call me the same day to say that they found the issue; the fuel line had not been reconnected properly and worked its way lose. Now given that the fuel line has to be removed for the recall and given I started to smell gasoline within a few weeks (and have never had any fuel issues with the car, only 55k miles) it seems pretty clear this is down the dealer. I get no response to phone calls (when they eventually answered they would never call me back). I sent the repair report from the other garage and follow-up emails, nothing. Eventually I go in and see the Service Manager (GM on vacation) and he's all smiles, no big deal, will message my GM and it should get taken care of next week. After another 2 weeks I lose my patience and report the issue to the Better Business Bureau. I get the same response twice basically saying you only reported this 3 months and 5000 miles later, these things happen on older cars, suck it up. They can't do anything else. The car could have gone up in flames with me in it ! All I wanted was the ~$500 I was out of pocket for 2 weeks of hire car and a train trip to get home, not any compensation for the huge inconvenience. I'm considering my next options, maybe legal or NBC 5. Stay away, unethical and mercenary to say the least read more

Fantastic first experience for routine vehicle maintenance! Antim was very welcoming, personable and energized for 8am! William was fantastic at explaining what was done, what was needed, and got me scheduled for my next appointment. Service and waiting area were both clean and inviting. There's even an area to purchase VW Driver Gear. Definitely recommend Gurnee VW. I am certain Antim and William will make your visit as top notch as mine was today! read more

Report this company to the Illinois Attorney General, the FTC, and the Department of Revenue for potential tax fraud. This company ran my credit seven times without my consent. I came with my own pre-approval letter specifying the bank I wanted to use, yet they disregarded my instructions and sent my information to multiple lenders. They also charged me over 11% in sales tax, which exceeds the legally allowable sales tax rates in Illinois. Additionally, they included add-on fees that were not disclosed on their website, which violates the Illinois Vehicle Advertising Regulations (Illinois Administrative Code Title 14, Section 475.590). Please do yourself a favor and shop somewhere else. This business operates unethically and should be held accountable for their deceptive practices. read more

Gurnee VW has had my Golf now for 4 weeks!!!! Nothing has been done, and no one will respond with any status updates!!! The absolute worst service I have ever seen! read more

August 10th we drove from Northwest Indiana to Gurnee Volkswagen to purchase a 2015 Audi Q5. They pulled bait and switch on us. Price online was listed somewhere around $12,500 but at the time of purchase turns out another approximate $2,000 was added for some "super inspection/maintenance check" they do on all used vehicles. Then for another $599 there was a "recovery device" charge in the event the vehicle was stolen they could track it. We were smart enough to argue and decline the "recovery device" charge and went ahead with the sale. The extra $2,000 seemed extreme for a maintenance check but thought it also meant we were leaving with a solid vehicle. Approximately 9/19 the vehicle began to sputter while driving and a message came on the dash alerting to "Turn vehicle off immediately" due to issue with oil pressure. Didn't drive the car for a week and on 9/27 had it towed to the Audi service center closest to us. After their inspection, the vehicle was found to be 3 quarts low on oil. We had only driven it approx. 1370 miles since purchase. They filled it back with oil and we thought our problem was solved. We continued to monitor the oil through the vehicle's menu and after the next 100 miles the oil appeared to be only half full. There was obviously a bigger problem going on. On 10/3 we called Gurnee Volkswagen wanting to see if there was anything they could do to help. We spoke with Billy Carrion (who is listed on the buyers guide as the person to call with complaints after sale), he said he'd have the General Manager, Gary, call us back. The next day on 10/4 received a call from the title clerk regarding paperwork for the title (which we still haven't received by the way). During that call asked if she could let Billy know that the general manager has not called us back. Over the next 2 weeks we called the dealership an additional 7 times. I could list out each time I called and what happened but between Billy, Paul, Kristina, Michelle, and another cashier whose name I did not get, none of them could answer any questions or connect me to apparently the only person who could help, General Manager Gary or whoever else is supposed to be at extension 290 or 950. I am not sure if General Manager Gary is a real person because as of the date of this review, 11/3/24, we have yet to hear back from him or anyone else that is at extension 290, 950 or any other extension where I left a message. I will shout out the Merrillville Audi service center & Adam. For not having purchased my vehicle from them he was incredibly helpful and took each of my calls when asking for help and suggestions on what to do. Appearing to be burning a quart of oil every 200-300 miles, the quote we received to repair totaled nearly $10,000. During one of my attempts for help through Gurnee Volkswagen I was transferred to service who asked if I wanted to schedule a service appointment. I told the guy we already took it into an Audi service center near us and was told what it would cost to fix, yet again, he told us the only person who could help was at extension 290. As we've settled on the fact we are never going to hear back from Gurnee Volkswagen to receive any help with this issue, we've contacted the BBB and IL Attorney General. We've also contacted a lawyer. Reviewing our paperwork it does appear our buyers guide was not filled out regarding a warranty, and it was not posted on the vehicle at time of purchase as it should have been. Still aware nothing will come of this; we deeply caution you from making any purchases from Gurnee Volkswagen. Thought this was a nice a photo of the car being towed away with the distinguishable Bob Rohrman plates. read more

