BEWARE OF THESE SCAMMERS! - Chavalas of New Jersey
BEWARE OF THESE SCAMMERS!!! VEHICLE FAILED SMOG!!UNREPORTED DAMAGE UPON VEHICLE ARRIVAL!!
Purchased a "CPO" vehicle from salesman Edwin Garcia Sarita APROX AUGUST 08 2025. ,besides him being antsy and pushy ,everything went downhill when he didn't want to provide a purchase order for my bank unless I did a $500 deposit then I jokingly asked if he'll top the gas tank, declined and started begging to give him a 5 star review for a full tank of gas. Moving forward, at moment of e-signing document I noticed they had added 10 miles on documents on top of it's true mileage (basically once vehicle is out the lot whatever issue it has I'm sure I'd get told "well you drove it 10 miles already,not our fault). I made them correct this against their will.
I paid for vehicle to get shipped from NJ to California , upon arrival the vehicle has huge dents on the passenger side ,rock chips,scratches that were not mentioned and not shown when asked for full car details,videos and photos (Edwin Garcia Sarita sent them to me via his personal Whatsapp and via text). Clearly he avoided pointing the camera at the issues.
Contacted Ivonne Flores (some type of unprofessional manager who avoids and hangs up on you) , sent all the pictures I was provided by Edwin Garcia Sarita + pictures of transportation company pointing out the dents,rock chips,scratches, the broken RF mirror ,etc. after multiple avoided calls,she finally responded stating the damages were shown and they can offer 500 as goodwill. Crazy. That's basically them admitting to the issue and trying to shut me up by signing a document and accepting 500 from them.
Next, took the vehicle to get it smogged,fails . Called GM,took vehicle to local Chevy dealer,they put the scanner on and it's throwing at least 5 different issues + Theft Deterrent System has been activated and won't let me start the car unless I cycle through pressing the push start for a while in hopes that the vehicle recognizes the smart key. Sometimes it doesn't recognize the smart key at all leaving me keyless.
Called Paramus Chevrolet, was told Ivonne Flores (manager) was not in the office ,explained the situation ,advised of seeking legal help for fraud and misrepresentation,Ivonne quickly tapped in the call,was told to send smog failure documents via email, I did exactly that. Now Ivonne Flores is telling me I need to drive the vehicle to reset whatever issue it has. Keep in mind the vehicle has temp tags from NJ in California , not registered; I'm not exactly at free will to drive the vehicle for who knows how long .
To begin with the vehicle should have been ready to go when it got here, the vehicle isn't even passing smog!
Worst dealership ever, while searching for auto shipping company I was advised and warned by a carrier that Paramus Chevrolet went down hill after the original owner sold the company.
After all these issues they're still avoiding me and telling me I need to drive/ take care of vehicle issues on my own.
I feel a responsible dealership would have scheduled me with a local dealership to get vehicle inspected and quoted for paint/body work under their company Paramus Chevrolet and get it taken care of,instead of being offered $500 TO SHUT ME UP AND FORCED TO SIGN A DISCLOSURE.
Standing by for their resolution otherwise I'm sure any attorney would have a field day with them, cosmetic damage, the theft deterrent system warning, and the inability to pass a smog inspection--constitutes fraudulent misrepresentation and a deceptive trade practice.
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