I went in last week to see if I could work a deal on a new f150. Let's just say I got there at 9am and was leaving in my new truck at 11:30am. Fasted easiest quickest car buying experience I've ever had. And they worked with me on the price too to get my payment down. read more

Very disappointing service experience I brought my vehicle to Ford for two recalls, a seat belt sensor issue, a panel warning light, a tire-pressure sensor issue, and an oil change that was quoted at $79. The experience was disappointing from the beginning. I scheduled a 7:00 AM pickup, then called several times to change it to 10:30 AM. Each time, I was told the appointment had been changed. Despite that, the driver arrived at 8:30 AM and apologized for being late for the 7:00 AM pickup. My service manager throughout this experience was Phil Myers. I was told the vehicle would hopefully be ready by Friday afternoon. I explained that my wife is ill and that I urgently needed the vehicle, and Phil said he understood. When I called Friday, only the oil change had been completed and parts still needed to be ordered. The repair estimates were also substantially higher than the online price ranges I had researched. I have used Big Star Ford in the past, so I ultimately authorized the work. By Monday, the sensors and oil change had been completed, but the two recalls had not. I was then told the recall work would require approximately three additional days. Rather than keeping the vehicle and completing the recalls, the dealership returned it to me. I now have to make another appointment and bring the vehicle back again to have the recalls completed. The final prices were also higher than the estimates. For example, the $79 oil change ended up costing $149. The total bill was $1,328 for repairing 3 sensors and an oil change. There was also an issue with the wheel locks. I had never needed the key and did not realize the vehicle had locking lug nuts. I was initially told they might not be able to remove the wheel without the key. They eventually removed it, but when I asked that the locking lug nuts be replaced with standard lug nuts, that was not done. I was told the vehicle would be returned by valet Tuesday morning. I tried reaching Phil at 10:00 AM and again at noon, leaving messages both times. I ultimately contacted the dealership switchboard and reached another employee. The vehicle was finally returned around 2:00 PM. Phil never contacted me regarding the delay. Throughout the process, Phil was consistently difficult to reach. On the occasions when I was able to speak with him, I found his tone dismissive and condescending, which made an already frustrating situation more difficult. I also requested a call from the General Manager. His secretary took my information and said he would return my call, but I never heard from him. The issue isn't simply the cost. The overall communication, turnaround time, follow-through, and customer service were disappointing. I understand that repairs can take time and that unexpected issues can arise, but I expected better communication and would have preferred that the dealership complete the recalls rather than return the vehicle unfinished and require me to schedule another appointment. In summary, a few simple, very expensive repairs were made over a period of 5 days, but the recalls remain outstanding and the overall experience was extremely poor. Based on this experience, I would never use this service department again. read more

Last week I made an appointment for my truck to be picked up recall service today. The service person checked all items listed for recall and to see if parts were available. I was told one part was not available but everything else was fine. Shortly after my truck was picked up this morning, Big Star calls and tells me they are returning my truck because they don't have parts. Then tells me my appointment was made through someone not at their location. BUT THEY KNEW WHY THEY WERE PICKING UP MY TRUCK AHEAD OF TIME!!! Big Star Service Department has been consistently terrible over the years whether it's sitting in the service center for hours after you vehicle is ready because no one told you, having your vehicle damaged while in for service or service advisors outright lying to you about what's going on with your vehicle. Service doesn't seem to improve regardless of how many times you bring it to their attention. read more

Josh was amazing!!! Found me the perfect car right away and couldn't be more thankful thank you so much Josh !! read more

Big Star Ford - Car Dealers Near Me - Manvel, Texas

After finding out our own car was going to cost 11k to repair and only worth 13k we had to make some tough choices. I went to Big Star's website and wrote in with interest about a new Explorer. I also shared the struggles we have been facing. Their team was amazing at getting back with me and empathizing over our struggle. With all the stress I needed an easy transition and couldn't bear a full day in a dealership. That would have just turned the knife. Adrien was super helpful, worked with me on getting above residual value for my car, negotiated rates before I had to come in. We did all our financials online. So by the time we came in all we had to do test drive the car, agree on final financing, and close the deal with finance. We were in and out in 2hrs. This was the best and most seamless car transaction I've ever had in my life! Hands down amazing people. Thank you so much for understanding this stress I was under and making this as easy as possible on us. I am truly grateful!! read more

