Purchased car from Vroom - online car company. They provided documents which were to be returned within 24 hrs signed or else the deal would be void. Their contract stated that it needed to be notarized so I called to confirm and they told me IGNORE the statement in the contract and that they would have the contract notarized on my behalf, which defeats the purpose of notarization.
They failed to register my plates at my new state, causing my plates to expire and me being unable to drive my new care for at least a month. They sent me a check which I thought was supposed to be for the monthly payment and insurance plus title and registration service fees I paid to have my car registered, and asked for the documentation so I can register at my DMV myself.
It turns out the check was for sales tax (which I was not aware I needed to pay the DMV and thought it was already paid as part of the process). Numerous complaints and calls to them and their customer service always hangs up. I am now out my payment for over a full month that I wasn't able to drive my car, associated insurance fees, and all the fees and service charges they charged me in order to do the title and registration on my behalf, which they obviously did not do.
Even my account on their website isn't properly managed - and still says purchase pending; clearly no appropriate tracking or management of my account and purchase. All of this is illegal and this company needs to be stopped.
Vroom - Once they sell you the car, it is all horrific after that, delivery delays, lost paperwork, sending things 3 and 4 times, Customer service reps are overseas and cannot do anything.. you cannot speak to a manager. My registration/temp tags expired 3 weeks ago.
Vroom is doing nothing about it and lying to me saying they will send a temp tag within 24 hours-48 hours. They take no accountability or ownership of your case. It is absolutely horrible and this company should be shut down. New York NY
I purchased a 2007 corvette with 17,000 miles in June of 2021. I was assured of a seven to ten day delivery time after the vehicle was paid for. I did not receive the vehicle until 07/27/21. This vehicle includes a three month warranty. The vehicle shift cable broke and I had to pay for this repair out of my own pocket.
The vehicle also has a potentially deadly gasoline leak. I was informed that it was "out of warranty" by two days. Vroom will not repair the vehicle and I was advised that I should "drive it with a fire extinguisher" by the very rude customer service agent.
To whom it may concern, today is November 23rd and I would like to report the company "vroom”. Back in July I purchased a 2018 Hyundai Elantra, I paid $500.00 down with my credit card and had my bank wire $19,000-25,000 to the company. The car was delivered July 15th 2021 but I never received any paperwork besides a temp tag and they told me they were "working on it”. Vroom gave me a rental which now has been extended three times and is now over again on December 2nd 2021.
We can not get in touch with vroom, Im put on hold and nobody comes to the phone for hours at a time. I would go out every other day to start the Hyundai and now all of a sudden as of 2 weeks ago the battery or alternator is bad, the car won’t even start and I only drove it for a month (which ended in August) due to the temp tag expiring.
Any help with this would be a big blessing, I’m an 85 year old women and was obviously scammed and without my daughters help and spreading word through you guys, I won’t be able to do anything about the money I lost. Thank you so much for your time and hope to hear from you guys soon.
I purchased a 2007 corvette with 17,000 miles in June of 2021. I was assured of a seven to ten day delivery time after the vehicle was paid for. I did not receive the vehicle until 07/27/21. This vehicle includes a three month warranty. The vehicle shift cable broke and I had to pay for this repair out of my own pocket.
The vehicle also has a potentially deadly gasoline leak. I was informed that it was "out of warranty" by two days. Vroom will not repair the vehicle and I was advised that I should "drive it with a fire extinguisher" by the very rude customer service agent.
This is the absolute worst car agency. They are extremely disorganized. They delayed my delivery by over a month due to mishandled contracts & then lied about it when asked for more information. They deliver cars in poor condition, or possibly damaged. I cannot believe the service level. Note, BBB REVOKED their accreditation due to poor business practices.
Sold my vehicle, they claim payment sent via FedEx but sent without signature required, I have not received payment, FedEx has been unhelpful and I’ve spent in excess of 16 hours on hold, another 3 hours spent being passed between various departments, all with inconsistent "next steps”, ineffective escalation and as of 26Mar21 still no payment or even a hope for quick resolution. This is an ongoing unnecessary nightmare. Stay far far away from Vroom. They cannot be trusted!
I purchased a 2018 Audi S4 with 27XXX miles from Vroom in January 2021. Every step of the process with Vroom is totally disconnected from the next. As you will read across the internet you are only able to contact them when they want to be contacted. This includes your personal, "sales rep". Needless to say you are left in the dark for much of the transaction. Fast forward to delivery, I was called by a delivery rep on Friday the 12th of January stating the vehicle would be delivered Monday. Right after I hung up the phone I was called by a transporter stating he was 100 miles from my location and would be delivering tonight.... on Friday.
