I purchased this vehicle on the night of 9/28. I came to Cook dealership Monday night, my husband and I were on our way to buy the Toyota Highlander from another dealership and we happened to run across Cooks
advertisement for the same 2016 Highlander but with a plus an entertainment DVD player, we immediately called Mr. Howard and cancel our appointment with the other dealership. Within less than 24 hours the key battery on the car was low, I called and appreciated the fact that Mr. Howard agreed to replace the battery. We appreciate Dan for agreeing to pay for majority of the cost of the second key, with us only having to pay $76 for the remainder part of the key. On 10/3, I drove the car and notice the front bumper was missing a clip and out of alignment, I appreciate the fact that they are willing to fix that this week.
On 10/3 is the first time I drove with the kids in the vehicle and first time. When I got in the car and put the entertainment DVD player down, I noticed it occluded me from being able to see the back windshield and I could not see any cars behind me which is very dangerous. I immediately went to the dealership and discuss my concern and issue of the vehicle with the salesman Howard Garvin who informed me that the vehicle was made like that, at that time I informed him I had called today and they ran the VIN number and told me that the vehicle was not made like that and it must have been an after market addition. Mr. Howard had nothing else to say so he went and brought Dan the Manager. I explained the situation to the manager Dan Caphill, and asked for me to exchange the vehicle or be allow to return it. I informed Dan with Howard present, that before signing any documents we made Howard aware that the DVD player in the 2016 Highlander is what brought us to cook's Dealership because we have 6 children and we keep them entertained with the entertainment system in the car. Dan entered the vehicle to validated my concern. He dates understand my concern and the issue but there's nothing he can do about it, he said the DVD player is not a safety issues because we just have to not use it while driving. At this point I am in disbelief because I chose to buy a car from this dealership because of the DVD player, so if I cannot use it for the intended purpose why did I buy the car? After pleading I was told by Dan that the deal is done and the bank has processed everything, therefore it cannot be undone. He stated he wish he still had the ability to cancel the deal but at this point he cannot and also he stated we purchased the vehicle weeks ago. I corrected Dan and informed him that we just purchased the car Monday night 9/28/2020, less than a week ago. I felt really low when Dan told me technically why when we test drive the car we didn't drive it with the DVD player down since that's what attracted us to the car. This line I would not expect from a reputable dealership such as Cooks because it is low. Saying this to me, a customer shows that this dealership can not be trusted.
I agreed my husband and I should have put the DVD player down while driving, but we did not think of that, since we were informed by Howard that the car was good to go we trusted his word. Integrity in any business means a lot. Yes it's the customer responsibility to do their research however I have never ever in my entire life purchase a vehicle from a dealership and one of the features which attracts a customer is a safety violation when in use. Why will they sell a car to a customer when they know the entertainment DVD player occludes the driver rear view when in use while driving and this is the whole purpose of having a DVD player in the car is to have it playing when driving. BE CAREFUL, false advertisement, safety issue with a vehicle and having only one key to vehicles seem like the norm for this business. read more