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McGrath Acura of Libertyville

Libertyville, IL

4.6
1,277 Reviews
Welcome to the McGrath Acura of Libertyville. Whether you are looking for a new or pre-owned Acura car or SUV you will find it at our dealership. We have helped many customers in the Chicago land area find the Acura of their dreams! We know that prospective customers are extremely well educated when researching their next vehicle. McGrath Acura of Libertyville has made it easy to get all the available vehicle information so you can spend less time researching and more time enjoying your purchase. Check out our new specials and pre-owned specials for additional savings on your next vehicle.
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1620 S Milwaukee Ave

Libertyville, IL

60048

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May 31, 2011

This was the third Acura dealership in Chicago area I visited in search of a 2011 Acura MDC w/technology package. My initial salesman was Jerry, but I also worked closely with Luigi via internet sales. T More

by daveob
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Jerry, Luigi, Charlie, Craig, Jerry Solan, Luigi Miceli
May 15, 2011

They are trustworthy, friendly and fun to do business with - what more could you ask for? My third Acura - 2nd from Acura of Libertyville. I would not hesitate to send any of my friends and/or family t More

by atrillhaase
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Jerry Solan, Tom Knollenberg, Jerry Solan
May 11, 2011

My experience at Acura of Libertyville was a very good one. From the moment I sent my first email inquiring about the car to the time I made the purchase I knew I had chosen a great place to buy my car. I More

by danjump12
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Luigi Miceli, Luigi Miceli
April 25, 2011

My TSX purchase was a stress free experience. Andy is very knowledgeable of the vehicles he represents. The vehicle was delivered in showroom condition and the overall experience with Acura of Libertyvil More

by danolson627
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Andrew DeHaven
April 07, 2011

Both salesmen were very attentive to my needs, and were able to work with me and my restricted time availability. I did not feel pressured into making any big decisions. Very good customer service, very ac More

by jrcitro621
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Craig Flores
March 01, 2011

A Great Experience! I had been kicking around the idea of buying a New Car for several months with Glenn Bockwinkel. I never felt pressured to buy at any time. When you look up the word "Patience" in the More

by freerichee
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Glenn Bockwinkel
January 25, 2011

Courteous, patient salespeople. Excellent new owner classes. No matter how many questions I asked, Craig and Scott were patient and informative. The dealership is clean and the customer area is nicely More

by dahlem
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Craig Floress, Scott Weidner
January 21, 2011

Worst experience ever. I walked into this dealership and was immediately judged by my young age (although I could've paid cash for the car-didn't matter to them). Long story short, I went back to negotiate More

by customer5398
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Dean, James
Jan 25, 2011 -

McGrath Acura of Libertyville responded

Good evening, My name is Eric Leys and I am the General Sales Manager. The owners of the dealership have asked me to contact you so that I may investigate the situation you have documented, and provide some sort of resolution, if possible. Please email me at eleys@acuralib.com or contact me at 847-932-5150 at your earliest convenience. Thank you. Eric Leys General Sales Manager