Unable to accept an 18 wheeler at my residence I would need to meet him in town. After many texts back and forth I took delivery of the vehicle at 8pm in the dark and rain. I was told by the Vroom rep to, "thoroughly" inspect the vehicle before signing the bill of lading.... in the dark and rain?
Fast forward I took the vehicle to local Audi dealer due to a "high oil level" warning light and a "replace battery" warning light only four days and 52 miles after delivery. Upon their inspection a whole list of issues were identified. To name a few major ones was major underbody damage to the right rocker panel, a large dent and crease in the hood, both rear tires could not pass inspection due to multiple chunks missing from the sidewalls. The oil was overfilled, the battery needed replaced, the cabin air filter was broken, a coolant leak and a possible oil leak on top of the engine that would require $200 worth of labor charges to diagnose.... there's more.
Vroom was contacted and a case was opened on 02/17. Repair quotes and photos of all damage was sent via email. It is now 03/02 and I've heard nothing out of Vroom. I've spent over $1000 on maintenance items and I've made the first payment. The car has been sitting in my garage as it is unsafe to drive on the tires and who knows how far it would make it with the coolant and oil leak. A total train wreck of a $40k car.
How does this vehicle make it out the door with Vroom? Needless to say I'm here to warn anyone reading this report that it is not worth the risk buying a vehicle from this company. You will spend time, money and be caused unnecessary stress thinking you're getting an online car buying convenience. I fully expect Vroom to eventually contact me, ask for a $500 transport fee to return the vehicle and who knows, probably even charge me mileage after reading other online reviews.
I hope this report saves others the headache and eventually this company pays the price for their practices. It is absolutely inexcusable.
We purchased 2 vehicles in August 2020. The F150, financed thru my pre approval with Capital One...no problems at all. We received the plates and financing was a go from day one. We did not have the vehicles delivered as we live close enough to pick them up locally at the facility near Houston. The second vehicle, a 2017 Kia...nice car..I really like it....problems with paperwork as soon as we drove away. This car was financed with Santander...I wanted to go through Capital One on both vehicles but Vroom did not allow me to do that. With the pre approval..there was enough for both cars. Anyhow, no big deal.. we went with their recommendation of Santander. UGH.
Both vehicles were clean, no problems visually or mechanical at all.
About two weeks after buying the Kia I receive a phone call and email from Frank.,the credit guy..saying he used the wrong stationery for the loan..it needed the vroom name on it not auto direct...so he sent me new papers to sign via docusign. He said that’s why we hadn’t received info on our account or from Santander yet.
I started really getting concerned mid to late September as our temp tags expired in October and still no plates or payment info.
I called vroom multiple times with little to no response. Mid October I’m told Santander needs more info to fund the loan. This was 2 months after we took possession of the Kia. I was not happy but emailed the requested info. We were given another set of temp paper plates but they were only good for thirty days ... we are getting into November at this point.
Meanwhile, I’m concerned after all this time no info from Santander. I called Vroom and some guy,,have no idea who..said not to worry I should be happy to drive the car for free.
My issue is I wanted this taken care of, did not want them to come back and say oh well you now owe all these missed payments...especially since it’s all out of my control.
I called Santander.. the only record they have of me or the Kia loan is they submitted the contract back to vroom for required info with no response. I’m assuming that was the document request in October.
So mid November I blew it off, stopped worrying and figured they would call eventually. I really had no choice with zero responsiveness from Vroom.
January 6, 2021 I receive an email that I must call them immediately that I am in default, lol. What a joke. I called and the credit manager loser said they financing never went through and they had to apply for new financing.
I told him NO..with a few other choice words.
This is the BRIEF version of the story.
I’ve decided to let them pick up the car and be done. It’s crazy.
Everyone that has had similar or worse experiences I’m so sorry.
We all deserve a huge apology and acknowledgement that VROOM is at fault NOT the customers!!!
My purchase experience with Vroom went well. Everything as promised. Easy procedure. However, when purchasing my car tag, I noticed that the amount of the license and registration fees charged on my contract was about $200 more than the actual amount of the license and registration charged by the tax collector's office.