I'm not a fan of making negative reviews however in case it's like this, I don't mind! I own a 2000 Ford F350 4 x 4 that had/has to open recalls on it. I took my truck to Big Star Ford on 288 S. in Pearland yesterday (5/1/2025) morning for my 7:15 AM appointment. My service advisor is Robert. He seems to be a really nice guy with a sales attitude and quick Witte.(I love quick Witte.) Robert said he had one guy there who he wanted to look at my truck because he has worked on them the most and is quite familiar with that motor. I asked Robert to have his mechanic look at the transmission leak that I have and also a blend door issue.(that is a unseen box under the dash that switches the air from the heater core to allow cold air that's from the AC compressor to blow into the cabin.) Robert seen more than happy to accommodate my request and asked if he could have the truck for a couple of days to complete the work that I was requesting and I agree. I went back to Big Star Ford yesterday evening to have them look at a fault that I was reading in my mercury, mariner regarding my SiriusXM radio. I was surprised to see my truck in water appeared to be the checkout line. I got in line to see Robert and he said that he was just about to call me to let me know that the recalls have been fixed. He also told me that I had multiple oil leaks, in addition to my transmission leak. He said all the part numbers are obsolete for the gaskets needed to repair the leaks. He went on to say that it wouldn't be cost-effective for me to have them source the gaskets outside of Ford because they could not guarantee the work. That I understood, so I asked him if I could have the part numbers so that I could source the gaskets elsewhere. This is where the veil drops. Robert told me that the mechanic didn't write the part numbers down and had only done the visual inspection. Is not possible in my mind to determine that a part number is obsolete, without looking it up in the database! Robert then said well, while the person who deals with recalls was working on those items, the repair mechanic came by and "looked the vehicle over and determine that the gaskets needed were obsolete". This was really annoying. I'm pretty sure this was an attempt to extort money. Robert said it wouldn't be fair to the mechanic to have him provide the information that allegedly he had already looked up because it would take him time that he was not getting billed for. Please remember Robert told me that this process was already completed by the mechanic who had determined that the part numbers were obsolete. So Robert said for me to get the " obsolete part numbers for the gaskets that were leaking" I would need to pay a diagnostic fee, which is $235 per hour. I believe this was the ultimate goal. I believe in building relationships on mutual respect and trust. As consumers, we have the option to spend our money where we choose. I tried to find an establishment that I like, that treats me respectfully and values my time while simultaneously providing qualities service or products! Big Star Ford does not fit in that category! On a sidenote, I can't prove this, but they may have cleared the fault and charged Detroit for labor they may not have performed. By the way, remember that satellite radio fault I went back to have them look at? Well that didn't happen either. Robert provided this analogy " what you're asking is like calling a cancer doctor over the phone and asking them to give you a diagnosis based on symptoms". This is a known issue to Ford. I provided Robert the technical bulletin number which she brushed off. Buyer Beware read more

Beware - Disappointed in Big Star Ford I bought a 2016 Ford Explorer from Big Star Ford and have had multiple mechanical issues ever since. We have put 30k miles on the vehicle over the last 4 years and maintained all general maintenance. Recently, the torque converter failed, meaning I'll have to replace or rebuild the transmission--a significant and costly repair. When I reached out to Big Star Ford's service department for help, I was told, "We're not Ford; we just sell Ford products." They also said it would take weeks to diagnose and months to fix. When I presented documentation from ford showing that torque converter issues are a known problem, leadership dismissed it, saying it didn't apply to my vehicle. And just so you know, I already tried contacting General Manager Tim Jach, but was told there's nothing they could do. This dealership has shown no interest in standing by their products or supporting their customers once the sale is complete. For anyone considering buying or servicing a vehicle here, I strongly suggest you look elsewhere. This experience has been costly and disappointing--steer clear of Big Star Ford. read more