Gurnee Volkswagen - Auto Repair Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

Car dealers these days are worse than ever and Gurnee Volkswagen and Gurnee Dodge are 2 of the worst dealers ever! Yes I realize different dealers but can't believe how horrible both are! Lies, deception, horrible companies. who holds your own $ hostage after they can't follow thru with there false promises. Please read other reviews and if you are looking for a vehicle don't stop in here! read more

First time purchasing a vehicle and Avery made the process so easy and comfortable! Thank you Avery for being so helpful!

Alright the time as come. This is my 2nd review since I had to delete my 1st one in order to get money owed to us. Im a returning customer to this group for the 3rd time this was the taste they left with us. Everyone knows we are a hard working family and never fuck anyone over. So here our experience. My son and I went and looked at a charger scat pack at the gurnee location. We arrived between by a salesperson which was awesome by the way. We gave our info and they brought the car up front so we can check it out and test drive. We got hyped up cause is sounded so nice. We opened the doors walked to the car stopped in our tracks. And automatically said naw we are good. It was beat to shit car for 34k. So since we were there my boy been talking about a Tesla also. The lot had 2. So our salesperson asked if we wanted to test drive it. He fell in love. We went back into the office began paperwork to purchase the Tesla. Well after 5 hours of negotiating price and our trade in we were able to bring the Tesla home. Nightmare 101. When buying a used Tesla make sure the car is unlocked from the previous owner so you can put the account in your name. This was not the case. The dealer sold him a locked Tesla, this mean through Tesla you can set up and account and supercharging can not be done. Many countless calls between the dealer and Tesla. Issued finally resolved after about 4 days. Then he gets a call saying he needs to come in. Finance is having issues with the loan. He needed a co-signer or more money down or 2-300 more a month payment. Unfortunately I did not like the finance manager's attitude so I decided not to co-sign. I did not trust him. So at this point no loan on the car. My son then went to a credit union got approved but not for the full amount. We had to give the car back and take our trade in back. All this is fine. Typical business and we were ok with that. The only bad taste was dealing with the locked out Tesla account. No big deal. Game over. Next. Unfortunately not the case. We also had 2000 down payment owed to us. They told my son they need to look over the car make sure no damage was done and they will refund the funds. Well after 20 days countless phone calls and emails and a Facebook review that I had to delete they finally gave him his deposit back. Still not over. When my son got his Chrysler 300 on his way home the check engine light came on. We thought maybe the cold caused a sensor to stick. Now that's it's warmed up it's still on. Well after scanning it and investigating we found 2 unclipped wire harness. Is this how you do people. I see your response to the bad reviews to call your office. Your staff will help us. Well we did. We tried. I can pull phone logs to prove it. I had to delete a negative review to get our refund back. I wonder how many other bad reviews people took down. Share so people are aware of this shady dealer. Gurnee Volkswagen read more

Gurnee Volkswagen - Auto Repair Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