I have contacted Vroom on 3 or 4 ( I lost count) separate occasions concerning this matter, but am always told that someone in license and registration will contact me. I was told that they contract out the license and registration procedure to another company and must check with them concerning the matter. But, I am tired of waiting for a resolution
I am writing as nobody will even speak to me without shutting me down instantly after the initial few calls - which went well until the actual day to buy back the car - (2014 Jaguar F-Type S VIN: SAJWA6FC8E8K01036) which had an issue with leaking coolant (known issue for this year/model and specifically engine -
Jaguar has a repair bulletin out about it that the coolant lines in the engine itself are inadequate and should be upgraded to heavier duty ones at next heavy maintenance/repair job or at first sign of leaking coolant - so I am of the opinion that it should have been more closely looked at during quality inspection as my mechanic even said that he not only believed it was an older issue and the car was leaking coolant when delivered to myself.)
It was delivered to me in the rain, and at the time was an incredibly modest leak it was only even noticeable as the leak's condensation would create steam from under the supercharger when engine was hot/driven for a while but before he had even identified the issue your limited-warranty company (Safeguard) seemed to know exactly what was wrong and that it was much more expensive and problematic than either I or the mechanic believed.
I instantly began leading the mechanic into speculating that I was being careless and driving it excessively while it was overheating (NOT true; I pulled over within mere seconds after the temperature gauge began to rise (never even got out of the middle into the lowest part of the red/danger high temp zone) and called a tow on side/shoulder of the 4-lane highway exactly as instructed.
I certainly did not continue to drive the vehicle knowing it was in a state of overheating; in fact I had only driven about 5 miles since the car was started from a cold start although it is a sports car so I suppose the engine block can heat up quicker than normal car.
The issue is that the vehicle's block is cracked right around the cylinder(s) so now that I paid for heavier coolant lines that do not leak the cylinders flood out/fill with coolant eliminating any spark and leaving the entire engine non-functional; the engine is at it's cheapest $15,000 brand new all the way up to $22,000 depending on which Jaguar dealership.
I had this car for only 6-days with it actually having this issue on the 6th day and being delivered on the 1st day so I truly had it for only 4 full days before it, in essence, became the lawn ornament it is today.
Now, the warranty company got my mechanic to speculate that I must've ran it hot for a while in order to crack the block, which is why they denied the repair, they say it must've been completely out of coolant which is what the temperature of is measured which is why it hadn't displayed yet that it was overheating yet still caused this damage.
Since I did not immediately pull over (I did, this is warranty company version of events) and call a tow but instead continued to drive it around after noticing it overheating causing this damage (again, I pulled over right on the shoulder of HWY and called a tow I didn't even risk driving it to the next exit maybe 1.5 miles away).
However this is false and the tow truck driver who picked it up in the flatbed tow truck (he didn't arrive for nearly 2 hours) will attest to it leaking a large amount of coolant on his flatbed truck (he said it definitely still had the majority of the coolant in the car when he arrived 1.5+ hours later and it also ran fine for him - as it did for me - driving it onto the flatbed tow truck - meaning he too was unaware of the more serious cracked block until the upgrade/repair exposed and exaggerated the issue.
Therefore it was certainly not out of coolant and also meaning the temp gauge was correct and it was not overheating (the warning just began it's first chime and temp gauge just began rising but still well within the white middle/safe temp zone) and the damage was likely pre-existing (I didn't cause this damage in just a few days of owning the vehicle!
Again I had only been driving for about 10 minutes from a dead cold start when this supposedly occurred) and only realized as a major "engine-killing" issue when the mechanic I towed it to had the heavier duty lines installed to stop the minor coolant leak which now forces the coolant to the cracked block, rather than out of the leaking coolant lines; flooding the cylinders and making the engine not-go "Vroom, Vroom"!
Anyways, long-story short, I called you guys at Vroom on day 6 (within the no-questions 7-day buyback window) and explained the issue; at this time I - with the advise of the mechanic - believed it to still be a minor issue, just a new coolant line, agreed with the Vroom representative that I called and spoke to that I would keep the car if the warranty company could get it fixed up quickly and cheaply as I do VERY much love this car and didn't want to wait another roughly 2 weeks on a replacement via the buyback;
I did however also make it clear that I was calling to make this complaint - inside the 7-day window - and when it turned out to be more severe ($21,000 on a car I just paid $36,000 for less than a week ago!) and the warranty company dodged repairs/paying ANY repair costs on a new engine due to their claim it was new damage caused by me driving the vehicle excessively hot for prolonged period of time with no coolant - which the tow truck driver can attest is untrue.
I then called customer service back at Vroom to initiate the buyback that I had originally called on inside that advertised 7-day buy back window (on the 6th day) and was told that since I did in fact call on the 6th day about the issue and the buyback program but agreed with the Vroom rep to instead first allow the warranty company to get repairs done as my plan was just to do the buyback and get another of the same vehicle this seemed the best route for all parties.
