My wife and I drove up to Fresno yesterday from Bakersfield to shop for a jeep gladiator. When we arrived we waited for an open salesperson, and fortunately for us we were assigned to a young salesman...Max Snyder. He was really knowledgeable and knew how to help us. It's not often that you have such a great experience when you're trying to buy a used car. However, Max was both honest and polite, helping us through each part of the process. Ultimately, we left in the jeep gladiator we came up to see. I highly recommend both Max and CarMax Fresno to anyone looking to purchase a vehicle. I'd also like to mention Sean Vinciguerra, the business operations manager. He went over and above to help me with our purchase. He's such a personable guy, and it's easy to tell that he's the type of leader that inspires his staff. read more

CarMax - This is what I drove home in...thanks - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Fresno, California

They gave me a great deal on my Toyota Camry trade in. I got a car shipped from one of their locations in Nevada that took about 5 days to ship and 3 to prepare. I was able to test drive it after about 8 business days. They set up expedited pickup for the day I chose to purchase the vehicle. They gave me a thorough explanation on the condition of the vehicle I was buying and any open recalls. The salesman did not try to oversell me on their Max Care and thoroughly explained any questions I had! read more

I bought a 2017 suburban with supposedly 55000 miles. when i ran the carfax it had 175000miles, and they dont want to give me my money back

Purchased our family car about a month ago now, had the vehicle inspected by third party with no issues found. I was pleased with how streamline the process was and it was very informal and as stress free as it could be. We were helped by Pierre and he seemed an honest dude. Any big purchase can be stressful, but so far, we are happy with the vehicle. read more

Jesse is an amazing mechanic. Great customer service and he knows what he's doing. every time he works on my car, he takes care of everything as well as go a little extra to get the job done read more

Paid to have a car delivered so I could potentially buy it. They set up an appointment for me to come in to view/ drive at 11. Only problem- nobody is available to assist. At 11:20 still nothing and a manager doesn't bother to check on the situation. Must have too much business as you chose to lose mine. There is no reason to waste anyone's time like that. Management needs to do better or be replaced. Qualified buyer- GONE! read more

9/23/24 I talked with CarMax Auto Finance. Changing this review to 4 stars because they are always professional and personable. Also found out that my Chrysler's camshaft sensor intermittent bank 1 was bad. My bf and I changed this out and the car has been fine so far. read more

CarMax - New car! Chrysler 200 C 2016 - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Fresno, California

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I tried to sell my 93 year old fathers truck to them with a notarized power of attorney and was rejected. They said they needed a form from the DMV with his signature notarized - note that the DMV doesn't require notarization for a vehicle poa. He's incapacitated in an assisted living facility, he can't sign anything now and that's why several years ago he created a trust and created the poa, the attorney said it would be more than sufficient for this situation. Carmax is making up their own rules, and ignoring legal forms while requiring forms from the State of CA to be notarized when it isn't required. They are discriminating against the elderly, insisting on signed and notarized forms from incapacitated car owners. Selling to them seemed to be a simple solution to dispose of his vehicle but they've created insurmountable hurdles, clearly creating a very bad experience while hiding behind the difficulty in dealing with the DMV. read more

Beware of the car you actually get. Mine was apparently from an auction. And had been totaled. Car max didn't catch. Heard noises, took in to an actual dealer. They confirmed that car was in accident and they couldn't let me leave with it like that for safety. Towed car back to car max. They made it right in end. Helped me find another car that I took to an actual dealership who gave approval. I ended up loving the car I got in the end. Wish I could trust the process of buying a car fr them. Because the process was so easy. read more