I bought a used VW Tiguan in 2023. Posting now as I wished I read these reviews. Worst, most stressful buying experience I've ever had. It was like an old school men's club - high pressure, deceptive, shady. ( at 1 point, after being there the entire day, I had sales, finance & a manager, all men - 100% all doing there best to intimidate & force me to stop asking legit question. I'd have walked away, but I was buying a used car that I really wanted. Sales & finance guy, shady as heck. I called recently- 2 yrs later.. to follow up on an "I owe you" for a replacement part that I never received a call that the part had come in. My experience this time with the parts/ service team & finance was night & day! Super helpful & transparent. Hopefully these reviews have had impact & they had a staff overhaul. read more

Bought a car in November 2024. Still waiting to receive my paperwork two months later. Their website prices do not include the certification and anti theft charges so that was an extra $3000 surprise in my signing documents. The car also had an additional 1,000 miles on the odometer and when I asked for the price to be adjusted I was gaslighting into thinking it was no big deal and "this is normal because the cars get parking lot rot" so the dealers have to drive them. Definitely regretting my purchase here. Felt taken advantage of and I have no trust in this dealership. read more

I made an appointment for a recall on my 2024 Atlas (Infotainment software update, 91US) and to address a squeaking from a 2nd row seat. Checking in at 8:30am, I expected that this would take a couple of hours. Noon rolls around, no update except when I inquired and was told 1.5-2 more hours. I again, patiently waited. I requested an update after two hours and was told that the recall software update would not load to my car, the dealership then offered me a loaner (only after complaining). A loaner that should have been offered much sooner as nobody should be expected to wait at a dealership for a non-mechanical issue this long. The loaner was provided but it was non-operable, so I declined. The service department struggled to source another viable loaner, or make the quick repair needed to get me on the road. I waited another hour before requesting my car back. I left the dealership 8 hours after initially checking in, recall still not performed (although paperwork stated it was). read more

Went to prurchase a 2023 Volkswagen Jetta 1.5T SE listed online for $17,295, before I drove an hour to the dealership I emailed Alysha to make sure the dealer did not add additional fees to the price, she stated they do have options offered but are not mandatory that 17295.00 is the price of the car. Even online under the car it states "No hassle pricing;(no mandatory add-ons or expensive addendums when you get here) I get to the dealer to purchase the car and Alysha sends me to talk to Manny and he tells me the price of the car is 27000 because it has mandatory dealer accesories added to it.I said I do not want them and that Alesha told me that the car did not have any extra fees and it also states no Haggle pricing. He said I am not selling you that car for 17295.00 And that all dealers add fees.I told him he was full of Sh__!!! And that this place is nothing but a pure scam !!! I also filed a complaint with the FTC read more

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Highly unscrupulous, bait and switch model is not as it appears when advertised online. It's crazy to think they wasted half of our morning here waiting for a too good to be true vehicle advertised falsely online with a price increased by $6k in person. I've never been asked my budget by salespeople before this interaction. Their attempt to take advantage is disappointing and shameful. read more

Second, worst experience I've had with them. Luckily, I've had my boyfriend with me. Both times and he puts them in their place, they don't listen, they add-on all these extra tactics. They manipulate you. They hold your keys for some odd reason. Worst experience ever, do not purchase from them. They kept repeating my name under his breath, giving creepy experience. read more

I first want to start with I'm glad I came with my girlfriend to "try" and purchase a vehicle from this dealership. Their sales tactics are forceful. Ladies do not shop here alone or at all. Watch out for all their add on tactics. The salesman got his manager and he acted like we didn't know how their paperwork worked. They offered 10k on trade in and the out the door price still stayed the same. So the bait and switched. They were going to pay her car off and not apply the left over of their offer to the purchase of the vehicle. Do not shop at this bust of a dealership. read more

Bait and switch tactics, deceptive pricing. received email from company offering 1,000 over KBB for my grade with an additional 1,000 off listed sales price of any new VW on the lot. Went in to purchase and they refused to give KBB let alone the extra trade allowance. also refused to honor the additional 1,000 off per their own marketing email. Additionally they force you to purchase two worthless dealer addons; a $700 generic LoJack when genuine LoJack can be purchased for $130 retail and 2,000 paint and fabric protection. A spray on ceramic coating from autozone is $35. The vehicle I was interested in was leather appointed, which is naturally stain resistant and the carpet on the floor is black with rubber floor mats so a completely worthless add on. The vehicle shortage is over, and there are several VW dealerships in the Chicagoland areas. There's no reason to rewards these shady dealerships with your business. read more