Both the customer service rep and manager there agreed that I had in fact initiated the buy-back on the 6th day and would honor the buy-back. I was put in touch with a claims person and ultimate within the next day or two told everything was ready to go and in 48 hours there would be a pickup scheduled and I would receive payments from the buyback;
we even went so far as to look at other cars I could buy from you guys with the buyback funds as I thought the experience so far, aside from faulty vehicle which is an honest mistake if a little careless to not look into, was great and planned on purchasing all future vehicles through Vroom.
Then on the morning of the buy back I awoke to an e-mail saying that after speaking to the warranty company the buyback would NOT be honored due to me recklessly destroying the engine (which is, again NOT TRUE!). I spent 2 days on the phone with people unwilling to budge or even pay me any mind/listen to my story; I then gave up and now have a Jaguar 2-months later I am still unable to repair into the fine sports car it was (it's a REALLY terrific car!).
Nobody at Vroom would acknowledge my argument that:
#1) I was sold a car with a cracked block, it wasn't and still isn't visible to the naked eye.
#2) it DOESN'T MATTER even if they are correct that I drove the vehicle hot and without fluid (which is incorrect) I still initiated the buy-back within the 7-day window (on the 6th day) which is advertised as a "for-any-reason" customer satisfaction buy-back guarantee.
So why was it now not being honored under some unrelated reason? That reason can be used to (wrongfully, I might add) get out of the warranty company paying for a new engine but it cannot be used for Vroom itself to get out of the 7-day buyback guarantee that is advertised as THE FEATURE that takes the risk out of buying a car online - site unseen - and that was originally going to be honored until someone decided they didn't want to buy back a car with an expensive fix (guess what, I don't want to buy a car with a $22,000 fix when I had it less than a week after paying $36,500 either! I'm sure it's more affordable for Vroom than me).
Needless to say I'm very sour about the whole thing and my next car will likely be purchased at Carvana unless the situation is rectified. There is NO REASON that Vroom should be able to void their 7-day buy back, I think it's very wrong you guys can simply stop fighting me as you have been for 2 months and just buy back the broken car you sold me as your advertised policy states that you will do!
Thank you so much for your time and reading all of that, just wanted to make sure all details were present I appreciate very much any attention you can give this matter I've been very busy with work but that doesn't mean I'm going to accept this non-resolution; I am entitled to my money back under the buyback guarantee which is the #1 reason I had felt comfortable buying a sports car online, site-unseen, in the first place.
This company is very frauduant. They provided a signe contract and a financing approval letter. After providing almost $6,000 of down payment and hold fees, theyasked for $4,500 more! Also, they did not ship my car! I am fighting to get my money back and they left me carless for 2 weeks. They have had my money that long and are not easy to communicate with at all. they have a poor system of operations and a myriad of sales people to go thorugh for a manager. Do not waste your time. I know the prices look great but the reality is they will take advantage of you and do exercise bait and switch on you.
I have documented proof o everything and am battling now, still, after 2 weeks.
I traded my Nissan Altima 2007 with Vroom 5/3/17. The paper work was completed and the paid off balance on the Altima was 500 dollars. The trade is for a 2014 BMW X3. The 2007 Altima had a balance of 5361. I was told by vroom the payments will be made prior to the trade because they have to get a title from alphera financial to trade the Nissan for the BMW. 2 days later they posted a payment to alphera financial and delivered the vehicle to me and too the Nissan Altima. Last week I received a call from a collection agency saying I own alphera financial 5361 and that no payment was made by vroom. Contacted vroom and left several messages but no results. I call alphera financial and they said the check they received was a personal check and that when they tried to cash it, it was returned back to vroom. Up till today I have not received a call from their financial department or anyone regarding the check and payment. I am currently in a panic and need help. If anyone read this and can help or offer advice please call or email me at [email protected] Thank you.
A true full refund would be just under $4-K with my trade-in/ I got rip off. Vroom still has the car and was asking $ 27,780. It was on ebay auto auction and I called and ask if the car has had any paint or body work. I was told by sales advisor that the car has 100% factory paint. This was a 100% lie. no paint work at all. The next buyer will also be ripped off.
September 30,2016
Robert V M
Garland, TX. 75042
Car Sales Management at VROOM
2615 W. Interstate 20
Grand Prairie, TX. 75052
Dear Mr. Mark Kline & Texas Direct Auto
I have made calls about being billed by NTTA on a car that was traded in on June 8, 2016. I provided information and was told that VROOM would pay the toll and that this matter will be taken care of. [continued below]....