After reading all the reviews, I wish I would've looked here before I actually went there. My sales guy was the best. I'm going to try and talk him into going elsewhere... they don't deserve him!! What a horrible company as a whole. Never in my life had I been sc3ewed over until I came here. They have the scum of the earth working for them. The service department will lie to your face and will half as the repairs and will say issues were caused by outside influence. The corporate office has no backbone and is of no help, as they will believe the lies of the service department. I brought my car in at the beginning of summer, and it's now the end, and nothing has been fully repaired. They just glue stuff on and clip the parts on and call it a day instead of doing the right thing. I finally picked up today and just decided to go elsewhere instead of wasting my time. On my way home the bumper lip fell off and started to drag. I told them this would happen, so now I am looking at a bigger issue as a whole now, as they will not help out. I will make sure to report them to the proper channels and contact my local council member to report this sh@dy dealership. In conclusion: PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE IN, PLEASE, PLEASE, DON'T COME HERE. They are dishonest and will lure you in by promising you everything. That's until the 10 days are up, and then after that you're on your own. read more

My husband and I would come to check out their inventory. We would come pretty often so often some works would already recognize us. As you enter there's a counter where a worker greets you and asks how they can assist you. We usually just tell them we're browsing and we walk out to the parking lot. The past 2 recent visits we had my car apprised we didn't have an appointment so we were placed on the waiting list. This place can get busy so sometimes getting an appointment is best. The first time we waited about 45mins to get helped the second time it was about 10. The workers that had helped the past few times had been nice. We were happy with the amount we got my car appraised for special since the amount was wasn't changed after 2 months of my last appraisal. We went else where to get a trade in but my experience so far has been good. They have many selections to cars to choose from. They supposedly have no haggle pricing. Most cars on the lot comes with the fact sheets about the car and price. They allow customers to test drive but of course there is a wait if you don't have an appointment. read more

CarMax - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Fresno, California

I had this car transferred from Modesto to Fresno on one condition. That there was no rust underneath since it came from Wisconsin. I was told there wasn't any. I bought it then took it to Subaru in SLO for an inspection. They found rust that they said would cost $10,000 to $15,000 to repair. I returned the car to Fresno and Freddy, the sales manager said that the rust should have been caught and that it was a one off mistake. They just put it back on the lot for $1,000 off. read more

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Sold several cars to this CarMax location - always a smooth transaction and great people.

Found the car I wanted, reserved it, had it transferred to my local Fresno CA CarMax, made an appointment, went in and closed the deal. From the moment I arrived until I stepped into my SUV I was treated with the utmost respect. All processing was handled professionally and exactly as advertised. Not my first interaction with CarMax and probably not my last. Highly recommend! read more

My husband and I love CarMax. The last 4 cars we've bought have been through CarMax. Yes, their prices are higher than a dealership but you don't have to deal with salespeople. read more

The service department is incompetent. My car should have came with a jack and compatible lug nut wrench. When I went to pick up the parts I was the only one there. I asked if they could take it out of the box and set it in the designated area in the trunk. They refused. When I opened the box at home....no lug nut wrench. How are you suppose to jack up the jack? The idiot who supposedly is the manager stated that the jack doesn't come with it. Hello...that's because you didn't order the kit. Never again....and neither should you! read more

If I could give negative stars I would. Was scammed into a vehicle and after 3 months car breaks down. I was talked into the warranty that does no good when you can't get anybody to reach out to dealerships or warranty places to get anything down. At this point I feel like my car was stolen from Me. It's been sitting at dodge dealership for over 2 weeks nowZ they have ruined my Christmas.. what was the point of getting the warranty if you guys are still gonna try and pinpoint the failure to my wrong doing.. when the vehicle was new TO ME. I have the paperwork showing the walk around and everything was done. But yet here we are. Big scam from CarMax dodge dealership and the max care warranty.. very displeased with how I have been treated PS CARMAX WILL GET MY OHONE NUMBER AND INFORMATION AND OUT ME ON HOLD BECAUSE THEY ARE TIRED OF DEALING WITH ME. And after about 10 mins it goes to voicemail.. but 20 mins after I walk in the place there are all huddle at the desk looking over my info and waiting for me. I wish I would have read the reviews before purchasing another vehicle with you guys. Mind you my family has had bad experiences both times they have tried to get a vehicle with them. There new stoppage of max care work done at there store is ridiculous that was only to cover there asses for awhile. The first week of my car being down I was repeatedly told we don't do max care here after 90 days.. buuuuut if you ask them now they are working on trying to get max care work down back at there site.. how convenient only now that does not help me. Will not be getting another vehicle from them. read more