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I went in for a diag. Phil said it would be $210. Come to find out. It's $250 for a storage fee. Seriously dude. Why would u charge me an extra $35 to store my vehicle. Place is a joke. read more

Eliseo is my service guy at Big Star Ford. He is always polite and courteous. He makes sure my car is clean and on time. I really appreciate that he keeps me informed about the needs for my vehicle. I recommend Eliseo for service and Big Star Ford as your friendly car dealership. read more

Anyone looking for a new or used vehicle be sure to stop in and ask for Adrien S. I was looking to purchase a new ranger and this young man was full of energy and enthusiasm to help make it happen. He and his boss tried to move mountains to make it happen but ultimately due to the issues with the economy my current vehicles value has tanked more than I expected and I'm not willing to take that much of a loss. He will meet , beat carmax's or whoever's offer you take to him and he treated me more like a brother than a customer during our interactions. I wish him the best. read more

DO NOT USE THIS PLACE. THEY ARE RIP OFF. I took my car to them because cheek engin was on they charge me$1300 to fixed 2 coils and one spark plug. but my main problem still there then they want another $2100 to tear the engine down to see what is wrong even though i already paid for diagnosis they still trying to find out what was wrong with it, my question is why the first diagnosis did not find iut what was wrong? now they want more money to find out ? they lie to me when they said your diagnois is going to be credit back if i do the service with them. but they did not . DO NOT USE THIS PLACE THEY ARE RIP OFF. read more

Honestly what the FUCK? I've been calling yall back to back for DAYS and apparently my fucking warranty was denied. Yall probably deleting reviews off google because how tf yall got 4.2 ratings on there and damn near 1 on here? Scamming ass place. read more

Scheduled my 2023 F150 oil change for 715am still waiting at 830 on a Saturday! Got a video telling me I should do a coolant flush--it has 20k miles REALLY! Then says I need an alignment without showing me any odd wear--which I look for! Yep needs an air filter and cabin filter but since they ticked me off I will do it myself. My wife and I have bought 6 vehicles from the dealership over the past 18 years but not once have I had a service experience. I have one more service that came with my truck after that I will take it to an oil change facility where it takes 10 minutes to change my oil. With that said the gentleman that checked me in was nice enough along with the young man who wanted to vacuum it out--yea lifted cannot get a free wash :). read more

Well I thought the issue was resolved, jokes on me. Not only was the wrong thing ordered, it took them 3 hours just to tell me this. . Honestly at this point they have to be trolling me. As someone who doesn't have a lot of free time, frustrating to have wasted so much energy yet again for absolutely nothing. This legit may be in totality the single worst customer service experience I've ever had anywhere for anything in my entire life. I'd expect more from TEMU at this point. read more

Don't walk, run. They sold me a "new" car with damage all over the inside. Then they said it would take a week to fix and nothing has been done. Be careful when purchasing anything from this place. read more

Absolutely Abysmal service. Had my truck for a recall for 8 months. Did not get any responses out of them. Had to call Ford corporate to understand. They outright lies about the whole situation. I called to get it fixed after finally getting ahold of the gm, who told me "there's nothing we can do for you, come get your truck. They couldn't even perform a simple recall. Evidently, according to the actual Ford representative, this place does NOT file protocol for recalls. Mac haik did it in 1 week. I'm still trying to get this remedied, I had to pay for my damned recall. I have reported them multiple times to the NHTSA. I have another friend who had her car totaled by big star on the way to caliber. They dropped it off anyway. Guess who had to tell her they totalled it? Caliber! DO NOT TAKE ANY OF YOUR VEHICLES HERE read more