Vroom Reviews
Purchased car from Vroom - online car company. They provided documents which were to be returned within 24 hrs signed or else the deal would be void. Their contract stated that it needed to be notarized so I called to confirm and they told me IGNORE the statement in the contract and that they would have the contract notarized on my behalf, which defeats the purpose of notarization.
They failed to register my plates at my new state, causing my plates to expire and me being unable to drive my new care for at least a month. They sent me a check which I thought was supposed to be for the monthly payment and insurance plus title and registration service fees I paid to have my car registered, and asked for the documentation so I can register at my DMV myself.
It turns out the check was for sales tax (which I was not aware I needed to pay the DMV and thought it was already paid as part of the process). Numerous complaints and calls to them and their customer service always hangs up. I am now out my payment for over a full month that I wasn't able to drive my car, associated insurance fees, and all the fees and service charges they charged me in order to do the title and registration on my behalf, which they obviously did not do.
Even my account on their website isn't properly managed - and still says purchase pending; clearly no appropriate tracking or management of my account and purchase. All of this is illegal and this company needs to be stopped.
Vroom - Once they sell you the car, it is all horrific after that, delivery delays, lost paperwork, sending things 3 and 4 times, Customer service reps are overseas and cannot do anything.. you cannot speak to a manager. My registration/temp tags expired 3 weeks ago.
Vroom is doing nothing about it and lying to me saying they will send a temp tag within 24 hours-48 hours. They take no accountability or ownership of your case. It is absolutely horrible and this company should be shut down. New York NY
I purchased a 2007 corvette with 17,000 miles in June of 2021. I was assured of a seven to ten day delivery time after the vehicle was paid for. I did not receive the vehicle until 07/27/21. This vehicle includes a three month warranty. The vehicle shift cable broke and I had to pay for this repair out of my own pocket.
The vehicle also has a potentially deadly gasoline leak. I was informed that it was "out of warranty" by two days. Vroom will not repair the vehicle and I was advised that I should "drive it with a fire extinguisher" by the very rude customer service agent.
To whom it may concern, today is November 23rd and I would like to report the company "vroom”. Back in July I purchased a 2018 Hyundai Elantra, I paid $500.00 down with my credit card and had my bank wire $19,000-25,000 to the company. The car was delivered July 15th 2021 but I never received any paperwork besides a temp tag and they told me they were "working on it”. Vroom gave me a rental which now has been extended three times and is now over again on December 2nd 2021.
We can not get in touch with vroom, Im put on hold and nobody comes to the phone for hours at a time. I would go out every other day to start the Hyundai and now all of a sudden as of 2 weeks ago the battery or alternator is bad, the car won’t even start and I only drove it for a month (which ended in August) due to the temp tag expiring.
Any help with this would be a big blessing, I’m an 85 year old women and was obviously scammed and without my daughters help and spreading word through you guys, I won’t be able to do anything about the money I lost. Thank you so much for your time and hope to hear from you guys soon.
I purchased a 2007 corvette with 17,000 miles in June of 2021. I was assured of a seven to ten day delivery time after the vehicle was paid for. I did not receive the vehicle until 07/27/21. This vehicle includes a three month warranty. The vehicle shift cable broke and I had to pay for this repair out of my own pocket.
The vehicle also has a potentially deadly gasoline leak. I was informed that it was "out of warranty" by two days. Vroom will not repair the vehicle and I was advised that I should "drive it with a fire extinguisher" by the very rude customer service agent.
This is the absolute worst car agency. They are extremely disorganized. They delayed my delivery by over a month due to mishandled contracts & then lied about it when asked for more information. They deliver cars in poor condition, or possibly damaged. I cannot believe the service level. Note, BBB REVOKED their accreditation due to poor business practices.
Sold my vehicle, they claim payment sent via FedEx but sent without signature required, I have not received payment, FedEx has been unhelpful and I’ve spent in excess of 16 hours on hold, another 3 hours spent being passed between various departments, all with inconsistent "next steps”, ineffective escalation and as of 26Mar21 still no payment or even a hope for quick resolution. This is an ongoing unnecessary nightmare. Stay far far away from Vroom. They cannot be trusted!
I purchased a 2018 Audi S4 with 27XXX miles from Vroom in January 2021. Every step of the process with Vroom is totally disconnected from the next. As you will read across the internet you are only able to contact them when they want to be contacted. This includes your personal, "sales rep". Needless to say you are left in the dark for much of the transaction. Fast forward to delivery, I was called by a delivery rep on Friday the 12th of January stating the vehicle would be delivered Monday. Right after I hung up the phone I was called by a transporter stating he was 100 miles from my location and would be delivering tonight.... on Friday.