Wish I never bought my car here. First car I've ever bought off a "lot" I go to pick up my vehicle I purchased the next day, so they can get it ready. The driver visor which was done when I test drove it, was broken. And not not even ONE year, the battery is completely dead af, I pay for theaxcare, batteries aren't covered. Never have I ever had a battery issue from the vehicles I've owned that I've bought off the "street" from random ass people. I have a second vehicle that I bought off offer up and that battery is still fine! I am still waiting for the email with the battery test they said they did on the battery prepurchase also. Tons of stories about CarMax selling lemon vehicles and I wish I would've listened to those stories. BUYERS BEWARE read more

My son sat there for over 6 hours to buy his first car. After saying he was approved and an agreed down payment amount was made, they turned around and said he needed more money down for his down payment! I bought my car there 2 years ago and another vehicle before that...but we will never go back! Waste of time and patience! Skip CarMaxx!!!!!! read more

If you're looking for a great salesperson ask for Adnan. He did a wonderful job answering our questions & setting up the test drives. He checked in on us at the perfect time & was never pushing. He would ask us questions & helped us find the perfect vehicle. Thank you Adnan for your help. Buying a vehicle is never fun but you made it enjoyable. read more

Got a car in August, it's not December and it broke down. We were told by CarMax to tow it over, as soon as it was dropped CarMax said they couldn't service it and to take it to Chrysler dodge so we got it towed to dodge, we bought coverage for up to 150k miles, our car broken down at 90k after 3 months. Dodge said they couldn't touch it after 100k which we too them it's at 90k, we were told that it's $250 deductible to fix and give them 3-5 days. On the 5th day, we called and they can't fix the car, the dealership ignored the mechanics calls to the point where the mechanic called us telling us CarMax was not answering for DAYS. We were then told by dodge that it was the #3 cylinder was leaking and faulty due to wear and tear and there is a chance it will not be covered by our maxcare. They then told us it was going to be a $5,400 deductible to fix if insurance doesn't cover. We went into CarMax and toms them about the warranty we purchased and were told the person who sold us that warranty no longer works there so "they could not help us". They will not touch our car unless we give them the okay to possibly have to pay that $5,400 and we said no so now it's sitting at dodge for two weeks now. We were told to come on the 24th to pick up the rental we were told would be ready for us and we just showed up and they are closed even though the sign online says they are open. We have been stuck without a car for 2 weeks now and they have done nothing to help. When I contacted the BBB, CarMax responded to our complaint saying this was the "first time" we have contacted them about his issue and to call them which is complete bullshit as we have gone in person multiple times as well as called dozens over the last two weeks along with the dealership mechanics. These last cheap fucks will do Just about anything to not take responsibility for a shit car that they sold us three months ago nor will do anything to offer to fix the mess they made. Save your money and go to an actual dealership, these cheap fucks ain't worth anyone's money. read more

Carmela did a wonderful job helping us. We were looking at MDX and RDX. She was very knowledgeable and genuinely nice. She didn't try to pressure us. If we buy a car at Carmax it will be through her. Keep her on the payroll ..Joe and Susan read more