We purchased a 2023 Exepdition Max from this dealership at the end of March. When we were test driving the vehicle, a couple of system fault errors went off. When asked about them, we were told that they just received the vehicle in and that the vehicle was in "transportation mode" and that those would be turned off. After discussion, my husband and I agreed to purchase the vehicle...once we purchased the car, they told us we could pick it up tomorrow as they hadn't finished doing the overview of the vehicle. Let me note that my husband had test drove it two days before I went with him to look at it (so the dealership had it for at least a week on the lot...enough time to service the vehicle before advertising the car for sale) So we had to wait and pick the car up the day after we purchased it...upon picking it up the sensor faults we not fixed. We were told that they would order parts and pick up our vehicle and bring us a rental car. (we live an hour and a half from the dealership) After a week of not hearing back, we called to follow up about them fixing the faults. We called our sales rep 3 times, two of the calls went unanswered with voicemails, and once he answered and said he would get an update and call us back. He never did. We were going on two weeks of having the car, so then we called the sales manager...he told us he would check with the service department and call us back. He did call back, but did not give us an answer because the service department "was in a meeting". my husband has since called the sales manager back two more times with no answer or response. We're coming up on a month of owning this vehicle with absolutely no help, response, answers from this dealership. They lied to us about the faults in the beginning and then haven't even followed up to correct the issue. The customer service at this dealership is absolutely horrendous. Please do not consider purchasing a vehicle from here. The other negative reviews that I have read are just like the experience we have received. I'm honestly quite baffled this dealership prides themselves as a reputable dealership. We have since decided to contact a dealership we trust to resolve these issues or purchase a new vehicle from. read more

They like firing people who didn't know the last week was no off days and tried covering it up. They already do trash work as a dealership but now you don't know if you'll be fired for chewing too loud or not I've never had a good experience here and my brother haven't so if you looking for a car or even a job here I would reconsider because they won't show you anything and fire you when you mess up. read more

So just for giggles I saw a 2019 Mustang in an ad for Big Star Ford and clicked on it to see what they would give me for my car. The quote they sent back wasn't even worth my time so I forgot about it. A couple of days later, Brandon reached out saying he could get me in the Mustang if I really wanted. I had a Mustang in the 80s that I wrecked and always wanted another one so told him sure no problem but had specific conditions on the payment and truthfully didn't think he could do it. Well, he did! He got me the price I wanted for my car and got me a lower payment for a newer car! Wow! I was so impressed. He told us he'd stay open as long as we needed to come pick up the car that Friday night as we were going out of town Saturday. So we both busted butt to get there and just as he said, Brandon was waiting with my name on the car and everything. We did the test drive and loved it and then everything else was super smooth! We were on and out in an hour I think? Brandon was amazing and made the process so smooth and easy! I know it sounds like I'm being paid but for reals it's never been this smooth and easy to buy a car. We did do a lot online beforehand so that helped but I would go back here in a heartbeat. And we had been repeat customers at another car dealer four out last two cars. But seriously check with Brandon if you want a great deal and great service! But hands off my pony, she's all mine! read more

Big Star Ford - My new pony! - Car Dealers Near Me - Manvel, Texas

Tried to make an appointment for a safety recall and I was told to just drop it off and they would get to it when they can. At least 2 days but expect a week to do the safety recall. read more

Buyers BEWARE!!! I only am giving them one star so I can write a review. Came in to test drive their advertised Ford XLT Expedition 2021 Silver for $60,365. Spent 2 hours there. When we went to sit down to purchase the vehicle all of a sudden it is now 64k. How unethical!!! We got up and left. And the salesman could care less. "Oh well, sorry". He claimed because they had added upgrades they have to sell it for more. Fine, then don't advertise it for $60,365. You're liars. So sick of the whole vehicle bait and switch. There should be laws against this blatant misrepresentation of products. read more

Big Star Ford - Car Dealers Near Me - Manvel, Texas

10/10 would not recommend. my previous experience with big star was a total nightmare. I had to have my motor replaced by warranty which they did a good job, but when I got my truck back it was wrecked on the driver side back end. I didn't notice till I was filling it up with gas getting ready to leave. one of their workers there wrecked my truck into a hydraulic lift or one of their concrete pylons. They gave me back my truck knowing that and did not say a word. Plus dealing with their service manager was terrible. I would try to get into contact and she'd never answer or email be back. From my experience I will never be going back. read more

Quick and easy. Mobile service van completed my recall and oil change at my home. Jesus was great.

Dont shop or do service here Customer service very rude they dont want them to disturb they ate busy doing cellfone.