Unable to accept an 18 wheeler at my residence I would need to meet him in town. After many texts back and forth I took delivery of the vehicle at 8pm in the dark and rain. I was told by the Vroom rep to, "thoroughly" inspect the vehicle before signing the bill of lading.... in the dark and rain?
Fast forward I took the vehicle to local Audi dealer due to a "high oil level" warning light and a "replace battery" warning light only four days and 52 miles after delivery. Upon their inspection a whole list of issues were identified. To name a few major ones was major underbody damage to the right rocker panel, a large dent and crease in the hood, both rear tires could not pass inspection due to multiple chunks missing from the sidewalls. The oil was overfilled, the battery needed replaced, the cabin air filter was broken, a coolant leak and a possible oil leak on top of the engine that would require $200 worth of labor charges to diagnose.... there's more.
Vroom was contacted and a case was opened on 02/17. Repair quotes and photos of all damage was sent via email. It is now 03/02 and I've heard nothing out of Vroom. I've spent over $1000 on maintenance items and I've made the first payment. The car has been sitting in my garage as it is unsafe to drive on the tires and who knows how far it would make it with the coolant and oil leak. A total train wreck of a $40k car.
How does this vehicle make it out the door with Vroom? Needless to say I'm here to warn anyone reading this report that it is not worth the risk buying a vehicle from this company. You will spend time, money and be caused unnecessary stress thinking you're getting an online car buying convenience. I fully expect Vroom to eventually contact me, ask for a $500 transport fee to return the vehicle and who knows, probably even charge me mileage after reading other online reviews.
I hope this report saves others the headache and eventually this company pays the price for their practices. It is absolutely inexcusable.
We had a mixed experience with vroom.
We purchased 2 vehicles in August 2020. The F150, financed thru my pre approval with Capital One...no problems at all. We received the plates and financing was a go from day one. We did not have the vehicles delivered as we live close enough to pick them up locally at the facility near Houston. The second vehicle, a 2017 Kia...nice car..I really like it....problems with paperwork as soon as we drove away. This car was financed with Santander...I wanted to go through Capital One on both vehicles but Vroom did not allow me to do that. With the pre approval..there was enough for both cars. Anyhow, no big deal.. we went with their recommendation of Santander. UGH.
Both vehicles were clean, no problems visually or mechanical at all.
About two weeks after buying the Kia I receive a phone call and email from Frank.,the credit guy..saying he used the wrong stationery for the loan..it needed the vroom name on it not auto direct...so he sent me new papers to sign via docusign. He said that’s why we hadn’t received info on our account or from Santander yet.
I started really getting concerned mid to late September as our temp tags expired in October and still no plates or payment info.
I called vroom multiple times with little to no response. Mid October I’m told Santander needs more info to fund the loan. This was 2 months after we took possession of the Kia. I was not happy but emailed the requested info. We were given another set of temp paper plates but they were only good for thirty days ... we are getting into November at this point.
Meanwhile, I’m concerned after all this time no info from Santander. I called Vroom and some guy,,have no idea who..said not to worry I should be happy to drive the car for free.
My issue is I wanted this taken care of, did not want them to come back and say oh well you now owe all these missed payments...especially since it’s all out of my control.
I called Santander.. the only record they have of me or the Kia loan is they submitted the contract back to vroom for required info with no response. I’m assuming that was the document request in October.
So mid November I blew it off, stopped worrying and figured they would call eventually. I really had no choice with zero responsiveness from Vroom.
January 6, 2021 I receive an email that I must call them immediately that I am in default, lol. What a joke. I called and the credit manager loser said they financing never went through and they had to apply for new financing.
I told him NO..with a few other choice words.
This is the BRIEF version of the story.
I’ve decided to let them pick up the car and be done. It’s crazy.
Everyone that has had similar or worse experiences I’m so sorry.
We all deserve a huge apology and acknowledgement that VROOM is at fault NOT the customers!!!
My purchase experience with Vroom went well. Everything as promised. Easy procedure. However, when purchasing my car tag, I noticed that the amount of the license and registration fees charged on my contract was about $200 more than the actual amount of the license and registration charged by the tax collector's office.