Do not buy a car from here! My car has had a laundry list of problems since the day I pulled off the car lot. They fixed a few of the problems within the 30 day warranty, but then a lot of the other problems happened right after the 30 days. From EXTREME engine problems SUCH AS CYLINDERS MISFIRING, AND THE DRIVETRAIN SYSTEM BEING MESSED UP, to minor problems, such as the sunroof not closing, interior lights not working, and everything in between. My car leaks a tremendous amount of oil, to where I have to put 2 quarts in every few weeks. Two of the tires on the car had already gone flat, and Carmax didn't put a spare tire or rim in the back of the car trunk compartment!!!! I was completely stranded with my son in the middle of nowhere!!!! Today I just had to replace the spark plugs and get a brand new battery!!! but of course I couldn't start my car on the way there. I had to get it jumped to be able to get it to be repaired. I've only had this car a short while. It should not be having this many problems. I'm going to look into California lemon laws now because I can't believe that I was sold this car for $10,000 OVER what the KBB value is!!! read more

Zero stars would be more accurate for this organization. I had an awful experience with them today and want to discourage potential customers from having to endure the same so I am copying an email I sent to their representative, Riley Luce. I will be posting this message anywhere on the internet I think it may do potential customers some good. Riley; Apparently no one in your store is any more interested in retaining a long term customer than you are. I responded to your earlier message regarding my scheduled appointment for today almost immediately, said I was available for the conversation you requested and would be until 9:15. Not only did I not get a call/text but neither did I get any explanatory message. I drove 30 minutes to my 11:30 appointment and got there 5 minutes early. When I went to check in I was told I had no appointment. I explained the situation to whoever was at the desk and was told I could wait if I wanted but there were four people in front of me. Despite my anger about the mishandling of my appointment I agreed to wait for awhile. After 35 minutes I went back to the desk and spoke with another employee who told me that rather than doing something to ameliorate the situation I was told that I had simply been relisted as a "walk in". When I asked to speak to the manager I was told he was busy. When I asked for an email address or a phone number where he could be reached I was told there were none available. at that store and that I should try getting the information from CarMax headquarters. At this point I told the employee to cancel the appointment and that I would be spending the rest of my day posting my woeful tale everywhere I could find on the internet and would be forwarding this message to that same headquarters. At no time, from the very beginning of this mess, did anyone I spoke with offer to do anything to expediate my wait time. Just for the record, I have purchased three cars from CarMax in the past several years as well as selling them one of my own. Obviously I won't in a hurry to deal with CarMax again and I will do anything I can do dissuade any family or friends from making the same mistake I did.. I had my own business for more than 30 years and in that time I learned that there was nothing more valuable to a business than customer loyalty. Due to your negligence as well the others CarMax has now lost one. read more

Kinda weird process in my eyes. Before they'll even tell you if they have any of the make/model you're looking for, they appraise the vehicle you drove on to the lot. OK, I'm curious, not that I was really planning on trading my Rav4 in. I'm looking for a play car, a C6 Corvette and wanted to check out an actual car. So, I sit down with a nice girl (5 stars for Artikar) and she starts collecting information. After she got what she needed, she asked for the keys for the appraiser. We then headed out to the lot. She had checked inventory on her computer and didn't come up with ANY Corvettes. She did say sometimes there may be some on the lot, even if they don't show on the computer. Surprise, there were ZERO actual Corvettes on the lot. So now I'm waiting for the appraised value of my car before I can be on my way. At least I'll have an offer, should I decide to let loose of the Rav4. Artikar told me to have a seat in the waiting area, so here I sit. A few minutes later, I was given back my keys and an offer for my RAV4. Turned out all OK, as I actually ended up trading in the RAV4, and the dealership in Roseville matched the offer I had been given at CarMax. read more

CarMax - Maybe you'll find your car here... - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Fresno, California

Readers Digest version of a stressful experience. Our first salesman, Carlos, added $2K for an extended warranty, after he was told three times, once in writing, that we didn't want it. Fast forward to the day we got a text saying we can do an express checkout the next day, we responded and told him what time we would be there. there was no communication from him after that. We drove an hour to get there and Carlos wasn't there and we were told we could not take our car. The one and only reason why I gave them three stars is because Lucy stepped in and resolved the issue, did all the paperwork and everything else Carlos should have done. It Thank you Lucy. read more