Kevin Was an amazing sales person thank you so much for helping us amazing service would recommend to everyone

I would give 0 stars if I could. I drove for five hours just to discover that the final sale price was $3100 higher than the original agreement. lowering the vehicle's price to attract clients and then tacking on extra costs at the end is not the way of doing business. I've bought a lot of cars over the years, but this dealer offers the worst customer service in my opinion. They told us nobody forced us to travel so far, and they said that they didn't care where we came from. Manager John treated us very harshly. Anyone that decides to go here, ask them for the fees that they surprise customers at the end. read more

Worst car buying experience I have ever had. Bought a used car for my wife. When it came time to pick the car up I drove it home. It was later in the evening and by time I was half way home and needed to turn the lights on, I found out that I didn't have any lights. I don't know if they just don't know how to do a pre delivery inspection or if they just don't give a damn. I will never return to this dealer even if the car was free. I ended up fixing the lighting problem on my own without even an apology from anyone at the dealership. Unprofessional from the get go. read more

Tried to purchase a Vehicle from them online. The online advertised price was a typical bait and switch. The people online are basically designed to defraud potential buyers. The woman I spoke with advised of some discounts that did not apply to me. Once I will still OK with the price she advised me that since I was going to purchase out of state there would be 2 mandatory accessory products I would need to purchase to get that online price which would cost an additional $ 3,000 which is illegal and unethical. I can't believe these idiots still think they can get away with something like this. It must still work to some extent I guess there are still stupid people out there that are suckered into this type of transaction. read more

I bought a Atlas 2022 with a warranty. The first week I had a electrical issue that they spent 4 hours trying to fix and referred me to City Volkswagen of Chicago to finish the repair. What pissed me off is they sold me a used vehicle with after market brakes and now City Volkswagen said it's $600 to get new brake pads and they were not OEM brakes, cheap after market brakes. The sales representative was let go, who sold me the car after a month and the manager Gary Nudelman is not answering or returning my messages. They also sold me a car with 1 key and told me to wait a month and call Volkswagen telling them I lost it. The sales managers were shady.... Bottomline if they fix my brakes and right this wrong then I will take this down, otherwise you'll know they screwed me over on a newer car! I still think the younger floor manager is a total slimeball. Cocky and and they looked down on me because I paid all cash and didn't need their stupid financing. read more

If i could give this dealership no stars that is where it would be. On July 20th I bought a brand new 2024 Tiguan (I highly suggest you get one from a different dealership) Not only were the sales people uneducated with the process but they then slipped different paperwork in and tried to talk their way around it. I have been trying since July 22nd to get this corrected with NO LUCK. First in finance Donny took over because Leo didn't process it right. Donny did NOT fix it and although the paperwork at the dealership is correct my loan amount is still 8K higher than it should be. I then spoke with Billy the sales manager and he assured me Donny fixed it. NOT DONE and oh.. Donny and Leo no longer work at this dealership. I have engaged the BBB, Volkswagen Corp as of yesterday and if this is not resolved by the time I have to make my first car note on September 3rd I will be filing a police report for the bait and switch actives after that it will be a court matter. You have completely taken the joy away from me buying a new car. read more

Awful sales experience on a used car. Agreed to terms multiple times only to be "walked back" after discussion with the manager. High pressure sales tactics. Got the deal we wanted, have been chasing registration on the vehicle with no response from the dealer. Nobody answers their phones. Voicemails are full or disabled. Poor customer experience. read more

Went in for an oil change after an hour and a half the car was done and I was super happy to be on my way. I turn on my car, immediately it starts making a weird engine noise, it shakes, and engine light is on. All issues that were not there before. I call servir and drive my car back in there. They tell me that wasn't something they noticed when they got it off the bay and drove it to the spot I picked it up at. Another hour and 20 min later they did fix the sensor they knocked off. My issues is they expected me to not notice and drive off. If they had said it's taking a bit extra since we noticed something and placed it back on the bay I would have understood, but nopet next time I'll save myself the trouble and drive to Libertyville for service read more