I took my bronco to get a tire fixed through warranty and it took them three hours to fix one tire! SMH! If I could give -10 stars I will! read more

Big Star Ford - Car Dealers Near Me - Manvel, Texas

Alyssa was amazing sold me my bronco a few months ago def recommend Everyone is just amazing!! read more

Judging by the reviews here you should absolutely under no circumstances bring your vehicle here or buy a car here. The amount of negative comments that are here about service is TRUE. They never answer the phone. And when they do no one ever takes accountability to Find the employee you need to speak to. How do you call for 3 hours trying to find an employee. One day I called and it sounded like every single person had to many gringos margaritas for lunch. Slow and slurring their speech. This business will fail because of poor leadership under the current General Manager and poor leadership education among their the staff. If you take your vehicle here you will not get it back in the right working condition. Also if you have a service repair the technicians are completely fraud. They will mess your vehicle up to place repairs on your bill you do not need. So if you feel like you want to pay over 6,000 -15,000 everytime you go to this dealership to get subpar work then you can. Never buy a car from here because like previous reviews they will Jack the price of the car up. Or it won't have the warranties listed. I'm surprised this delearship isn't being investigated by BBB for their predatory sleazy practices. BE WARNED ! DO NOT EVER EVER GO HERE FOR ANY REASON ! ZERO STARS !!! read more

On 04/15/24, I took my 2020 Ford Eco Sport vehicle by tow truck to the BIG STAR FORD Dealer. Rosemary, the Service Advisor at Ford, received it and texted me that the engine and turbo need to be replaced for an approximate cost of $7,181.62. I reminded her that the vehicle had a recall and that they should cover those expenses.The vehicle was at the Dealer for 4 months and did not give me a Loaner Vehicle. On 06/12/24, I was informed that the recall was over and that they would cover the repair. On 08/14/24, I was informed that the vehicle was ready and that I could pick it up. On 08/18/24, I took the car on Sunday and left it at the Dealer which is closed. The vehicle did not accelerate and the dashboard lights came on. On 08/19/24, Mrs. Rosemary told me that the fault was the transmission and that they were going to check the vehicle. On 08/23/24, Mrs. Rosemary informed me that the technician checked the vehicle and said that the spark plugs (3) and coils needed to be changed for a cost of $834.98. I removed the vehicle because I considered it an excessive cost and that this was not the reason for the fault.On 08/26/24, I took the vehicle with the most serious fault again. I asked another technician to check the vehicle.The other technician informed me that the fault was due to the throttle control body or the accelerator sensor. I again removed the vehicle and took it to the Gulf Coast Dealer in Angleton. Where they determined that the fault was a pin adjustment in Pin 31 of connector 1232E, And the fault that the vehicle had completely disappeared.Mrs. Rosemary used offensive terms towards me such as "I don't know what you did to the car because it worked fine when it rolled out of here." The Mechanical Technicians of FOR BIG STAR could not find the real fault of the vehicle, suggesting changing parts that were not the real fault of the vehicle, implying an unnecessary outlay of money. I DO NOT RECOMMEND BIG STAR FORD. read more

I have been a loyal customer here for almost 5 years because they always take care of me and my truck! I moved across town last year and my last prepaid advantage care credit expired before I was able to make it back over but Marion still honored the expired credit for me when I finally made it back in today. I will continue to drive an extra 20 minutes to continue to come here because of the excellent customer service and care!! read more

BAIT & SWITCH = CROOKS. BS Ford had a bronco listed on cars.com and on their site for $50,300. I inquired about it, and received an email from Joshua explaining more info on it and that he'd reach out to me. LOW & BEHOLD the first thing I notice in his email is that the price is now $60,300. I go to my browser and see the price is still the original $50k. I click refresh and notice that their website price has changed and also notice that the cars.com price has changed too. I message Joshua telling him that the price magically changed and that I'm no longer interested. He doesn't even try to explain or have a conversation with me to try and salvage his/their reputation. He just says ok. Bunch of bums. Don't buy from this place. Also, BS Ford let me save you the time from your canned response - we all know you're not going to "investigate" the situation, and I'm not going to reach out to you in regards to how you can make my experience for next time better. read more