I have had a terrible experience at this Car Max, we weren't serviced properly. We had a car in mind and went in to inquire about it. We even had money to put down but were given the run around, I was promised a car and had a price locked in, in order to afford the car I had in mind I had to sell the car I currently had. The car I wanted ended up having several issues and I was without a car... wouldn't not trust this car lot. Bad service and poor communication. I felt discriminated the entire visit. I don't recommend I fully recommend going to an official dealer or a smaller lot with better pricing and better customer service. read more

Not worth going here. Staff is not friendly nor helpful. Came here to sell my car, and I know it wasn't going to be a "high" offer nor great offer. I still gave it a chance, yet they go out of their way to say lots of BS to say your car is broken so they can give you an offer so low it's basically them robbing you of your car. SMH I didn't want to believe the YouTube videos but guess it's all true. I would've understood if the car had actual issues but having them make up issues and not even talking to me directly is just shameful. read more

The name you need to know is Ofelia. Although I did not purchase a car from her, if I were in the market for a new car, she would have def gotten the sale. Went here a couple weeks back with some questions abt electric cars, she was very polite and knowledgeable- and answered most of my questions. If are in the market for a new vehicle- ask for OFELIA. Shes amazing! read more

Walked in wasn't greeted nor assisted , took myself outside to search for a car went inside to speak to someone Drove 2 hours arrived at 7 to be told they won't be able to assist me , they don't keep employees past closing as a valued customer of carmax (4 cars later ) paid in full this is a big disappointment I'm very mad angry horrible customer service ! Manager needs to be trained on professionalism ! read more

From the moment I got my car I have had nothing but problems!! They do not care about you or giving good service after you finish the process of purchase. They are so rude if you have any problems. The air bags randomly went off in my car a little over a year after I bought the car and they keep giving me the run around. Plus they told me the car has never been in an accident which was a lie! I'm paying payments on a car I can't drive and no one will help me! read more

I hate car salesman but when I talked to Karl Dolphin about a Land Rover I was interested in, that I saw in website but in another town, he was so good to talk to and made everything so easy and stress free. He had the Land Rover transferred to Fresno and when the car arrived, he called and set me up to get drive the vehicle. Talk about STRESS FREE no pushing me to buy the car he was very informative about the vehicle and best thing I like is that if he didn't know something he would say he didn't know but would find out.. Karl was awesome we got the Land Rover 4. And when it's time for another car, we will be going to CarMax and we will be calling Karl.. read more

CarMax - 2016 Land Rover 4 - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Fresno, California

Warranty is a scam and now I'm left with a busted car and no support from Car Max Fresno I purchased an "extended" warranty on a Dodge Grand Caravan 2017, already with 60k miles on it. I thought the warranty covered 100k miles that I would add to that, but the cut off is AT 100k. The pandemic happened, which means I didn't drive it for almost two years. I've begun driving it again, and the transmission has completely gone out. My car is currently only a few thousand over the max mileage and they told me that even one mile over 100k would cancel the warranty I am now stranded in Los Angeles with no car and absolutely not enough money to replace the transmission. I was told by the warranty office to call my Fresno CarMax and ask if there is an option to purchase another extension for the "extended" warranty, and there is no option for that. When I asked if there was any other support CarMax could provide to a reliable customer (this is my second car with them) they told me no. It sucks because I love my van but I feel that they are putting me through a loop with no solutions. Do not do business with this company. Their used cars are not reliable. And do not purchase a warranty - they are a scam. read more

First time shopping at CarMax. Ken was very helpful! Made my experience very smooth. I will definitely be recommending CarMax to family and friends. Ken will be my go to person when shopping here. Thank you read more

I've been trying to contact the service center for the past month for an oil change and maintenance, I've called and even left messages. No one picks up or returns my calls. read more