I have contacted Vroom on 3 or 4 ( I lost count) separate occasions concerning this matter, but am always told that someone in license and registration will contact me. I was told that they contract out the license and registration procedure to another company and must check with them concerning the matter. But, I am tired of waiting for a resolution
I am writing as nobody will even speak to me without shutting me down instantly after the initial few calls - which went well until the actual day to buy back the car - (2014 Jaguar F-Type S VIN: SAJWA6FC8E8K01036) which had an issue with leaking coolant (known issue for this year/model and specifically engine -
Jaguar has a repair bulletin out about it that the coolant lines in the engine itself are inadequate and should be upgraded to heavier duty ones at next heavy maintenance/repair job or at first sign of leaking coolant - so I am of the opinion that it should have been more closely looked at during quality inspection as my mechanic even said that he not only believed it was an older issue and the car was leaking coolant when delivered to myself.)
It was delivered to me in the rain, and at the time was an incredibly modest leak it was only even noticeable as the leak's condensation would create steam from under the supercharger when engine was hot/driven for a while but before he had even identified the issue your limited-warranty company (Safeguard) seemed to know exactly what was wrong and that it was much more expensive and problematic than either I or the mechanic believed.
I instantly began leading the mechanic into speculating that I was being careless and driving it excessively while it was overheating (NOT true; I pulled over within mere seconds after the temperature gauge began to rise (never even got out of the middle into the lowest part of the red/danger high temp zone) and called a tow on side/shoulder of the 4-lane highway exactly as instructed.
I certainly did not continue to drive the vehicle knowing it was in a state of overheating; in fact I had only driven about 5 miles since the car was started from a cold start although it is a sports car so I suppose the engine block can heat up quicker than normal car.
The issue is that the vehicle's block is cracked right around the cylinder(s) so now that I paid for heavier coolant lines that do not leak the cylinders flood out/fill with coolant eliminating any spark and leaving the entire engine non-functional; the engine is at it's cheapest $15,000 brand new all the way up to $22,000 depending on which Jaguar dealership.
I had this car for only 6-days with it actually having this issue on the 6th day and being delivered on the 1st day so I truly had it for only 4 full days before it, in essence, became the lawn ornament it is today.
Now, the warranty company got my mechanic to speculate that I must've ran it hot for a while in order to crack the block, which is why they denied the repair, they say it must've been completely out of coolant which is what the temperature of is measured which is why it hadn't displayed yet that it was overheating yet still caused this damage.
Since I did not immediately pull over (I did, this is warranty company version of events) and call a tow but instead continued to drive it around after noticing it overheating causing this damage (again, I pulled over right on the shoulder of HWY and called a tow I didn't even risk driving it to the next exit maybe 1.5 miles away).
However this is false and the tow truck driver who picked it up in the flatbed tow truck (he didn't arrive for nearly 2 hours) will attest to it leaking a large amount of coolant on his flatbed truck (he said it definitely still had the majority of the coolant in the car when he arrived 1.5+ hours later and it also ran fine for him - as it did for me - driving it onto the flatbed tow truck - meaning he too was unaware of the more serious cracked block until the upgrade/repair exposed and exaggerated the issue.
Therefore it was certainly not out of coolant and also meaning the temp gauge was correct and it was not overheating (the warning just began it's first chime and temp gauge just began rising but still well within the white middle/safe temp zone) and the damage was likely pre-existing (I didn't cause this damage in just a few days of owning the vehicle!
Again I had only been driving for about 10 minutes from a dead cold start when this supposedly occurred) and only realized as a major "engine-killing" issue when the mechanic I towed it to had the heavier duty lines installed to stop the minor coolant leak which now forces the coolant to the cracked block, rather than out of the leaking coolant lines; flooding the cylinders and making the engine not-go "Vroom, Vroom"!
Anyways, long-story short, I called you guys at Vroom on day 6 (within the no-questions 7-day buyback window) and explained the issue; at this time I - with the advise of the mechanic - believed it to still be a minor issue, just a new coolant line, agreed with the Vroom representative that I called and spoke to that I would keep the car if the warranty company could get it fixed up quickly and cheaply as I do VERY much love this car and didn't want to wait another roughly 2 weeks on a replacement via the buyback;
I did however also make it clear that I was calling to make this complaint - inside the 7-day window - and when it turned out to be more severe ($21,000 on a car I just paid $36,000 for less than a week ago!) and the warranty company dodged repairs/paying ANY repair costs on a new engine due to their claim it was new damage caused by me driving the vehicle excessively hot for prolonged period of time with no coolant - which the tow truck driver can attest is untrue.
I then called customer service back at Vroom to initiate the buyback that I had originally called on inside that advertised 7-day buy back window (on the 6th day) and was told that since I did in fact call on the 6th day about the issue and the buyback program but agreed with the Vroom rep to instead first allow the warranty company to get repairs done as my plan was just to do the buyback and get another of the same vehicle this seemed the best route for all parties.
