Cavender Buick GMC West
San Antonio, TX
Hours
Sales/Showroom
Monday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday Closed
Service
Monday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday 7:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Friday 7:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Saturday 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday Closed
Parts
Monday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday 7:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Friday 7:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Saturday 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday Closed
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salesman was rude and wouldn’t answer questions and didn’t seem interested in helping me even though i went in to buy a car not just look.. said it would be 30 minutes to meet with the finance people i didn’t seem interested in helping me even though i went in to buy a car not just look.. said it would be 30 minutes to meet with the finance people it ended up being 2 hours meanwhile he was not helpful .. only reason i stayed at the dealership was because of the car .. wish i would have switched salesman. More
First, let me say that my truck buying experience was good. I liked my sales person, and the finance officer (Raquel) was pleasant, and efficient. They worked hard to get my sale, and I appreciated their good. I liked my sales person, and the finance officer (Raquel) was pleasant, and efficient. They worked hard to get my sale, and I appreciated their efforts. Both stars are for that aspect of my experience. Unfortunately, that's where the good times ended. At less than 800 miles, and 26 days of ownership, I took my truck into Cavender to have the transmission serviced. The end result is that the transmission needs to be replaced. Now, buying a used truck there's always the potential for problems, so I purchase their most expensive, and expensive, extended warranty. Let me tell you how that experience has went so far. I dropped off my truck at Cavender on the 25th of January. I'm writing this review on February 8th. I found out quickly that we were going to need to replace the transmission. Unfortunately, a transmission replacement requires special attention from the warranty company, so my truck sat for days while they waited for an inspector to come take a look at it. The inspector went out and confirmed that the transmission was trashed, but the warranty coverage denied the claim because of the short duration I had owned the vehicle. They said they considered it a pre-existing condition. I contacted Cavender immediately and I was promised that their team would start working with the warranty company to get things resolved. After days of waiting I learned that the warranty company had approved the teardown of my transmission, so I thought we were on our way. I was wrong. The Warranty company sent a second inspector out to look at the vehicle and he again confirmed that I needed a new transmission, but again the warranty is going to deny my claim. At this point I'm told that they are asking Cavender to assume some, or all, of the responsibility to get this taken care of. Frankly, I don't care who takes responsibility, I simply need my truck back. It looks like I'm in for my third weekend without a vehicle. We had reservations for our camper trailer, so I'm going to lose the money on those reservations. It is unconscionable for a dealership to let someone go without a vehicle for weeks. I have yet to get to rental car because I was told that if the warranty denied my claim my rental car wouldn't be covered. I've asked now twice for a courtesy car from Cavender. To this point I've been offered no restitution, or accommodations. *One thing I'd like to note is that I was told by the warranty service that they had frustrations with Cavender because they kept receiving warranty claims for repairs that should have been addressed at the dealership. The accusation is that Cavender is selling vehicles that they know need extensive work and pawning it off on the warranty companies. While I can't confirm that, I can say that the short duration that I owned the vehicle would leave me to believe that it was a problem that already existed. Unfortunately, it wasn't something that I uncovered during my test drives. The warranty service seems to have flagged vehicles coming from Cavender, so you may expect complications with any major warranty claim. I understand that I'm one of many customers, and I don't believe that my expectations are unreasonable. I have been patient, friendly, and accommodating throughout the process. I will update this review if they get this taken care of, but I think it's really important that you know about these type of things before you purchase a car from a dealership that presents itself as reputable, and trustworthy. I was actually proud to purchase a vehicle from Cavender, but at this point I have no reason to give them return business, and I'm not sure you should give them yours either. More