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STAY AWAY!!!! Do yourself a favor and avoid this place at all costs!!! They will sell you a wrecked car, claim it was "certified" with a obviously fake car fax report. And then when you try to hold them accountable WITH PROOF, they will reply that they don't know when the damage happened. Check the date it was auctioned. FEB! And then sold last week. Check the pictures! But claim they don't know if the damage could have been done after purchase?!? PLEASE SEE PICTURES! https://www.facebook.com/1669777877/posts/pfbid032tWpPMSzgkTjzzKJukctreqsGK8ZbKTCHoCzeqR9e3dFZ7c4ZQJKB6XybFC7nzx9l/?mibextid=cr9u03 read more

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Trying to make a long story short... I was out of town, and my husband had dropped my car off here to fix a pretty simple electrical problem with the sound in my car. He was dealing with a woman named Michael. Every time he called for an update, she would give him the runaround and basically lie to him about the status of the car... She actually said that he could text her through a certain number for updates, but whenever he did that he would get no response... In fact, the last call he had made to her she had admitted that she got all these text messages and she just didn't reply to them BUT that our car was next to be serviced. Horrible service and horrible agent. When I heard all of this, I had asked my family what's going on with this place? My parents proceeded to remind me that that was the place that TOOK MY DAD'S TRUCK FOR A JOYRIDE AND ACTUALLY DAMAGED ONE OF HIS AXLES! He knew this based on his mileage, and clearly his axle was damaged. Had to take it to somewhere else to get fixed. At this news, I had had it, and I went in in person to demand my car back. When I went in, this, Michael lady was nowhere to be found, and when the staff did find her, she was extremely unfriendly. I told her that we are taking our car back and going to take our business elsewhere because of their incompetence. She sauntered off, and when she finally brought my car around, I saw that it had clearly been sitting there for 5 days, UNTOUCHED, covered in leaves and pollen and definitely NOT next in line to be serviced as she stated to us on the phone... I was standing right at my door waiting for my keys. She hung her head, gave me my keys, and I drove off never to return again. The owners name is Rick Law if anyone needs to complain to the OG... read more

Never buy a Preowned vehicle from this place! Worst experience ever. We purchased a King Ranch SUV the a/c didn't work when we test drove it, They kept it for a week fixing it, supposedly they fixed it 6 months later its stop working. It started leaking transmission fluid, I took it in and they refused to fix the a/c and thank God the truck still had trans warranty and it only had 49k miles. so be aware of what you purchase from BIG Star FORD in Pearland TX. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. DO NOT GO HERE! I bought a 2015 ford mustang from here back on February 19. Since then I've had it for a total of 3 days and the car was in the shop for 6 straight weeks. I was told the car was getting all new spark plugs and coil packs and I still had a check engine light on for a cylinder 8 misfire. They couldn't find the part so I took it off the lot today and took it to another shop and they already found it was a broken intake manifold. The shop is already putting in the new one in less than a couple of hours while this place made me wait 6 weeks just to tell me they CANT fix it after Blair (used car manager) told me he would fix it no matter what over and over again. Also told me "we would never sell you a broken car." The mechanic, who worked for ford for 30 years said, the coil packs haven't been changed since the car was made. read more

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I had an appointment to drop off my car Monday afternoon called Wednesday afternoon, and they still had not looked at my car. This was for service recalls Edit: Mark, the service manager took care of the situation read more

Been dealing with this place since they opened. Dropped my 2016 MKZ off with what was supposed to have been a recall. I picked my car up a week later and for the second time they drove it up on a curve and damaged it for the SECOND time. Once I made it home, I realized my two front windows was scratched. I called them over the next two days and they kept hanging up on me. I went to the dealership and spoke with Stephanie, the manage, she tried to deny the damages happened not knowing that one of their staff in the service department already saw the damages on the bumper the same day I picked up my car. I took it back for the window damage and once again, Stephanie tried to deny the damages. Stephanie called the shop manager out and he acknowledged that the two front glass windows were damaged during the recall repairs that were performed in their shop. I took it back and they tinted the windows again but did not replace the two front glasses that were damaged. Now, here it is April and I'm still waiting to have my vehicle fully repaired from the damages that were done by their technicians during the recall repairs. I wouldn't recommend this place, but if you go I suggest you check your vehicle thoroughly when you retrieve from this place. read more