Both the customer service rep and manager there agreed that I had in fact initiated the buy-back on the 6th day and would honor the buy-back. I was put in touch with a claims person and ultimate within the next day or two told everything was ready to go and in 48 hours there would be a pickup scheduled and I would receive payments from the buyback;
we even went so far as to look at other cars I could buy from you guys with the buyback funds as I thought the experience so far, aside from faulty vehicle which is an honest mistake if a little careless to not look into, was great and planned on purchasing all future vehicles through Vroom.
Then on the morning of the buy back I awoke to an e-mail saying that after speaking to the warranty company the buyback would NOT be honored due to me recklessly destroying the engine (which is, again NOT TRUE!). I spent 2 days on the phone with people unwilling to budge or even pay me any mind/listen to my story; I then gave up and now have a Jaguar 2-months later I am still unable to repair into the fine sports car it was (it's a REALLY terrific car!).
Nobody at Vroom would acknowledge my argument that:
#1) I was sold a car with a cracked block, it wasn't and still isn't visible to the naked eye.
#2) it DOESN'T MATTER even if they are correct that I drove the vehicle hot and without fluid (which is incorrect) I still initiated the buy-back within the 7-day window (on the 6th day) which is advertised as a "for-any-reason" customer satisfaction buy-back guarantee.
So why was it now not being honored under some unrelated reason? That reason can be used to (wrongfully, I might add) get out of the warranty company paying for a new engine but it cannot be used for Vroom itself to get out of the 7-day buyback guarantee that is advertised as THE FEATURE that takes the risk out of buying a car online - site unseen - and that was originally going to be honored until someone decided they didn't want to buy back a car with an expensive fix (guess what, I don't want to buy a car with a $22,000 fix when I had it less than a week after paying $36,500 either! I'm sure it's more affordable for Vroom than me).
Needless to say I'm very sour about the whole thing and my next car will likely be purchased at Carvana unless the situation is rectified. There is NO REASON that Vroom should be able to void their 7-day buy back, I think it's very wrong you guys can simply stop fighting me as you have been for 2 months and just buy back the broken car you sold me as your advertised policy states that you will do!
Thank you so much for your time and reading all of that, just wanted to make sure all details were present I appreciate very much any attention you can give this matter I've been very busy with work but that doesn't mean I'm going to accept this non-resolution; I am entitled to my money back under the buyback guarantee which is the #1 reason I had felt comfortable buying a sports car online, site-unseen, in the first place.
Zachary P Linzmeier
This company is very frauduant. They provided a signe contract and a financing approval letter. After providing almost $6,000 of down payment and hold fees, theyasked for $4,500 more! Also, they did not ship my car! I am fighting to get my money back and they left me carless for 2 weeks. They have had my money that long and are not easy to communicate with at all. they have a poor system of operations and a myriad of sales people to go thorugh for a manager. Do not waste your time. I know the prices look great but the reality is they will take advantage of you and do exercise bait and switch on you.
I have documented proof o everything and am battling now, still, after 2 weeks.
I traded my Nissan Altima 2007 with Vroom 5/3/17. The paper work was completed and the paid off balance on the Altima was 500 dollars. The trade is for a 2014 BMW X3. The 2007 Altima had a balance of 5361. I was told by vroom the payments will be made prior to the trade because they have to get a title from alphera financial to trade the Nissan for the BMW. 2 days later they posted a payment to alphera financial and delivered the vehicle to me and too the Nissan Altima. Last week I received a call from a collection agency saying I own alphera financial 5361 and that no payment was made by vroom. Contacted vroom and left several messages but no results. I call alphera financial and they said the check they received was a personal check and that when they tried to cash it, it was returned back to vroom. Up till today I have not received a call from their financial department or anyone regarding the check and payment. I am currently in a panic and need help. If anyone read this and can help or offer advice please call or email me at [email protected] Thank you.
A true full refund would be just under $4-K with my trade-in/ I got rip off. Vroom still has the car and was asking $ 27,780. It was on ebay auto auction and I called and ask if the car has had any paint or body work. I was told by sales advisor that the car has 100% factory paint. This was a 100% lie. no paint work at all. The next buyer will also be ripped off.
September 30,2016
Robert V M
Garland, TX. 75042
Car Sales Management at VROOM
2615 W. Interstate 20
Grand Prairie, TX. 75052
Dear Mr. Mark Kline & Texas Direct Auto
I have made calls about being billed by NTTA on a car that was traded in on June 8, 2016. I provided information and was told that VROOM would pay the toll and that this matter will be taken care of. [continued below]....