So back in Feb of this year. My wife and I purchased a 2017 Ram Laramie Truck. Since my credit is not good, we had to go through Credit acceptance for our truck. To start things off, the salesperson was g 2017 Ram Laramie Truck. Since my credit is not good, we had to go through Credit acceptance for our truck. To start things off, the salesperson was good, the financing dept. was something else. Not only did they tack on a service agreement without my knowledge, they also added GAP insurance to the contract. I called in and spoke to a Joey Rodriguez and he stated that he could remove the contracts as we spoke...that was a lie, as I had to contact another person, fill out a form and as of today(May 19,2021), I'm still waiting to have the contract removed! So I went in a few weeks ago to get my complementary oil change and tire rotation...well, wouldn't you know...there was no lug nut key to remove the tires! I was under a service contract which I didn't even know I was under at the time, they wanted to charge me for having THIER service dept remove the lug nut and charge me for a whole new set from MOPAR. I had to take my vehicle to Ancira Dodge to get my truck worked on. They did an excellent job to say the least. I called GMC West again to see if I could get a reimbursed for my $180.00 to have the lug nut removed. I am still waiting on Joey Rodriguez to call me, I doubt he will since he doesn't phone calls. Make sure you do your homework with the dealership and read the reviews before you step into a dealership. Their service dept is terrible, their financing dept is questionable and their supervisors don't return phone calls. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ABOUT THIS DEALERSHIP! More
The service department is lost and truly devoid of meaningful leadership of their mechanics and customer support staff. They performed optional maintenance before fixing source problem which has l meaningful leadership of their mechanics and customer support staff. They performed optional maintenance before fixing source problem which has left me feeling swindled! Key faults: Communication and give a darn! I have called and left messages for Mr. Cavendar and Mr. Donahue. Such a shame they have lost a meaningful connection to the customers at GMC West. More
Worst service writer staff in San Antonio. They have no idea what they're doing, they take forever, and they treat you like you're invisible....even though I had an appt, they were like "What?" "Who called idea what they're doing, they take forever, and they treat you like you're invisible....even though I had an appt, they were like "What?" "Who called You?" "The parts are here?" And then they tied to charge THREE TIMES the price of the MUCH BETTER dealership down the road. These guys are horrible...on a scale of 1 to 10....I give them a-2. Go elsewhere, seek competence, seek a fair price, seek service writers who know what they're doing! never again. More
Our vehicle went back in the shop last week. The vehicle has been in the shop more than we have actually had the vehicle. My husband called and texted the general manager Cory but he never bothered to call has been in the shop more than we have actually had the vehicle. My husband called and texted the general manager Cory but he never bothered to call my husband back. This vehicle is a lemon and Corey won’t do anything to fix the issuer. I do not recommend anyone to buy a vehicle form Cavender Buick GMC West. Terrible customer services More
DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP If I could give this dealership and product a zero star rating I would. I have a 2017 GMC Sierra with 20k miles and have owned it for less than 8 mont If I could give this dealership and product a zero star rating I would. I have a 2017 GMC Sierra with 20k miles and have owned it for less than 8 months. This truck has been in the shop almost 8 times with transmission issues. If you go online and Google problems with 2017 gmc transmission shudder you will see that there is a huge problem with the new trucks. GMC DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION! Cavender knows the product is faulty and still sells the trucks! Please please please dont spend your hard earned money on junk! Go somewhere else and with a different product. Cavender can careless. Latest issue: cannot get gear into park. More
Worst experience ever ! For a first time car buyer I was really disappointed. DO NOT buy a car from here unless it is brand new. They will not Report or tell you any issues t For a first time car buyer I was really disappointed. DO NOT buy a car from here unless it is brand new. They will not Report or tell you any issues the car may Have. I have only had my car 2 weeks and paid it in full for them to tell me “not our problem” . Cavender supposedly has best customer service ever. Which is why I trusted them but my mistake! Don’t let it be you too. They really don’t care once your money is in their pockets. More
Service Manager I had the pleasure of having Bob Dowsland be my service manager, he was honest, friendly helpful, he gave me an estimate of what time my car should be I had the pleasure of having Bob Dowsland be my service manager, he was honest, friendly helpful, he gave me an estimate of what time my car should be ready, which didn't matter, I understood it would be busy. He took to the customers waiting lounge and point out where everything was and was polite enough to tell me to make myself at home. Bob was very trustworthy, I had an unexpect problem show up in my car, before he came to me he had looked up the price, then Bob took the time to come and tell me about what was wrong with it.. What the part was for. Not many other people in the service industry do that. Bob is very patient with people who do not understand mechanical problems, he takes the time to explain them in term you can understand. When I return to Cavender for more work I will definitely have Bob Dowsland as my service manager because of the outstand way he treated me. I got a service manager I can trust, People in the service industry rarely are trustworthy since I feel Bob Dowsland is I well be doing business with you again. More