Car buyer's beware! Do not purchase Carmax extended warranty and ensure all parts of your preowned vehicle are all in good condition!
Upon receiving approval, I was so excited to drive from NYC to Carmax Brandywine Maryland location to purchased my 2013 Infiniti JX35, during March 2019. Kenneth Jackson was the lead sales personnel that assisted me throughout my transaction. Unfortunately, during the day of pickup Mr. Jackson was not working. Therefore, he had his colleague Andre to finalize my purchase. During the moments of inspection and test drive I questioned a minor knocking and the rust on the wheel hub. Andre, assure me that the noise was normal and the rust on the wheel hub were due to inclement weather and not to stress the appearance, all parts were in good condition.
Issue number one: September 2019 my vehicle completely shut down after six months of purchase. I was left stranded at WaWa! I contacted Maxcare, to report a claim. They did not provide excellent assistance. My car was taken to a repair facility and I was informed that my vehicle battery needed to be replaced due to corrosion. CarMax sold me a vehicle with a bad battery!! Maxcare refused to pay for my new battery. I contacted CarMax to update them of the situation and I did not win that reimbursement battle.
Issue number two: the same minor knocking sound gradually increase badly. October 2020, I took my vehicle to a Carmax approved repair facility. I was informed that my vehicle wheel bearing hubs front and rear were in terrible condition! The mechanic, then explained to me that despite my car mileage my vehicle was sold to me with bad wheel bearing hubs. Due to my lack of knowledge, and the representative's greedy goal of sale, the lives of my children and I have been endangered since the moment I drove my vehicle off of the lot!
It was further explained by the mechanic that due to the horrible condition of the wheel bearing hubs, it caused additional damage to the brake pads and rotors. He told me, had I continued to drive my vehicle in that condition and hitting any hard bump would have resulted in a horrific accident! The wheel bearing hubs, brakes, and rotors all needed to be replaced, as well as wheel alignment. The extended warranty (Maxcare) received a work invoice from the approved repair facility and they denied all finding except the wheel bearing hubs. Meaning I was responsible with paying the mentioned above parts!
I contacted my warranty company multiple times to question the denials. I spoke to representatives Michel, Kevin, and Supervisor Mr. O. Holland.
Day one: Representative Michel inform that I could, conduct a three way call with the repair facility and have them resubmit their findings to an Adjuster.
Day two:Representative Kevin was extremely rude and I immediately requested to speak to his supervisor Mr. Holland.
Mr. Holland, explained my warranty contract states brakes, rotors, and wheel alignments are not covered. During our conversation I explained to him that the noise, and rusted wheel hubs was reported on the date of sale. He stated, I needed to contact the Carmax in Brandywine, Maryland where I initial purchased my vehicle and good luck with arguing your claim. Yes, he welcome for me to submit a claim to CarMax, however warned I would be waisting my time, due to high mileage placed on vehicle since date of purchase.
Bottom line what's the point of purchasing the CarMax extended warranty! Mileage was not the factor, I am still within my allowed mileage limit. Had it not been for the negligence of the Brandywine, Maryland Carmax facility for selling a tainted vehicle, I would not have had this issue!
This situation makes me never want to conduct business with Carmax every again! I was referred by family members who purchased their vehicles throughout the years and praised Carmax for their awesome inventory, and service. However, it's not my testimony! read more