MICHAEL SALASSSS !!!!! He is the man! alright, let me break it down, walked in with no expectations. And they were met ten fold. They gave me exactly what I was quoted online for my camero with over 200k miles in it. And when I did it online I low balled myself not knowing all the info about my car and I expected way less in person than what I was quoted online and NOPE gave me what I was quoted and I was THRILLED. I mean hey big Bertha is almost a quarter million miles old so I was happy with ANY $$ trade in. So long long story short, I found a truck I was super happy with and everything went smooth. Michael was honest, transparent, made sure I fully understood the contract, etc etc. It was such great experience I went to the manager and let him know how awesome Michael was. Anywho, I highly recommend this location and if you can work with my boy Michael I promise you won't be disappointed. read more

CarMax - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Fresno, California

We went here to sell my mom's truck. It was a 2013 Nissan King Cab with only 37k miles on it. One hour later, we were leaving with a check and no regrets. Jordan was the first to help us, and from there we waited for the appraisal. No surprises and smiles all around. read more

This place is OK. The wife just bought a new Ford Explore this evening. She knew exactly what she wanted so she was satisfied. My self on the other hand, I enjoy haggling the car dealers and trying to getting them to come down on the price and this definitely ain't the right place for that lol. They have a decent selection of used cars not very many trucks though. Over all experience we were satisfied. read more

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Terrible customer service IF I COULD GIVE ZERO TRUST!! Walked in at 3:45 as a walk in to put my name down to speak with an agent about purchasing a new car. I got the run around for 3 hours and ultimately never even got helped. Staff were rude and unattentive for the whole experience, went back finally around 7pm (AFTER NO CALL) to be told that I wasn't even on the list to speak with an agent. Multiple staff were unable to give me a reason as to why other walk ins after me were already helped and sat or even what happened to my name on the list. RUN DONT WALK IF YOU VALUE YOUR TIME, most definitely won't be recommending to anyone I like. read more

Wish I could give car max a 0. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT SHOP here for a car. TURN AND GO TO A LEGIT DEALERSHIP. I was screwed over not once but twice. The first time I ordered a car paid 300 to get it shipped. Once I got here they RAISED the price I reserved. I showed screenshots of the price and the confirmation codes. It did not make a difference, I had 40,000 ready to spend for this car and they were holding back on a couple thousand that was increased the second it got to Fresno. IT SHOULD NOT BE RAISED WHEN THE CUSTOMER RESERVES IT AND PAYS FOR SHIPPING. I could have purchased it but CARMAX FRESNO promised to hold it at that price for me. I let one of the sales person know I would be in when I was no longer sick. This was my first bad experience. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AND RUDE. I did not purchase because I do not like how they went back on their word. The second time I sold my car ready to purchase a car that I reserved and ordered. I went to the test drive after it passed "all the inspections". The second I turned on the car it was making a loud humming noise. They were going to sell me a broken car. I immediately requested this get fixed. I reserved the car from Nevada so the price is lower then California. Its been over 2 months since I have been waiting on this car to get fixed. The staff gives me the run around when I call. They pass me around to a bunch of associates who do not know anything about my situation and give me WRONG INFORMATION. I was told that my car was ready two times when it was not. Every time I would call the phone would get "disconnected" and the person on the other line was too LAZY to call me back after I waited 20-30 minutes on hold to speak to this person. My sales associate is part time and NOBODY will help me when he is not in because he is assigned to my case. WELL GET SOMEONE ELSE LIKE A MANAGER TO CALL ME OR HELP ME OUT WHEN HE IS NOT THERE. They are very lazy. The managers will not call me back. I call daily and nobody can give me an answer. At this moment I have been paying for a rental for months with absolutely no help. THEN I get an email saying my car is no longer reserved after me holding out on this car for months. The sales associate lets me know that sometimes if Car max does not want to pay for the car to get fixed they sell it privately. I know that they are not helping me so I will not reserve it anymore and they can raise the price and make more money yet again. DO NOT SHOP HERE THEY are all horrible and do not help. They just want to take your money, give you NO good customer service and NOT HELP. Go to a real dealership if you want to purchase a car. read more