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I only rate a one star because my F150 Lightning is a great truck (thanks to Ford not Big Star). Main and major compliant with Big Star - they install PLAID GPS tracker to prevent vehicle theft on their lot but then pass on tracker as an add-on during customer purchase. My experience - I was told this feature was part of the deal and included in my new truck purchase with my understanding it was not an add-on. Wrong - they tack $1495 onto your contract after misrepresenting the deal. You - as the buyer - need to catch the slight of hand as you go through a dozen or more signatures with the Finance guy who also neglects to inform you about the add-on. I missed it not reading fine print that said once you sign, you cannot back out. So, buyer beware! You do not need to purchase this add-on no matter what they tell you. It's a dealer added cream puff to pad their profits and was definitely/intentionally mis-represented to me which I believe is a violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Law. We'll see how that is decided in an upcoming law suit but long term, I will do my best to warn potential customers of the latest "dealer scam". Just a note - Big Star Manvel is part of the Ken Garff dealership family with 73 locations around the country. Reddit reviewers are running into this same scam at other Garff locations in different states. So, repeat - you do not have to purchase the GPS tracker. In fact, you can get same deal much cheaper on your own hook if you really want this feature. If you buy at Garff dealership - DO NOT let Finance guy use desk top light board to have you add electronic signatures. This is another scam where you do not have control over reading the docs. In my case, the Finance person quickly scrolled over the payment portion of docs so I did not have time to see/read what I was signing. I trusted him and my sales person (big mistake) thinking it was a nice gesture to speed up the process. If I had been given hard-copy paper versions of contracts I would have spotted the "deception" and not been duped out of $1800 total. You can demand paper and then scan carefully for anything with a dollar sign attached to it. read more

Do NOT buy a car from these people! As soon as you sign your contract, their customer service goes to shit. My husband purchased a 2025 ford explorer for myself and our children in January of this year. Our salesman, Adan, promised that all of the issues we noticed while test driving the vehicle would be fixed at no expense to us. Couple of days later I drop off my new vehicle with the service department and our service advisor, Ian, notes that he would try to have all work done in 4-5 days. One week later I need my vehicle to go out of town so I go to pick it up and absolutely ZERO work has been done to it. The shift knob still sticky, the steering wheel still making a rattling sound, stains still in the headliner and bubbling still in the tint. My husband and I texted him and our salesman asking what exactly was done in the entire week that we dropped off our vehicle and they had zero response. While the vehicle was in their care, Ian stated that he had ordered a new steering wheel because the one they initially ordered was not good and said he would message us a week or so later to notify us when it arrives. This was a lie. We are now in June and we have not heard anything from them. Ian and Adan have been ignoring us and not keeping their word on promising to fix these issues. My husband also left a voice message for the service manager, Stephanie, and she has yet to reach out to us as well. We are very disappointed with the customer service that this dealership has been giving us and do not recommend to anyone looking to purchase a new vehicle. read more

I have had a good experience at this dealership. The staff is really friendly and helpful. The accessory department helped me to use my reward points to get free accessory items for my new car. The quick Lane service department has extremely friendly associates who keep me up-to-date with my service schedule. And my salesman was especially helpful when I drove off the lot and got a crack in the windshield. He helped me to repair the windshield there at the dealership. This was the most positive experience I've ever had in buying a car. read more

Don't bother wasting your time with the website chat function. It isn't meant to help you at all, rather simply to create sales leads by documenting your information. Scenario goes something like this. Customer asks the question. For example, part inventory and price. Amazingly the chat 'person' Alexis cannot get this information but will happily take your information, name, phone, email, make/model and someone will call you back. Punchline is, the part inquiry was for spark plugs for a 2 year old F150. The #1 selling vehicle in the US. They will have spark plugs in stock. Just avoid dealerships that have ulterior motives and aren't willing to earn your business. read more