Our ongoing search for a new Jetta SE for our son ended at Gurnee Volkswagen. After fruitless searching, and being frustrated that all the incoming new cars at other dealerships were already sold, our sales rep, Ben Zarn, came through with a brand new 2023 in graphite with all the options we wanted. No ridiculous market up charges or scams. Just a straight up great deal. We did 95% of the deal over the phone. He called when the car was ready and we were in and out in about 25 minutes. My son got a new car and we got a great deal thanks to Ben! The team at Gurnee Volkswagen really took care of us. read more

Horrible dealership who lied about parts working in my car. After buying the car and noticing my AC doesn't work and the radio doesn't function they told me it is my problem. They clearly knew of these issues and sold me the car anyway. Horrible service and very unprofessional. I got scammed and I would warn anyone to stay away from them. read more

To put it plain and simple Gurnee VW does not have well trained technicians, the management does not care about the customer, and they have no intentions of helping once they receive their money. I do not recommend servicing your vehicle with this dealership. Brought a vehicle in for service work, took the dealership 3 months to get the part in to get the vehicle fixed which is completely understandable that was not in their control. Service Manager said would make sure handled and would be in contact, no responses. However in having our vehicle for 3 months we were contacted maybe 3 times with no updates just information that while sitting on their lot, them jumping the car and what not that more damage had been done and they would need more money to fix things they did. When we finally were notified that the car was running and ready for pick up the car did not start at the time of arrival and needed to be jumped which then damaged an electrical panel. Vehicle was still not running correctly so got Gurnees work inspected by another dealer and was told the work we paid for was not even done correctly resulting in more damage to the vehicle. In attempt to get this resolved was told would be called back to get the vehicle in and have not heard from them, have tried calling again and been told can't leave a message. Have gotten VW involved just to get a simple service appointment set up and it has now been another almost 2 months without them setting up the appointment to look at the vehicle. read more

We purchased a used 2022 Tacoma for our landscape business. At the time of purchase the tire pressure light was illuminated. We incorrectly assumed that we just needed to add some air to the tires (due to the colder weather) and all would be fine. However, once we purchased the vehicle, brought it back to our place of business, and added air to the tires, the light stayed on. I called our sales rep and left multiple messages for him, but he did not return our calls for weeks. When I was finally able to explain the situation, he said he would talk to the service department and get back to me, which he never did. In the meantime, I brought the Tacoma to a different Toyota dealership to take a look at the tires. They informed me that it was a faulty pressure sensor. Therefore, I attempted to reach my original sales rep again and ask them to please replace the faulty sensor. I assumed that they would never have purposefully sold me the car with a faulty sensor, and they would honorably replace it. After numerous attempts over multiple days to reach him, I finally decided to just explain the situation to the woman who answered the main number. She apologized for the confusion and said that she would speak to the service manager and get back to me. Again, nobody bothered to call me back. After waiting for days, I reached out to them again and spoke to the same woman who had promised to call me back. Thankfully, she remembered me and apologized. She again said that she would speak to the service manager and get back to me right away. To her credit she did call me back about 10 minutes later and told me that they can't do anything for me. Their stance is that they sell their used cars "as is". To say the least, I was completely in shock that they would not simply offer to replace a faulty sensor that they did not know existed when they sold me the car. I know that if they would have caught that on their own before they listed the vehicle for sale, they surely would have fixed it first. Instead of doing the right thing and replacing a sensor (which is a minimal thing), they decided to lose any future business from our company. It is a shame that the art of customer service is lost on them. read more

They do some amazing packages and modifications with vehicles here that you won't find in any other regional VW dealer. Custom wheels, wraps, etc.. They take these cars to the next level if that's what you're looking for. However, these are car salesman, make no mistake about it. If you go in expecting a cucumber water and a spa treatment you're going to get taken for a ride. If you walk in with a TrueCar printout expecting a hassle-free deal, this is not your place. On the other hand, if you know what you're doing and are prepared to close a deal that day, be upfront with the sales people on what you want and pay very close attention to the details, you can most likely get the deal you had in mind. That being said, -1 star for being the COVID-19 super-spreader dealer of Northeastern Illinois. These people do not give AF about COVID-19 at all, the CDC should consider setting up shop here to monitor for new mutations. Wear two masks, douse yourself in hand sanitizer and spend as much time outside as you can. read more