Brad Malmgren | Page 2
Sales Associate
Doug Smith Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
523 W Main St
American Fork, UT 84003
Been selling Chrysler Jeep Dodge Rams for over 15years. Love meeting new people and giving them a great buying experience
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Write a ReviewDealership Experience
2 yrs, 2 mos
Industry Experience
14 yrs, 10 mos
Specialties & Trainings
Customer service, jeep builds, and all accessories
21 Reviews of Brad Malmgren
May 28, 2024
They sold me a car with a broken steering system, junky wheel bearings, and at this point, who knows what else. The car was making a weird noise when I test drove it. The salesman took it to a mechanic wheel bearings, and at this point, who knows what else. The car was making a weird noise when I test drove it. The salesman took it to a mechanic who said it was because of the brakes and was nothing to worry about because it would go away. A couple months later the entire steering system completely broke, rendering the car undrivable. Luckily that happened in a parking lot and not on the highway because I could've died if it had. I tried to get in touch with the salesman to see if he could help with fixing that, but he didn't answer my emails or calls. I got that fixed with a different mechanic. The sound didn't go away because apparently, the broken steering system wasn't what was causing it. I asked a few different mechanics what it could be and they all said it was probably the wheel bearings (I also asked each of them if it could be the brakes and they all said "Definitely not."). When I confronted the salesman about the incorrect diagnosis his defense was "Well it's a Mazda and it was a Subaru mechanic who told me that." I guess wheel bearing issues are specific to Mazdas and non-existent in Subarus. Or maybe Subarus don't have wheel bearings. Your guess is as good as mine. I took the car back the dealership because they said they'd take care of it. They gave me a loaner, which was nice of them, but then I went two weeks with no updates for a problem they were supposedly able to diagnose before I even took the car in. I got the car back and it was STILL making the noise. I don't know what they thought they fixed, but it certainly wasn't the issue at hand. So the salesman told me he would have to get his favorite trusted mechanic to go on a test drive with me so I could show them exactly what I was hearing (there was no difference in the noise before and after I gave it to them). This was supposedly the same mechanic who had worked on the car before, but on the drive he acted like he had never heard the sound my car was making in his life. I got another loaner and gave my car back to them. Another two weeks and they told me my car was ready. I went out to the dealership, dropped off the loaner, and waited at their pick up spot for them to bring my car around. I stood there for 45 minutes before they told me they were having some trouble starting the car. I watched them pull out five different chargers to try and jump the battery. I called the loaner vehicle coordinator to see if I could get another loaner while they figured out this new problem because I didn't have time to sit there all day. She told me they didn't have any other loaners available but they could get me a Lyft to work. I was already an hour and a half late, I had missed a meeting, and I had planned on making a few stops on my way in, but that didn't happen because they were perfectly content to let me sit on the curb in their parking lot for an hour. They got me a Lyft to work. I was late, and I really could have used a car that day, but they gave my loaner to someone else before making sure my car was good to go, and apparently didn't have a single other one. I went all day without a word. I finally had to call and after getting sent to voicemail four times and put on hold six, they told me the battery was completely dead and needed to be replaced, which I'm not saying is their fault, but it did seem awfully convenient... I hadn't had an issue with starting the car before giving it to them. I have asked the salesman about the possibility of returning the car several times given the preexisting damage and a questionable history that wasn't disclosed to me at the time of purchase. He dodges the question every time. The noise still isn't gone and when I reach out I get ignored. More
Other Employees Tagged: It takes a village to create this terrible of an experience
May 27, 2024
They went to work to find a truck that would fit our budget made the process easy and smooth Brad was very knowledgeable and had a good grip on what I was looking for I highly recommend Doug smith for y budget made the process easy and smooth Brad was very knowledgeable and had a good grip on what I was looking for I highly recommend Doug smith for your next Ram truck purchase More
Other Employees Tagged: I don’t recall the GM’s name but thank you for working with us
May 25, 2024
Brad was an absolute joy to work with. No pressure from anyone (okay, maybe the finance guy showed some displeasure with my decision not to spend $2900 for an extended warranty), but that’ No pressure from anyone (okay, maybe the finance guy showed some displeasure with my decision not to spend $2900 for an extended warranty), but that’s just the bean counter. I highly recommend this dealership and their salesman Brad Malmgren. More