Jan 25, 2011 -

customer5398 responded

Hi, My name is Haley Lemmer. I am sure, to be honest, you've heard of my situation previously. There really is no available resolution that will impact my thinking about your dealership. It started off with fine service from James, who then became impatient because I wasn't "ready to buy" right away (but you'd had the car since October, its not like people were jumping for it), and told me I was wasting my time. Then he told Craig that he was just frustrated with me. What kind of sales person does that? I work retail as well on the side and my boss would NEVER allow that to happen. Andrew was decent to work with, no large complaints. After I decided to buy the car (apparently after taking forever to decide, it was my first car purchase as I've always bought from family prior) they told me I needed to write a $500 deposit check to hold the car until my bank would be open. Fine. I wrote the check and told them NOT to cash it, as I was getting a check in the full amount from my bank. The next day I went to finalize paperwork and pick up the car, and was told the check was cashed. I was furious, as that money was in savings account NOT my checking, and would overdraw my account. They said in 10 days they'd cut me a refund. I signed the paperwork and left with my car as soon as I could. This experience for my first car was supposed to be exciting and something to rave about, and I was not even the least bit excited, but rather disappointed and wishing I wouldn't have bought it. I went back to get reimbursed for a spare key (car didn't come with one, which I do appreciate you reimbursing.) and the lady asked my name at the cashiers, and said "Oh! Hey (someone in the room) that girls whose check has been here is here! Let me have that!" ......huh? My check was floating around your offices (no envelope, not secured or anything) for over a week. Anyone could have found that check, and I thank god someone must have at least kept track of it. That is NOT proper business management, nor is that okay with me. I was told the check was cashed, and there it was sitting on someones desk. My cell phone IS ON THE CHECK, why didn't I receive a call to come get it?! Before leaving with the car on the day of purchase, my parents came to see the car out of excitement, and my dad (being a typical father) popped the hood. James rudely looks at him and says my mechanic looked at it and everything "must" be fine. My dad, who is a police officer for a local department, did NOT appreciate the level of disrespect I, nor him with James many snide comments, received and needless to say, you've lost a future set of 80+ customers from 2 departments that have heard of this scenario. He noticed while looking it over the spare was missing. We told James and he said he'd get us one. FINALLY, an issue that was being taken care of immediately. He got the spare, but the cable was missing, so said he'd order it that day 12/31, and I'd have it shortly. No big deal. I never got a call, and I called to check 2 times a week. I was told everytime the part wasn't in, and someone even told me after 2 weeks it was NOT ordered. Finally, I called and talked to Craig, who got the part for me within 2 days (2.5 weeks later) and got it installed. I thank him for being the only one that knows service. Car sales are to be sold at full disclosure. So when you took the Jeep to Liberty for work on the airbag (which I picked up the paperwork from them since I never received a copy from you) I should have been told the tire air pressure light was on and Jeep had it turned off, per the worker that dropped it off. As well as the check engine light (which only needed a new gas cap, 20 ADDITIONAL dollars, fine.) Turns out, 2 tires had already been patched, and the light was going off because the tires were leaking air due to poor patchwork. If they would've told me, I could have purchased a new tire immediately, and could have avoided BLOWING MY TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY and almost causing an accident. So now, after sitting outside trying to get the spare down in the -5 degree weather on this past Thursday night at midnight alone as a young girl, I waited for roadside assistance to help me change my tire. They came, and low and behold, the spare you guys gave me is not meant for my car. It fits, but leaves the car sitting crooked, and the tow driver, as well as my mechanic (who thankfully I had his cell) told me it is NOT safe to drive on an oversized tire whether it be to just get me home, or for a few days. I had to be towed, at my expense, for $130, to my mechanic at 1am. All because the spare "you guys so kindly" gave me doesn't fit. I called Acura Friday about the spare, and was told I will NOT receive a different tire from them because I shouldn't drive on a spare anyway. WHAT?! How was I supposed to get home without a tow if the tire is unsafe to drive on? (Which my tire company ((since I had to buy new tires)) told me, as well as my mechanic and the tow driver so I wasn't going to go against 3 peoples opinions). The spare you guys gave me was BRAND new, so why can you not give me a different tire that FITS my truck properly? I have told ALL my coworkers, friends, family, and many, many strangers about this experience, as this is just the MAIN things that happened (yes there is more). Craig, who I called to talk to about the experience, was EXCELLENT. He was the ONLY person in the dealership that took what I said as truthful, meaningful, and ACTUALLY apologized to me. At least I can still have a small amount of faith that someone in the dealership is worthy. Honestly, unless you would like to reimburse me for my tow, or my tire (they are the same price-130) as well as (AT MINIMUM) please give me a spare that fits my car. I can give you back the brand new tire you gave me for one that will fit and be safe to drive on providing I would ever need it again. If any of these issues are addressed, my

Feb 12, 2011 -

McGrath Acura of Libertyville responded

Acura of Libertyville is committed to providing a top-notch experience for all customers whether in sales or service, and whether they ultimately purchase—or not. Following notification of this customer’s complaint, our General Sales Manager was assigned to investigate the customer’s concern. It is important to note that prior to this client posting a review on Dealerrater.com, we were unaware of any complaints or concerns regarding their experience. Our first step was to ask the customer for some more specific details so that we could investigate the matter. Shortly after this request, we received the customers name and learned that they had purchased a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, sold “As Is”, from us about 3-4 weeks prior to their posting of an adverse review. Following receipt of this additional information, we interviewed all employees involved with the transaction and reviewed our processes and provided some additional training to our employees so that we could make sure that we prevent recurrence of a similar situation. Most importantly, we are committed to ensuring that all customers receive a top notch experience at Acura of Libertyville… and this includes customers who knowingly purchase an older used car on an “As Is” basis. We need to make sure that the customer has a full understanding of the terms. In this specific case, we allowed the customer time to take the vehicle to their own mechanic for an inspection and at time of delivery explained the “As Is” policy and had the customer sign off on the policy at time of purchase. We offered an extended service contract to the customer, which they declined. Following completion of the investigation and review of our processes, we attempted to contact the customer to (1) discuss our findings with them and (2) make some accommodation for their frustration and inconvenience. At this point in time, they become non responsive to multiple attempts from the both the General Sales Manager, and General Manager/Co-Owner to reach them. We hope that from this point forward, the vehicle serves them well, and are willing to discuss the matter further with them if they wish to contact us.

January 20, 2011

From my first visit to the dealership through a follow-up "new owner's clinic", the service at Acura of Libertyville was exceptional. Sales person Scott Weidner proved extremely knowledgeable about Acura, it More

by rrclarkmd
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Yes
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Scott Weidner, Scott Weidner
December 11, 2010

No hassle , no pressure salesman that knows the Acura brand. 4th Acura I have purchased from this dealer. Their service department is friendly, and they have kept all of my cars running top notch withou More

by krinley
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Employees Worked With
Dino Fenton