Balise Hyundai of Fairfield
Fairfield, CT
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This is a dishonest dealership. I purchased a used Toyota from them with ~80,000 miles. It seemed fine and they had replaced two tires. The sales manager promised me a 1500mi/30 d I purchased a used Toyota from them with ~80,000 miles. It seemed fine and they had replaced two tires. The sales manager promised me a 1500mi/30 day warranty, which they did not include in the paperwork and I had to call them on it to get it. It's the standard state warranty, and on the back is a detailed list off all the potential issues, and they said, "That's what's covered." Turns out, that's not true. Those things are only covered IF they pose an immediate safety issues making the car non-road-worthy. Then I took it to a Toyota dealer to have it checked out and have any repairs addressed under that warranty. Here are the problems it had: Control arm bushings are cracking; struts are rusted and weak; radiator leak; exhaust pipe leaks; engine, cabin and HVAC filters all show rodent issues - both feces and being chewed on; brake pads & rotors needed to be replaced and calipers needed to be cleaned/serviced; right front window didn't roll down, a tail light was out, rearview mirror was discolored/obscured vision. Spark plugs are overdue for being replaced based on age. Plus there is other routine maintenance which was not done. They agreed to do the brakes/rotors, rear view mirror and tail light. Those are the inexpensive repairs and required by law under the warranty as safety issues. It took the car being in their shop for 3 WEEKS to get these things done. They refused to address the other issues, and it will come to about $4000 (on a $10,000 car.) Thus, they misrepresented the warranty and didn't cover what they said they would. They should never have sold the car in this condition. It's ridiculous. They gave me a run around and hassle over everything. I will NEVER go to any Belise dealership again. Do NOT trust them. They will lie through their teeth. More
Drew was pleasant, personable and effective. The car was as described and available as promised. A very smooth transaction. They even registered it same day. Highly recommended! The car was as described and available as promised. A very smooth transaction. They even registered it same day. Highly recommended! More
This worst dealership ever! ! Do not go there to buy a used car or any car for that matter. Not only was the car not inspected prior to the purchase; instead, they gave us a th ! Do not go there to buy a used car or any car for that matter. Not only was the car not inspected prior to the purchase; instead, they gave us a the car that needed a ton of work after the sale was completed!! We are now going to the Consumer Affairs Agency in Connecticut for next steps and getting an attorney who specializes in these issues. Chris is the worse pre-owned sales manager ever and did not want to know anything regarding the problem. We were never even offered an express warranty as stated in The CT Law for used vehicles. They took full advantage and didn't care. I tell you all, do not go to this dealership as they are terrible and the service manager said that they knew about the problem and did nothing about it. The car was from a previous owner who serviced this car at this dealership. Rotten to the core. Stay Away!! More
We expressed interest in a Honda CR-V and scheduled an We expressed interest in a Honda CR-V and scheduled an appointment to see it. They confirmed, then the next day they asked us to push out the appoint We expressed interest in a Honda CR-V and scheduled an appointment to see it. They confirmed, then the next day they asked us to push out the appointment several days so they could service the car. On the day of the appointment, they informed us they had just sold the car to someone else. Very poor form on the part of the dealer. Can’t hold to their commitments. Won’t be going back. More
My experience at Balise Hyundai was anything but acceptable. If I could give negative stars I would! I dropped my car off to the shop in early June with a knocking in the engine and was told it s acceptable. If I could give negative stars I would! I dropped my car off to the shop in early June with a knocking in the engine and was told it should be repaired in two weeks. The shop was horrible at speaking with my case manager from Hyundai providing them the information that they needed to cover my repair. Once the repair was finally approved, I was unable to get any information from Omar (my service advisor) regarding my car. I was lied to about my parts being ordered and in the shop and continuously was being pushed out weeks at a time. Omar was unresponsive to my calls or texts and I had to go directly to the service manager, Jose, for any information about my repair. Even then it was hard to get anyone on the phone and the only way to get information about my car was to take personal time off and go there in person. Almost four and a half months later they finally had my car up on the lift in early October to find out that all of the parts for my car were not ordered and pushed me out another two weeks…. It was nearly impossible to have a straight answer from Omar or Jose as to when I would have my car back and operable. When I did receive my car, I was told that the battery I purchased two years ago was faulty and had to be replaced. I was not given the option to exchange the battery that was still under warranty and when I requested that battery back they provide me with a battery that was not for my car! Not to mention that the “new” one was from December 2020 and already a more than a year into its warranty! Upon driving my car off of the lot in the rain, my wipers flew off of the car, my tail lights, blinkers and running lights were all blown out and my ac was not working to de-fog my windshield. This ship down right lied about doing a full inspection on a car that was claimed to be “road ready” The service and treatment of loyal customers was completely inappropriate and I would never recommend Balise Hyundai, let alone a Hyundai service team, to anyone! I do NOT recommend this shop or even purchasing a Hyundai based on the way I was treated. More
On Oct. 5, I found a 2022 Tucson model that I liked in-transit to Balise Hyundai of Fairfield. Ryan, a sales rep, called me to reserve the car with a deposit and apply for financing. So, I gave him my in-transit to Balise Hyundai of Fairfield. Ryan, a sales rep, called me to reserve the car with a deposit and apply for financing. So, I gave him my credit card information for $1,000 deposit over the phone and applied financing. Later that day, Ryan called and said the car could not be sold to me because the car in-transit was supposed to be swapped with another Hyundai dealer. I made a complaint call to Dennis, Sales Manager, of Balise Hyundai of Fairfield for taking my deposit information and having run my wife’s and my credit report without assuring the car. Dennis apologized but said “it happened all the time.” His comment made me more upset and called Robert, General Manager, to complain. Robert got back to be on Oct. 8 to inform me that he found the exact car (VIN: 5NMJBCAE9NH043916) that I wanted and should be in the early following week. Again, I reserved the car with a copy of my driver license and $2,500 deposit. On Oct. 18, I received email from Scott, a sales rep, the car would arrive during the week. On Oct. 26, I contacted Robert and Scott since there was no follow-up since then. Scott replied that the car was sold out by another dealer that had offered to Balise of Hyundai. I couldn’t believe they repeatedly not delivering what they promised and kept saying it was out of their control. More